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by dwringer 1369 days ago
Thanks for the links! I checked out the source image and it still appears to be 80 pixels high in the "full resolution for display" image, same as the article's crop. There is a "close up" view which shows Neptune as 300px high, but I can't resolve any detail that isn't in the 80 pixel version. I think this is as detailed as it gets based on the apparent size of Neptune and JWST's angular resolution.
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NIRCAM has a resolution of 0.031 arcsec per pixel, and Uranus is between 4.1 and 3.3 arcseconds wide as viewed from Earth, so it would only ever be between 132 and 106 pixels wide.

https://jwst-docs.stsci.edu/jwst-near-infrared-camera https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/uranusfact.h...

If you want a higher resolution image, we'll either need a bigger telescope or a Uranus orbiter.