James Webb telescope images!

[litebright]

We are on vacation and did Kennedy Space Center today, coincidentally. They live streamed the NASA announcement in one of their auditoriums, so we got to see the pics as they dropped. There were a ton of technical difficulties with feeds because they were jumping to locations all around the world, had multiple cameras and the scientists didn't know where to look -- it was funny and charming, everyone was so excited and enthused and knowledgeable but live TV production is clearly not NASA's main talent, lol.

The pics are pretty amazing. At KSC they have a full-size Hubble model, so it was super cool to see all the background on the Webb and how it was built in NASA's presentation, and compare it to the Hubble. Plus just generally cool to be at Kennedy on a day when NASA was making big news!

[biscoffcookies]

Jul 12, 2022 7:35:14 GMT -5 shauni27 said:

it really trips me out to think about the vastness of space and that it never ends and how many galaxies and universes there are. Like, if I think about it too much I could end up rocking in a ball in the corner of the room.

But it really is amazing to see these pictures.

This is me. When I really try to think about how big the universe is and how much is out there, my brain like short circuits.

What really causes a breakdown is when I think about the two theories — open and closed — of universal boundaries. Open: universe is infinite. But that does not compute. How!? Closed: has a boundary. Also does not compute — what’s beyond the boundary!? Something has to be!! My brain literally cannot even and just kind of shuts down on itself.

[notreal]

Jul 12, 2022 10:35:43 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

From cnn
This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI)

This one is my favorite.  It's glorious.



My favorite thing about all of the pictures it returns though are the 6 pointed stars it creates.

[lessel]

This video putting one of the photos in larger context and contrasting it against what we’ve seen before just completely broke my brain yesterday.

[msmerymac]

Jul 12, 2022 22:21:42 GMT -5 notreal said:

Jul 12, 2022 10:35:43 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

From cnn
This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI)

This one is my favorite.  It's glorious.



My favorite thing about all of the pictures it returns though are the 6 pointed stars it creates.

Apparently that has to do with how they reflect in the telescope or something, but I'm like "FINALLY! People know what it's like to have astigmatism!"

[wawa]

Jul 13, 2022 7:36:25 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Jul 12, 2022 22:21:42 GMT -5 notreal said:

This one is my favorite.  It's glorious.



My favorite thing about all of the pictures it returns though are the 6 pointed stars it creates.

Apparently that has to do with how they reflect in the telescope or something, but I'm like "FINALLY! People know what it's like to have astigmatism!"

Yep, they're 6 pointed because the mirrors used in the telescope are hexagons.   

[pinkyp]

Jul 12, 2022 10:45:37 GMT -5 mskitkat said:

Jul 12, 2022 10:35:43 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

From cnn
This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI)

I need a gorgeous glossy framed print of this.

Me too! It is absolutely stunning!

[biscoffcookies]

Jul 13, 2022 5:19:55 GMT -5 lessel said:

This video putting one of the photos in larger context and contrasting it against what we’ve seen before just completely broke my brain yesterday.

When she Zoomed out to show us how much of the sky the image was my brain exploded.

[neverfstop]

This is a fabulous Instagram to follow/support. She got great info & is spunky.


@@@      she's Emily from Emily's Wonder Lab and she's been very vocally pro-choice lately & donating $ in response to nasty comments she gets



www.instagram.com/reel/Cf9_SuyJ1kn/

[AAM2012]

Jul 12, 2022 10:45:37 GMT -5 mskitkat said:

Jul 12, 2022 10:35:43 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

From cnn
This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI)

I need a gorgeous glossy framed print of this.

Definitely my new zoom background!

[wawa]

Jul 13, 2022 19:03:17 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

This is a fabulous Instagram to follow/support. She got great info & is spunky.


@@@      she's Emily from Emily's Wonder Lab and she's been very vocally pro-choice lately & donating $ in response to nasty comments she gets



www.instagram.com/reel/Cf9_SuyJ1kn/

omg I love her!  thanks for the suggestion.

[basilosaurus]

Gregory Robinson was on most recent Daily Show discussing these.

science.nasa.gov/about-us/leadership/mr-gregory-robinson

[BicycleBride]

Has anyone seen where you can order high quality prints of some of these images?

[Bad Dingo]

Jul 13, 2022 7:36:25 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Jul 12, 2022 22:21:42 GMT -5 notreal said:

This one is my favorite.  It's glorious.



My favorite thing about all of the pictures it returns though are the 6 pointed stars it creates.

Apparently that has to do with how they reflect in the telescope or something, but I'm like "FINALLY! People know what it's like to have astigmatism!"

Waaait, not everyone sees lights at night like that? I thought that was just how it was.

[msmerymac]

Jul 20, 2022 18:27:34 GMT -5 Bad Dingo said:

Jul 13, 2022 7:36:25 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Apparently that has to do with how they reflect in the telescope or something, but I'm like "FINALLY! People know what it's like to have astigmatism!"

Waaait, not everyone sees lights at night like that? I thought that was just how it was.

Stars? Yes, due to the atmosphere. Street lights and whatnot? No.