James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Images of Southern Ring Nebula

JAKARTA, iNewsTangsel.id – James Webb Telescope is an observation tool NASA latest to replace the post The Hubble Telescope. James Webb uses infrared camera technology to produce sharper images than before.

Thanks to advances in technology, James Webb was able to take pictures in just about 12 hours, compared to the Hubble Telescope which took weeks.

Construction of the James Webb Telescope began in 1996 and involved the collaboration of 17 countries. The project is led by NASA, and named after a former NASA administrator who played an important role in the Apollo missions.

The phenomenon was captured by the James Webb Telescope Southern Ring Nebula, also known as NGC 3132. This nebula is located about 2,000 light years from Earth and is a beautiful, bright blob in the constellation Vela in the southern hemisphere of the sky. In this image, two stars can be seen in the center of the nebula. The faintest star is a white dwarf, eight times the size of the Sun.

In addition to Carina Nebula, there is also the Stephan Quintet, a group galaxy which are linked together in a movement often called a cosmic dance. The five galaxies in the Stephan Quintet, as identified by the Webb Telescope, are also known as the Hickson Compact Group 92 (HCG 92).

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