mvgulik wrote:Mirror Segment Deployment: (video)
(see JWST tracker website for more data, and progress)
shubla wrote:mvgulik wrote:Mirror Segment Deployment: (video)
(see JWST tracker website for more data, and progress)
Yea some animation. Did they run out of money or why there aren't few real time webcams on board?
Procne wrote:What for? Also, considering that the sail is supposed to shield it from Sun's light and radiation I don't think the camera would pick up anything else than black... At that point whatever instruments and sensors they have is way more useful to them than a camera
Procne wrote:shubla wrote:why there aren't few real time webcams on board?
shubla wrote:Procne wrote:What for? Also, considering that the sail is supposed to shield it from Sun's light and radiation I don't think the camera would pick up anything else than black... At that point whatever instruments and sensors they have is way more useful to them than a camera
Could have a small flashlight that they would turn on for 5ms to take the pic. They would get more public support from people like me if they delivered something else than animations that could be done without shooting anything into space.
jwst.nasa.gov wrote:Telescope deployment is complete. Webb is now orbiting L2. ... The remaining five months of commissioning will be all about aligning the optics and calibrating the scientific instruments.
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