JWST vs HUBBLE - SMACS 0723 Deep Field Comparison Zoom In | First Colour Image from Webb!

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JWST has just released it's first full-colour image, a deep field of an object called SMACS 0723. Here's a comparison of it next to the same patch of sky imaged by Hubble. The JWST image used only 12.5 hours of data, while the Hubble took 2 weeks.

This is just the beginning for JWST too, expect even deeper views of the universe very soon!

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[deepakmk]

Hubble blew our minds over the last couple of decades and now JWST is going to blow away whatever's left. Awesome comparison!

[JohnnyMotel]

What hits me the most is the sheer lack of 'noise' in the JWST image vs the Hubble. I realise that technology advancement plays a huge part, but the JWST image is so incredibly clean.

[StaticBlaster]

Wow, Imagine 2 weeks of exposure from JWST.

[CosmologyNews]

This is awesome. I was wondering what you'd do to cover this and this has exceeded expectations. I hope this video absolutely blows up!

[davidpescod]

What a mind blowing first image from the JWST, and it is brilliant to show the comparison between a two week observation by Hubble deep field view of a specific minute area of the universe and the same point of space just after twelve hours observation by the JWST. The clarity in the infrared is amazing. It truly is awesome to grasp that in this tiny observational area there are thousands of galaxies, including the oldest ever seen in infrared, and evidence of gravitational bending. Hubble’s images are stunning; this JWST image goes way beyond stunning.
Many thanks, Chris. What a start to a new era of astronomical observation!

[mn]

Thanks for showing the comparison!!! And the image is absolutely incredible!!! 13 billion years back in time! Wowwww!!!

[RaphaelSloanYusukeUrimeshi]

This telescope will show us some incredible pictures I'm in awe!

[LucidTactics]

Whats probably the coolest is that even things that were fuzzy warm pixels in the hubble image turned out to be distinct galaxies in the jwst image - so they werent noise.
And you can now see a completely new host of fuzzy warm pixels in the jwst image which if we had a stronger telescope....

[edinthekitchen]

Ok thank you for this! NOW I feel like I comprehend the full degree of the jump in resolution, clarity, etc. from Hubble to Webb. It's deeply astonishing.

[soppdrake]

Amazing view! I discovered that one of the lensed galaxies is especially interesting. To the right of the central massive globular galaxy is a double image of the same lensed distant island universe. Certainly not as far off as the more distant red whisps in other parts of the picture, but if you look closely, you'll see details that show that the lens has mirrored details, as well as warped individual elements. So cool!

[michaelgalaxy]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you for making this.

[fredi]

Prescription glasses for humanity. The view is wonderful.

[NOT_NativeEN_Speaker]

Holy Space, that JWST gonna rule big time (in a very short time :) !! Thx for amazing zoom in comparison, Chris <3

[KenDavis---_---]

Great Job! NASA should have done this in their reveal.

[kloug]

I can't wait to see JWST vs Eso ELT !

[raimohansen]

Superb!
At the end of the zoom, the foreground star in the lower right of the JWST image has a secondary set of 6 diffraction spikes (equispaced but fainter than the original brightest 6 that are orthogonal to the image) by what mechanism does this occur?
Thanks!

[wildqtip]

That’s awesome! Thanks for doing that. Tbh I wasn’t impressed until seeing this. 👍

[rJaune]

Half a day vs 2 weeks! Way to go, Webb! And the lack of noise is impressive

[thomasdykstra]

Am I correct in thinking that "lensed transmission" of more distant galaxy light basically "slings" their appearance FORWARD (towards the observer), virtually "even-up" to the approximate distance of the lensing galaxies themselves? Lensing would then overcome lightspeed limitation, would it not?

Also, can the more distant galaxy's anamorphic distortion be optically corrected?

[robertgevere]

that is amazing. I can't wait to see what assumptions/established science gets turned on its head because of James Webb. I feel like we're seeing it right there in that image, we just need to wait for the astronomers to publish peer reviewed papers about it. Very exciting times to live in.