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Yes, IR better penetrates the dust cloud hiding Sgr A*, so here's hoping.
by imglorp 4y ago
Yes, IR better penetrates the dust cloud hiding Sgr A*, so here's hoping.
- nuccy 4y agoThe EHT reveals the black hole shadow of about 50 micro-arcseconds [1], while JWST has resolution of about 0.1 arcsec [2], thus resolution of JWST is more than 2000 worse. It is physically impossible (regardless of the exposure time) for JWST to resolve Sgr A*. 1. https://physicsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/First-SGR-A-results.jpg https://physicsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/First-SG... 2. https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/facts.html https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/facts.html
- imglorp 4y agoInteresting, thank you.