Chris 2,162 Posted July 9, 2022 Amazing. Thanks for the updates Kevin. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 334 Posted July 11, 2022 The first images have been released. It is like going back in time!! https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-first-photos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted July 11, 2022 Not to steal Kevin’s thunder, but here is the first official image: This is the furthest we’ve ever been able to see. Absolutely amazing. Read more about it here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted July 11, 2022 From Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Times like this makes me wish Tony was around. Both to give me crap about NGT as well as to share the moment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 334 Posted July 12, 2022 So cool, even if you're not a science or space nerd looking at other galaxies and back in time is awesome. And no thunder stolen, I appreciate someone else appreciating the wonder of the JWST. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted July 12, 2022 I’ll confess man, I got a little teary eyed seeing it. It’s both amazing and beautiful. What a time to be alive. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 334 Posted July 12, 2022 Here is the difference between Hubble and the JWST. This is the same section of space. It is a spot the size of a grain of rice held at arms length. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted July 12, 2022 I'm watching the livestream now, and they said we've been able to see 13.1 billion years back in time to less than a billion years after the big bang. And it was done "during breakfast", whereas it took Hubble two weeks to get the images it did. That. Is. NUTS! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted July 12, 2022 Southern Ring Nebula Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted July 12, 2022 Stephan's Quintent: The two at the 4 o'clock area are merging. Also, they showed this view: And they said that the really bright spot up there between the 12 and 1 o'clock position is evidence of a black hole. Something about the gravitational pull and density of what light we can see being pulled into it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted July 12, 2022 A new view of the Carina Nebula and the birth of new stars: 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 334 Posted July 14, 2022 A view of Jupiter from the JWST. Stunning!!! https://www.sciencealert.com/webb-actually-dropped-a-sneaky-picture-of-jupiter-and-we-can-t-stop-staring/amp 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted July 15, 2022 I think we're going to have a slew of new images on a regular basis as the scientists play with their new toy. Which is fine by me! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 334 Posted July 16, 2022 A little humor on 1 of the images https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-hammill-webb-space-telescope_n_62d22626e4b0e6fc1a971cef/amp 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 334 Posted August 2, 2022 More awesome photos of our galaxy. https://www.engadget.com/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-cartwheel-galaxy-164218343.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted August 2, 2022 Absolutely gorgeous. I'm looking forward to hearing about a planet they wanted to focus on. I think they said they'd have the telescope pointed at it a couple days. Imagine finding something remotely habitable! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted August 3, 2022 Seeing this new pic has me wondering: Is the universe mostly dark matter with galaxies, and the majority of stars selling within the individual galaxies? I can see what appears to be a star at the 2 o’clock position just outside the cartwheel galaxy there, but the rest I have to assume are other galaxies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 334 Posted August 10, 2022 In the age of technology lasting a short time before it is replaced. The JWST is not to be excluded. https://petapixel.com/2022/08/09/1b-giant-magellan-telescope-to-have-4x-the-resolution-of-james-webb/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MsKreed 1,182 Posted August 10, 2022 I'm sorry, I know a lot of people were not amused, but I thought THIS was funny! Quote A physicist excited Twitter fans this week with a stunning new photo from the James Webb Space Telescope, then surprised everyone by admitting it was just a slice of tasty chorizo. The scientist Étienne Klein, director of France's Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, shared the purported James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) photo on July 31. The photo shows a round reddish-orange object on a black background that appears to be a view of a star. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 334 Posted August 10, 2022 I thought it was funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted August 11, 2022 LOL I saw that and laughed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 334 Posted August 13, 2022 Really cool video that puts into perspective how far away things the JWST showing is are. https://petapixel.com/2022/08/12/video-puts-into-perspective-how-far-away-james-webbs-camera-can-see/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,162 Posted August 14, 2022 Any word on that planet they were supposed to have been examining a few weeks back? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 334 Posted August 14, 2022 Other than new images of Jupiter I haven't seen them focus on a planet much. https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-first-jupiter-photos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites