https://www.foxnews.com/us/nasa-confirms-telescope-launch-friday
That's awesome... hope everything goes smoothly! O0
Quote from: steve58 on December 17, 2021, 08:28:37 PM
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nasa-confirms-telescope-launch-friday
exciting stuff!!
cant wait so see the frist IR-spectrum of the atmosphere of an exoplanet or exomoon in the habitable zone with that
(https://www.invasive.org/gist/products/sensing/images/atmospheric-windows.gif)
(the telecope is sensitive from 0,6 to 28 µm)
and a characteristic ozon peak :D
https://apnews.com/article/space-exploration-science-business-planets-galaxies-69b2354ec2053e0fb911781894b3b98a
So we're going to give the universe a giant Colonoscopy. At last the government doing something useful with our money. :clap:
'This universe needs an enema' sorta thing?
Launch delayed at least one day due to high winds. :-\
https://apnews.com/article/space-launches-science-business-south-america-a516ed51ec609e6cc07b517ec9cb168d
https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-rocket-rollout
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I've been so excited for this thing for so long.
I'm deathly afraid of the launch though. I mean, if anything goes wrong this will destroy space exploration as we know it. This scope has been the basket that most of NASA's eggs have been sunk into for a decade plus.
I'm going to watch this one with my arse so puckered tighter than......well, I'll just end it there.
I read a quote somewhere that said basically, once you strap a payload onto the rocket it's in your best interests to launch the sucker as soon as possible. Makes sense when you consider that that telescope is on top of a big bomb.
Quote from: Toonces on December 23, 2021, 09:35:06 PM
I read a quote somewhere that said basically, once you strap a payload onto the rocket it's in your best interests to launch the sucker as soon as possible. Makes sense when you consider that that telescope is on top of a big bomb.
That's kind of the problem. They've delayed and delayed because at this point, there's so many dollars sunk in that it's catastrophic if it fails.
The science this thing can achieve is amazing. It can look at the formation of the early universe.
But yeah...one case where if it fails, the failure is beyond catastrophic.
not really worried about the launch. Im more worried about deployment problems so far away with no chance of a Hubble type fix.
...just another article describing the mission.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/12/24/europes-spaceport-flagship-launcher-ready-for-historic-webb-mission/
Successful liftoff!
https://www.space.com/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-launch-success
Solar panels deploying: https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1474724467012214784 :bd:
https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html
So far so good.
At least my new toy didn't get blown up by its transport.
:clap: :clap: :clap:
Love this. Freakin awesome!
Both fore and aft sunshield pallets successfully deployed and locked! The Ariane 5 launch was so precise that considerably less fuel was used for course corrections than expected which means more fuel for station keeping thus extending the science generating life of Webb.
So far, so good!
https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/deploymentExplorer.html
That is great news! <:-)
:clap:
James Webb Space Telescope nails secondary mirror deployment (https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-secondary-mirror-deployed)
But will it be able to see the approaching Warp Storm from the Eye of Terror?
(https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-802f2bf20f9addc9575f50bd5cf41e37)
Quote from: Con on January 05, 2022, 09:18:54 PM
But will it be able to see the approaching Warp Storm from the Eye of Terror?
It doesn't need to. The Emperor sees all.
Between moving and having PC issues, I totally missed the full mirror deployment. :bd:
JWST is in orbit at its L2 destination as of yesterday. Now we have to wait 6? months to get photos...
Quote from: steve58 on January 25, 2022, 09:42:29 AM
JWST is in orbit at its L2 destination as of yesterday. Now we have to wait 6? months to get photos...
5 month,
to allaign all mirrors to generate one superimposed single wavefront, calibratiion of the 4 instruments , and futher cool down only by IR-radiation from the parts in the shadow...
Quote from: SirAndrewD on January 06, 2022, 12:16:23 AM
Quote from: Con on January 05, 2022, 09:18:54 PM
But will it be able to see the approaching Warp Storm from the Eye of Terror?
It doesn't need to. The Emperor sees all.
...and...
The Emperor protects.
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NASA has released a stunning new image taken by its James Webb Space Telescope that shows a star fully in focus, surrounded by a dizzying vista of galaxies.
"We have the highest resolution infrared images taken from space ever," said Scott Acton, a wavefront sensing and controls scientist working on the telescope, in a video accompanying the announcement.
The "telescope performed better than the models said it should," Acton added.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-image-james-webb
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-webb-reaches-alignment-milestone-optics-working-successfully
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Cant wait to see more of what this baby can do...
