pro_grammer@programming.dev to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 6 months agoThis is Titan, Saturn's largest Moon captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.programming.devimagemessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1326arrow-down110
arrow-up1316arrow-down1imageThis is Titan, Saturn's largest Moon captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.programming.devpro_grammer@programming.dev to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squareunreasonabro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 months agoodd that it can pick up light from the universe’s placenta but can’t get a good shot of that kid down the street
minus-squarerappo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·6 months agoremember that JWST doesn’t do visible spectrum and, regardless, it’s specialized for faint distant objects. From JWST’s perspective, Titan emits a lot of light. It’s kind of like using a telephoto lens to take a picture of your foot.
minus-squareMeanEYE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoPeople in general don’t understand focal length and spectrums. It’s just oooh 400x zoom, fancy, let’s see atoms.
odd that it can pick up light from the universe’s placenta but can’t get a good shot of that kid down the street
remember that JWST doesn’t do visible spectrum and, regardless, it’s specialized for faint distant objects. From JWST’s perspective, Titan emits a lot of light. It’s kind of like using a telephoto lens to take a picture of your foot.
People in general don’t understand focal length and spectrums. It’s just oooh 400x zoom, fancy, let’s see atoms.