Gregory's Server@kellylepo it's amazing to me how as you zoom in, entire galaxies suddenly appear in background! they were there all along, we just couldn't perceive them <3
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 @kellylepo it's amazing to me how as you zoom in, entire galaxies suddenly appear in background! they were there all along, we just couldn't perceive them <3 1 comment
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@darkuncle Yes! One of my favorite things about JWST images are all of the background galaxies.
They show up because of:
• The telescope's large mirror which allows us to take high-resolution images and see faint things.
• The infrared wavelengths the telescope observes at, which allow us to see through most of the interstellar dust. Dust absorbs and scatters light at visible wavelengths.