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JWST Mid Infrared Instrument
- Kye 5y agoI found this by way of the page on the near infrared instrument's filter wheel. https://jwst-docs.stsci.edu/jwst-near-infrared-camera/nircam-instrumentation/nircam-pupil-and-filter-wheels https://jwst-docs.stsci.edu/jwst-near-infrared-camera/nircam... Most people don't realize space images they see (made for publication) are generally composites of single exposures taken with different filters. Things move so slowly in space that you can do a long exposure with red, green, and blue, and get more information out of it than if you used the Bayer filters on commercial sensors where you get one exposure with a balance of colors over each photosite based on target market. Usually with an over-emphasis on green or blue.