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James Webb Space Telescope
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:50 am
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:50 am
Releasing images right now.
They are making us watch their "show". I just want to see the pictures.
argggggg
They are making us watch their "show". I just want to see the pictures.
argggggg
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Posted on 7/12/22 at 10:14 am to Slingscode
Pessimisstic take incoming:
Before computers I was more ready to believe what I was seeing. Now, I don't really believe anything. I'll look at these pictures, and I'm sure they'll be impressive, but I remain skeptical that anything of value will be derived.
Before computers I was more ready to believe what I was seeing. Now, I don't really believe anything. I'll look at these pictures, and I'm sure they'll be impressive, but I remain skeptical that anything of value will be derived.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 11:11 am to Slingscode
It would be helpful to know what size of the visible sky a photo represents. A photo of a buncha galaxies isn't quite as cool as it used to be but if its a bunch of new ones that we couldn't get visuals of before then that's really cool.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 11:39 am to BeepNode
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This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground
Posted on 7/12/22 at 1:54 pm to DoctorTechnical
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This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground
Holy shite.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 4:06 pm to BeepNode
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It would be helpful to know what size of the visible sky a photo represents. A photo of a buncha galaxies isn't quite as cool as it used to be but if its a bunch of new ones that we couldn't get visuals of before then that's really cool.
These images couldn't be imaged before as the Hubble "sees" in the visible light range. The J. Webb telescope sees in the infrared sprectra, thereby allowing it to see through the cosmic dust.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 4:38 pm to Slingscode
What is the purpose for spending this ungodly amount of money for?
Posted on 7/12/22 at 4:54 pm to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
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What is the purpose for spending this ungodly amount of money for?
The Science! demands sacrifice.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 4:56 pm to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
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What is the purpose for spending this ungodly amount of money for?
It's really a tiny amount of money. It works out to about 0.01% of the US budget on average, or something like $5 per taxpayer per year.
And the purpose is science and exploration, same shite we've been doing for thousands of years.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 11:26 pm to Slingscode
I'm more interested in the close-ups they will manage than I am in the early universe images.
Posted on 7/15/22 at 11:59 am to Korkstand
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It works out to about 0.01% of the US budget on average, or something like $5 per taxpayer per year.
But if I kept that then I could get that cup Starbucks Dave Ramsey tells me not to get!
Posted on 7/17/22 at 8:28 pm to Slingscode
It’s hard to imagine that we are the only civilized society in the universe. I don’t have any doubt that others exist amongst the vastness of the universe. These pictures are amazing to see.
Posted on 7/17/22 at 8:34 pm to coondaddy21
quote:Debatable
we are ... civilized society
This post was edited on 7/17/22 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 7/17/22 at 9:03 pm to coondaddy21
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It’s hard to imagine that we are the only civilized society in the universe. I don’t have any doubt that others exist amongst the vastness of the universe. These pictures are amazing to see.
I don't know. The earth is something like 4.5 billion years old. Humans have existed for a minuscule fraction of the time, and of that - civilization has been around even less. It's entirely possible that civilizations have come and gone many times over and we're all that's left.
Posted on 7/17/22 at 9:34 pm to Ricardo
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It's entirely possible that civilizations have come and gone many times over and we're all that's left
The cream of the crop, in other words….
Posted on 7/17/22 at 10:11 pm to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
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What is the purpose for spending this ungodly amount of money for?
To disprove the existence of are God, destroy Christianity and institute communism amongst the masses.
Posted on 7/17/22 at 11:16 pm to Ricardo
We don’t even know how many civilizations have been on earth.
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