this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2025
187 points (99.5% liked)

[Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz

10414 readers
3 users here now

This community is dormant, please find us at !space@mander.xyz

You can find the original sidebar contents below:


Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.
  2. No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
  3. Engage in constructive discussions.
  4. Share relevant content.
  5. Follow guidelines and moderators' instructions.
  6. Use appropriate language and tone.
  7. Report violations.
  8. Foster a continuous learning environment.

Picture of the Day

The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula


Related Communities

πŸ”­ Science

πŸš€ Engineering

🌌 Art and Photography


Other Cool Links

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

People are complaining about the blurriness, but I'm old and this picture is astonishing.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 10 points 1 month ago

Jesus, even just like, 10 years ago, this would have been like, two blue pixels. If anything at all, lol.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Those of us complaining about the blurriness are doing so tongue-in-cheek. Of course the fact that they are able to take ~~visible light~~ photos of exoplanets is a huge feat.