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3dPrintingDad t1_isy66bp wrote

Stop using my tax dollars to buy bombs, use it for stuff like this instead

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Pesky_Moth t1_isy8jc0 wrote

Why does it look like the entire cloud mass has one big light source on it from the same direction?

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Screwball1984 t1_isz7j5q wrote

Unless I’m mistaken it’s because the telescope doesn’t see this. It sees infrared and then NASA uses that info to color it

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cubosh OP t1_iszapw7 wrote

simply because there are nearby stars in and around the cloud casting their light on it all. the very dark areas indicate thickness or density in cloud matter

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Turbulent_Diver8330 t1_isyadwz wrote

When you think about it, people were absolutely obsessed with the stars and the night sky back in the day. And it’s a no wonder. Not saying they could see stuff like this with their naked eye, but you basically could see the Milky Way galaxy from literally any where in the world with a clear night sky thanks to their being 0 light pollution. What would you be obsessed with if you could look up and see THAT every single night of your life

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cubosh OP t1_it3m6t5 wrote

i often have similar daydreams about beings that live in a different galaxy that is in the process of merging with another galaxy. like imagine if you could see the andromeda galaxy taking up a quarter of our night sky. it seems likely that all intelligent beings have their views shaped by their skies

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619364290163 t1_iszx6up wrote

Comparing the Hubble shot and the JWST shot, there's actually almost no change in shape of the Pillars. I know they're massive, but I'd have guessed you'd be able to see some changes.

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Amazing shot, can't wait for what more is to come from JWST

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cubosh OP t1_it0yxlm wrote

the pillars of creation nebula is 5 lightyears across. for scale, the distance between us and the next nearest star alpha centauri is 4 lightyears. so the nebula occupies a space spanning numerous star systems. it takes our own planet Neptune 165 years to orbit our sun and its only 4 light hours distant. with that said i would look for pixel sized deviations in the nebula after at least several centuries elapsed

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Marchello_E t1_it07kqu wrote

Cool!

When I look at the side-by-side-view then I notice that the center whitish cloud shifts a bit.

Is this cloud on the move or is this a parallax because the picture is taken from a slightly different position?

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-takes-star-filled-portrait-of-pillars-of-creation

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cubosh OP t1_it0zc3g wrote

good thinking but its absolutely not parallax. not enough distance in earths orbital diameter to do that with this nebula.

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BurdenSurging t1_it1o7m8 wrote

...and isn't it magnificent!!! I just love the JWST.

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Codametal t1_itazhhl wrote

The image is so incredibly detailed that I can almost see the Enterprise....

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