sherpa Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 To get our minds off other subjects, today is the last big day on the "journey" phase. Webb will do an orbital placement burn that will slow it down and glide it into its' L2 parking spot. From there, its final mirror adjustment, further cooling off, and get into its mission. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 Quote NASA’s revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope on Monday fired its thrusters for five minutes and reached its final destination, a special orbit around the sun where it will spend the rest of its life scrutinizing the universe and capturing light emitted soon after the big bang. The telescope has been cruising through space for a month since its Christmas launch from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The final course correction, the third engine burn since launch, placed the Webb in a gravitationally stable position known as L2, where it will always be roughly 1 million miles from Earth on the opposite side of our planet from the sun. A NASA representative said the engine burn ended at 2:05 p.m. and worked as planned. The high-risk, long-delayed mission, burdened with ambitious astronomy goals and a $10 billion price tag, has gone spectacularly well, overcoming an eye-popping list of potential snags that had haunted the dreams of engineers for years. More challenges lie ahead, but the engineers and scientists are breathing more easily. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/01/24/webb-space-telescope-final-destination/ Quote Beyond the fact that the telescope seems to have followed commands from mission controllers to a T, the launch itself and two subsequent engine burns were so efficient that the Webb did not expend very much fuel to get where it is going. The extra fuel will prolong the lifetime of the telescope by years, well beyond its official 10-year target. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, Tiberius said: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/01/24/webb-space-telescope-final-destination/ I am strangely fascinated by all of this and eagerly looking forward to seeing what they get. The images from Hubble were nothing short of stunning! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Augie said: I am strangely fascinated by all of this and eagerly looking forward to seeing what they get. The images from Hubble were nothing short of stunning! That one image from Hubble pointed towards "empty" space, showing uncountable numbers of galaxies that existed before the earth was even formed...my how small we are 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Tiberius said: That one image from Hubble pointed towards "empty" space, showing uncountable numbers of galaxies that existed before the earth was even formed...my how small we are It’s funny how smart we think we are. We know squat about the universe or our place in it. Hell, we don’t even know much about our own oceans! Think of where we were just 500 or a thousand years ago in knowledge, which is a blink of the eye in terms of our universe. The acceleration of our ability to learn more is exciting, but also causes some questions and concerns. My mother had an ice box as a kid. I remember party line phones and 3 channels available on the black and white TV with no remote control. Now, my 8 year old grandson can operate an iPhone or laptop to access most of the knowledge of mankind. Whoa Nelly! And it just keeps accelerating! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Augie said: It’s funny how smart we think we are. We know squat about the universe or our place in it. Hell, we don’t even know much about our own oceans! Think of where we were just 500 or a thousand years ago in knowledge, which is a blink of the eye in terms of our universe. The acceleration of our ability to learn more is exciting, but also causes some questions and concerns. My mother had an ice box as a kid. I remember party line phones and 3 channels available on the black and white TV with no remote control. Now, my 8 year old grandson can operate an iPhone or laptop to access most of the knowledge of mankind. Whoa Nelly! And it just keeps accelerating! OMG!! Party lines!! Yes, that was crazy. Still remember my brother and me horsing around making noises on the phone and some kid, somewhere out there saying, "You touch my pee" lol. Things have sure changed. I had knee surgery in 1987. Huge scars on my knee, it was stapled shut. They do that now with much less work. When i was getting my procedure there was an old vet I was talking to who said he snapped his ligaments in his knee in 1941, they just kept him in the hospital for three days and discharged him. The technology curve is only getting steeper. 20 years from now things are probably going to be unimaginably different. It's hard to explain to young people how we had to go to library and look up information, lol, and needed help finding it...if we could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Augie said: I am strangely fascinated by all of this and eagerly looking forward to seeing what they get. The images from Hubble were nothing short of stunning! I read an article detailing its' capabilities if all goes well with mirror placement/adjustment the other day. Because it "sees" the IR spectrum, it stated if Webb was in the same environment on earth as it is at L2, it could "see" a bumble bee on the moon. Great things to come. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Is that LaGrange thing named after ZZTopp? I think they had a space ship on their album cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 First light: https://www.inverse.com/science/webb-first-photons Quote n February 3, NASA announced the first particles of light have made their way through the entire telescope. This is the closest scientists have come to their ultimate goal: To use the Webb to image the universe as never before. The achievement was confirmed by the Near Infrared Camera, one of the science instruments onboard, which captured the photons (the camera and Webb’s other science instruments were switched on just a few days ago). These data are critical for the next step toward Webb’s science mission and toward getting actual images we on Earth might marvel at, too. These NIRCam readings enable scientists on the ground to start aligning the telescope’s 18 mirrors to form a fresh lens on the cosmos. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 First images coming in... