The Night Sky

NASA is releasing the first images from the Webb telescope live at 10:30 today:

if you're interested.

Looks like Hubble to me, lol.
Maybe these are farther out or something.

Looks like Hubble to me, lol.
Maybe these are farther out or something.

I have to admit, they can take something that should be impressive and interesting and make it pretty tedious.

Scientists. :rolleyes:

Looks like Hubble to me, lol.
Maybe these are farther out or something.

You need to see a split screen of the Hubble and Webb shots.

Southern Ring Nebula from Hubble:

Southern Ring Nebula from Webb:

New Nova special on PBS tomorrow night, on the Webb telescope from concept to completion.

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some amazing pictures at the link

What looks much like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth.

The image captures part of a "stellar nursery called NGC 3324 at the northwest corner of the Carina Nebula," NASA said. It's roughly 7,600 light-years from Earth.

"The blistering, ultraviolet radiation from the young stars is sculpting the nebula's wall by slowly eroding it away," the agency added. "Dramatic pillars tower above the glowing wall of gas, resisting this radiation. The 'steam' that appears to rise from the celestial 'mountains' is actually hot, ionized gas and hot dust streaming away from the nebula due to the relentless radiation."

Pretty impressive moon last night!

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14 years late and 19x over budget - saw that on the NOVA special.
It's so far out that it can't be fixed - 4x farther than man has ever traveled (to the moon).

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14 years late and 19x over budget - saw that on the NOVA special.
It's so far out that it can't be fixed - 4x farther than man has ever traveled (to the moon).

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Classic Yahoo headline, all doom & gloom, when truth is no significant impact on performance. Guess little oopsies don’t generate hits.

One night during my then too frequent trans Atlantic flights, the pilot got on the intercom and said, "Folks I don't like waking you up, but you really need to open your shades and see this!!" I opened my shade and saw the aurora borealis in incredible detail and beauty, and I was looking OUT not Up. Yesterday's Astronomy picture of the day had this photo taken from a special 747 kitted out to do aurora research, and catches the amazing beauty that I saw so many years ago...

One night during my then too frequent trans Atlantic flights, the pilot got on the intercom and said, "Folks I don't like waking you up, but you really need to open your shades and see this!!" I opened my shade and saw the aurora borealis in incredible detail and beauty, and I was looking OUT not Up. Yesterday's Astronomy picture of the day had this photo taken from a special 747 kitted out to do aurora research, and catches the amazing beauty that I saw so many years ago...

Had a similar experience on a flight coming home from Alaska. Never saw the lights while we were there, but on the flight back out of Anchorage at night the Aurora was just a ribbon across the sky as far as you could see. A frikin' mazing.

Our moon likes to dress up like Saturn. This photo from: Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Why do they always seem to happen on a Full Moon??? Turning your back to the Moon may help out...

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[*]The 2022 Perseid meteor shower peaks overing Aug. 11-12 and Aug. 12-13. You may also see meteors a few days before and after the peak.
[*]To watch, go to the darkest place you can, let your eyes adjust, and look overhead. [We recommend timeanddate.com]('https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/eta-aquarids.html') to help you find ideal times and viewing directions for your location.
[*]The annual Perseid meteor shower is caused by the Earth passing through debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which last passed close to Earth in 1992.
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Whatever the reason for wanting to colonize Mars, I will cheer on the Artemis mission when the moon rocket finally propels toward the heavens, my lack of sleep notwithstanding. I will also be listening after the roar of the rocket subsides to see if I can hear Yosemite Sam bellowing: "There's gold in them thar hills."

All in the name of progress I suppose :(

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North West winds blowing out all the schmutz, very clear to see Jupiter and it’s moon, ( wit binoculars ) cellie…
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WTF IS THIS I stole the pic off FB I saw this tonight from william floyd then again my my house it was seen all over longisland tonight