Posted on Jan 30, 2024
NASA's Webb Depicts Staggering Structure in 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies
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A new treasure trove of Webb images has arrived! Near- and mid-infrared images show off every facet of these face-on spiral galaxies.
Humanity has spent centuries mapping Earth’s features – and we frequently repeat the process by using more advanced instruments. When we combine the data, we get a more complete understanding of our planet.
Now, look outward into space. Astronomers have observed nearby, face-on spiral galaxies for decades. Both space- and ground-based telescopes have contributed to a cache of data in wavelengths from radio to ultraviolet light. Astronomers have long planned to use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to obtain the highest resolution near- and mid-infrared images ever taken of these galaxies, and today they are publicly available.
Humanity has spent centuries mapping Earth’s features – and we frequently repeat the process by using more advanced instruments. When we combine the data, we get a more complete understanding of our planet.
Now, look outward into space. Astronomers have observed nearby, face-on spiral galaxies for decades. Both space- and ground-based telescopes have contributed to a cache of data in wavelengths from radio to ultraviolet light. Astronomers have long planned to use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to obtain the highest resolution near- and mid-infrared images ever taken of these galaxies, and today they are publicly available.
NASA's Webb Depicts Staggering Structure in 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies
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I personally feel that if we spent more time researching our planet, we would be better off.
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Amn Roger Omberg
As for as I know. There are places in Houston that advertises Window tint for cars/trucks/vans etc, normal car advertised is $150.00
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Many decades ago I had the opportunity to pitch a new marketing campaign for Celestron, manufacturer of telescopes. I proposed advertising telescopes to the consumer (amateur/hobbyist astronomer) market as spaceships. Hubble and Webb are quite literally "spaceships," aren't they?
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