Here's a 1-minute video showing--in the words of visualization hero @EdwardTufte--the "compared to what" factor for today's amazing @NASAWebb image. Thanks to the @WWTelescope for making this possible, and @ADavidWeigel. I only wish @NASA and @POTUS had shown the image this way!
1/ Webb spotted from the ground! In this first video Webb observed from the Calar Alto Schmidt telescope in Southern Spain. The first image was taken at 18:45 UT, or 6 hours 25 minutes after launch. Credit: Calar Alto Observatory
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I want you guys to think about this for a second - this photo arrived moments ago from 127 million miles away. And now you're looking at it.
It was years in the making. And now it's here and everyone can see it. That's *wild.*
Is it possible to capture the entire plane of our galaxy in a single image? Yes, but not in one exposure: Maroun Habib did in two with some planning. Top and bottom part of this image were taken six months apart and there you have it, the complete plane https://t.co/68JpIIZkew