On July 12th at 9:30am CT NASA is scheduled to release the first images from the new $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope.
This will be a big moment in astro history... some have waited decades for this.
I hope everyone can access this link.
https://facebook.com/events/s/first-ima ... 390934095/
If not, try this one:
https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/
Suresh
First Images from JWST Coming July 12th at 9:30am
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First Images from JWST Coming July 12th at 9:30am
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Refr: AP 130mm GTX/SW 120mm/Borg 4"/Unitron 150 4"/Jason 2.25”
Dobs: ATM 16"/Orion 12”
Newts: Cave 8" RFT/Criterion RV6/Astroscan 4"/Orion 3.6" TCT
SNs: Meade 6"/Celestron 5.5"
SCTs: Celestron 9.25"/8”/B&L Criterion 4”
Maks: SW 7"/Quantum 4"/Meade 3.5” ETX
Cass: Vixen 8” VISAC/Simmons 4.5"
RC: MallinCam 10"
Sol: Lunt 80mm DS/PST
Bino: Vixen 12x80/Nikon 10x50
Mounts: CGX/EQ6r-Pro/AVX/GDPX/Porta II
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Re: First Images from JWST Coming July 12th at 9:30am **UPDATE**
UPDATE on James Webb images - first image is coming Monday, 7/11, instead of Tuesday 7/12.
PRESS RELEASE from this morning:
Monday, July 11
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. The image will be available simultaneously on NASA's website.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa ... ges-reveal
PRESS RELEASE from this morning:
Monday, July 11
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. The image will be available simultaneously on NASA's website.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa ... ges-reveal
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Re: First Images from JWST Coming July 12th at 9:30am
Jackie sent me this link to a cool video on Reddit. It shows the location of the “cosmic cliffs” image within the carina nebula area.
https://reddit.com/r/space/comments/vys ... he_cosmic/
https://reddit.com/r/space/comments/vys ... he_cosmic/
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