Jwst launches in less than 3 hours

“This star is one of many stars we use throughout the commissioning process of Webb... they’re generally picked not because they’re special stars, but because they’re the right brightness in the right parts of the sky for our engineering tests.”

“This star is one of many stars we use throughout the commissioning process of Webb... they’re generally picked not because they’re special stars, but because they’re the right brightness in the right parts of the sky for our engineering tests.”

ROTFL - But the star is just around the corner. I can see it from my window.

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 12:13:13 AM

"The new image centers on a star called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, according to the statement. That represents a new target for the observatory: Previous steps of the commissioning process centered on HD 84406, a star in the constellation Ursa Major that is located about 241 light-years from Earth."

Aha, JWST is still only looking at a little star in the our own Milky Way galaxy

Yes, that's how they are getting everything aligned and tuned. An engineer would know this. And even better, it's a star you can't see out your window. Neat, huh?

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 12:56:09 AM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 12:13:13 AM

"The new image centers on a star called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, according to the statement. That represents a new target for the observatory: Previous steps of the commissioning process centered on HD 84406, a star in the constellation Ursa Major that is located about 241 light-years from Earth."

Aha, JWST is still only looking at a little star in the our own Milky Way galaxy

Yes, that's how they are getting everything aligned and tuned. An engineer would know this. And even better, it's a star you can't see out your window. Neat, huh?

I just look out of my window at clear nights and see the Milky Way and its stars above me. No need for me to fly to L2 doing it. Only complete idiots fly into space as there is no safe return. Much better stay on Earth.

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 05:59:42 AM

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 12:56:09 AM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 12:13:13 AM

"The new image centers on a star called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, according to the statement. That represents a new target for the observatory: Previous steps of the commissioning process centered on HD 84406, a star in the constellation Ursa Major that is located about 241 light-years from Earth."

Aha, JWST is still only looking at a little star in the our own Milky Way galaxy

Yes, that's how they are getting everything aligned and tuned. An engineer would know this. And even better, it's a star you can't see out your window. Neat, huh?

I just look out of my window at clear nights and see the Milky Way and its stars above me.

But not that star.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 07:22:12 AM

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 05:59:42 AM

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 12:56:09 AM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 12:13:13 AM

"The new image centers on a star called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, according to the statement. That represents a new target for the observatory: Previous steps of the commissioning process centered on HD 84406, a star in the constellation Ursa Major that is located about 241 light-years from Earth."

Aha, JWST is still only looking at a little star in the our own Milky Way galaxy

Yes, that's how they are getting everything aligned and tuned. An engineer would know this. And even better, it's a star you can't see out your window. Neat, huh?

I just look out of my window at clear nights and see the Milky Way and its stars above me.

But not that star.

There are billions of stars just in the Milky Way galaxy. But only one Sun/star with a planet - Earth.

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 07:47:10 AM

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 07:22:12 AM

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 05:59:42 AM

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 12:56:09 AM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 12:13:13 AM

"The new image centers on a star called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, according to the statement. That represents a new target for the observatory: Previous steps of the commissioning process centered on HD 84406, a star in the constellation Ursa Major that is located about 241 light-years from Earth."

Aha, JWST is still only looking at a little star in the our own Milky Way galaxy

Yes, that's how they are getting everything aligned and tuned. An engineer would know this. And even better, it's a star you can't see out your window. Neat, huh?

I just look out of my window at clear nights and see the Milky Way and its stars above me.

But not that star.

There are billions of stars just in the Milky Way galaxy. But only one Sun/star with a planet - Earth.

2MASS J17554042+6551277 can't be seen with the naked eye through a window. It's too far away and too faint.

There are billions of stars just in the Milky Way galaxy.

Yes, but you can only see a few thousand from your window.

But only one Sun/star with a planet - Earth.

Wrong and wrong.  There are lots of stars with planets (which you can't see from your window) and earth is not a sun/star.

Wrong and wrong.  There are lots of stars with planets (which you can't see from your window) and earth is not a sun/star.

This is where he says something supremely silly like "Oh those are just exoplanets, totally different" without even a passing moment to consider it has nothing to do with composition and everything to do with humanity having Main Character Syndrome for our own solar system.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 08:38:45 AM

There are billions of stars just in the Milky Way galaxy.

Yes, but you can only see a few thousand from your window.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 08:38:45 AM

But only one Sun/star with a planet - Earth.

Wrong and wrong.  There are lots of stars with planets (which you can't see from your window) and earth is not a sun/star.

