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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2023 July 13   
      
                                Webb's Rho Ophiuchi   
          Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI),   
                         Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)   
      
      Explanation: A mere 390 light-years away, Sun-like stars and future   
      planetary systems are forming in the Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud   
      complex, the closest star-forming region to our fair planet. The James   
      Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam peered into the nearby natal chaos to   
      capture this infrared image at an inspiring scale. The spectacular   
      cosmic snapshot was released to celebrate the successful first year of   
      Webb's exploration of the Universe. The frame spans less than a   
      light-year across the Rho Ophiuchi region and contains about 50 young   
      stars. Brighter stars clearly sport Webb's characteristic pattern of   
      diffraction spikes. Huge jets of shocked molecular hydrogen blasting   
      from newborn stars are red in the image, with the large, yellowish   
      dusty cavity carved out by the energetic young star near its center.   
      Near some stars in the stunning image are shadows cast by their   
      protoplanetary disks.   
      
                        Tomorrow's picture: pixels in space   
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