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Topic	First image from the James Webb telescope will be shown today at 5pm.
masterpug53 07/12/22 9:37:47 AM #165:	Even with my extremely limited knowledge of astronomy, this is pretty cool. I can see a few spiral galaxies scattered around that pic; can you usually see them that clear, or is this a result of the Webb telescope's new tech? As for the concept of light and distance, something that always helps my dumbass remember / conceptualize it is one of Dr. Manhattan's lines from Watchmen: 'All we ever see of stars are their old photographs.' (I like better the line where he describes a supernova scintillating, 'a wink intended for the trilobites, all long dead,' but I can't remember the exact quote off the top of my head). --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - Artwork by Wii_Shaker <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:966516324] in First imag... [t:80090581]...</cite> <quote>Even with my extremely limited knowledge of astronomy, this is pretty cool. I can see a few spiral galaxies scattered around that pic; can you usually see them that clear, or is this a result of the Webb telescope's new tech? As for the concept of light and distance, something that always helps my dumbass remember / conceptualize it is one of Dr. Manhattan's lines from Watchmen: 'All we ever see of stars are their old photographs.' (I like better the line where he describes a supernova scintillating, 'a wink intended for the trilobites, all long dead,' but I can't remember the exact quote off the top of my head). --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - Artwork by Wii_Shaker</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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