You’ve seen the Sombrero galaxy before — but not like this 🤠 New images from esawebb reveal hidden details in both near- and mid-infrared light. In near-infrared, dust in the galaxy’s outer ring blocks light from the stars behind it. Webb lets us peek through, revealing about 2 000 ancient globular clusters shining near the core — each one packed with hundreds of thousands of stars. Swipe to see the galaxy in two wavelengths. First, we see where dust hides starlight. Then, we see that same dust glow in the mid-infrared — like embers in a cosmic fog. Notice those bright red dots? They’re red giants — cooler stars with huge surface areas, glowing brightly across the infrared. The Sombrero galaxy sits 30 million light-years away in Virgo. From Earth, we see it edge-on, giving it that iconic hat-like silhouette. So, now that you’ve seen it from both sides… which view fascinates you more? 📸 NASA, europeanspaceagency , canadianspaceagency, space_telescopes; creativecommons BY 4.0