#3212: Little Red Dots

XKCD comic, described below.
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[Caption above all the panels:]

Astronomers asking researchers from different departments to help them identify the "little red dots" in JWST images:

[In each panel, Cueball stands at the left of an easel. The easel is shown each time as having a black image with three red dots on it. At the right of the easel in each panel is a different character looking at the image on the easel and commenting on it. At the top of each panel is a caption indicating the type of researcher commenting on the image.]

Caption: Entomologists

Megan: Clover mites.

Caption: Computer scientists

Knit Cap: Stuck pixels.

Caption: Dermatologists

Ponytail: Cherry angiomas.

Caption: Graphic designers

Hairy: No, those are vermillion, or maybe jasper.

Hairy: Can I see your color settings?


(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

After a lot of analysis, I've determined that they're actually big red dots; they're just very far away.

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