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Webb's First Deep Field
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first image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723
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Encyclopedic overview
Webb's First Deep Field Webb's First Deep Field is the first operational image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The deep-field photograph, which covers a tiny area of sky visible from the Southern Hemisphere, is centered on SMACS 0723, a galaxy cluster in the constellation of Volans. Thousands of galaxies are visible in the image, some as old as 13 billion years. It is the highest-resolution image of the early universe ever taken. Captured by the telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), the image combined different images taken with multiple filters. The image was revealed to the public by NASA on 11 July 2022.
Background
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