You can see the planet’s surface in the background
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:23 am
The Webb project recently showed off the capabilities of its fine guidance sensor in July 2022 through this image of stars and galaxies.
While the FGS is capable of taking images, its primary purpose is to point Webb precisely at targets.
Webb on orbit of Earth
James Webb telescope in outer space on orbit of Earth. Planet surface and satellite. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. 3d rendering
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This photo features the Webb in outer space on orbit of Earth.
This stunning photo depicting a galaxy was taken using the Webb’s MIRI instrument.
MIRI has sensitive detectors that give it insight into telegram database the redshifted light of far away galaxies in addition to objects in the Kuiper Belt and newly forming stars.
Not just a test image
Telescope Alignment Evaluation Image
NASA
This photo, focusing on a bright star, was taken as an alignment evaluation, according to NASA.
However, it also drew attention to the galaxies and stars seen in the background.
Webb’s optics are so sensitive that the galaxies and stars can easily be spotted.
“Just think of what we’re going to learn”
This combination of images provided by NASA on Monday, May 9, 2022, shows part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, seen by the retired Spitzer Space Telescope, left, and the new James Webb Space Telescope. The new telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July, astronomers said Monday.
NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI via AP
The Webb telescope recently captured images of a satellite galaxy that were then compared with photos from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope.
While the FGS is capable of taking images, its primary purpose is to point Webb precisely at targets.
Webb on orbit of Earth
James Webb telescope in outer space on orbit of Earth. Planet surface and satellite. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. 3d rendering
Getty Images/iStockphoto
This photo features the Webb in outer space on orbit of Earth.
This stunning photo depicting a galaxy was taken using the Webb’s MIRI instrument.
MIRI has sensitive detectors that give it insight into telegram database the redshifted light of far away galaxies in addition to objects in the Kuiper Belt and newly forming stars.
Not just a test image
Telescope Alignment Evaluation Image
NASA
This photo, focusing on a bright star, was taken as an alignment evaluation, according to NASA.
However, it also drew attention to the galaxies and stars seen in the background.
Webb’s optics are so sensitive that the galaxies and stars can easily be spotted.
“Just think of what we’re going to learn”
This combination of images provided by NASA on Monday, May 9, 2022, shows part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, seen by the retired Spitzer Space Telescope, left, and the new James Webb Space Telescope. The new telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July, astronomers said Monday.
NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI via AP
The Webb telescope recently captured images of a satellite galaxy that were then compared with photos from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope.