Saturn (Webb NIRCam and Hubble WFC3/UVIS)
Side-by-side views of Saturn from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (left) and Hubble Space Telescope (right) reveal the planet in infrared and visible light. Hubble highlights subtle cloud banding and color variations, while Webb’s infrared vision probes different atmospheric layers, bringing out storms, waves, and glowing ring structures in striking detail.
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About the Data
| Data Description | These images were created with Webb and Hubble data from proposals: 9219 (M. Garcia Marin) and 17294 (A. Simon) respectively. |
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| Instrument | Webb: NIRCam; Hubble: WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | Webb: November 29, 2024; Hubble; August 22, 2024 |
| Filters | Webb: F164N, F212N, F430M, F470N; Hubble: F395N, F502N, F631N |