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 loops   ( @loops@beehaw.org )  to SpaceEnglish · 2 years ago

JWST - MIRI: Ring Nebula NGC 6720

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JWST - MIRI: Ring Nebula NGC 6720

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 loops   ( @loops@beehaw.org )  to SpaceEnglish · 2 years ago
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https://esawebb.org/images/comparisons/weic2320a/

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  •  knokelmaat   ( @knokelmaat@beehaw.org ) 
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    Incredibly beautiful, thanks for sharing this!

    •  loops   ( @loops@beehaw.org ) OP
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      (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞

      •  earlgreyhottoddy   ( @earlgreyhottoddy@lemm.ee ) 
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        •  loops   ( @loops@beehaw.org ) OP
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          It’s beautiful… 🥹

  •  loops   ( @loops@beehaw.org ) OP
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    aka M57

  •  crow   ( @crow@beehaw.org ) 
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    How do they add colour to an infrared image?

    •  Unicorn 🌳   ( @unicorn@mander.xyz ) 
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      You can just assign visible colours to these invisible-to-humans parts of the spectrum so that we can see them. :)

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      IIRC they estimate the true colour via the wavelength of light collected in the data, or something like that.

  •  athos77   ( @athos77@kbin.social ) 
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    The mote in god’s eye.

  •  adallergic   ( @adallergic@midwest.social ) 
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    That is definitely a portal. Impulse engines at full, take us in helm.

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