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  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    That sun shield deployment sequence is a serious bit of engineering. Imagine being on the team that designed and built it knowing if it fails the entire trip gets aborted.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,683
    • Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI)
    • Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam)
    • Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec)
    • Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph/Fine Guidance Sensor (NIRISS/FGS)
    Of the four main scientific instruments on board the JWST UK scientists were chiefly responsible for MIRI which was delivered to NASA way back in May 2012.  Obviously been a fair bit of tweaking since then.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/james-webb-space-telescope-jwst

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHuWzIkBjUE
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,794
    https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/03/saturn-losing-rings-nasa-moons/629391/

    Nooooo!!!
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    Yep, we will all miss them... in a few million years time.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,105
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,683

    NASA, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will release the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a televised broadcast beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT (14:30 UTC) on Tuesday, July 12, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

    Released one by one, these first images from the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope will demonstrate Webb at its full power, ready to begin its mission to unfold the infrared universe.

    On Monday, July 11 at 5 p.m. EDT, President Joe Biden will release one of Webb’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will provide remarks. A live stream of the event will be available on NASA TV.

  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,683
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBDHqquK_8k
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    About to go live:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    Saw some footage on BBC news earlier…..bloody amazing!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,781
    edited July 2022
    Completely incredible pictures
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,781
    edited July 2022
    Galaxy Cluster SMACS 0723



    Stephan’s Quintet



    Southern Ring Nebula



    Carina Nebula


  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    All fantastic images but Carina Nebula is breathtaking.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    eaststandmike said:
    All fantastic images but Carina Nebula is breathtaking.
    Praise the colour artist who makes up the pictures 
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    In the first picture in particular, each one of those dots are galaxies and contain trillions of stars.  Really strikes home the enormity of creation.
  • charlton4ever
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,718
    wow amazing pictures

  • IAgree
    IAgree Posts: 1,839
    soapy_jones said:
    In the first picture in particular, each one of those dots are galaxies and contain trillions of stars.  Really strikes home the enormity of creation.
    And if there are an infinite number of parallel universes there is one where Charlton have a 90,000 capacity stadium and fans are tired of them constantly winning the champions league
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,781
    IAgree said:
    soapy_jones said:
    In the first picture in particular, each one of those dots are galaxies and contain trillions of stars.  Really strikes home the enormity of creation.
    And if there are an infinite number of parallel universes there is one where Charlton have a 90,000 capacity stadium and fans are tired of them constantly winning the champions league
    I believed in parallel universes until you said that.
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    Who counted that.............

    'Astronomers estimate there exist roughly 10,000 stars for each grain of sand on Earth. That's a lot of stars. Astronomers recently discovered the origin of sand grains. For years, they believed that only sun-like stars created lots of carbon and silicon dust, and the silicon dust is the source of sand.'

    Simply incomprehensible stuff. Fascinating.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,256
    Amazing.  Imagine being part of the team that’s built this thing.  What a honour to say you have contributed to something like this 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,730
    IAgree said:
    soapy_jones said:
    In the first picture in particular, each one of those dots are galaxies and contain trillions of stars.  Really strikes home the enormity of creation.
    And if there are an infinite number of parallel universes there is one where Charlton have a 90,000 capacity stadium and fans are tired of them constantly winning the champions league
    I hate that f*ing version of me living in that one.
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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,850
    edited July 2022
    Unreal photos - and of course a serious look back in time.

    I still think this is the most awe inspiring photo of space - the Eagle Nebula (the Pillars of Creation). This was taken with the Hubble so heaven knows what a shot with the Webb would look like!

    The Pillars of Creation NASA
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,417
    bobmunro said:
    Unreal photos - and of course a serious look back in time.

    I still think this is the most awe inspiring photo of space - the Eagle Nebula (the Pillars of Creation). This was taken with the Hubble so heaven knows what a shot with the Webb would look like!

    The Pillars of Creation NASA
    Looks like the Universe is getting ready to give the finger
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    bobmunro said:
    Unreal photos - and of course a serious look back in time.

    I still think this is the most awe inspiring photo of space - the Eagle Nebula (the Pillars of Creation). This was taken with the Hubble so heaven knows what a shot with the Webb would look like!

    The Pillars of Creation NASA


    Here is the original photo before colourisation


  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,850
    MrOneLung said:
    bobmunro said:
    Unreal photos - and of course a serious look back in time.

    I still think this is the most awe inspiring photo of space - the Eagle Nebula (the Pillars of Creation). This was taken with the Hubble so heaven knows what a shot with the Webb would look like!

    The Pillars of Creation NASA


    Here is the original photo before colourisation


    Still pretty impressive!
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,870
    Callumcafc said:
    Galaxy Cluster SMACS 0723



    Stephan’s Quintet



    Southern Ring Nebula



    Carina Nebula



    Wow, that's beautiful. Especially carina nebula
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    bobmunro said:
    Unreal photos - and of course a serious look back in time.

    I still think this is the most awe inspiring photo of space - the Eagle Nebula (the Pillars of Creation). This was taken with the Hubble so heaven knows what a shot with the Webb would look like!

    The Pillars of Creation NASA
    Its the sizes that are incomprehensible. The pillars are around 5 light years high so bigger than the distance between our sun and the nearest star. 

    Fascinates and boggles my mind at the same time!
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    Amazing to get a better look at what he created on the 4th day. What a guy.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Callumcafc said:
    Galaxy Cluster SMACS 0723



    Each dot a galaxy, that contains billions upon billions of stars with solar systems like our own. Worlds with breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, mountains and valleys. If they have or had intelligent life, all the stories and histories and empires that have come and gone. 

    Truly humbling. Remember - you're made up from the same atoms that are in these stars. You are the universe experiencing itself. You are both incomprehensibly small and incomprehensibly big. 
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,850
    Big_Bad_World said:
    Amazing to get a better look at what he created on the 4th day. What a guy.
    Monty Python stoning - Imgflip
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    Callumcafc said:
    Galaxy Cluster SMACS 0723



    Stephan’s Quintet



    Southern Ring Nebula



    Carina Nebula


    I was just thinking what a lovely name that would be to christen a girl….first name Carina, middle name Nebula.

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