Peter 🛰May 9, 2022
David Rodriguez
#JWST has a new press release with a beautiful comparison image between it and Spitzer showing just how much more we are getting from this new space telescope! You can see the interstellar gas with so much detail.
Full details at https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/05/09/miris-sharper-view-hints-at-new-possibilities-for-science/
#Astronomy
MIRI’s Sharper View Hints at New Possibilities for Science – James Webb Space Telescope

May 9, 2022 at 7:55pmWeb
Show threadEddie RoosenmaallenMay 9, 2022
@VirStrakul
Beautiful!
Why are the flares 8-pointed? I would ha e expected the hexagonal mirrors to make 6-pointed flares? Or is it something else that causes that?
Show threadDavid RodriguezMay 9, 2022
@silvermoon82 The support structures that hold the secondary mirror make the stars look 8-pointed. Here's a neat image that shows how the apparent look of stars changes with the actual optical design of the telescope.
Show threadEddie RoosenmaallenMay 9, 2022
@VirStrakul understood, thank you!