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Observation: Color composite of the JWST NIRCam 0.7–4.4 μm imaging data (left), combined HST V+J+H continuum (middle) and the CO(3–2) integrated line flux from our uniformly weighted NOEMA data overlaid with contours of the smooth-subtracted HST continuum bringing out the bar and spiral structure more prominently (right). In both HST and JWST images, a bar is observed in the form of an elongated structure in the central region of our galaxy. In the outskirts of the disk, the seemingly two-armed spiral pattern observed by HST becomes three-armed with JWST. The CO(3–2) flux is mostly concentrated in the bar region and extends beyond the ends of the bar into the spiral arms region.

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