NASA’s Webb Reaches Alignment Milestone, Optics Working Successfully (opens in new tab)

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56 pointscjnicholls4y ago2 comments

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The image is so fascinating, the way there are 'casually' so many galaxies visible.

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/te...

Zoom in and you can see some of the swirls of the galaxies. And I think there are two galaxies merging as well.

I wonder how big the star in the image actually is without the glare and if Webb would be able to capture direct images of exoplanets. That would be truly astonishing.

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politelemon4y ago

The image is so fascinating, the way there are 'casually' so many galaxies visible.

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/te...

Zoom in and you can see some of the swirls of the galaxies. And I think there are two galaxies merging as well.

_yoqn4y ago

I wonder how big the star in the image actually is without the glare and if Webb would be able to capture direct images of exoplanets. That would be truly astonishing.

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