A comparison of what three different infrared space telescopes saw when looking at the same region of Space. From left to right are images from WISE, Spitzer, and JWST. Images gain resolution as you move from left to right, revealing new stars and gaseous structures. The JWST image is a calibration image and not a final science image.

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1. Erin M. May, PhD (_astronomay@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 30-Apr-2022 12:23:42 UTC Erin M. May, PhD

   Did you see the news that all of the #JWST instruments are aligned now?

   Check out this comparison of one of the newly released calibration images from the MIRI instrument compared to images taken of the same region of space by the WISE and Spitzer space telescopes! Look at that resolution! So many newly resolved stars and structures! 🤩

   I can't wait for all the new discoveries we'll make with JWST! #Science data starts in only a couple months!

   (Image from @/AndrasGasper on birdapp)