Located about 35 million light years away, NGC 1559 is a barred spiral galaxy. Its large arms are full of star formation.

In this image, the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument captures the glow of interstellar dust grains, while the Near-Infrared Camera shows light from stars, even young stars hidden behind large amounts of dust.

Image description:

A barred spiral galaxy on a dark, almost empty background. The whole galaxy glows with a pale blue light, especially along the galaxy bar, which runs from top to bottom along the galactic core. It is speckled with small stars. The centre is surrounded by rich clouds of hot gas and dust along the arms. The coral-coloured arms are loosely wound and somewhat irregular, and contain several brightly glowing star-forming regions.

Isn't it a very absorbing image?