Webb First Image Observations

The first images and spectroscopic data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed unprecedented and detailed views of the universe using all four of the instruments. The high-level images and spectra produced for the public can be found on WebbTelescope.org. The table below summarizes the JWST observations that were used to create those images and also provides links to obtain the data from the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST). 

While the first images and spectra were created from a custom analysis; the data products provided at MAST come from the standard JWST pipeline. Links directly to the data in the MAST portal filtered by program ID and instrument are provided in the Instrument/Mode column. Details about which observations were used to create the first images are placed in the Notes column. 

NOTE: Links to the portal and download scripts will be posted when they are available.

PID Title Instrument/Mode Notes
2727 Cartwheel Galaxy NIRCam/Imaging
MIRI/Imaging
NIRSpec/IFU

Load all observations in the MAST Portal for 
this dataset

2729

Tarantula Nebula

NIRCam/Imaging

MIRI/Imaging

NIRSpec/IFU

 

2731

"Cosmic Cliffs" in Carina

NIRCam/Imaging
MIRI/Imaging
 

2732

Stephan’s Quintet

NIRCam/Imaging
MIRI/Imaging
NIRSpec/IFU
MIRI/MRS

MIRI Image created from observations 2 and 5

2733

Southern Ring Nebula

NIRCam/Imaging
MIRI/Imaging

 

2734

Exoplanet WASP-96 b

NIRISS/SOSS

Observation 2 is of WASP-96 b
Observation 1 is of Hat-P-18 b

2736

Webb's First Deep Field

NIRCam/Imaging
MIRI/Imaging
NIRSpec/MSA
NIRISS/WFSS

Observations 1, 2, 3, 7 & 8

 

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