We were in a frenzy this morning when we saw a side-glimpse of a galaxy.
If you thought that was crazy, you're in for a treat: the images of Jupiter have also been released.
The images were taken during the testing of the JWST.
umm who else saw this in the commissioning report document?? ๐๐๐๐๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏhttps://t.co/AzwQCf6rat pic.twitter.com/nq13fxdsAM
โ Erin M. May, PhD (@_astronomay) July 12, 2022
You can see Jupiter and its rings as well as three of its moons in the images below.
The Great Red Spot is just next to the shadow of Europa on the left.
The space agency, as well as the CSA, and theSTScI, are involved.
The image on the left was taken by the Near-Infrared Camera. The image on the right is highlighted by a light source.
The images were taken by the Near-Infrared Camera, which uses two different filters to highlight different parts of the light spectrum.
The Solar System was a part of the test.
As you can see, Jupiter was the slowest moving, but it was one of the most beautiful.
It's possible to take pictures of moons and rings around a planet as bright as Jupiter, thanks to the test.
Due to scattered light that may affect the science instrument employed, but also the fine guidance sensor must track guide stars near the bright planet, it was expected to be challenging to observe a bright planet.
Pre-flight modeling showed that guide star acquisition works if Jupiter is at least 140 miles away from the FGS.
The good news is that it will be useful at tracking comets and asteroids.
The report shows that the JWST is doing better than anticipated.
The key outcome of six months of operation is that JWST is capable of achieving the discoveries it was built for. The authors wrote in the report that the goal was to enable fundamental breakthrough in our understanding of the formation and evolution of the stars and planets.
With certainty, we know that it will happen.
There will be more photo drops in the coming months.
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