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Here's the math[1]. Seems believable to me. The Web telescope is miniscule conpared to faraway galaxies, and it doesn't emit much light. [1]: https://mobile.tw
by frosted-flakes 5y ago
Here's the math[1]. Seems believable to me. The Web telescope is miniscule conpared to faraway galaxies, and it doesn't emit much light.
[1]: https://mobile.twitter.com/gfish/status/1479339620785524736 https://mobile.twitter.com/gfish/status/1479339620785524736
- idealmedtech 5y agoI did a little math of my own, and found that while the ratio of these distances is on the order of 10^15, the ratio of the sizes of these objects is on the order of 10^19. In other words, Webb is only one TEN THOUSANDTH the apparent size of a galaxy that's a _billion light years away_ That's just mind numbing to consider!