VV_VV t1_j213vng wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:10 PM

Is that a recent image from the James Webb Telescope? It's stunning (please tell me it's named the Ghostbusters Galaxy) Joke aside, is it one recently observed or is there a before and after JW comparison? I'm not really curious and try to compare quality, but it seems most of the images we see are often ones from well known shots (pillars of creation). Certainly for communication purposes, because everyone is familiar with it. But considering the immensity of the observable skies, how many more "pillars of creation" or "crab galaxy" are there waiting to be shown to the world? Or simply ignored because the spot for "cool space shot" is already taken?

stalkinglikesting t1_j22vfh9 wrote on December 29, 2022 at 6:30 AM

Not only Can i assure you that it is a jwst image but i Can also tell you how to recognise them from hubbles : every shining star on a jwst photograph is surrounded by a 6 rays of light which are due to the hexagonal shape of its mirors. For hubbles i think it's 8? Anyway six is James Webb.

stalkinglikesting t1_j22w7qr wrote on December 29, 2022 at 6:39 AM

And for your second question jwst's near infrared and infrared spectrum allows it to see through gaz clouds and wayyyyy further in Space and Time than hubbles who's some kind of a giga dope camera, showing you basicaly what your eye would see through a lens as good as his.

Si it's not (only) a matter of communication because we only Saw the outside of, say, thé pillars of création. JW allows us to see it from the inside out !