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the_fungible_man t1_iu790qa wrote

Relative to the rest of them, the Spitzer telescope image is:

  • Rotated about 60° counterclockwise.
  • A much wider field of view, making the "pillars" appear smaller.
  • Lower contrast.
  • Lower resolution.

They probably should've just left it out of the GIF.

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probablywhy t1_iu7kl8l wrote

Also can't believe no one has mentioned it here but there's a technique that allows them to see more stars behind portions of the "clouds" by using processed infared light from those sections

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amora_obscura t1_iu85gp9 wrote

It’s just the wavelength of light that is observed

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Yabbaba t1_iu88yfg wrote

And it’s what Webb did too.

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amora_obscura t1_iu893od wrote

Webb observes longer wavelengths of light than Hubble, that’s why things look different.

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abejfehr t1_iu94x8f wrote

They probably could’ve lined them up too

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