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JWST: NIRCam - SMACSJ0028.2-7537 (infosec.pub)
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[Image Description: In the centre is an elliptical galaxy, seen as an oval-shaped glow around a small bright core. Around this is wrapped a broad band of light, appearing like a spiral galaxy stretched and warped into a ring, with bright blue lines drawn through it where the spiral arms have been stretched into circles. A few distant objects are visible around the ring on a black background.]

https://esawebb.org/images/potm2503a/

SMACSJ0028.2-7537 is the cluster that creates the lensing effect, the spiral galaxy is seen behind it.

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[โ€“] Telorand@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How far away/when did this version of the galaxy exist? I didn't see anything in the article that mentioned it.

[โ€“] loops@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

I don't know, but judging by how red it looks I'd say really heckin' old and really heckin' far.