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Proposals for the first James Webb Space Telescope images
Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:07 pm
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There’s no proprietary period,” Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Director Ken Sembach told Gizmodo. “Scientists anywhere can pull down the data at the same time as the people who proposed the observations.”
The accepted proposal run the gamut of interesting space science. One hopes to better directly image exoplanets. Another will observe the evolution of the chemistry of ice in star-forming systems. Another will map the surface and atmospheres of Jupiter’s moons Ganymede and Io. Yet another will peer deep into a Seyfert galaxy, the kind with a bright core.
But these proposals weren’t selected for the pretty pictures. Instead, they will help scientists better operate the telescope in the future.
There’s no proprietary period,” Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Director Ken Sembach told Gizmodo. “Scientists anywhere can pull down the data at the same time as the people who proposed the observations.”
The accepted proposal run the gamut of interesting space science. One hopes to better directly image exoplanets. Another will observe the evolution of the chemistry of ice in star-forming systems. Another will map the surface and atmospheres of Jupiter’s moons Ganymede and Io. Yet another will peer deep into a Seyfert galaxy, the kind with a bright core.
But these proposals weren’t selected for the pretty pictures. Instead, they will help scientists better operate the telescope in the future.
This post was edited on 11/13/17 at 8:08 pm
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Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:08 pm to DavidTheGnome
ok
Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:09 pm to DavidTheGnome
Find an earthlike planet. I really don’t give a shite how the universe started.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:10 pm to DavidTheGnome
Dude. No one understands how game changing this is. Like landing Nick Saban to your team.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:11 pm to DavidTheGnome
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope that is part of NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope program, developed in coordination between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency.[5] It is scheduled to launch in 2019[3] and will be located near the Earth–Sun L2 lagrangian point. The telescope will offer unprecedented resolution and sensitivity from the long-wavelength (orange to red) visible light through the mid-infrared (0.6 to 27 micrometer) range.
JWST's capabilities will enable a broad range of investigations across the fields of astronomy and cosmology.[6] One particular goal involves observing some of the most distant events and objects in the universe, such as the formation of the first galaxies. These types of targets are beyond the reach of current ground and space-based instruments. Some other goals include understanding the formation of stars and planets, and direct imaging of exoplanets and novas.
That rocket better not frick up.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:14 pm to DavidTheGnome
I wanna see Uranus.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:19 pm to DavidTheGnome
Hope Elon isn't in charge of the launch
Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:23 pm to DavidTheGnome
Take a picture of an Alien shopping at a distant Nordstrom’s listening to Christmas music or something. You know, something holiday-ish.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:31 pm to DavidTheGnome
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There’s no proprietary period
That's actually pretty interesting. Usually there would be.
Teams of hungry grad students and postdocs will plan their lives around data release schedules. Being the first to analyze it properly can make a career.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 8:44 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 11/13/17 at 9:40 pm to DavidTheGnome
I think this is cool, but frick you for getting us hyped for a launch that won't take place until the Spring of 2019. 
Posted on 11/13/17 at 9:45 pm to DavidTheGnome
Remember that meme of when they pointed the Hubble into a blank dark spot in space and it contained hundreds of galaxies? I want that image.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 9:56 pm to DavidTheGnome
If I were to choose, it’s very much a no-brainer on what the first one should be: focus the telescope on literally absolutely nothing. Just black space that we have yet to see. I’ll tell you why, because when the Hubble did this, it put forth the single most iconic image from space, and I’d love to see an even better camera take a crack at it:
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