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jessriedel on Oct 14, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Hubble Finds 10 Times More Galaxies Than Thought

Note that Webb is an IR telescope, which is longer wavelength, so the resolution actually is comparable to Hubble.

jm547ster on Oct 14, 2016 [–]

Does it offer any advantages to Hubble?

jessriedel on Oct 14, 2016 | [–]

It's highly complementary. IR astronomy is essentially a different field.

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