Why, hello, gorgeous! 🤩 This image shows the Webb Space Telescope’s First Deep Field in two types of light: mid-infrared at left and near-infrared at right. The near-infrared image may feel more familiar since its awash in galaxies and stars with bright diffraction spikes. At left, the colors tell us a lot about their contents! Blue dots without spikes are galaxies that lack dust to form new stars. Red objects are enshrouded in dust—and could be stars or galaxies. (Research just began on July 12, so we’ll learn a lot more very soon!) Galaxies’ sizes in both images offer clues as to how distant they may be: The smaller the object, the more distant it is. In mid-infrared light, galaxies that are closer appear whiter. What about those awesome arcs? These are galaxies that are stretched and magnified by gravitational lensing. They appear blue in the mid-infrared at left and orange in near-infrared at right. These galaxies are older and have much less dust. This study in contrasts is brought to you by two of #NASAWebb’s amazing cameras. Comment below to tell us what you like most about each view! #compare #DeepField #VastUniverse #DistantGalaxies #infrared #wow #SoCool #JWST #STScI Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI. ALT-TEXT: This frame is split down the middle. Webb’s mid-infrared image is shown at left, and Webb’s near-infrared image on the right. The mid-infrared image appears much darker, with many fewer points of light. Stars have very short diffraction spikes. Galaxies and stars also appear in a range of colors, including blue, green, yellow, and red. The near-infrared image appears busier, with many more points of light. Thousands of galaxies and stars appear all across the view. They are sharper and more distinct than what is seen in the mid-infrared view. Some galaxies are shades of orange, while others are white. Most stars appear blue with long diffraction spikes, forming an eight-pointed star shapes. There are also many thin, long, orange arcs that curve around the center of the image.