Webb has captured a spectacular photo of Uranus and it is only the third time its gorgeous rings have been visible.
that the visual data captured here demonstrates the orbiting observatory’s unprecedented sensitivity for even the faintest of dusty rings.
The image above, which is a zoomed-in version of the wider shot seen below, was shot with the Near-Infrared camera, or NIRCam, and combines the data from two filters at 1.4 and 3.0 microns, which are shown in blue and orange, respectively. The planet displays a blue hue in the resulting representative-color image, the Webb team explains. The photo was captured in a relatively short 12-minute exposure.
The planet Uranus is on a black background just left of centre. Just below the planet at the 7 o’clock position is a faint blue point labeled Puck. Brighter blue points at 8 o’clock, 5 o’clock, and 3 o’clock are labeled Ariel, Miranda, and Umbriel, respectively. Two additional blue points at 7 o’clock and 5 o’clock are labeled Titania and Oberon.
Also visible in the photo are some details of the planet itself which weren’t visible in previous photos. For example, in Voyager 2’s flyby images, the planet appeared to be an almost featureless blue-green ball. But at the infrared wavelengths that Webb is capable of seeing, much more is visible including the polar cap which can be seen on the right side of the planet.
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