Image of Comet 238P/Read captured by the Webb Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), with compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference.
<p>The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky. Note that the relationship between north and east on the sky (as seen from below) is flipped relative to direction arrows on a map of the ground (as seen from above). A scale bar is labeled 3,000 kilometers and 2,000 miles.
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This image shows near-infrared wavelengths of light that have been translated into visible-light colors. The color key shows the filter used when collecting the light.
IMAGE: NASA, ESA, CSA, Mike Kelley IMAGE PROCESSING: Henry Hsieh (PSI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
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