Stunning new image of Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte dwarf galaxy shown for first time in LSC's planetarium
Last night, a brand new image – never before seen by the public – of the isolated dwarf galaxy Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte was shown in the planetarium, courtesy of the amazing James Webb Space Telescope!
It all happened during our “Space Talk” at LSC After Dark, led by Dr. Kristen McQuinn, assistant professor of astronomy at Rutgers.
During her presentation, Dr. McQuinn explored what the James Webb Space Telescope will reveal about the universe, from the formation of the earliest galaxies to how stars form today.
But the highlight of the night was when Dr. McQuinn revealed the stunning new image, allowing planetarium guests to see this galaxy in detail never before seen. Small, isolated galaxies like this are used by Dr. McQuinn to reconstruct how stars have formed across the vast, almost 14 billion year history of our universe.
Join us for our next “Space Talk” on Oct. 6 – “Too Small to Be a Star, Too Large to Be a Planet: What’s Up with Brown Dwarfs?”, led by Dr. Emily Rice, associate professor of astrophysics and physics at CUNY. Click here to get tickets now.
