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NASA’s Webb Reaches Alignment Milestone, Optics Working Successfully

56 pointsby cjnichollsabout 3 years ago

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politelemonabout 3 years ago
The image is so fascinating, the way there are &#x27;casually&#x27; so many galaxies visible.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nasa.gov&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;thumbnails&#x2F;image&#x2F;telescope_alignment_evaluation_image_labeled.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nasa.gov&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;thumbnails&#x2F;image&#x2F;te...</a><p>Zoom in and you can see some of the swirls of the galaxies. And I think there are two galaxies merging as well.
_yoqnabout 3 years 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.