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tambourine_man
on May 9, 2023
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals Fomalhaut's dis...
I'm eager to see what JWST can do with more than 48h of exposure. It should be amazing. I'm wondering why they're choosing to shot other stuff before.
adgjlsfhk1
on May 9, 2023
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Because telescope time is expensive. If you do a 1 week deepfield, you can't use the telescope for anything else for 1 week. You get more discoveries earlier by doing all of your hour long shots first.
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