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by sbierwagen 1368 days ago
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.