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I find that a sense of scale is important to appreciate the Webb. Here are some of my favorite photos, https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_wid
by areoform 5y ago
I find that a sense of scale is important to appreciate the Webb. Here are some of my favorite photos,
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/jwst_people.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/p...
One of the taller people in there is 6'4. :)
Here's one with a human for scale standing near the mirror,
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1586/26602405532_980d7f8d4e_b.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1586/26602405532_980d7f8d4e_b....
With the folded assembly,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/50268583177/in/album-72157711864057113/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/50268583177/...
The JWST going in for testing,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/25003831358/in/album-72157711864057113/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/25003831358/...
With the sun-shield unfurled,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshield_(JWST)#/media/File:James_Webb_telescope_sunshield.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshield_(JWST)#/media/File:J...
- marcodiego 5y agoIt is important to remember that the sunshade teared during a test: https://www.inverse.com/article/42894-sunshield-rips-keep-james-webb-telescope-grounded https://www.inverse.com/article/42894-sunshield-rips-keep-ja... and a small detail like that, fibers from the sunshade, affected another space telescope mission, ESA's GAIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_(spacecraft)#Stray_light_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_(spacecraft)#Stray_light_... Putting this instrument operational at the right place is probably an unprecedented mission in terms of automated complexity.
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