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1 posted on 02/12/2022 12:14:13 AM PST by zeestephen
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They F’ed up the mirror....again!?


2 posted on 02/12/2022 12:19:19 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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According to the press information released before the launch, NASA was not going to release ANY images before the telescope was perfectly aligned and sending back perfect images.

The reason?

NASA thought the general public would be hugely disappointed at the first images.

Good to see that common sense and full disclosure have triumphed over many months of pre-planned silence!

3 posted on 02/12/2022 12:26:57 AM PST by zeestephen
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I saw the image on the evening news tonight and was surprised they’d released anything so soon. I look forward to them getting the mirrors aligned and seeing what this telescope can show us.
At least I won’t have to wait as long as I did from New Horizon’s launch to seeing images of Pluto. :-)


5 posted on 02/12/2022 12:51:29 AM PST by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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here's the 'James Webb Telescope' seen from earth....


6 posted on 02/12/2022 12:55:58 AM PST by caww ( )
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Has anyone every thought that the two space telescopes NASA has launched are called the Webb and Hubble?


8 posted on 02/12/2022 1:07:12 AM PST by LukeL
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I’m Dizzy. Do we get a point for that????


15 posted on 02/12/2022 2:04:22 AM PST by FreeperCell
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I want a refund.

LOL, just kidding. I understand perfectly they are in the process of aligning the mirrors and it’s going to take several more months before they’re there. And when they are, I’m sure Webb is going to be hitting us with some mind-blowing revelations about this old universe we live in on a regular basis. Go get ‘em, NASA! Can’t wait.


17 posted on 02/12/2022 2:24:00 AM PST by LibWhacker
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I do hope they remembered to pull off all the protective film covers before launch :)

28 posted on 02/12/2022 5:56:42 AM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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Maybe, next time, they could use color film instead of black & white.


31 posted on 02/12/2022 7:40:32 AM PST by moovova
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What they saw....

Blnk
35 posted on 02/12/2022 2:45:56 PM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more hash brown patties! )
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