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The first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope are finally here! Let's take a look, talk about what we're seeing, and compare them to the most detailed version of these images we had before.
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Sources:
webbtelescope.org
Images:
youtube.com/watch?v=9tXlqWldVVk&ab_channel=JamesWebbSpaceTelescope%28JWST%29
youtube.com/watch?v=j3mk6tUokm4&ab_channel=JamesWebbSpaceTelescope%28JWST%29
flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/26504730220
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20339
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20352
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13358
webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/033/01G70BGTSYBHS69T7K3N3ASSEB?news=true
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M57_The_Ring_Nebula.JPG
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Necklace_Nebula.jpg
flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/51145917599
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010900/a010994/index.html
webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/033/01G70C5F6Z698YC9E1DEBA3WET?news=true
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_443.html
nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-reveals-cosmic-cliffs-glittering-landscape-of-star-birth
webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/031/01G780WF1VRADDSD5MDNDRKAGY?news=true
hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2008/34/2405-Image.html
nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-sheds-light-on-galaxy-evolution-black-holes
webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/034/01G7DBCJA1M1SSGKDMH7F5XMBE?Collection=First%20Images&news=true
hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2009/25/2606-Image.html
webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/035/01G7DCWB7137MYJ05CSH1Q5Z1Z
https://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/relics/color_images/smacs0723-73.html
The first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope are finally here! Let's take a look, talk about what we're seeing, and compare them to the most detailed version of these images we had before.
Hosted By: Hank Green
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss!
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
----------
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
SciShow on TikTok: tiktok.com/@scishow
SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishowtangents.org
Facebook: facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
----------
Sources:
webbtelescope.org
Images:
youtube.com/watch?v=9tXlqWldVVk&ab_channel=JamesWebbSpaceTelescope%28JWST%29
youtube.com/watch?v=j3mk6tUokm4&ab_channel=JamesWebbSpaceTelescope%28JWST%29
flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/26504730220
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20339
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20352
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13358
webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/033/01G70BGTSYBHS69T7K3N3ASSEB?news=true
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M57_The_Ring_Nebula.JPG
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Necklace_Nebula.jpg
flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/51145917599
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010900/a010994/index.html
webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/033/01G70C5F6Z698YC9E1DEBA3WET?news=true
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_443.html
nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-reveals-cosmic-cliffs-glittering-landscape-of-star-birth
webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/031/01G780WF1VRADDSD5MDNDRKAGY?news=true
hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2008/34/2405-Image.html
nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-sheds-light-on-galaxy-evolution-black-holes
webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/034/01G7DBCJA1M1SSGKDMH7F5XMBE?Collection=First%20Images&news=true
hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2009/25/2606-Image.html
webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/035/01G7DCWB7137MYJ05CSH1Q5Z1Z
https://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/relics/color_images/smacs0723-73.html
