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NASA Image of the Day · October 20, 2026

Webb Captures Stellar Jets

Webb Captures Stellar Jets
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)Licence: NASA media usage guidelinesFull-size image and original page at NASA Image of the Day

Where it is in your sky

Object
NGC 7129 · Cluster with nebula
Constellation
Cepheus
Best seen
Evenings from June to October; highest at midnight in August
Climbs above 20°
From 4° S to the North Pole
Never rises
South of 24° S
What you need
A larger telescope (200 mm+) and dark skies

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From the source

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed many protostars and stars within the glowing gases of NGC 7129. Hot, atomic hydrogen gas is shown here in the golden region, while cooler, molecular hydrogen gas, shocked by embedded protostars, is represented in red.

From NASA Image of the Day.

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