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To: BenLurkin

The James Webb Space Telescope has a primary mirror of 6.5 meters (21.3255 feet)in diameter. The Hubble has a primary mirror of 2.4 meters (7.87402 feet) in diameter. Think of the detail the James Webb will have with its 6.25 times more collecting area! Also, the James Webb has tremendous infra red capabilities (from 0.6 to 28 micrometers) while the Hubble studies objects in the ultraviolet spectrum. As the James Webb studies further into the cosmos, light shifts into the infrared spectrum.


3 posted on 12/17/2021 10:35:24 PM PST by jonrick46 (Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: jonrick46

20 odd years in the making too


4 posted on 12/17/2021 10:52:35 PM PST by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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