Webb Image Release Timeline Update
– Webb Reveals Cosmic Cliffs, Glittering Landscape of Star Birth
– Webb Sheds Light on Galaxy Evolution, Black Holes
– Webb Reveals Steamy Atmosphere of Distant Planet in Detail
– Webb Captures Dying Star’s Final ‘Performance’ in Fine Detail
The First James Webb Space Telescope is Awe Inspiring
“The first image of the James Webb Space Telescope did not disappoint and when you think for a minute what you’re looking at, it is awe inspiring. Although planned to be released tomorrow, the White House became involved and so one image of the several that are going to be released tomorrow was unveiled today in a special live broadcast from the White House with President Joe Biden doing the unveiling.”
NASA Updates Coverage for Webb Telescope’s First Images Reveal (Revised)
“Monday, July 11 5 p.m. – President Joe Biden will release one of Webb’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will provide remarks. A live stream of the event will be available on NASA TV. The image will be available simultaneously on NASA’s website.
Tuesday, July 12 (Image Release Day) 12:30 p.m. – Following the live broadcast, NASA and its partners will hold a joint media briefing at NASA Goddard. The briefing will livestream on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.”
NASA Shares List of Cosmic Targets for Webb Telescope’s First Images
“These listed targets below represent the first wave of full-color scientific images and spectra the observatory has gathered, and the official beginning of Webb’s general science operations. They were selected by an international committee of representatives from NASA, ESA, CSA, and the Space Telescope Science Institute.”
JWST has been a long time in coming. It’s good to see it finally delivering.
They have to kiss the ring. Reminds me of Senator McKulski going on at GSFC about the glorious “fixed” Hubble images–most taken through WFPC-2–but not mentioning the institutions that did the work.
Watching Nelson stumble over the explanation of gravitational lensing was physically and mentally painful. After waiting for 40 minutes listening to the inane NASA TV background ‘music’ . . .
I wish I waited only 40 minutes.
Well, I had EXPECTED it to start late, being a political show, but . . .
Apparently WSS (Word Salad Syndrome) is contagious.
And the set…was it meant to emulate a classroom? Seemed distractingly awkward. What did the press (who were shuffled out) think about the arrangement?
I feel sorry for the Webb team, to be attached thusly to such a vacuous publicity grab. They, their achievements, and their progress can more effectively and meaningfully speak for themselves.
It was pretty lame and to top it off they didn’t even show a large full screen image of the image.
Not sure what I was expecting from webb. But I find this image is underwhelming. I didn’t expect to see aliens or megastructures but this is the same type of image Hubble has put out for years. Is it further back in time closer to the big bang sure, is there more content in the image in terms of better galaxies and such probably. But what is the average lay person supposed to see that says after two decades and $10B this is cool?
Have you changed your mind once you saw the other images and the spectroscopic analysis of the exoplanet’s atmosphere? Remember, these are the very first images, and there is 20 more years of adventure to come.
The real power is in the spectra but those are hard to convey to a general audience.
The Monday reveal was a very strange experience. The provided image was small on the screen. (Wasn’t this supposed to be about detail in images?) There was no reference Hubble image provided of the same star field to help us understand the improvement provided by Webb. Dr. Z was on screen, but not given a moment to speak where he might explain, lucidly, what we were seeing and what the value was. The start was painfully late (good-bye evening network news hole). Biden’s excuse (prep for Middle East trip) was weak – be on time and return to the prep work afterwards. The ending was weirdly abrupt. We kept waiting for them to resume, assuming that some technical error had occurred. VP Harris looked silly yet again. Is that all she can manage, or is she being set up? Overall, it was strange, amateurish, and disappointing. Why bother if you’re going to do that poor of a job?
Today’s show was hardly better. The lack of TV production competence at NASA TV is glaring. High school A/V clubs do better work.
Is there maybe some room in this thread to just sit back, look at the images, and think FanFreakinTastic?
The images released Tuesday were stunning. The NASA presentation on NASA TV was horrific. I felt sorry for poor Michelle Thaller. She’s an excellent presenter, but the plethora of technical glitches did her no favors.