JWST Image Processing

These images are created by combining separate exposures from the James Webb Space Telescopes’ NIRCam and MIRI instruments. PixInsight and FITS Liberator are first used to process raw grayscale data, reduce visual distortion, and assign color hues, while Adobe Photoshop is used to layer and fine-tune with blending modes.

Cat's Paw Nebula
NIRCam Observations Of A Star Forming Nebula
F187N
F187N
F200W
F200W
F277W
F277W
F356M
F356M
F470N
F470N
F200W
F200W
F277W
F277W
F356M
F356M
F470N
F470N

Full resolution, 14k pixels

Proposal ID: 6778
Target: NGC-6334
Release Date: July 10, 2025
Principal Investigator: Macarena Garcia Marin
Filters: F090W, F187N, F200W, F277N, , F356M, F470N
Structure, Composition, Detail

Unlike local astrophotography data, JWST i2d.fits data is already calibrated, dark-subtracted, flat-fielded, and mostly distortion-corrected.

My job is alignment, dynamic range control, noise management, structure management, flux normalization, color mapping, calibration, and detail enhancement.
Southern Ring Nebula
JWST Early Release Observation 7
F090W
F090W
F187N
F187N
F212N
F212N
F356W
F356W
F405N
F405N
F470N
F470N
F090W
F090W
F187N
F187N
F212N
F212N
F356W
F356W
F405N
F405N
F470N
F470N

Full resolution, 18.7k pixels

Proposal ID: 2733
Target: NGC 3132
Release Date: July 12, 2022
Principal Investigator: Klaus Pontoppidan
Filters: F090W, F187N, F212N, F356W, F444W
First Public Showcase

The Southern Ring Nebula observations were part of the JWSTs Early Release Observations (ERO) program—the telescope's first public science showcase and one of several flagship ERO targets, alongside the Carina Nebula, Stephan's Quintet, SMACS J0723.3-7327, and WASP-96b.
Cosmic Cliffs of the Carina Nebula
JWST Early Release Observation 5​​​​​​​
F090W
F090W
F187N
F187N
F200W
F200W
F335M
F335M
F444W
F444W
F090W
F090W
F187N
F187N
F200W
F200W
F335M
F335M
F444W
F444W

Full resolution, 13k pixels

Proposal ID: 2731
Target: NGC-3324
Release Date: July 13, 2022
Principal Investigator: Klaus Pontoppidan
Filters: F090W, F187N, F200W, F335M, F444W
Pillars of Creation
JWST Cycle 1 Outreach Campaign
F090W
F090W
F187N
F187N
F200W
F200W
F335M
F335M
F444W
F444W
F090W
F090W
F187N
F187N
F200W
F200W
F335M
F335M
F444W
F444W

Full resolution, 12.8k pixels

Proposal ID: 2739
Target: Messier 16 (M16)
Release Date: October 19, 2022
Principal Investigator: Klaus Pontoppidan
Filters: F090W, F187N, F200W, F335M, F444W
Images are processed through multiple applications and artistically rendered by Erica Jaclyn Stein.


Full res options for print and display available. Please send requests to erica@ericajaclyn.com


James Webb Space Telescope data courtesy of NASA/JPL, ESA, CSA, STScI.
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