Hubble and Webb images were compared side by side. Progress with the naked eye

The latest James Webb telescope is called the main project of NASA in recent years for a reason: it is three times larger than its predecessor (Hubble), much more expensive and capable of capturing much more distant corners of the universe. However, before the appearance of the first images, it was difficult to understand what he was really capable of, especially compared to Hubble. Now there are photos – programmer John Christensen has created a special site where images of the same space objects on two telescopes are compared side by side.

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So far, only four examples are available, but they show as clearly as possible how the new telescope is more advanced than its predecessor. This post simply has thumbnails of the comparison photos attached next to each other, however the site does have an interactive comparison feature and a zoom function.

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