Uranus captured by JWST

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1. Fraser Cain (fraser@m.universetoday.com)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Dec-2023 07:17:50 UTC Fraser Cain

   We've got a new picture of Uranus captured by JWST using its NIRCam instrument, revealing the planet and its rings - even 9 of its 27 moons. Even though it's far, Uranus is a tricky subject to capture. It rotates once on its axis every 17 hours, which makes long-duration exposures difficult. Astronomers needed to combine several longer and shorter exposures of Uranus and its moons to get this final image.

   https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2023/12/Uranus_close-up_view_NIRCam