Mark McCaughreanJan 29

Enter the Dragon 🐉ðŸĨ‹

Here it is – my new JWST image of the young protostellar outflow system in Cassiopeia called HH288, aka The Dragon Jet.

We discovered it in the 1990s & the NASA/ESA/CSA JWST reveals stunning new detail, including several new jets crossing the main dragon 🙂👍

This is a 4K version – you can view & download the full 12K image here: https://www.flickr.com/gp/markmccaughrean/944q5814f8

For more coverage, see this by @DrCarpineti at: https://www.iflscience.com/dragon-jet-erupts-from-baby-stars-in-stunning-new-jwst-image-82374

#Space #SpaceScience #Astronomy #Photography

Show threadBodhipaksaJan 31
@markmccaughrean @DrCarpineti That is just stunning. Thank you!
Show threadMark McCaughreanJan 31
@bodhipaksa @DrCarpineti Dragons are always magical, even when they're 10 light years long 😉
Show threadBodhipaksa

@markmccaughrean @DrCarpineti I saw your teasers for this photograph but managed to miss the real thing when you released it. (Busy day.) So I had to search for your account to find it.

Mark MacCau...?
McAugh...?
McCough...?

Got there eventually, and it was worth the effort 👍

Jan 31 at 5:04pmWeb
Show threadMark McCaughreanJan 31

@bodhipaksa And that from a Scot, to boot ðŸĪŠ Truth be told, the name is Irish & not commonly / at all spelled the way we do – and from experience, I know that the Irish aren't agreed on how to pronounce it.

Anyway, now we're mutuals, which will hopefully make things easier 👍

(And I've duly noted your list of words to avoid when writing – I fear I'm guilty of over-using most of them 😎)