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) LAMP If you see NASA HALO and NG That is what I’m working on Edited February 8, 2022 by SlimShady'sSpaceForce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieG Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Not James Webb related, but an incredible feat nonetheless. https://scitechdaily.com/astronomers-watch-a-star-die-and-then-explode-as-a-supernova-for-the-very-first-time/ Astronomers Watch a Star Die and Then Explode as a Supernova – For the Very First Time It’s another first for astronomy. For the first time, a team of astronomers have imaged in real-time as a red supergiant star reached the end of its life. They watched as the star convulsed in its death throes before finally exploding as a supernova. And their observations contradict previous thinking into how red supergiants behave before they blow up. A team of astronomers watched the drama unfold through the eyes of two observatories in Hawaii: Pan-STARRS on Haleakala, Maui, and the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii Island. Their observations were part of the Young Supernova Experiment (YSE) transient survey. They watched the supernova explosion, named SN 2020tlf, during the final 130 days leading up to its detonation. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Webb's first ever images are accessible. As most know, it is using a specific star in Ursa Major, 240 light years away to align each of the 18 mirrors. When directed where to look, each mirror got the star pretty much centered up. The Near Infrared Camera processed them without a problem. Now its a three month task to align them individually so all 18 work as a single unit and they produce one clear and focused image of target bodies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-shares-first-selfie-photograph-183710296.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly McButterpants Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 The company i work for provided the batteries for the JWST. 🤠 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 29 minutes ago, Philly McButterpants said: The company i work for provided the batteries for the JWST. 🤠 At least we now know who to blame. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 @Tiberius don't you think you should update the title ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 10 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: @Tiberius don't you think you should update the title ??? You like? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Lol. Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sherpa Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) Now fully focused, and exceeding expectations. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60771210 It gets better and better with this thing. Amazing stuff to come in the next few months, and that's just the start. Webb is going to be amazing. Edited March 16, 2022 by sherpa 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 This week, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirmed the size of a massive comet at the edge of our solar system, NASA Artemis teams continued testing for launch to the Moon, and our NASA's James Webb Space Telescope got even cooler. Get even more NASA news at nasa.gov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 20 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: This week, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirmed the size of a massive comet at the edge of our solar system, NASA Artemis teams continued testing for launch to the Moon, and our NASA's James Webb Space Telescope got even cooler. Get even more NASA news at nasa.gov Here's hoping that massive comet at the edge of our solar system doesn't have our name on it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Here's hoping that massive comet at the edge of our solar system doesn't have our name on it! It doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Cool comparison of photos of the Magellanic Cloud taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Webb. The difference in clarity and detail is astounding. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Getting so excited for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Webb Telescope hit by micrometeoroid but sustains no major damage https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/06/08/james-webb-telescope-micrometeoroid/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 🧐 https://www.jwst.nasa.gov Quote Webb's First Images in : 34 days July 12, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 https://scitechdaily.com/astronomer-says-new-webb-space-telescope-images-almost-brought-him-to-tears/ 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Beerball said: https://scitechdaily.com/astronomer-says-new-webb-space-telescope-images-almost-brought-him-to-tears/ ***** gonna get crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 6 hours ago, Beerball said: https://scitechdaily.com/astronomer-says-new-webb-space-telescope-images-almost-brought-him-to-tears/ This reminds me of the car ride home from the optometrist with my first pair of glasses. Everything was so crisp and clear and beautiful! I can see why this would be very moving for anyone working on or benefiting from this project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 The odd thing to keep in mind is that Webb is looking back in time. A long, long time ago. This could turn out to be one of the greatest inventions ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 I am so irrationally giddy about this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 4 hours ago, sherpa said: The odd thing to keep in mind is that Webb is looking back in time. A long, long time ago. This could turn out to be one of the greatest inventions ever. Technically everything is looking back in time. Even staring at your computer screen qualifies. It’s just a matter of how far and how clearly. I think the scientific community will get a lot out of this and there will be some cool pictures for the general public. The actual impact on the general public will be nominal if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, 4merper4mer said: Technically everything is looking back in time. Even staring at your computer screen qualifies. It’s just a matter of how far and how clearly. I think the scientific community will get a lot out of this and there will be some cool pictures for the general public. The actual impact on the general public will be nominal if anything. What if they find Jimmy Hoffa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 5 hours ago, sherpa said: The odd thing to keep in mind is that Webb is looking back in time. A long, long time ago. This could turn out to be one of the greatest inventions ever. Will we see Star Wars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 16 minutes ago, Beerball said: What if they find Jimmy Hoffa? Floating around Uranus? Actually, he disappeared end of July 1975. Mid-August that same year, NASA launched the Voyager 1 to Mars. Maybe there was some extra cargo on the rocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Nasa stream to show the first images, Tuesday 10:30am est 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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