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The black hole star MoM-BH*-1 through the eyes of JWST. 

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images in which the "Black Hole Star” stands out as a "Little Red Dot”. Such Little Red Dots are extremely common, with one found on average in every such image. Every Little Red Dot may be powered by a Black Hole Star. The displayed image is an RGB color composite where infrared wavelengths invisible to the eye are mapped to Red (4.4 micron, NIRCam/F444W), Green (2.7 micron, NIRCam/F277W), and Blue (1.5 micron, NIRCam/F150W). Credits -- 

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Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, DAWN JWST Archive, PRIMER Survey (PI: James Dunlop); Visualization: Rohan Naidu (University of Hawai'i)

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