Here's a test image from the JWST's Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI. :o :o
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...a close-up of the MIRI image is compared to a past image of the same target taken with NASA's now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope's Infrared Array Camera (at 8.0 microns).
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/05/09/miris-sharper-view-hints-at-new-possibilities-for-science/
First pics coming July 12th.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/first-images-from-nasa-s-webb-space-telescope-coming-soon
List of first images for Tuesday July 12: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-shares-list-of-cosmic-targets-for-webb-telescope-s-first-images
C'mon already! :hide:
(https://www.memesmonkey.com/images/memesmonkey/ff/ff6bc902e40c51702de409bbd2df4c9e.jpeg)
First images were supposed to be unveiled Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., but apparently Slow Joe L:-) is supposed to release the first image today at 5pm. Not seeing anything yet...
.
ya just cant help being a tool can you?
;)
This first image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb's First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail. Thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared – have appeared in Webb's view for the first time. This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length by someone on the ground.
(https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/11232534/SEI_114253309.jpg?width=800)
https://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages
How old is the oldest thing in that image?
~13,000,000,000 years
#Windy
;D
:o Mr. Webb sure has built himself an impressive telescope there. I'm not going to say a word about Uranus. ::)
Rest of initial images finally released.
The star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula, captured in infrared by JWST.
(https://i.insider.com/62cd9349114c1e0018732be1?width=2000&format=jpeg&auto=webp)
The Southern Ring Nebula
(https://i.insider.com/62cd8ed6114c1e0018732a83?width=1100&format=jpeg&auto=webp)
Stephan's Quintet, a group of five galaxies that appear close to each other in the sky
(https://i.insider.com/62cd90c1114c1e0018732b4c?width=1100&format=jpeg&auto=webp)
The spectra of WASP-96 b, revealing its atmosphere has water, clouds, and haze
(https://i.insider.com/62cd92b98045920019aea2fd?width=1100&format=jpeg&auto=webp)
Webb:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXecm6vXwAMPhoc?format=jpg&name=large)
Hubble:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXecnp2XkAE4Rs5?format=jpg&name=large)
<:-) :bd:
When they are not killing each other, humans can achieve great things.
unfortunately we're really really good at killing each other. :-[
...and one more photo :-"
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;D
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on July 12, 2022, 11:14:51 AM
unfortunately we're really really good at killing each other. :-[
That fact doesn't seem to bother you in the Russian Invasion thread. >:D
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on July 12, 2022, 11:14:51 AM
unfortunately we're really really good at killing each other russians. :bd:
A few easter eggs from the recently released photos.
https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-james-webb-hidden-details-infrared-galaxies-2022-7
OMG :bd:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/07/19/the-webb-telescopes-latest-science-images-show-the-phantom-galaxy-and-more-in-breathtaking-depth-and-detail/?sh=4119470679d9
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NGC 628 as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope (...and maybe Vincent van Gogh?)
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...as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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NGC 7496 as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope
(https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/62d66bc7bb4131ffbd6d6fd4/NGC-7496-as-seen-by-Hubble/960x0.jpg?format=jpg&width=660)
...as seen by Hubble
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Combined Webb and Hubble images of NGC 7496
Wow :D
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The Cartwheel Galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away in the Sculptor constellation
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The Cartwheel galaxy from Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI)
Beautiful - they look like works of art, unreal.
Quote from: Gusington on August 02, 2022, 07:31:53 PM
Beautiful - they look like works of art, unreal.
Agreed. They make great screen backgrounds O0
Those are some awesome pics alright. :clap:
I love them, they have a calming influence.
Yes. Hard to believe that they are full of aliens wanting to use as their snack bar isn't it?
^That's very believable - at least, to me.
A closeup of Proxima Centauri, the latest from the JWST.
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"Picture of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun, located 4.2 light years away from us," Étienne Klein, director of France's Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, told his nearly 100,000 Twitter followers. "It was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. This level of detail... A new world is unveiled everyday."
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...or is it?? (http://www.dailywire.com/news/scientists-webb-space-telescope-pic-turns-out-to-be-delicious-hoax) :-"
Quote from: steve58 on August 05, 2022, 03:58:28 PM
A closeup of Proxima Centauri, the latest from the JWST.
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"Picture of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun, located 4.2 light years away from us," Étienne Klein, director of France's Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, told his nearly 100,000 Twitter followers. "It was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. This level of detail... A new world is unveiled everyday."
