Posted on 02/11/2022 10:49:07 AM PST by Red Badger
Bravo!
Once they get ALL those dots aligned into ONE dot, we’re good to go!.................
It took a long time to get this up and flying. Very happy to see they pulled this off successfully (so far). There wont be any shuttle missions to fix things if something gets hosed.
I wonder when they are going to find the first “gay”
black hole.
There wont be any shuttle missions to fix things if something gets hosed.
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Yup. It’s a million miles from Earth to the L2 Lagrange point. That telescope is pretty much on its own. An amazing piece of intricate technology.
Well... for a while yet. Depends on what else Elon and the gang might have on the drawing board.
If the Webb and the Hubble were to align, would they see Chelsea Clinton?
ISWYDT!...................😜
Maybe once in a while it needs the mirror's Squeegeed! :)
That was uncalled for!
ROFL!!
Very clever!
This could be an interesting project for SpaceX. Perhaps Musk can expand upon their current capabilities and send a “maintenance droid” to the telescope for simple repairs.
Maybe once in a while it needs the mirror’s Squeegeed! :)
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“Oh no. A squeegee guy!”
I find this whole endeavor to be absolutely fascinating.
When it’s needed, there’s no reason we couldn’t send out a robotic repair/refresh mission. It would not need to return.
If the instrument is still giving good data when the thruster fuel is running low, we could surely send out a fully-fueled thruster unit to attach to the sun side and prolong the mission.
I hope we develop the robotic capability to keep Hubble in the game too.
If the Webb and the Hubble were to align, would they see Chelsea Clinton?
Perhaps. But more difficult would be to find Jimmy Hoffa...
BTW, you won the Internet today.
I wonder when they are going to find the first “gay”
black hole.
Hey! They prefer to be called “Transvestite Stars”
I wonder when they are going to find the first “gay”
black hole.
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Found and hired by Brandon to be in charge of overseeing America’s nuclear power plants and nuclear waste. Likes training male partners to be dogs before he has his way with them, he claims.
This is the first time I’ve seen a detailed technical depiction of this telescope. I’ve read about it but the graphics and video really made the mechanical detail pop.
Adjusting each of those mirrors to its fully calibrated state is going to be like rubbing your tummy, patting your head and whistling a tune at the same time multiplied a zillion in complexity.
The alignment will consist of two primary steps, pointing and focus. Adjust one and the other goes out of adjustment. You go back and forth on the two until specifications are achieved. The first adjustments are fairly course and progressively get finer as you narrow in on the final specification.
I’m sure that computer programming will be used for the courser adjustments but am curious if the human touch will be used to command the final and finest adjustments.
Probably AI......................
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