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cool article on the progress of the JWST constructionhttp://www.space.com/31838-james-we...r-assembled.html?cmpid=NL_SP_weekly_2016-2-05Dave
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Here is a link to the webcams they have installed in the facility, you can follow their progress on a couple of cams. http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/webcam.htmldavenn said:
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1oldman2 said:
do the still images just get updated occasionally ?
as the timers on the cams are not running ... or do I need some other viewer software ?
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It seams to be about one shot per minute if I'm not mistaken.davenn said:
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Next in line after JWST
http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-introduces-new-wider-set-of-eyes-on-the-universe
http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-introduces-new-wider-set-of-eyes-on-the-universe
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1oldman2 said:
Let's hope this one isn't plagued by poor management.
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Outstanding !1oldman2 said:
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Couple of screen shots of the progress.
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Are those panels made out of tellurium? Looks big... Might detect aliens. :)
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It appears they are Beryllium.Zephyr007 said:
http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=847108
I think its designed to detect the extremely distant infrared aliens.
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Sweet! Can't wait to see this telescope launch.
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Take a look at the link in post #5, I believe the WFIRST and JWST are meant to be used in tandem on certain projects involving imaging the very early universe.Zephyr007 said:
I just hope I live long enough to see the results.Upon closer reading I see that the primary purpose of WFIRST will be as a Kepler replacement/upgrade for exoplanet hunting, however it will be teamed up with JWST also for imaging the very earliest universe possible.
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Getting ready for the next rounds of testing. After reading up on JWST I can't believe the convoluted history involved with this project.
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-james-webb-space-telescope-golden.html
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-james-webb-space-telescope-golden.html
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Zephyr007 said:
The primary mirrors are gold-coated beryllium. What you see in these images are the covers.
Here's a pic with the covers removed:
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/james-webb-space-telescopes-golden-mirror-unveiled
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Borg said:
That's two thumbs up on the post. I read that the mechanical deployment will be going through very intensive testing as that is the one aspect they cannot simulate in their cold vacuum chambers due to size, they have to get it right first time out of the box.
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1oldman2 said:
The primary goal of WFIRST is cosmology. It will use three of the major tests, baryon acoustic oscillations, weak lensing and supernovae. It will complete at 2-3000 square degree survey with both near infrared slitless spectroscopy and deep near infrared imaging. It was originally a dark energy mission but it's slightly oddly placed now with the major change in design caused by the use of the NRO telescope. It also has major overlap with Euclid which will fly earlier.
Exoplanets were a secondary consideration, it's certainly not a Kepler replacement. The two exoplanet major projects will be a very high contrast coronograph to image large planets and a microlensing survey to detect free floating planets and get better statistics of planets far from their stars unlike Kepler which couldn't do that.
I didn't see a sarcasm icon in that post of yours.Vanadium 50 said:
It's hard to fathom that nobody has challenged you on this yet, V50. The JWST has been plagued by poor management from day one. The initial 1997 estimate was half a billion dollars for a 2007 launch. The current estimate is 8.8 billion dollars for a 2018 launch. That's over an order of magnitude increase in cost and over a decade slip in launch time.
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D H said:
yikes !
didn't realize it had go so out of hand
Dave
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JWST is plagued by horrible management. I was expressing the hope that the next one won't be.
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There is always hope.(I hope)Vanadium 50 said:
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"Epic" mismanagement, but I can't wait to see it in action.davenn said:yikes !
didn't realize it had go so out of hand
Dave
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This seems to be one of the best sites going for general info on the JWST.
http://webbtelescope.org/webb_telescope/
http://webbtelescope.org/webb_telescope/
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Mega projects usually suffer unexpected cost over runs and delays. I recall reading the pyramids were originally projected to cost a few hundred slaves, blocks of granite and about a decade to complete. The designers and their families, at least those still living, were ordered ceremonially entombed therein upon completion. Perhaps that would serve as sufficient motivation for JWST project managers.
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I like your way of thinking but you know Bureaucracies hate accountability.Chronos said:
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Not even launched and already giving returns, this is interesting.
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/nasa-seeks-picometer-accuracy
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/nasa-seeks-picometer-accuracy
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