Webb in Full Focus - Mirrors are Aligned!
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Published 2022-05-06
Let's break it down:
00:00 Intro
02:00 Final alignment image in the Large Magellanic Cloud
02:50 Magellan TV
03:38 About the image and its colors
06:36 Why are there 6 diffraction spikes in NIRCam's image?
07:48 NIRSpec and its broken microshutters
10:10 NIRISS - Near-Infrared Imaging Slitless Spectrometer
10:57 How the Fine Guidance Sensors (FGS) work
11:31 Why the Mid Infrared Instrument (MIRI) has fuzzy stars
14:02 Instrument commissioning
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🧭 References:
blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/04/28/nasas-webb-in-full-…
JWST Documentation: jwst-docs.stsci.edu/
Gáspár et al 2020: arxiv.org/abs/2011.11908
Infrared Detectors: jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/innovations/infrared.h…
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All Comments (21)
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🔴More on Webb's instruments! https://youtu.be/MzWfUK0yvdY
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First this and now a new pic of a black hole! This is truly an exciting moment in history
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“It’s working as good or better than expected “. The scientists of today have built on the successes of past masters to become incredibly smart. This telescope is an astonishing feat. Bravo.
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This video is NOT CLICK BAIT! This is the first JWT video I've seen that doesn't talk about what it can do but rather what it is doing... And you do an amazing job explaining it!
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We can't help but reflect on this incredible accomplishment.
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The fact that this telescope even works is just bananas
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This has become my go-to channel for Webb updates. Love your videos and way of explaining.
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You pulled me in with the Dave Bowman quote. Well done.
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It's almost hard to believe that JWST has launched and is deployed. It always seemed like something that was going to be continually delayed indefinitely. it's really nice to see that it appears to be operating properly, as I'm sure that was the nightmare of the engineers and part of what added to the delays... 'cause once it's out there, there's no way to fix it.
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It's beautiful. Everything about this is just beautiful.
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I'm so proud of the engineers, the designer's, everyone involved in this, in coming up with ideas and creations. The technology, the concepts, are such great ideas, I can't wait to see the science that comes from this.
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Love it! It's strange to me that mainstream media is so focused on death and destruction, gossip and rumors. Weather and sports are all they are good for. The real game changing news must be sought out and studied to actually gain knowledge about the world and universe! Thank you, for sharing your knowledge. You have become a part of my regular rotation of CREDIBLE information and have earned a new subscriber. Also, this comment section is awesome. No negative energy or complaining people.
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I am full of wonder looking at these stars and galaxies. It actually brings tears to my eyes to see the accomplishments I’ve witnessed over the last 60 years. I was young but I saw Neil Armstrong take that magical first step on the moon. I was hooked. Thank you all for all that you do and have done in my life; and all you will do in my grandkids.
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Its nice to know that space, is far more beautiful than we could have ever of imagined. Thanks to the scientist, engineers and technicians, that brought us the JWST.
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Thank you for remaining so factual and level headed about the information, as well as pulling it all together so accurately. So many channels are click bait and discuss absolutely nothing relevant to what's been found. You're by far the best channel to come to for updates on JWST. Thank you
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I'm happy to hear that the scope is up and running smoothly. Now I'm looking forward to see what this telescope will show us.
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As an Army Infantryman it always fascinated me just how many more stars that I could see using Night Vision Googles. Mind you this is without magnification, but able to pick up light sources that the naked eye could not. The sky is COVERED LIKE A BLANKET with countless stars in every part, hundreds if not thousands of stars for each one you can see with the NVG's. To say "We are not alone" is the underestimation of ALL time.
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I'm so relieved it is up there and working. I can't imagine the anxiety for the people who worked on it. I'm proud of and happy for all those involved.
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As long as it took for JWST to be developed and launched, I’m still amazed because of the incredible amount of engineering and science crammed into this device. How they figured all this stuff out is just mind boggling to me.
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I wish my guy Carl Sagan was here to see this.
