Why James Webb Telescope First Images Are Not So Special

I am going against the current. The first images made by the James Webb Telescope are not "extraordinary," unbelievable," fantastic, or wonderful as almost all the media were quick to titular. And least of all, exciting, moving, momentous and beautiful as the people on social media were quick to point out.
They are, neither more nor less than what was expected from a machine costing eleven billion dollars and designed with every care over more than two decades of continuous technological evolution.
Or is it?
Carina Nebula
Ngc 3324 is a small portion of the Carina Nebula, one of the most extensive star-forming regions in the sky, about eight thousand light-years away in the southern constellation of the same name.
The Southern Ring Nebula
The third bad figure (said in friendship), Nasa made it by inventing a comparison of two images of the planetary nebula NGC 3132, known as the Southern Ring Nebula, as opposed to the more famous Ring Nebula located in the boreal sky.
Stephan's quintet.
Webb's fourth take left me with mixed feelings.
Stephan's Webb version of the Quintet is a mosaic constructed from a thousand individual images. The framed field covers about one-fifth the angular diameter of the Moon! It is Webb's largest image to date.
WASP-96 b, the planet of another star.
Webb offered his most convincing evidence where there was almost no chance of comparison with Hubble, and that was in analyzing the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet.

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Credits: Nasa/Shutterstock/Storyblocks/Elon Musk/SpaceX/ESA/ESO/ Flickr

Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 My opinion
05:44 Carina Nebula
07:28 The Southern Ring Nebula
09:38 Stephan's quintet
11:30 WASP-96 b

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[julko]

Details mate. Da hell were you all expecting (real pictures of exoplanets). They will have to come up with something larger than Webb. Gravitational Lensing effect of our own sun beyond kuiper belt

[nickdiamond]

Most people only see a picture. What they don't realize is how much observable/zoomable data are in each image.

[vesawuoristo]

There is a massive amount more detail in the images compared to Hubble, this is just the start.

[zachmueller]

What objectives are you basing your analysis on other than opinion and speculation? You even pointed out how James Webb did things Hubble can't do, you could have convinced more people of your opinion if you mentioned the mission length rather than all of the images Hubble has taken over 30+ years, of course, JW wasn't going to release all the greatest hits of Hubble. Isn't the point of this to discover new things, which it already showed with the analysis of WASP-96 b's atmosphere? Could the interest that it sparked not be worth something as well, news about space often does not get the exposure that JW got. It might be worth it to wait and see before we go and say this was a waste.

[nostrum]

a fundamental misunderstanding of what the telescope is meant to do

[GadZookz]

Nobody cares if you don’t like it, smarty pants! 😎

[jamespong]

Webb debacle shows how much our civilization has decayed..we are in a declining trajectory

[qylerecallmeq]

Easy layup or shot over the bow? Just because Webb is amazing, doesn’t mean Hubble suddenly sucks. We all get old

[jaspersmom]

I love both telescope's images for different reasons. They're both great. Only our great ancestors (we won't even be a memory) will know if the money put forth on them was worth it. Let's hope it is.

[pauldhoff]

It seems that no matter what they took pictures of with the Webb you would have found faults with them.

[JoeyBlogs]

I agree. The JW pics are not that amazing compared to Hubble and in some instances Hubble appears better. This video needed to be made.

[frankelkjr]

I was fell into the hype about the JW imagine at first., if Hubble was at the L2 point im sure it can produce better images despite capturing only visible light. Tell em put some respect on The Hubble telescope name lol.

[KingJames]

Interesting 🤔. Let's hope they impress us once the telescope 🔭 gets pointed in one direction for a week. Might make it all worth it.

[andreasohland]

Why the urgent need to make these comparisons based on who is better for tax-payer money? Is there a need? Perhaps time will tell. Expectations?

[bountyhuntermk]

Finally! Someone brave enough to say what we were are thinking …. Even if you do call it a

[danielandersen]

I cry cuz its beatifull, so you think its very ugly

[matthewking]

FNA as a taxpayer I want cool pictures, on a continual basis. I find these pictures extraordinary and I find them beyond my imagination. I will be happy to keep paying for these missions because it is fascinating and distracts from the mundane. I won't watch your channel any longer because this is far too cynical.

[mm-dwrr]

But seriously, a picture says 1000 words. ✔

[herewego]

I finally have to admit it myself. Over priced. Over rated and disappointing. I waited years for what? Clearer pictures! Seriously!