James Webb is fully deployed

Re:James Webb is fully deployed by frosted-flakes on Saturday January 08, 2022 @08:06PM (#29858644)

Here's the math[1]. Seems believable to me. The Web telescope is miniscule conpared to faraway galaxies, and it doesn't emit much light.

[1]: https://mobile.twitter.com/gfish/status/1479339620785524736

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Re:James Webb is fully deployed by idealmedtech on Sunday January 09, 2022 @03:30PM (#29867031)

I did a little math of my own, and found that while the ratio of these distances is on the order of 10^15, the ratio of the sizes of these objects is on the order of 10^19.

In other words, Webb is only one TEN THOUSANDTH the apparent size of a galaxy that's a _billion light years away_

That's just mind numbing to consider!

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