Message-ID:

Help stamp out Mickey-Mouse computer interfaces -- Menus are for Restaurants!

tech / sci.astro.amateur / Re: James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures

James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures

<2a151a67-764e-4bc4-82e8-121e334ff0f9n@googlegroups.com>

https://www.novabbs.com/tech/article-flat.php?id=8388&group=sci.astro.amateur#8388

copy link Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur

X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:2489:b0:6af:4b28:818d with SMTP id i9-20020a05620a248900b006af4b28818dmr426933qkn.662.1657665017880;
Tue, 12 Jul 2022 15:30:17 -0700 (PDT)
X-Received: by 2002:a5b:502:0:b0:66e:206d:15f6 with SMTP id
o2-20020a5b0502000000b0066e206d15f6mr621986ybp.160.1657665017506; Tue, 12 Jul
2022 15:30:17 -0700 (PDT)
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!news.misty.com!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news-out.google.com!nntp.google.com!postnews.google.com!google-groups.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 15:30:17 -0700 (PDT)
Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=98.33.113.96; posting-account=q0dsSgoAAAAV0Xmlj0Dt_FOS5sPk02Ml
NNTP-Posting-Host: 98.33.113.96
User-Agent: G2/1.0
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <2a151a67-764e-4bc4-82e8-121e334ff0f9n@googlegroups.com>
Subject: James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures
From: csok...@gmail.com (StarDust)
Injection-Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 22:30:17 +0000
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Lines: 3

by: StarDust - Tue, 12 Jul 2022 22:30 UTC

Re: James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures

<5ed8a37f-cdef-4d6b-ae7d-b9eac09e65e1n@googlegroups.com>

copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/tech/article-flat.php?id=8390&group=sci.astro.amateur#8390

copy link Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur

X-Received: by 2002:a05:622a:142:b0:31e:b5d1:9697 with SMTP id v2-20020a05622a014200b0031eb5d19697mr336950qtw.567.1657667008249;
Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:03:28 -0700 (PDT)
X-Received: by 2002:a0d:d696:0:b0:31c:a24a:ff73 with SMTP id
y144-20020a0dd696000000b0031ca24aff73mr822337ywd.446.1657667007996; Tue, 12
Jul 2022 16:03:27 -0700 (PDT)
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feed1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!peer02.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!news-out.google.com!nntp.google.com!postnews.google.com!google-groups.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:03:27 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <2a151a67-764e-4bc4-82e8-121e334ff0f9n@googlegroups.com>
Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2001:56a:fb70:6300:1c3a:9711:44df:6ef5;
posting-account=1nOeKQkAAABD2jxp4Pzmx9Hx5g9miO8y
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:56a:fb70:6300:1c3a:9711:44df:6ef5
References: <2a151a67-764e-4bc4-82e8-121e334ff0f9n@googlegroups.com>
User-Agent: G2/1.0
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <5ed8a37f-cdef-4d6b-ae7d-b9eac09e65e1n@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures
From: jsav...@ecn.ab.ca (Quadibloc)
Injection-Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:03:28 +0000
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
X-Received-Bytes: 1706

by: Quadibloc - Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:03 UTC

On Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 4:30:19 PM UTC-6, StarDust wrote:
> https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62140044

> Obvious, JWT delivers more detailed images than the Huble, but is it the near IR has to do
> with it or simply the size of the mirrors, 2m vs. 6.5 m?

The bigger mirrors increase the JWST's resolultion.
The longer wavelength of the light *decreases* it.
However, the use of infrared helps by letting the telescope see through interstellar gas and dust.

John Savard

Re: James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures

<fb7ec0df-e9b7-45d5-a73c-25bea5d738dfn@googlegroups.com>

copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/tech/article-flat.php?id=8391&group=sci.astro.amateur#8391

copy link Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur

X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:385:b0:6b5:8f30:a486 with SMTP id q5-20020a05620a038500b006b58f30a486mr663768qkm.333.1657669894205;
Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:51:34 -0700 (PDT)
X-Received: by 2002:a81:6c03:0:b0:31d:b19e:d3b5 with SMTP id
h3-20020a816c03000000b0031db19ed3b5mr1025919ywc.480.1657669893986; Tue, 12
Jul 2022 16:51:33 -0700 (PDT)
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!news.misty.com!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news-out.google.com!nntp.google.com!postnews.google.com!google-groups.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:51:33 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <5ed8a37f-cdef-4d6b-ae7d-b9eac09e65e1n@googlegroups.com>
Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=98.33.113.96; posting-account=q0dsSgoAAAAV0Xmlj0Dt_FOS5sPk02Ml
NNTP-Posting-Host: 98.33.113.96
References: <2a151a67-764e-4bc4-82e8-121e334ff0f9n@googlegroups.com> <5ed8a37f-cdef-4d6b-ae7d-b9eac09e65e1n@googlegroups.com>
User-Agent: G2/1.0
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <fb7ec0df-e9b7-45d5-a73c-25bea5d738dfn@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures
From: csok...@gmail.com (StarDust)
Injection-Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:51:34 +0000
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Lines: 12

by: StarDust - Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:51 UTC

On Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 4:03:29 PM UTC-7, Quadibloc wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 4:30:19 PM UTC-6, StarDust wrote:
> > https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62140044
>
> > Obvious, JWT delivers more detailed images than the Huble, but is it the near IR has to do
> > with it or simply the size of the mirrors, 2m vs. 6.5 m?
> The bigger mirrors increase the JWST's resolultion.
> The longer wavelength of the light *decreases* it.
> However, the use of infrared helps by letting the telescope see through interstellar gas and dust.
>
> John Savard

Thx!

Subject	Author
James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures	StarDust
Re: James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures	Quadibloc
Re: James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures	StarDust