pro_grammer@programming.dev to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 8 months agoThis is Titan, Saturn's largest Moon captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.programming.devimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1312arrow-down16cross-posted to: interestingasfuck@lemm.ee
arrow-up1306arrow-down1imageThis is Titan, Saturn's largest Moon captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.programming.devpro_grammer@programming.dev to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square49fedilinkcross-posted to: interestingasfuck@lemm.ee
minus-squareunreasonabro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoodd that it can pick up light from the universe’s placenta but can’t get a good shot of that kid down the street
minus-squarerappo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·8 months agoremember that JWST doesn’t do visible spectrum and, regardless, it’s specialized for faint distant objects. From JWST’s perspective, Titan emits a lot of light. It’s kind of like using a telephoto lens to take a picture of your foot.
odd that it can pick up light from the universe’s placenta but can’t get a good shot of that kid down the street
remember that JWST doesn’t do visible spectrum and, regardless, it’s specialized for faint distant objects. From JWST’s perspective, Titan emits a lot of light. It’s kind of like using a telephoto lens to take a picture of your foot.