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I waited 15 years and spent $10 billion dollars and all I got was this lousy Strehl ratio of 0.0001. - Chris Burke

Suresh & Merle, Thanks for the links and images. I climbed out of bed early to watch the launch, and it was well worth it. I downloaded tonight's JWST ephemeris from NASA/JPL after it was suggested (on Twitter) that it might (might!) be bright enough to observe over the next several days. Edited...

The sun shield reminds me of a giant clipper ship with its innumerable lines and pulleys. Despite the complexity, I'm optimistic about the mission's success!

Deane Clark wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:56 am Do we need to update the forum software?

If so, bump.
(I don't pretend it would be an easy process.)

Ha! Matt, that's perfect. I'm reminded of Mini-Me from Austin Powers: Goldmember. He had the most appropriate nickname, Tripod.

matt_2018 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:59 pm Clayton...you showed me a really nice eyepiece...called the "pineapple"...I think it was it was a 26mm or maybe a 32mm.

Before Clayton chimes in, here's my guess:

(It's on my Christmas wish list.)

Steve, what do you use as an information source? I've found https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/ to be pretty reliable. It seems to match up with the god's eye view http://celestrak.com/ (remembering to correct 5 hours for time zone & day light savings differences).

Nice pic, Don!

I'd like to register three guests, not including myself. I will be volunteering for both sessions.

Two of us will attend Friday night.
We are looking forward!
Ron Cooper
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