SMACS 0723
SMACS 0723 is a cluster of galaxies within the southern constellation of Volans. It’s about 5.12 billion light-years away.
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Southern Ring Nebula
This is a planetary nebula — an expanding cloud of gas, surrounding a dying star. It’s nearly half a light-year in diameter, and is located approximately 2,000 light-years away from Earth.
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Stephan’s Quintet
About 290 million light-years away, Stephan’s Quintet is a group of five galaxies, located in the Pegasus constellation. It’s notable for being the first compact galaxy group ever discovered in 1877.
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Carina Nebula
Carina Nebula is one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky, located approximately 7,600 light-years away. It’s home to many massive stars that are several times larger than the Sun.
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Much better than just "to the moon"...
How Does The James Webb Space Telescope Work? - Smarter Every Day 262
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P8fKd0IVOs
This is a great video explaining how the Telescope work and why it gets better images.
Btw, some of these pictures look so much like how graphic designers draw imagined universe 😂😂
Especially the first picture. Would bat an eye if this was a Galaxy leggings from 2013 😂
Well, they are probably imaging it that way because the pictures are pretty old ;)
Hubbles Deep Field (1st image) is from 1995.
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