Well, I can see the Milky Way galaxy from my window, and I am happy with it. I don't have to fly to L2 and watch it. JWST has so far taken one photo of a star to adjust its focus but it sounds like a joke.

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Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 08:38:45 AM

There are billions of stars just in the Milky Way galaxy.

Yes, but you can only see a few thousand from your window.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 08:38:45 AM

But only one Sun/star with a planet - Earth.

Wrong and wrong.  There are lots of stars with planets (which you can't see from your window) and earth is not a sun/star.

Well, I can see the Milky Way galaxy from my window, and I am happy with it. I don't have to fly to L2 and watch it. JWST has so far taken one photo of a star to adjust its focus but it sounds like a joke.

Why would anyone care what you’re happy with or not? What does your happiness have to do with JWST?

An absolutely elated astrophysicist talking about the latest image from JWST. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

An absolutely elated astrophysicist talking about the latest image from JWST. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

She's been a blast to watch since even before it launched, so much so that I turned on notifications for when her videos drop so I don't miss them. And that video was a great way to hear about that image.

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 06:28:21 PM

An absolutely elated astrophysicist talking about the latest image from JWST. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

She's been a blast to watch since even before it launched, so much so that I turned on notifications for when her videos drop so I don't miss them. And that video was a great way to hear about that image.

I just smacked the bell on her channel. Digging her vids.

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 07:10:00 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 06:28:21 PM

An absolutely elated astrophysicist talking about the latest image from JWST. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

She's been a blast to watch since even before it launched, so much so that I turned on notifications for when her videos drop so I don't miss them. And that video was a great way to hear about that image.

I just smacked the bell on her channel. Digging her vids.

I think she is talking nonsense about a telescope in the vicinity of L2 have taking a look at and a photo of a star nearby, which I can see from my window. I think she is a fraud and standard disinformation by NASA/ESA. One reason is of course that JWST cannot orbit L2 under any circumstances.

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 07:58:02 PM

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 07:10:00 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 06:28:21 PM

An absolutely elated astrophysicist talking about the latest image from JWST. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

She's been a blast to watch since even before it launched, so much so that I turned on notifications for when her videos drop so I don't miss them. And that video was a great way to hear about that image.

I just smacked the bell on her channel. Digging her vids.

I think she is talking nonsense about a telescope in the vicinity of L2 have taking a look at and a photo of a star nearby, which I can see from my window. I think she is a fraud and standard disinformation by NASA/ESA. One reason is of course that JWST cannot orbit L2 under any circumstances.

A) You can't see that particular star with just your eyeballs. So no, you can't see it from your window.
B) Your personal assessment of the astrophysicist's qualifications is meaningless. You're obviously free to think what you want, but no one cares what your unfounded opinion is. Especially considering you can't even get middle school math right, let alone the complexity of orbital mechanics regarding Lagrange Points.
C) If all you have to offer is, "It's a fraud" over and over again, maybe you should bail out of this thread. The topic is what JWST is doing, not what you think it is not doing. But if you just want to keep stomping your feet and exclaiming, "It's a fraud", without a shred of evidence, have at it. You'll just be dismissed like everywhere else you've tried to peddle your schtick.

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 07:58:02 PM

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 07:10:00 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 06:28:21 PM

An absolutely elated astrophysicist talking about the latest image from JWST. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

She's been a blast to watch since even before it launched, so much so that I turned on notifications for when her videos drop so I don't miss them. And that video was a great way to hear about that image.

I just smacked the bell on her channel. Digging her vids.

I think she is talking nonsense about a telescope in the vicinity of L2 have taking a look at and a photo of a star nearby, which I can see from my window. I think she is a fraud and standard disinformation by NASA/ESA. One reason is of course that JWST cannot orbit L2 under any circumstances.

How about you do a video debunking her BS then. Your website is so 90s. YouTube and social media is what gets exposure. I guarantee you could get more hits on a YouTube video in a week then your site has ever gotten since you launched it

Do it.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 09:41:15 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 07:58:02 PM

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 07:10:00 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 06:28:21 PM

An absolutely elated astrophysicist talking about the latest image from JWST. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

She's been a blast to watch since even before it launched, so much so that I turned on notifications for when her videos drop so I don't miss them. And that video was a great way to hear about that image.

I just smacked the bell on her channel. Digging her vids.

I think she is talking nonsense about a telescope in the vicinity of L2 have taking a look at and a photo of a star nearby, which I can see from my window. I think she is a fraud and standard disinformation by NASA/ESA. One reason is of course that JWST cannot orbit L2 under any circumstances.

