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sopchi | 2 years ago

Can you elaborate: why are the rings not visible on that image? Is it because they are outside the frame, or too faint, or don't appear in the visible spectrum? Something else?

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kokanee|2 years ago

The rings are extremely dark, reflecting only 2% of incoming light. The James Webb image is an infrared photo, and doesn't show what the planet looks like.

rebolek|2 years ago

...doesn't show what the planet looks like to us.

ttul|2 years ago

It's also why you can see galaxies in the background!