r/spaceporn Nov 25 '24

JWST just dropped new photo of Sombrero Galaxy! James Webb

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u/MyNameIsDaveToo Nov 25 '24

It's downright amazing what JWST can see, but for every picture done by JWST that was previously shot by HST, I always wind up preferring the HST version.

The only exception I can think of so far is Uranus. JWST did that one a solid.

ETA: this is meant simply in the aesthetic, not scientific, sense.

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u/Scotsch Nov 25 '24

Idk, pillars of creation from jwst were amazing.

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u/MyNameIsDaveToo Nov 26 '24

Again, amazing. But I just like the HST version better.

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u/lemonlemons Nov 26 '24

Isn’t HST pillars just blurrier version of JWST pillars

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u/MyNameIsDaveToo Nov 26 '24

No, the HST shows all the dust that JWST sees right through.

I really, really like the dusty stuff, which is the main reason I prefer the aesthetics of HST images.

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u/HotOutlandishness107 Nov 25 '24

I agree, Uranus looks much prettier from the JWST lense.

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u/Spazmatazo Nov 25 '24

I'm blushing.

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u/HotOutlandishness107 Nov 26 '24

I mean, really. If you compare both pictures, on the JWST one we can see Uranus rings much clearly.

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u/redford153 Nov 26 '24

Do you have a link to that picture of Uranus?

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u/MyNameIsDaveToo Nov 26 '24

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u/Jose_Canseco_Jr Nov 26 '24

risky click of the day

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u/MyNameIsDaveToo Nov 26 '24

If anyone cares, they can do the web search themselves. Not exactly hard to search for "JWST Uranus".