NASA has released a list of the first five targets of the James Webb Telescope.

2.Carina Nebula

The Carina Nebula or the Keeling Nebula. It is one of the brightest nebulae in the sky. Visible to the naked eye from Thailand in a region free from light interference, the Carina Nebula is 7,600 light-years away in the constellation of the Carina in the Southern Sky. and is a nursery for many new born stars filled with giant stars that are many times larger than Earth

However, it will be interesting to see how the James Webb Telescope will study such a large nebula. One way might be to take multiple photos. The images come together in a mosaic style to reveal a wide-angle view of a star obscured by a nebula that cannot be seen with normal light. Alternatively, the JWST telescope might be zoomed in to study in detail the massive star at the center of the nebula: eta Carina, a massive stellar system that exploded in 1837, now emitting combined light. four million times more than our sun Both stars of Eta Carina are extremely difficult to observe in normal light. Because it is encased in the Homunculus Nebula, the dense dust produced by past stellar explosions. But the light in the JWST’s infrared spectrum may reveal its internal structure.

3.Southern Ring Nebula

The Southern Ring Nebula is a planetary nebula, or an expanding mass of gas around it. dying star This nebula is half a light year in diameter. and 2000 light-years from Earth in the infrared range And the increased resolution of JWST will reveal to us the detailed structure of the gas clusters that make up planetary nebulae. as well as many other gases that cannot be observed in the normal spectrum of light.

All of this tells us the structure and end of stars. This is the same end that the Sun will have to meet one day in the next 5 billion years. Observing planetary nebulae will not only reveal its structure, but also reveal its structure. and the end of only one star But it will also be a window that will allow us to observe the fate of our solar system one day in the future.

4.Stephan’s Quintet

This galaxy cluster 290 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Pegasus is the first compact galaxy group ever discovered. Since 1877, the four galaxies in this image are bound together. gravity and are being tossed around before being gradually attracted by gravity united to form a gigantic galaxy of the future.

This image of the galaxies by the Spitzer Space Telescope, a near-infrared telescope on JWST, reveals intergalactic material colliding with shockwave regions larger than our own Milky Way galaxy. caused by the fact that one of these galaxies is falling towards the center of the galaxy at an enormous speed. It is possible that JWST may be able to observe the details of the shock wave of this intergalactic mass. It may also be able to reveal the star forming-region within these galaxies in detail never seen by any telescope.

5.SMACS 0723

Massive galaxy clusters in this area. will behave like a gravitational lens to amplify and distort the light from behind objects It allows us to see galaxies that are too distant and faint to be noticed. This galaxy has been studied with both Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and has revealed numerous clusters. along with the background galaxy distorted by a gravitational lens. Galaxies as far away as these are very hard to notice. due to the flickering light that requires a large light area and light that is delayed in the infrared spectrum Because the distance is very far away

This goal is thus a critical test of JWST’s potential, potentially revealing a large number of galaxies that have never been seen before. Including galaxies so far away that the light may have been emitted when the universe was only a few percent of its current age. visualization of this object It will be a good indicator of the potential for JWST to capture deep field images in the near future.

These images are just the “launch” of a new era in space telescopes. From now on, JWST will begin its scientific mission in earnest. to research and observe the universe in a way that no equipment or tool in the world has ever been able to do before

What is the most exciting and awaited picture for you? Come back to follow us once more on July 12th.

Image: WASP-96 b by DSS-Simbad, Carina Nebula or Homunculus Nebula by Jon Morse (University of Colorado) & NASA Hubble Space Telescope – Hubble Site, Southern Ring Nebula by NASA/The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA). , Stephan’s Quintet by NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team, SMACS 0723 by RELICS Treasury Program (GO 14096) with the NASA/ESA HST

Compiled : Dr. Tiphon Tangmatitham, academician, National Institute of Astronomical Research (Public Organization)

Reference/Read more: [1] https://www.nasa.gov/…/nasa-shares-list-of-cosmic…

On 6 July 65, NARIT page, National Astronomical Research Institute Previously posted on July 12, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. Thailand time NASA and the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency It will publish the highest resolution color photographs from deep space. It is the first image from the full working of the James Webb Space Telescope.

All previously published images of the James Webb Space Telescope. Even if it’s just an image used to test and modify the scientific equipment to be fully equipped. But the results showed a level of clarity that has never been achieved by any telescope before. And most recently, NASA revealed that Results have now been obtained from the fully functioning James Webb Space Telescope. It is a photograph that is processed to be colorful. It also provides spectral information representing the composition of the object. however NASA has not yet revealed what object the photograph will be. just hint that It will be an image of a space object related to the main research topic of the James Webb Camera:

1. The early universe

2. Galaxy Evolution

3. Stellar Life Cycle

4. Extrasolar planets

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