There is so much unknown about Neptune, which makes JWST’s images all the more intriguing.
In illustrations, Neptune is usually colored blue.
This is because of the images taken byHubbleand Voyager 2 in visible light.
Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI with processing by Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
One of the most notable features in the images is Neptune’s rings.
While most drawings of Neptune do not show rings, these JWST photos back up earlier findings.
On Twitter, Hammel couldn’t contain her excitement in regard to the photos.
Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI with processing by Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
Not gonna lie.
I ugly-cried when I saw THE FIRST JWST NEPTUNE IMAGES!
More than 20 years in the making, and JWST delivered, shewrote.
Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI with processing by Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
Its diffraction spikes are a signature of JWST images.
James Webb Space Telescope captured the clearest image of Neptune in the past three decades.
Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI with processing by Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
