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Further information from ESA to be released 12th July.Mind blowing!
There's too much stuff! (It just aint natural, man!)
The image of the Carina Nebula will be interesting when comparing a 6.5 metre infrared telescope with my humble 0.28 metre image of the same object.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 16:30 CEST Tuesday 12 July. Each image will simultaneously be made available on social media as well on esawebb.org.
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-96b (spectrum): WASP-96b 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. Four of the five galaxies within the quintet are locked in a cosmic dance of repeated close encounters.
The release of these first images marks the official beginning of Webb’s science operations, which will continue to explore the mission’s key science themes. Teams have already applied through a competitive process for time to use the telescope, in what astronomers call its first “cycle,” or first year of observations.
- 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.
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
Yes. Any telescope can be aimed at one particular spot. What a scope can see there varies, and Webb ought to be able to take spectral of star light passing through planetary atmospheres for some exoplanets, which will be interesting (and may lead to breathless headlines that should be treated with some caution in my experience).I wonder if it can zoom in on planets of interest.
Yes, any telescope can. But many are hoping it will be able to capture surface details, discover orbital satellites etc..Yes. Any telescope can be aimed at one particular spot. What a scope can see there varies, and Webb ought to be able to take spectral of star light passing through planetary atmospheres for some exoplanets, which will be interesting (and may lead to breathless headlines that should be treated with some caution in my experience).
Ah, that level of resolution is far beyond its resolving power, sadly.Yes, any telescope can. But many are hoping it will be able to capture surface details, discover orbital satellites etc..
wow. that comparison in post #49 ^^^
An article on how Hubble's images that included a lot of the electromagnetic spectrum beyond the range of the human eye both above and below are then made into color images we can see with our eyes:
How they do it: Processing Hubble images from B&W into stunning full-color - RocketSTEM
I know that for even the "continuous" observations, they do it in different segments. They way I've heard it described is that the photosensors are so sensitive, that they have to occasionally let them "rest" by blocking out the light to avoid damaging them. Then, they'll uncover them again, and take in more light.Interesting the verbal statement that while the Hubble took 2 weeks of continuous observation to image the famous Hubble Deep Field, the person said that Webb did the image they displayed 'before breakfast', which maybe meant overnight or such? I'll be curious to learn more on the relative exposure times, as one person said a number in one article a factor of '100', which I'd need to get more detail on, as Webb has about 6.25 times more mirror area than Hubble, but another factor could be about how Webb images are gathering at a longer wavelength, more infrared, Webb might for instance at least for many objects be in a more intense area of the spectrum, but that's another detail I'll look for later also. (Webb images are like black and white (monochrome is a more accurate word) and then must be colorized to show the general public)
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