Comparing Images…

The Hubble Telescope and the

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

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Read this NASA article on the differences between the Hubble Telescope and JWST

The Southern Ring Nebula

NGC 3132

About the Images…

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Object Name: NGC 3132, Eight-Burst Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula

Object Description: Planetary Nebula

R.A. Position: 10h 06m 58.54s

Dec. Position: -40° 26′ 00″

Constellation: Vela

Distance: 2 000 light-years (590 parsecs)

Dimensions: NGC 3132 is ~0.4 light years in diameter

Hubble Telescope

Release Date: November 5th, 1998

Dimensions: 1.2 arcminutes (vertical side)

Exposure time: 1 hour

Instrument: HST>WFPC2 (Wide Field Planetary Camera 2)

Filters: F502N (OIII), F656N (H-alpha), and F658N (NII)

Colour Info: Blue: F502N (OIII) Green: F656N (H-alpha) Red: F658N (NII)

JWST Telescope

Release Date: July 12, 2022

Dimensions: 2.4 arcminutes (across)

Exposure time: 2.61 hours

Instrument: NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera)

Filters: NIRCam> F090W, F187N, F212N, F356W, F405N, F470N

Colour Info: “These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope using the NIRCam instrument. Several filters were used to sample narrow and broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Red: F470N, Red: F405N, Yellow: F356W, Green: F212N, Cyan: F187N, Blue: F090W”