Description
Arp 107 presents two interacting galaxies caught in a gravitational encounter about 450 million light-years away in the constellation Leo Minor. Webb’s panoramic view reveals a luminous spiral galaxy shaped into a broad ring, its smaller companion, and the delicate bridge of stars and gas connecting the pair.
The composite combines observations from Webb’s NIRCam and MIRI instruments. Near-infrared data, rendered primarily in white, reveals older stars and distant background galaxies. Mid-infrared data highlights young stars and active star-forming regions in vivid orange and red, including the disrupted area where the galaxies collided hundreds of millions of years ago.
Produced from NASA’s full-resolution 10,427 × 4,161 image, every available size maintains more than 300 pixels per printed inch. The panoramic paper sizes preserve nearly the entire original composition, while the 20 × 10-inch framed-and-matted and stretched-canvas presentations use a careful centered crop that retains both interacting galaxies.