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...or is it?? (http://www.dailywire.com/news/scientists-webb-space-telescope-pic-turns-out-to-be-delicious-hoax) :-"
That photo is delicious. Just another example of the smorgasbord that Webb can provide.
These photos make me hungry for more....
Mexican food!
I thought this was hilarious.
And I weep / fear for the future of humanity who can't think for themselves or know how to take a joke.
Proxima Peperoni.
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Take a moment to stare into thousands of never-before-seen young stars in the Tarantula Nebula. The James Webb Space Telescope reveals details of the structure and composition of the nebula, as well as dozens of background galaxies.
Stellar nursery 30 Doradus gets its nickname of the Tarantula Nebula from its long, dusty filaments. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, it's the largest and brightest star-forming region near our own galaxy, plus home to the hottest, most massive stars known.
The center of this image, taken by Webb's Near-Infrared Camera instrument (NIRCam), has been hollowed out by the radiation from young, massive stars (seen in sparkling pale blue). Only the densest surrounding areas of the nebula resist erosion, forming the pillars that appear to point back towards the cluster of stars in the center. The pillars are home to still-forming stars, which will eventually leave their dusty cocoons and help shape the nebula.
Why is this nebula interesting to astronomers? Unlike in our Milky Way, the Tarantula Nebula is producing new stars at a furious rate. Though close to us, it is similar to the gigantic star-forming regions from when the universe was only a few billion years old, and star formation was at its peak — a period known as "cosmic noon." Since the Tarantula is close to us, it is easy to study in detail to help us learn more about the universe's past.
Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/a-cosmic-tarantula-caught-by-nasa-s-webb
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team
go big or go home! 8)
(https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/stsci-01ga76rm0c11w977jrhgj5j26x.png)
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Orion Nebula. Hubble vs JWST
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11204027/James-Webb-Telescope-snaps-breathtaking-image-Orion-Nebula-formed-4-5-billion-years-ago.html
D@mn, just d@mn. :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
I hope I'm still around when the next space telescope is out there.
https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/jwst-pillars-of-creation-high-definition
(https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA139Cbe.img?h=768&w=1080&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f)
(https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA139xXl.img?h=768&w=1080&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f)
Hubble vs James Webb
Very impressive. :clap:
The Hubble Pillars of Creation Pic was frequently the background pic on my work computer.
Happy 1st Birthday JWST :twirl:
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the nearest stellar nursery to Earth, whose proximity at 390 light-years allows for a crisp close-up
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12290981/NASA-celebrates-Webbs-year-close-stellar-birth.html
:Dreamer: :Dreamer: :Dreamer: :Dreamer:
I love astrophysics SO MUCH, and yet have never been able to devote time to seriously get into it. Doubtless I lack the math capability, too, to be fair.
So glad other people are vastly better than I am at so many things! :notworthy: :notworthy: :Hug: :ThumbsUp:
even the universe is like what the fuck!
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F275jZgXcAAxb4g?format=jpg&name=medium)
as good a thread as any for it.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1696172055253696535
https://twitter.com/i/status/1696546994221719584
Pluto 1994 and 2019
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5r7nHEX0AAoPx6?format=jpg&name=small)
cant wait so see the frist IR-spectrum of the atmosphere of an exoplanet or exomoon in the habitable zone :Nerd:
Amazing comparison of tech in just 25 years, but not from the James Webb considering the right side image is from two years before it launched. :grin:
Quote from: MikeGER on September 11, 2023, 03:49:21 AMcant wait so see the frist IR-spectrum of the atmosphere of an exoplanet or exomoon in the habitable zone :Nerd:
I've seen a tik tok of a exoplanet in the skies of Alaska recently. Planet Nibiru? :cool:
On a side note: Pluto is a planet!
Quote from: W8taminute on September 11, 2023, 10:13:54 AMI've seen a tik tok of a exoplanet in the skies of Alaska recently. Planet Nibiru? :cool:
Since the definition of an exoplanet is a planet outside of our solar system, I seriously doubt that.
And looking it up, it's a sundog.
Quote from: SirAndrewD on September 11, 2023, 01:31:53 PM...
And looking it up, it's a sundog.
No the video clip I saw looked like an orange ball in the sky with landmass features carved into it. Not a sun with rainbows on either side of it.
Anyway it's not important. I'm just being goofy.
anyone see todays eclipse?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8aprbTWEAAAcG8?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)