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probablywhy t1_iu7kl8l wrote

Reply to comment by the_fungible_man in Why does the angle of Spitzer's Pillars of Creation image look different? by MalcolmY

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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