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[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

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)

[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

People are complaining about the blurriness, but I'm old and this picture is astonishing.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 10 points 2 weeks ago

Jesus, even just like, 10 years ago, this would have been like, two blue pixels. If anything at all, lol.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 7 points 2 weeks ago

No!! They're planets circling around a sun!

[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's crazy,so much color made it all the way over here, crazy..

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)