Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 First images - WOW! https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/deploymentExplorer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 The beginnings of everything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Awesome! I saw these on Facebook and Instagram ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 You ain't seen nothin' yet! This critter can also be focused on some of the planets in our solar system, beyond Earth's orbit. (It can't look toward the sun or it would burn out the camera. But the scientists are probably going to image Uranus and Neptune especially in the infrared spectrum, which may give us better understanding of these ice giants. And maybe some of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Gonna be interesting, for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Cypress Sun said: The beginnings of everything.... Think of how long that light has traveled to get to us to see...Didn't even have time to stop for a cold beer... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tell Sackett SASS 18436 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 When I was a kid I thought there were a few million stars in the galaxy. Maybe a few dozen galaxies. Now we know there are a hundred billion stars in our galaxy. 100 billion galaxies. I'm not sure what general knowledge was back in those days. Mine has sure changed. "The universe is not only stranger than we imagine- it is stranger than we CAN imagine"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Texas Lizard said: Think of how long that light has traveled to get to us to see...Didn't even have time to stop for a cold beer... Texas Lizard What were seeing is about 4.5 billion years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 This is the part I don't understand. If some of these pictures are solar systems approx 10,000 'LIGHT YEARS away, then how are we able to view them in only a couple of years of viewing into outer space. Wouldn't it take 10,000 light years to see it? And, if what we are seeing is actually a few LIGHT YEARS away, how do we know those things actually still exist? In other words, if what is being seen is 'stuff' that sent out light a few light years ago, how do we know its still there? ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Think of what it costs to see something that is likely gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 28 minutes ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: This is the part I don't understand. If some of these pictures are solar systems approx 10,000 'LIGHT YEARS away, then how are we able to view them in only a couple of years of viewing into outer space. Wouldn't it take 10,000 light years to see it? And, if what we are seeing is actually a few LIGHT YEARS away, how do we know those things actually still exist? In other words, if what is being seen is 'stuff' that sent out light a few light years ago, how do we know its still there? ..........Widder I feel sorry for the aliens on planets that are 200 million light years from us. There they are, looking through their telescopes at Earth thinking "What a bunch of primitive lizards, lots of teeth and no arms." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 46 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said: I feel sorry for the aliens on planets that are 200 million light years from us. There they are, looking through their telescopes at Earth thinking "What a bunch of primitive lizards, lots of teeth and no arms." Exactly. Whatever we see or find may already be extinct. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: This is the part I don't understand. If some of these pictures are solar systems approx 10,000 'LIGHT YEARS away, then how are we able to view them in only a couple of years of viewing into outer space. Wouldn't it take 10,000 light years to see it? And, if what we are seeing is actually a few LIGHT YEARS away, how do we know those things actually still exist? In other words, if what is being seen is 'stuff' that sent out light a few light years ago, how do we know its still there? ..........Widder We don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 36 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: We don't. Exactly! There are stars we see with the naked eye that may not be there and were just seeing their light now. I learned that in high school science class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Manufactured by Northrop Grumman, the company I worked for almost 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Well, they're still 'there'; they've just moved....and the really far away ones have changed a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 How do we know this isn't some elaborate hoax like those moon landings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Amazing images. Wonder what new wonders they'll discover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 13 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: What were seeing is about 4.5 billion years old! Actually it’s more like 13 billion according to NASA. 4.5 billion is the supposed age of our earth . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 51 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Actually it’s more like 13 billion according to NASA. 4.5 billion is the supposed age of our earth . Do they (NASA or anybody) really know? I mean, can they be a little off, like maybe 2-3 billion years? What is considered a 'Light Year'? 1. Is it 1 earthly year 2. Is it 1 year traveling at the speed of light? ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: Do they (NASA or anybody) really know? I mean, can they be a little off, like maybe 2-3 billion years? What is considered a 'Light Year'? 