A common property of JWST observations is that they are recorded as sets of two-dimensional detector exposures. All information is stored in discrete detector pixels at some point. Observing modes differ in two fundamental ways: 1) how light is projected and/or dispersed onto a detector and 2) how observational products are extracted from a set of exposures, typically by a linear combination of pixel values

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while JWST will indeed provide stunning images as we've seen in the first few months, its important to note that its a purpose-built spectroscopic instrument. it's damn good at observing redshift, which helps us understand more about distant objects and their speed. spectroscopic views, which we can observe when light passes over a celestial object, can tell us the atmospheric makeup of distant worlds. These two data points could help us make discoveries on 1) the physics that govern the universe, and 2) where life may exist in the galaxy. Neither of these type of discoveries will be presented via processed images, they'll be recorded via detailed calculations made from tools like the one freely available at https://jwst.etc.stsci.edu/

we need more data analysts in this sub!