JWST is a fancy telescope designed for science. So while it can produce very beautiful images, it's not quite a point-and-shoot camera.

Here is an image of the Pillars of Creation that I downloaded from the MAST archive. Notice how all of the stars have black centers? That's not what the stars actually look like — it's an artifact introduced by the NIRCam detector. 

A 🧵 on #JWST image artifacts.
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Learn more: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/articles/how-are-webbs-full-color-images-made

#astronomy #Space #Astrodon

https://cdn.masto.host/astrodonsocial/media_attachments/files/111/150/623/475/643/268/original/5d7f577fa35449d7.png 

 @a8354057 this is the angsty Goth phase of the pillars of creation, Hubble took the glow up photos!