Nasa James Webb Space Telescope sends back its first image

The Independent ^ | 11 February 2022 | Jon Kelvey

[Nifster]

Do you lack reading comprehension?

No we did not miss the prescription.

When the 18 segments are properly aligned the Webb will produce stunning results

[Nifster]

Not for the reason you think

Those are the last names of beloved NASA directors and great people

[Nifster]

There is no connection. It is a bunch of jerks who know nothing of NASA history

[bert]

There is no mirroe.

There is an array of I believe 11 mirrors that require fine adjustment after initial deployment

[cyclotic]

My son sent us that photo yesterday. He’s a space geek and an actual rocket scientist at NASA. Some friends of his are on the Webb Mission.

It’s the first ever satellite selfie

[Larry Lucido]

Way cool!

[Larry Lucido]

I do hope you just missed a sarcasm tag.

[BitWielder1]

I do hope they remembered to pull off all the protective film covers before launch :)

[Larry Lucido]

Wait, it’s not named after Jimmy Webb? The Wichita lineman is still searchin’ in the sun, ya know!

[ealgeone]

Maybe it can take some better pictures of all those alleged structures on the moon and Mars.

[moovova]

Maybe, next time, they could use color film instead of black & white.

[WKUHilltopper]

I can’t remember everything...

[Nifster]

Not where’s it pointed

Maybe the Thirty Meter can help out with that

[Campion]

The moon is behind it, so it won’t be taking pictures of the moon at all. There’s no telescope that could take better pictures of Mars from 30 million miles away than Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter can take from 120 mi or so above the surface.

[minnesota_bound]

What they saw....

[Fledermaus]

They better stay out of Ft. Marcy Park.