A JWST/Hubble deepfield comparison on a zoomable/pannable map interface

In plain words

This interactive map tool allows users to zoom and pan through a side-by-side comparison of deep field images from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope. Launched in 2022, it lets astronomy enthusiasts and curious learners explore the same regions of space as captured by both observatories, making it easy to see the differences in what each telescope reveals about distant galaxies and cosmic structures.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Use the tool below to explore the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, with images taken by the new James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Telescope. On 12th July 2022, several images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were released to the public for the first time. Above is the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. What you see is a very tiny patch of sky about the equivalent in size to the area a grain of sand takes up when holding it at arm's length. The tool allows you to pan and zoom around the image, in addition to toggling an equivalent photograph taken by the Hubble Spacefrom academo.org

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