WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Noted in Passing: First Light
byVanderleunonApril 3, 2022
While the purpose of this image was to focus on the bright star at the center for alignment evaluation, Webb’s optics and NIRCam are so sensitive that the galaxies and stars seen in the background show up. At this stage of Webb’s mirror alignment, known as “fine phasing,” each of the primary mirror segments have been adjusted to produce one unified image of the same star using only the NIRCam instrument. This image of the star, which is called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, uses a red filter to optimize visual contrast.
James Webb telescope: first images better than expectedImages of a very “boring” star are making waves across the astronomical world – they are the first sent back from NASA’s James Webb telescope, and they have exceeded all hopes and expectations.
Having completed the self-assembly of its 18-segmented main mirror, the telescope has now taken exceptional images of an unexceptional star as a test of its capabilities. The star, known as HD84406, is 100 times fainter than what can be seen with the human eye. The star itself is of little interest, lovely though its image is – instead, astronomers are captivated by the spray of tiny dots scattered across the background. Each is a distant galaxy, and this is the first time we’ve ever been able to capture them.
Psalm 19:1. “The heavens declare the glory of God.” We are only beginning to get an inkling of the glory of our Creator.
james wilsonApril 3, 2022, 4:14 PM
The concept of infinity is a surprisingly difficult grasp. Space, and time even moreso. This helps a bit.
gwbnycApril 3, 2022, 5:10 PM
We are driven, in entirety, to replicate. I read years ago in the then-readable Scientific American that this may have commenced here somehow with clay. Other and else are accessory, it seems- too, somehow, everything works. The records suggest we won’t last.
VanderleunApril 3, 2022, 5:26 PM
I’ll settle for another vital twenty years.
gwbnycApril 4, 2022, 2:24 AM
a day at a time, traveler.
>;)
Isobel ButlerApril 3, 2022, 5:59 PM
ncie
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ThisIsNotNutellaApril 3, 2022, 7:57 PM
Judging by the Red Shifts, everyone else has taken the very wise decision to GTFO and away from Humanity while there’s still time.
Go Gypsy John GaltApril 4, 2022, 6:31 AM
Galaxies are a construct of the white male patriarchy.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
While the purpose of this image was to focus on the bright star at the center for alignment evaluation, Webb’s optics and NIRCam are so sensitive that the galaxies and stars seen in the background show up. At this stage of Webb’s mirror alignment, known as “fine phasing,” each of the primary mirror segments have been adjusted to produce one unified image of the same star using only the NIRCam instrument. This image of the star, which is called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, uses a red filter to optimize visual contrast.
Gerard Van der Leun
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Psalm 19:1. “The heavens declare the glory of God.” We are only beginning to get an inkling of the glory of our Creator.
The concept of infinity is a surprisingly difficult grasp. Space, and time even moreso. This helps a bit.
We are driven, in entirety, to replicate. I read years ago in the then-readable Scientific American that this may have commenced here somehow with clay. Other and else are accessory, it seems- too, somehow, everything works. The records suggest we won’t last.
I’ll settle for another vital twenty years.
a day at a time, traveler.
>;)
ncie
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Judging by the Red Shifts, everyone else has taken the very wise decision to GTFO and away from Humanity while there’s still time.
Galaxies are a construct of the white male patriarchy.