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[โ€“] Tebbie@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if the blurriness is a resolution problem or a focus problem, since it's so close compared to what it's designed to look at.

[โ€“] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 1 points 4 months ago

Shouldn't matter


Saturn should be far enough away that it's effectively infinite.

Here's some explanation: https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/58765/how-does-the-jwst-change-focus-when-it-goes-from-looking-at-a-near-subject-to-lo