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the_fungible_man t1_iz35d2q wrote

Stupid headline. It's a different instrument observing at different wavelengths. Hubble can see plenty that Webb is blind to.

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MindfulLovingSoul t1_iz6a3x3 wrote

Thanks for the correct information, is there a way to report this post and have it corrected for misinformation?

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TheRealOsciban t1_iz3cb3i wrote

Such as?

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the_fungible_man t1_iz3ec1s wrote

Anything that primarily radiates in the UV spectrum.

Hubble can image from far UV through near IR. Webb can make observations in orange light through mid-IR. Hubble is blind to light longer than 2500 nm. Webb is blind to light shorter than 600 nm. The instruments are not competitors. Their observations complement one another.

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r_a_d_ t1_iz48fl1 wrote

I mean, that's why it can see something that Hubble can't? It's not wrong.

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