Cassiopeia A from James Webb

Full resolution: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2023/121/01GWQBBY77MHGFV3M3N63KDCEJ

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crazy how it ends in such straight lines! god really did that

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Is it a supernova remnant? Where's the star itself? Also, how long does it take for the pieces to cool down? They probably are only bright in deep ir already.

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Why didn't they rotate it 45 degrees

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i'm gonna guess they wanted to align north as up as viewed from earth or something but :marseyshrug:

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:#marseystars:

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