A full-sized wide shot of Uranus captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on Feb. 6, 2023 shows six of the planet's 27 known moons.
(Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI))
Posted on 04/07/2023 8:43:17 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an amazing image of Uranus, showing in great detail the ice giant's ring system, its brightest moons and its dynamic atmosphere.
The new observation, made on Feb. 6, follows a similarly stunning photo JWST captured recently of the solar system's other ice giant, Neptune.
The new Uranus image shows 11 of the planet's 13 known rings, some of which are so bright that they blend together somewhat. What will really astound astronomers, however, is the fact that JWST's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument is sensitive enough to have captured the innermost two of Uranus' dusty rings.
A full-sized wide shot of Uranus captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on Feb. 6, 2023 shows six of the planet's 27 known moons.
(Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI))
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
rings around uranus, an explosive topic
That was hysterical - thanks!
I think back when I first saw that, it was the Carson skit that made me laugh the most.
this entire discussion needs to disappear into a black hole
Less than two minutes before the first anus joke...
Less than two minutes before the first anus joke...we have a winner!
Two words: Galactic Bleaching
Here is Canaduh's version, NOT captured by the James Well Space Telescope:
I saw this story last night but I just couldn’t post it.
I didn’t want to trigger anyone to make asinine comments.
Had the telescope out last night. Pretty sure I saw Uranus.
The jokes write themselves.
Pretty awesome photos.
Democrats are interested in Uranus
Most woke scientists these days are busy telling each other how important Uranus is....
you must be a plummer, lol
That was really strange - it’s like the late-night talk show hosts back then thought it would be a good idea to make their audiences laugh!
I know, right. What a concept!
Uranus looks too bright to me. What are those two yellow-white spots, reflections of the Sun?
This thread is proof you can’t go downhill if you already start at the bottom.
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