A) You can't see that particular star with just your eyeballs. So no, you can't see it from your window.
B) Your personal assessment of the astrophysicist's qualifications is meaningless. You're obviously free to think what you want, but no one cares what your unfounded opinion is. Especially considering you can't even get middle school math right, let alone the complexity of orbital mechanics regarding Lagrange Points.
C) If all you have to offer is, "It's a fraud" over and over again, maybe you should bail out of this thread. The topic is what JWST is doing, not what you think it is not doing. But if you just want to keep stomping your feet and exclaiming, "It's a fraud", without a shred of evidence, have at it. You'll just be dismissed like everywhere else you've tried to peddle your schtick.

Hm, so far the JWST has produced nothing as it still needs adjustments, etc. OK, there is one photo of a star near by in the Milky Way galaxy but that's all. A photo of a star! ROTFL. As I say I can see the same thing from my window a clear night. No, I look forward to the JWST view of the end of the universe and beyond, as promised.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 09:41:15 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 07:58:02 PM

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 07:10:00 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 06:28:21 PM

An absolutely elated astrophysicist talking about the latest image from JWST. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

She's been a blast to watch since even before it launched, so much so that I turned on notifications for when her videos drop so I don't miss them. And that video was a great way to hear about that image.

I just smacked the bell on her channel. Digging her vids.

I think she is talking nonsense about a telescope in the vicinity of L2 have taking a look at and a photo of a star nearby, which I can see from my window. I think she is a fraud and standard disinformation by NASA/ESA. One reason is of course that JWST cannot orbit L2 under any circumstances.

How about you do a video debunking her BS then. Your website is so 90s. YouTube and social media is what gets exposure. I guarantee you could get more hits on a YouTube video in a week then your site has ever gotten since you launched it

Do it.

No, I present my findings in writing at my website. Easy to copy/paste, if there are errors, that I always correct.

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 10:45:22 PM

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 09:41:15 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 07:58:02 PM

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 07:10:00 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 06:28:21 PM

An absolutely elated astrophysicist talking about the latest image from JWST. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

She's been a blast to watch since even before it launched, so much so that I turned on notifications for when her videos drop so I don't miss them. And that video was a great way to hear about that image.

I just smacked the bell on her channel. Digging her vids.

I think she is talking nonsense about a telescope in the vicinity of L2 have taking a look at and a photo of a star nearby, which I can see from my window. I think she is a fraud and standard disinformation by NASA/ESA. One reason is of course that JWST cannot orbit L2 under any circumstances.

A) You can't see that particular star with just your eyeballs. So no, you can't see it from your window.
B) Your personal assessment of the astrophysicist's qualifications is meaningless. You're obviously free to think what you want, but no one cares what your unfounded opinion is. Especially considering you can't even get middle school math right, let alone the complexity of orbital mechanics regarding Lagrange Points.
C) If all you have to offer is, "It's a fraud" over and over again, maybe you should bail out of this thread. The topic is what JWST is doing, not what you think it is not doing. But if you just want to keep stomping your feet and exclaiming, "It's a fraud", without a shred of evidence, have at it. You'll just be dismissed like everywhere else you've tried to peddle your schtick.

Hm, so far the JWST has produced nothing as it still needs adjustments, etc. OK, there is one photo of a star near by in the Milky Way galaxy but that's all. A photo of a star! ROTFL. As I say I can see the same thing from my window a clear night. No, I look forward to the JWST view of the end of the universe and beyond, as promised.

Did you see all the galaxies in that photo? Actual galaxies with the resolution to even see their shape?

Of course you did. Just the usual trolling bullshit from you.

Hm, so far the JWST has produced nothing

Except the several images it has already sent back during the alignment process, including the one I dropped the image of here and Stash showed you a video about.

As I say I can see the same thing from my window a clear night.

Except, you can't.

end of the universe

You are the only person saying this.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 11:55:19 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 10:45:22 PM

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 09:41:15 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 07:58:02 PM

Quote from: boydster on March 17, 2022, 07:10:00 PM

Quote from: Stash on March 17, 2022, 06:28:21 PM

An absolutely elated astrophysicist talking about the latest image from JWST. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

She's been a blast to watch since even before it launched, so much so that I turned on notifications for when her videos drop so I don't miss them. And that video was a great way to hear about that image.

I just smacked the bell on her channel. Digging her vids.

