(4K 60fps) First Images from the Webb Space Telescope ANIMATED

Today, NASA released the very first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. We stitched them together in a simple animation so you can experience them in high-resolution video! You can find all the images for download, plus read about each one, here at this link webbtelescope.org
Images provided by NASA on July 12, 2022. Animation by Jared Belcher. Song "December 24, 2021: Webb Space Telescope" by Sleeping at Last.

[@spacetalks.aboutspace]

Nice job

[@DigitalAstronaut]

Thanks! We’ve considered making a longer version with all the new photos from JWST

[@michaelsaulprod]

This is remarkable. May I ask how this video was created technically?

[@DigitalAstronaut]

Thank you! I made it using Adobe Photoshop and Apple Motion. Most of what I did was just add in a virtual camera and do some slow, smooth movements and rotations with it. But I did a little compositing work, too, in order to sell the 3D effect. My goal was to take as few artistic liberties with these images as possible, and the shot with the most changes would be the Carina Nebula, which I separated into layers to create a parallax effect. For the others, beyond moving the camera little, I just applied small distortion effects and added a few lens flares.

[@michaelsaulprod]

Thanks for the reply!
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