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Image A: HR 8799 (NIRCam Image) ...
Picture caption ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided the clearest look in the infrared yet at the iconic multi-planet system HR 8799. The closest planet to the star, HR 8799 e, orbits 1.5 billion miles from its star, which in our solar system would be located between the orbit of Saturn and Neptune. The furthest, HR 8799 b, orbits around 6.3 billion miles from the star, more than twice Neptune’s orbital distance. Colors are applied to filters from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), revealing their intrinsic differences. A star symbol marks the location of the host star HR 8799, whose light has been blocked by the coronagraph. In this image, the color blue is assigned to 4.1 micron light, green to 4.3 micron light, and red to the 4.6 micron light. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, W. Balmer (JHU), L. Pueyo (STScI), M. Perrin (STScI)
People are complaining about the blurriness, but I'm old and this picture is astonishing.
Jesus, even just like, 10 years ago, this would have been like, two blue pixels. If anything at all, lol.
Those of us complaining about the blurriness are doing so tongue-in-cheek. Of course the fact that they are able to take ~~visible light~~ photos of exoplanets is a huge feat.
Those of us complaining about the blurriness are doing so tongue-in-cheek.
Might want to include a "/s" next time, if its in jest.
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I think it's pretty obvious when I said they should turn on auto-stabilization. Lmao.
You can't stabilize a planet in another solar system
I think it’s pretty obvious when I said they should turn on auto-stabilization. Lmao.
Apparently not, since you had to specify with a follow-up comment. 🤷
These days people assume its just a bad AI comment, so its good to be explicit about it.
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I too, thought it was obvious. I don't think we need to put /s after every sarcastic remark.
thought it was obvious
Not actually, since stabilizers are used in astronomy, and people can't see your facial gestures to help judge what you're saying, human nature and all that.
I don’t think we need to put /s after every sarcastic remark.
I think the issue was judging if it was sarcastic or not in the first place.
For sure you thought in your mind it was, but did it come out on the electronic page that way, for others to read?
But, it's your communication time, you do you. 🤷♂️
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this is the most reddit conversation I've had on lemmy so far
this is the most reddit conversation I’ve had on lemmy so far
See, now that comment could or could not maybe use a /s . 😜
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it wasn't /s
Apparently. /s
That's nuts.
No!! They're planets circling around a sun!
That's crazy,so much color made it all the way over here, crazy..
That’s crazy,so much color made it all the way over here, crazy…
From the picture caption ...
Colors are applied to filters from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera)), revealing their intrinsic differences.
Ah, thanks!
Nice! Very blurry though. Should have turned on auto-stabilization.
Idk, the stars look fantastic! So sharp and pointy!
They just need to yell "enhance!" A few times
“Webb telescope snaps” Oh no!! “Image” Oh ok. Lol
That is a surprisingly sharp image of planets for an image 7.642e+14 miles away, holy fuck.
Reminds me of the FSS in Elite Dangerous. Don't forget to honk the system!
Almost likes like there's even hints of variation on the planets' "surface"s
The planets are nowhere near large enough to be resolved, any variation is either noise or an artifact from the coronagraph.
Next time an Elon apologist says NASA hasn't done anything in theast 20 years needs to be pointed to this.
Last I heard, Republicans were trying to cut the JWST's funding. Can't have society invest in anything that doesn't make money for a billionaire.
the image in question: .