Can't wait to see some of the images its going to capture. It's able to capture specific parts of the infrared spectrum that are less absorbed by dust and other particles, allowing scientists to look through dense clouds and atmospheres. Some of the target images it will collect is definitely going to open new doors to our understanding of the universe.
More crazily, it might help us understand how the universe came into being, as it may be able to capture information of when the first galaxies were formed (the "Epoch of Reionization").
2022 is going to be be a big year for astronomy, science, and things up in the sky.
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Can't wait to see some of the images its going to capture. It's able to capture specific parts of the infrared spectrum that are less absorbed by dust and other particles, allowing scientists to look through dense clouds and atmospheres. Some of the target images it will collect is definitely going to open new doors to our understanding of the universe.
More crazily, it might help us understand how the universe came into being, as it may be able to capture information of when the first galaxies were formed (the "Epoch of Reionization").
2022 is going to be be a big year for astronomy, science, and things up in the sky.
Let's hope so!
I'm hoping the telescope will discover something totally unexpected. That would be cool.
some of the biggest scientific news of the last decade has been more like confirmation of existing theory (gravitational waves, higgs). I hope the JWST has it's hubble moment, similar to Hubble Deep Field moment.
Could be about 6 months according to this: https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/we...tExplorer.html
"The remaining five months of commissioning will be all about aligning the optics and calibrating the scientific instruments."
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If you want to better understand where this telescope is headed (like I did) I posted a video with a fantastic explanation the science thread:
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Yeah these are really cool locations. I didn’t understand how they worked at all until I watched the Scott Manley (the legend) explanation. It immediately clicked for me with the visual component that starts around the 3 minute 30 second mark. (Specifically the image at 5:40 was my lightbulb moment)
I just hope they don’t zoom in on Pluto. Nothing to see here…
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If you want to better understand where this telescope is headed (like I did) I posted a video with a fantastic explanation the science thread:
I just hope they don’t zoom in on Pluto. Nothing to see here…
I'm hoping they can finally track down planet 9. Sifting through the kuiper belt with those IR sensors will likely catch it. Or at least catch the gravitational wake it leaves behind with better detail and accuracy.
That's an amazing discovery waiting to happen just within our solar system. Like, astronomers know it's there, but we haven't been able to catch it yet. Maybe Webb can finally do it.
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