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James Webb telescope is great and all, but I have to say I think the older image is more stunning and more aesthetically pleasing. Cleaner, simpler, nicer color

James Webb telescope is great and all, but I have to say I think the older image is more stunning and more aesthetically pleasing. Cleaner, simpler, nicer colors, more mysterious looking.

piyh 4y ago
Get all those stars and galaxies out of my dust and gas photography!
peanutz454 4y ago
I agree with this, and I hope a simple comparison of photos from the two telescopes does not capture headlines anymore. I hope the next story to hit the top is one about something new we learned due to JWST, which I am sure is already happening but maybe not grabbing our attention the same way.
itishappy 4y ago
100% agree, but of course that's not the point. Webb's purpose is scientific measurements, not cool looking images. (Though wallpapers are a nice bonus!) When it comes to aesthetically pleasing images, I'm consistently blown away by the composite images combining Webb with other devices like Chandra. https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2022/chandrawebb/ https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2022/chandrawebb/
- Nition 4y ago
  I don't disagree with you exactly, but Webb is making some attempt at being aesthetically pleasing with these images and that work does seem to take them further from the Hubble look. There was an article about the older Cosmic Cliffs image the other day which showed some in-progress images.[0] Compare the final image after all editing: https://i.imgur.com/htJ25jw.jpg https://i.imgur.com/htJ25jw.jpg With this version that's a pure stacking of colour layers: https://i.imgur.com/S1wkruc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/S1wkruc.jpg The second one definitely has a more old-school 1990s Hubble look (and I kinda wish they'd release that version in high res). [0] https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/10/16/james-webb-telescope-pictures-didnt-begin-as-stunning-images-heres-how-they-started-out-and-how-researchers-brought-them-to-life.html https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/10/16/james-webb-te...
Gatsky 4y ago
I like the new image better. The old Hubble image looks like it was generated by Midjourney eg 'Stars being formed in the hand of a galactic titan made from nebulas, mysterious, ethereal, ghostly, digital image, 4K.'
npteljes 4y ago
The image on Wikipedia[0] seems to have even less details than the comparison image[1], and so the effect is even greater. I really like the old image too. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_nebula_pillars.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_nebula_pillars.jpg [1] https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/stsci-01gfnr1kzzp67ffgv8y26kr0vw.png https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/st...
thrwyoilarticle 4y ago
The new colours are artificial anyway, just change them

James Webb telescope is great and all, but I have to say I think the older image is more stunning and more aesthetically pleasing. Cleaner, simpler, nicer colors, more mysterious looking.

piyh 4y ago

Get all those stars and galaxies out of my dust and gas photography!

peanutz454 4y ago

I agree with this, and I hope a simple comparison of photos from the two telescopes does not capture headlines anymore. I hope the next story to hit the top is one about something new we learned due to JWST, which I am sure is already happening but maybe not grabbing our attention the same way.

itishappy 4y ago

100% agree, but of course that's not the point. Webb's purpose is scientific measurements, not cool looking images. (Though wallpapers are a nice bonus!) When it comes to aesthetically pleasing images, I'm consistently blown away by the composite images combining Webb with other devices like Chandra. https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2022/chandrawebb/ https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2022/chandrawebb/

Nition 4y ago
I don't disagree with you exactly, but Webb is making some attempt at being aesthetically pleasing with these images and that work does seem to take them further from the Hubble look. There was an article about the older Cosmic Cliffs image the other day which showed some in-progress images.[0] Compare the final image after all editing: https://i.imgur.com/htJ25jw.jpg https://i.imgur.com/htJ25jw.jpg With this version that's a pure stacking of colour layers: https://i.imgur.com/S1wkruc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/S1wkruc.jpg The second one definitely has a more old-school 1990s Hubble look (and I kinda wish they'd release that version in high res). [0] https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/10/16/james-webb-telescope-pictures-didnt-begin-as-stunning-images-heres-how-they-started-out-and-how-researchers-brought-them-to-life.html https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/10/16/james-webb-te...

Gatsky 4y ago

I like the new image better. The old Hubble image looks like it was generated by Midjourney eg 'Stars being formed in the hand of a galactic titan made from nebulas, mysterious, ethereal, ghostly, digital image, 4K.'

npteljes 4y ago

The image on Wikipedia[0] seems to have even less details than the comparison image[1], and so the effect is even greater. I really like the old image too. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_nebula_pillars.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_nebula_pillars.jpg [1] https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/stsci-01gfnr1kzzp67ffgv8y26kr0vw.png https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/st...

thrwyoilarticle 4y ago

The new colours are artificial anyway, just change them