NASA’s Webb Reaches Alignment Milestone, Optics Working Successfullynasa.gov 56 pointscjnicholls4 years ago2 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−politelemon4yThe 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.−_yoqn4yI 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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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.