Corey S Powell
Everything in this image of the Eagle Nebula is invisible to the human eye.
JWST shows the infrared glow of warm gas & dust. Chandra shows x-rays blasting from active young stars. Our technology brings the invisible universe into view.
https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/chandrawebb2/ #perspective #nature
Chandra :: Photo Album :: Chandra and Webb :: May 23, 2023

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Show threadCorey S PowellMay 26, 2023
Thought for the weekend:
Our eyes are narrowly adapted to conditions on Earth. To see reality as it truly is, we have to use instruments that go far beyond the limits of human vision.
These images merge visible light with infrared & x-rays to show a bigger universe:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/nasas-chandra-webb-combine-for-arresting-views.html #NASA #Space
NASA's Chandra, Webb Combine for Arresting Views

Four composite images deliver dazzling views from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope of two galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster. Each image combines Chandra's X-rays — a form of high-energy light — with infrared data from previously released Webb images, both of which are invisible to the unaided eye.

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Show threadAviva GaryMay 26, 2023
@coreyspowell neat