The Genius Geometry of the James Webb Space Telescope

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NASA made a great "Webb’s Diffraction Spikes" infographic.
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/01G529MX46J7AFK61GAMSHKSSN

The differences between Webb and Hubble
https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/comparisonWebbVsHubble.html

Webb deepfield
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet

Hubble deepfield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Deep_Field#/media/File:HubbleDeepField.800px.jpg

Here is the WebbPSF python package.
https://webbpsf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

LIVE: Biden previews first images from Webb Space Telescope (reveal is at 05:37)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsG_HGt6sl8

Bill Nelson born September 29, 1942. Joe Biden born November 20, 1942. They were both 79 at the time.

The images of space were all produced by NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute who have kindly made them freely available for the rest of us to use.

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CORRECTIONS
- None yet, let me know if you spot anything!

Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

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