James Webb Space Telescope data was used to generate this mind-boggling 3D visualization of around 5,000 galaxies as part of the CEERS (Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science) Survey, including one never before seen galaxy. The furthest one, called Maisie’s Galaxy, formed approximately 390 million years after the big bang and a prime example of an early galaxy that only Webb could see.
Why can only Webb see Maisie’s Galaxy? Its instruments can capture the light from these early galaxies, which has been shifted to infrared wavelengths by the expansion of the universe. This visualization shows astronomers just how much Webb builds off the accomplishments of Hubble, enabling them to determine which galaxies are truly far away from those nearby. It will help them learn about the formation of stars in these early galaxies.
- 70mm Large Aperture: The telescope is equipped with a 70mm large aperture objective lens which makes the images brighter and clearer. The bigger the...
- 15X-150X Magnification: Our refractor telescope is equipped with two eyepieces (H20mm and H6mm) and a 3X Barlow lens. The 3x Barlow lens trebles the...
- Adjustable Tripod: With an adjustable tripod, our astronomical telescope’s height can adjust from 13.8’’ to 40.5’’, which can adapt to...
This observatory just opens up this entire period of time for us to study. We couldn’t study galaxies like Maisie’s before because we couldn’t see them. Now, not only are we able to find them in our images, we’re able to find out what they’re made of and if they differ from the galaxies that we see close by,” said Rebecca Larson, CEERS Investigator from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