1. Is it 1 earthly year 2. Is it 1 year traveling at the speed of light? ..........Widder One year traveling at the speed of light, 186,000 miles per second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 12 hours ago, Cypress Sun said: I feel sorry for the aliens on planets that are 200 million light years from us. There they are, looking through their telescopes at Earth thinking "What a bunch of primitive lizards, lots of teeth and no arms." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: Do they (NASA or anybody) really know? I mean, can they be a little off, like maybe 2-3 billion years? What is considered a 'Light Year'? 1. Is it 1 earthly year 2. Is it 1 year traveling at the speed of light? ..........Widder Yes of course it's an estimate and they could be off by 2-3 billion years but that doesn't make it any less mind boggling! Light year= time it takes traveling at the speed of light 186,000 MPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 12 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: Think of what it costs to see something that is likely gone. I swear it was just there!The many mysteries of Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 13 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: Think of what it costs to see something that is likely gone. I'd rather the government spend money on things like the James Webb Telescope than giving money/material/weapons away to countries that gladly accept the giveaways but hate America's guts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: Do they (NASA or anybody) really know? I mean, can they be a little off, like maybe 2-3 billion years? What is considered a 'Light Year'? 1. Is it 1 earthly year 2. Is it 1 year traveling at the speed of light? ..........Widder A light year is simply a measurement of distance. It is how far light (or anything) travels at 186,000 miles per second over the period of a year. It’s used because the actual distance number of 5.879x10 to the 12th power is a bit of a mouthful to anybody but a mathematician. German astronomer Friedrich Bessel is responsible for coming up with it in 1838. And it has confused people ever since. They should have come up with a better term like Whopper or something. Alpha Centauri is 4.367 Whoppers from earth. Rolls off the tongue doesn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: A light year is simply a measurement of distance. It is how far light (or anything) travels at 186,000 miles per second over the period of a year. It’s used because the actual distance number of 5.879x10 to the 12th power is a bit of a mouthful to anybody but a mathematician. German astronomer Friedrich Bessel is responsible for coming up with it in 1838. And it has confused people ever since. They should have come up with a better term like Whopper or something. Alpha Centauri is 4.367 Whoppers from earth. Rolls off the tongue doesn’t it? I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: A light year is simply a measurement of distance. It is how far light (or anything) travels at 186,000 miles per second over the period of a year. It’s used because the actual distance number of 5.879x10 to the 12th power is a bit of a mouthful to anybody but a mathematician. German astronomer Friedrich Bessel is responsible for coming up with it in 1838. And it has confused people ever since. They should have come up with a better term like Whopper or something. Alpha Centauri is 4.367 Whoppers from earth. Rolls off the tongue doesn’t it? Are closer galaxies Whopper Jrs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 18 hours ago, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: Amazing images. Wonder what new wonders they'll discover? He was looking for this place. Heard about the donuts and coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 3:58 PM, Widder, SASS #59054 said: This is the part I don't understand. If some of these pictures are solar systems approx 10,000 'LIGHT YEARS away, then how are we able to view them in only a couple of years of viewing into outer space. Wouldn't it take 10,000 light years to see it? And, if what we are seeing is actually a few LIGHT YEARS away, how do we know those things actually still exist? In other words, if what is being seen is 'stuff' that sent out light a few light years ago, how do we know its still there? ..........Widder the light waves have already been in transit for billions of years when the Webb telescope intercepts them in their last million miles before reaching Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 NASA has for many years published the APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) on their website. There are hundreds of stunning images there, similar to those shown here, but mostly taken by the Hubble or from Earth. The Webb is going to obsolete much of that. About a Mile from my mountain ranch property is a privately owned astronomy remote telemetry site. Two MDs with astronomy interest started it as a business twenty years ago. It has grown, through NASA and other institutional contracts, into a huge facility and business with more than two hundred advanced observation and listening instruments, provided by many different worldwide agencies and universities. You can subscribe to time on a 20" or even 24" infrared or x-ray telescope and remotely guide the instrument from your home computer, from across the globe, watching it on your monitor or big screen. But the subscription prices will curl most mortal peoples' toenails, if you can even get a place in line. Take a look at Sierra-remote.com. Here are just two of their many buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I found this video of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Muggle Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I saw this earlier today, The spectacle of the universe just makes you awe at the almighty created behind it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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