6Adam Block's Latest View of the Universe:
FOmalhaut Debris Disk 
RELEASED 2023-05-08

Previous Release
Read the paper:  ​Spatially resolved imaging of the inner Fomalhaut disk using JWST/MIRI
See the Press Release:  ​Nearby planetary system seen in breathtaking detail
See the STSCi Release (and their processing): ​Webb Looks for Fomalhaut’s Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More
This is the debris disk of Fomalhaut with the discovery of asteroid belts and gaps which strongly suggest unseen planets! (click on images for larger versions)
  • Optics            James Webb Space Telescope
  • Camera           MIRI (Mid-Inftrared Instrument)
  • Filters              25.5 um and 15.5um
  • Dates               October 2022
  • Location          Space (Langrange Point 2)
  • Exposure          36 Minutes total integration time
  • Processing         PixInsight, Photoshop (for the composite images below)
  • Credit Line and Copyright        Adam Block/Andras Gaspar/Steward Observatory/University of Arizona
The image below shows a composite of HST visible wavelength data (Blue), ALMA radio wavelengths (Pink) superimposed on the debris disk in their true positions. This is NOT an "illustration"- this composite comes from  3 different images. See the exploded and annotated versions below.