The Official James Webb Space Telescope Thread
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DrBanneker
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Below is the list of cosmic objects that Webb targeted for these first observations, which will be released in NASA’s live broadcast beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 12. Each image will simultaneously be made available on social media as well as on the agency’s website.
These listed targets below represent the first wave of full-color scientific images and spectra the observatory has gathered, and the official beginning of Webb’s general science operations. They were selected by an international committee of representatives from NASA, ESA, CSA, and the Space Telescope Science Institute.
These listed targets below represent the first wave of full-color scientific images and spectra the observatory has gathered, and the official beginning of Webb’s general science operations. They were selected by an international committee of representatives from NASA, ESA, CSA, and the Space Telescope Science Institute.
- Carina Nebula: The Carina Nebula is one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky, located approximately 7,600 light-years away in the southern constellation Carina. Nebulae are stellar nurseries where stars form. The Carina Nebula is home to many massive stars, several times larger than the Sun.
- WASP-96 b (spectrum): WASP-96 b is a giant planet outside our solar system, composed mainly of gas. The planet, located nearly 1,150 light-years from Earth, orbits its star every 3.4 days. It has about half the mass of Jupiter, and its discovery was announced in 2014.
- Southern Ring Nebula: The Southern Ring, or “Eight-Burst” nebula, is a planetary nebula – an expanding cloud of gas, surrounding a dying star. It is nearly half a light-year in diameter and is located approximately 2,000 light years away from Earth.
- Stephan’s Quintet: About 290 million light-years away, Stephan’s Quintet is located in the constellation Pegasus. It is notable for being the first compact galaxy group ever discovered in 1877. Four of the five galaxies within the quintet are locked in a cosmic dance of repeated close encounters.
- SMACS 0723: Massive foreground galaxy clusters magnify and distort the light of objects behind them, permitting a deep field view into both the extremely distant and intrinsically faint galaxy populations.
This shyt is Unbelievable I must admit.
Amazing!SMAC 0723 without Webb
SMAC 0723 with Webb
Seems mid to me and sort of underwhelming.SMAC 0723 without Webb
SMAC 0723 with Webb
Spidey Man
Superstar
Just the appetizer. The main course gets served tomorrow
Neil Degrasse Tyson with the perspective :wow/
Spidey Man
Superstar
I’m not looking forward to the day we find life out there. Just thinking about it gives me chills
I hope it's more Star Trek and it unites humanity instead of MAGA meets xenophobia
ADevilYouKhow
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Jmare007
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Main course is probably gonna be served on a random day in a random year when they snap another shot with Webb and find some
shyt that wasn't expected 
GnauzBookOfRhymes
Superstar
shyts crazy when you think about it.
The field view from the just released image is equivalent to the size of a grain of sand held at arms length.
There's no fukking way the universe isn't teeming with life. Who knows how many have come and gone in the last 13,000,000,000 years.
The field view from the just released image is equivalent to the size of a grain of sand held at arms length.
There's no fukking way the universe isn't teeming with life. Who knows how many have come and gone in the last 13,000,000,000 years.