We have all been left with our mouths open to see the first images of the James Webb telescope. Well, there are still two that he took from Jupiter that we’re overlooking.

The James Webb Space Telescope was launched in late December 2021 on a mission expected to last at least 10 years. Since then, the incredible telescope has successfully unfurled its wide sunshield, turned on its scientific instruments, and reached an observation point more than a million kilometers from Earth.

Well, the space agency’s largest and most powerful telescope has been practicing its photography skills and It has left us all stunned to see its first shots. The first to be presented was what they call the most distant photo ever captured: the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, as it was 4.6 billion years ago.

After this have come three others: the Carina Nebula, Stephan’s Quintet and the Sur Ring Nebula. We leave you all these images in this article that examines them in depth.

However, this does not end here. And it is that the fever for the images of this telescope still has a long journey that is accentuated with new shots like the ones we show you in the cover image. Two pictures of Jupiter with different wavelengths using its near infrared camera (NIRCam).

The shorter wavelength uses the F212N filter. The longest wavelength uses the F323N filter. The exposure time was only 75 seconds.

Maybe it’s not up to the large number of images already published, but it’s still pretty impressive. You can see the shadow of Europa and the Great Red Spot and make out the bands that run through the gas giant.

All this is just a prelude to what remains to come since it will gradually take spectacular images of our cosmos, in addition to opening up the possibility of studying phenomena such as near-Earth asteroids.

The document concludes that, in general, the JWST has exceeded its “demanding pre-launch performance expectations” and he is only beginning his many years of scientific discoveries.