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IIRC the plan is to wait until everything is calibrated and tested before releasing any images, to allow the first public images to "wow" everyone.
by ihattendorf 5y ago
IIRC the plan is to wait until everything is calibrated and tested before releasing any images, to allow the first public images to "wow" everyone.
- jacquesm 5y agoFrom a PR perspective that would not be very smart. Everbody wants to know that it works in principle and if the images that it can make today are not quite as good as the ones that it will make six months from now that gives more points in time to make the public aware of what the telescope can do and what an amazing achievement it is. I fully expect NASA to release a 'first light' image in the near future and if they do not I'll be sorely disappointed.