This morning we were in a frenzy over a sneaky side-glimpse of a galaxy revealed in the first full-color James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images.
The images, which you can see in greater detail below, show Jupiter and its rings as well as three of its moons: Europa, Thebe, and Metis.
You can also see the shadow of Europa in the image on the left, just next to the planet's tumultuous and infamousAbove: The image on the left was taken by the JWST Near-Infrared Camera using a filter that highlights short wavelengths. The image on the right is taken with a filter that highlights long wavelengths of light. and they use two different filters which highlight separate wavelengths of light.
"Observing a bright planet and its satellites and rings was expected to be challenging, due to scattered light that may affect the science instrument employed, but also the fine guidance sensor must track guide stars near the bright planet,""These observations verified the expectation that guide star acquisition works successfully as long as Jupiter is at least 140" away from the FGS, consistent with pre-flight modeling.
This is all good news as it means JWST will be useful at tracking things like near-Earth objects and comets."The key outcome of six months of commissioning is this: JWST is fully capable of achieving the discoveries for which it was built.
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