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I would expect that the James Webb telescope could create even better images of Io if they pointed it there? As long as it could focus range to look at nearby
by bhouston 2y ago
I would expect that the James Webb telescope could create even better images of Io if they pointed it there? As long as it could focus range to look at nearby objects...
- mikepurvis 2y agoIsn't JWST mostly about infrared though? That's the reason it has to be at L2, because those measurements are so much more sensitive to interference. These new Io images are in the visible spectrum, so it might be more apt to compare it to Hubble.
- BurningFrog 2y agoTrue, but infrared images should have value in addition to the visible light images.
- itishappy 2y agoSee for yourself: https://news.berkeley.edu/2023/07/27/james-webb-space-telescope-sees-jupiter-moons-in-a-new-light/ https://news.berkeley.edu/2023/07/27/james-webb-space-telesc...
- dylan604 2y agoExpecting "better" from JWST compared to the image from TFA or even Hubble is definitely a misunderstanding of the differences between observation platforms. Just because the JWST mirror is larger than the Hubble's does not mean it will produce a "better" image as they are looking at different frequencies of light. Thinking that JWST will produce the same type of image with more detail/resolution is an incorrect way of thinking of the JWST's purpose.