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hey whskey 7
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:56 pm
by SoM
good times ahead for us, the JWST is
finally built
can't wait for new images
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:18 pm
by Whiskey 7
Hey SoM
Thanks for the topic. I will watch video later but yes, great news on the space telescope front. Hubble is how old?
From Wiki
Mission duration Elapsed: 27 years, 2 months, 25 days
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:40 pm
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF
This excites me also. It's amazing what we've learned all because of the Hubble.
Lately I've been watching a ton of World Science Festival videos on youtube. You guys should check em out if you haven't seen them...
https://www.youtube.com/user/worldsciencefestival
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 10:58 pm
by Doombrain
Nice find
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:05 pm
by Transient
I just hope it doesn't explode on the launch pad.
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:10 pm
by SoM
*slaps Transient with a dead trout*
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:58 am
by Whiskey 7
Hey SoM. Yes watched the video. Thank you
HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:This excites me also. It's amazing what we've learned all because of the Hubble.
Lately I've been watching a ton of World Science Festival videos on youtube. You guys should check em out if you haven't seen them...
https://www.youtube.com/user/worldsciencefestival
World Science Festival
Kicks self... I had the opportunity to attend recently and declined, silly me.. Now watching on youtube.
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:30 pm
by lars63
Will check out video, thanks
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:35 am
by mrd
Transient wrote:I just hope it doesn't explode on the launch pad.
TBH the Lagrange insertion and unfolding all the mirrors and shields and shit will be WAY more nerve-wracking than the launch. If a single fucking solenoid fails, the entire god damn thing is a heap of useless shit 100 million miles in space.
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:28 am
by Transient
Hey, they fixed an out-of-focus Hubble lens way out in space, they can fix a solenoid.
But yeah, I get what you're saying. Not many rockets explode on the launch pad these days, and we launch lots more than we used to. SpaceX experiments aside.
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:31 am
by mrd
Hubble orbits Earth. JWT orbits the Sun. If it fails we are fucked. End of story.
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:07 am
by Whiskey 7
mrd wrote:Hubble orbits Earth. JWT orbits the Sun. If it fails we are fucked. End of story.
For those that
The James Webb Space Telescope will not be in orbit around the Earth, like the Hubble Space Telescope is - it will actually orbit the Sun, 1.5 million kilometers (1 million miles) away from the Earth at what is called the second Lagrange point or L2. What is special about this orbit is that it lets the telescope to stay in line with the Earth as it moves around the Sun. This allows the satellite's large sunshield to protect the telescope from the light and heat of the Sun and Earth (and Moon).
https://jwst.nasa.gov/orbit.html
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:14 am
by Transient
mrd wrote:Hubble orbits Earth. JWT orbits the Sun. If it fails we are fucked. End of story.
I forgot about that.
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:59 am
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF
going up in a few days
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:59 am
by Transient
I remember hearing about this thing when I was in high school. There are still so many things that can go wrong, it actually makes me a little anxious.
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:46 am
by xer0s
Yep. Excited and nervous…
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 4:34 am
by Whiskey 7
HM-PuFFNSTuFF
Fingers crossed, all goes well.
NASA page
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:08 am
by SoM
[youtube]qS5Z9FdKeso[/youtube]
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 5:17 pm
by Transient
https://www.engadget.com/nasa-delays-ja ... 56161.html
Delayed by a day. Just 3 more to go!
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 8:50 pm
by seremtan
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 8:54 pm
by Whiskey 7
What?
".... its month-long journey towards its destination ... "
I didn't realize it was that far out there
Still I'm very interested
Image source
Just watched this "The Insane Engineering of James Webb Telescope" and also found very interesting.
[youtube]aICaAEXDJQQ[/youtube]
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 1:25 am
by SoM
one more for ya from Anton
[youtube]JAosOXayma4[/youtube]
Re: hey whskey 7
Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 7:41 am
by Whiskey 7
Scheduled launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is 10pm local (eastern Australia), Christmas Day and I plan to see the live-stream, fingers crossed.
EDIT: Next morning here and I check the news: A successful launch it appears
Still I'm very interested 