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James Webb Space Telescope - Where Is Webb?
NASA ^ | 18 January 2022

Posted on 01/18/2022 11:33:13 AM PST by zeestephen

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1 posted on 01/18/2022 11:33:13 AM PST by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

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2 posted on 01/18/2022 11:41:33 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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Webb, Hubble...what’s up with Klintons and telescopes?


3 posted on 01/18/2022 12:02:42 PM PST by rfp1234 (Comitia asinorum et rhinocerum delenda sunt.)
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To: zeestephen
Bad news.....

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4 posted on 01/18/2022 7:24:42 PM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: Red Badger
"My regular(ish) roundup of space news from January 18th 2022. In addition to the round up of spaceflights we have stories in space medicine, test flights of the largest aircraft, space debris effects and more."
Spaceflight Kills Your Blood Cells, SpaceX's Big Balls and Other Deep Space Updates January 18th | January 18, 2022 | Scott Manley
Spaceflight Kills Your Blood Cells, SpaceX's Big Balls and Other Deep Space Updates January 18th | January 18, 2022 | Scott Manley

5 posted on 01/18/2022 8:58:54 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: zeestephen

Have they announced what their initial target is for imaging?

Personally, I’ve been doubtful that this thing is going to successfully deploy. Hoping I’m wrong.


6 posted on 01/19/2022 9:56:41 AM PST by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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They plan to take around six photos of well known space objects and release them during the fine tuning process.

They specified at least one planet in our solar system.

Most likely, they will start close in and then focus further and further out.

I am thinking Jupiter or Saturn, maybe Proxima Centauri (the closest star), maybe a globular cluster outside the Milky Way, Andromeda (the closest large galaxy), the North Star, Sirius (the brightest star), a couple constellations and nebula, a comet maybe?

Just really photogenic things that most people have seen or heard about.

They need to fine tune each telescope segment so they all focus on and perfectly reflect the same image.

Whew!

That turned into a long post - did not realize I knew that much about astronomy.

Old guy - way too much free time!

7 posted on 01/19/2022 11:08:07 AM PST by zeestephen
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The hubbele imaged the Cat’s Eye nebula years ago. They ended up doing 3 or 4 separate images of it over time, and someone took the 3 images and made an animated gif of it. It’s kinda cool to actually be able to watch it expand over time. I really wish they could commit to a shot every year.


8 posted on 01/19/2022 11:37:36 AM PST by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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