I think she is talking nonsense about a telescope in the vicinity of L2 have taking a look at and a photo of a star nearby, which I can see from my window. I think she is a fraud and standard disinformation by NASA/ESA. One reason is of course that JWST cannot orbit L2 under any circumstances.

A) You can't see that particular star with just your eyeballs. So no, you can't see it from your window.
B) Your personal assessment of the astrophysicist's qualifications is meaningless. You're obviously free to think what you want, but no one cares what your unfounded opinion is. Especially considering you can't even get middle school math right, let alone the complexity of orbital mechanics regarding Lagrange Points.
C) If all you have to offer is, "It's a fraud" over and over again, maybe you should bail out of this thread. The topic is what JWST is doing, not what you think it is not doing. But if you just want to keep stomping your feet and exclaiming, "It's a fraud", without a shred of evidence, have at it. You'll just be dismissed like everywhere else you've tried to peddle your schtick.

Hm, so far the JWST has produced nothing as it still needs adjustments, etc. OK, there is one photo of a star near by in the Milky Way galaxy but that's all. A photo of a star! ROTFL. As I say I can see the same thing from my window a clear night. No, I look forward to the JWST view of the end of the universe and beyond, as promised.

Did you see all the galaxies in that photo? Actual galaxies with the resolution to even see their shape?

Of course you did.

Yes, the galaxies I see from my window are behind the Milky Way galaxy in front. They look like stars. Why are you so upset about it. Topic is the JWST orbiting L2. How can anything orbit nothing like L2 in space?

Yes, the galaxies I see from my window are behind the Milky Way galaxy in front.

But those are different than the ones you see in the photo that was shared. You seem to be having some trouble understanding this. Maybe you can ask one of your engineer friends to help you out here, it's not that complicated.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 18, 2022, 06:41:46 AM

Yes, the galaxies I see from my window are behind the Milky Way galaxy in front.

But those are different than the ones you see in the photo that was shared. You seem to be having some trouble understanding this. Maybe you can ask one of your engineer friends to help you out here, it's not that complicated.

He has no trouble understanding - he's a troll, plain and simple.  He posts things he knows will provoke a reaction.  It's all rather puerile and boring.

Hm, so far the JWST has produced nothing as it still needs adjustments, etc. OK, there is one photo of a star near by in the Milky Way galaxy but that's all. A photo of a star!

No, that isn't all.  It's a very bright picture of dim star and lots of galaxies in the background.

As I say I can see the same thing from my window a clear night.

No, you most certainly cannot see the same thing from your window.

No, I look forward to the JWST view of the end of the universe and beyond, as promised.

And I look forward to you to stop saying stupid things that nobody ever promised.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 11:55:19 PM

Hm, so far the JWST has produced nothing as it still needs adjustments, etc. OK, there is one photo of a star near by in the Milky Way galaxy but that's all. A photo of a star!

No, that isn't all.  It's a very bright picture of dim star and lots of galaxies in the background.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 11:55:19 PM

As I say I can see the same thing from my window a clear night.

No, you most certainly cannot see the same thing from your window.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 17, 2022, 11:55:19 PM

No, I look forward to the JWST view of the end of the universe and beyond, as promised.

And I look forward to you to stop saying stupid things that nobody ever promised.

I know. And then "over the next six weeks, the team will proceed through the remaining alignment steps before final science instrument preparations. The team will further align the telescope to include the Near-Infrared Spectrograph, Mid-Infrared Instrument, and Near InfraRed Imager and Slitless Spectrograph. In this phase of the process, an algorithm will evaluate the performance of each instrument and then calculate the final corrections needed to achieve a well-aligned telescope across all science instruments. Following this, Webb’s final alignment step will begin, and the team will adjust any small, residual positioning errors in the mirror segments, bla, bla, bla". And it is still cooling down. 14/54° C in the sunny side and -230/4° C in the shade. And after some months "it is ready to study every phase in the history of our Universe". Complete NASA-nonsense in my opinion. What is there to study in the universe that I cannot see from my window?

What is there to study in the universe that I cannot see from my window?

Most everything in the universe.

 Using a technology known as Dispersed Fringe Sensing, . . .

That's how we know when you show up.   

What is there to study in the universe that I cannot see from my window?

For you, nothing.  For astronomers, everything.

Quote from: Heiwa on March 18, 2022, 07:56:02 PM

What is there to study in the universe that I cannot see from my window?

For you, nothing.  For astronomers, everything.

It seems you suffer from ch! http://heiwaco.com/ch.htm