First Pictures taken by James Webb telescope arrive on Earth

finally… all that wait is over… here come the first images of the $10 Billion telescope of almost 17 years of build time… (first design 1999, redesigned in 2005)

planned / expected mission time 10 / 20 years

GIMP color enhanced and sharpened version of https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/038/01G7JGTH21B5GN9VCYAHBXKSD1

Carina Nebula: GIMP color enhanced version of https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-reveals-cosmic-cliffs-glittering-landscape-of-star-birth

Hubble vs JWST – Carina Nebula https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridiA7-i_XU

JWST combined the capabilities of the telescope’s two cameras to create a never-before-seen view of a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), this combined image reveals previously invisible areas of star birth.

What looks much like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region known as NGC 3324. Called the Cosmic Cliffs, this rim of a gigantic, gaseous cavity is roughly 7,600 light-years away. https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/031/01G781KB7TTZM1YTP855D46C1S

original here: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/034/01G7DA5ADA2WDSK1JJPQ0PTG4A, (150MB TIFF), full res jpg (27MBytes) here https://dwaves.de/images/JamesWebbTelescope/2022-07-JamesWebb_Telescope_STScI-01G7DAXJYYTYXCFSB8VQRK5X2F.gimp-color-enhanced.jpg

The bright star at the center of NGC 3132, while prominent when viewed by NASA’s Webb Telescope in near-infrared light, plays a supporting role in sculpting the surrounding nebula. A second star, barely visible at lower left along one of the bright star’s diffraction spikes, is the nebula’s source. It has ejected at least eight layers of gas and dust over thousands of years. https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/033/01G70BGTSYBHS69T7K3N3ASSEB

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/034/01G7DBCJA1M1SSGKDMH7F5XMBE

more pictures here: https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images/gallery (<- for whatever reason also Hubble photos are in this gallery? (a bit confusing isn’t it?))

“James Webb Space Telescope hit by micrometeoroid”

Several thousand scientists, engineers, and technicians spanning 15 countries have contributed to the build, test and integration of the JWST.[142] (src: Wiki)

“fly save!”

#linux #gnu #gnulinux #opensource #administration #sysops #space #cosmos #telescope #star #stars #galaxy #universe

Originally posted at: https://dwaves.de/2022/07/12/first-pictures-taken-by-james-webb-telescope-arrive-on-earth/

First Pictures taken by James Webb telescope arrive on Earth

finally… all that wait is over… here come the first images of the $10 Billion telescope of almost 17 years of build time… (first design 1999, redesigned in 2005)

planned / expected mission time 10 / 20 years

GIMP color enhanced and sharpened version of https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/038/01G7JGTH21B5GN9VCYAHBXKSD1

GIMP color enhanced version of https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-reveals-cosmic-cliffs-glittering-landscape-of-star-birth

original here: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/034/01G7DA5ADA2WDSK1JJPQ0PTG4A, (150MB TIFF), full res jpg (27MBytes) here https://dwaves.de/images/JamesWebbTelescope/2022-07-JamesWebb_Telescope_STScI-01G7DAXJYYTYXCFSB8VQRK5X2F.gimp-color-enhanced.jpg

The bright star at the center of NGC 3132, while prominent when viewed by NASA’s Webb Telescope in near-infrared light, plays a supporting role in sculpting the surrounding nebula. A second star, barely visible at lower left along one of the bright star’s diffraction spikes, is the nebula’s source. It has ejected at least eight layers of gas and dust over thousands of years. https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/033/01G70BGTSYBHS69T7K3N3ASSEB

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/034/01G7DBCJA1M1SSGKDMH7F5XMBE

more pictures here: https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images/gallery (<- for whatever reason also Hubble photos are in this gallery? (a bit confusing isn’t it?))

“James Webb Space Telescope hit by micrometeoroid”

Several thousand scientists, engineers, and technicians spanning 15 countries have contributed to the build, test and integration of the JWST.[142] (src: Wiki)

“fly save!”

#linux #gnu #gnulinux #opensource #administration #sysops #space #cosmos #telescope #star #stars #galaxy #universe

Originally posted at: https://dwaves.de/2022/07/12/first-pictures-taken-by-james-webb-telescope-arrive-on-earth/

First Pictures taken by James Webb telescope arrive on Earth

finally… all that wait is over… here come the first images of the $10 Billion telescope of almost 17 years of build time… (first design 1999, redesigned in 2005)

planned / expected mission time 10 / 20 years

GIMP color enhanced and sharpened version of https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/038/01G7JGTH21B5GN9VCYAHBXKSD1

GIMP color enhanced version of https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-reveals-cosmic-cliffs-glittering-landscape-of-star-birth

original here: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/034/01G7DA5ADA2WDSK1JJPQ0PTG4A, (150MB TIFF), full res jpg (27MBytes) here https://dwaves.de/images/JamesWebbTelescope/2022-07-JamesWebb_Telescope_STScI-01G7DAXJYYTYXCFSB8VQRK5X2F.gimp-color-enhanced.jpg

more pictures here: https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images/gallery (<- for whatever reason also Hubble photos are in this gallery? (a bit confusing isn’t it?))

“James Webb Space Telescope hit by micrometeoroid”

“fly save!”

#linux #gnu #gnulinux #opensource #administration #sysops #space #cosmos #telescope #star #stars #galaxy #universe

Originally posted at: https://dwaves.de/2022/07/12/first-pictures-taken-by-james-webb-telescope-arrive-on-earth/

it's a big cosmos...

#cosmos #carlsagan #party #sucks #outtahere #vidcap #animatedgif

"The Expanse" - very well made intro - Astronauts need artificial gravity - Starship landing vs Falcon9 landing

https://youtu.be/5Y4wuVfV5G4

if it’s a great SciFi show or not is up for debate. The title is great. The intro is fantastic. The cover design is great.

The plot is (at least partly) pretty confusing and the show ends with an open ending … (it was saved once, by Jeff Bezos himself, and the makers probably hope for more funding? So far not in sight.)

“The Expanse is a 10 book (9 novels & 1 short fiction collection) science fiction series from James S.A. Corey, the pen name for a collaboration between Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.

The books are numbered here in publication order, which is the order recommended by the authors. There is also an alternative chronological order.”

“James S. A. Corey is the pen name used by collaborators Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, authors of the science fiction series The Expanse.” (src)

What was nicely designed is the different groups with their different accents (most noticeable “The Belters“, humans, that were born in low gravity and grew up in low gravity, thus unable to adapt to high-gravity planets like Earth or Mars (so the story goes), are doing all the “dirty” work like mining asteroids, they have a “pirate” slang that sounds “Caribbean” to me, “Bossman”, but many words might originate from other languages than English, like “Beratna” (“Bratna” means brotherhood in Russian)).

“Fun” fact: low gravity isn’t healthy either

So when the Belters have a hard time adapting to high gravity environment (as can be seen, when astronauts return from space missions, being unable to lift their own weight, bone density decreased and so on).

Staying in space WITHOUT artificial gravity (which can simply be made by a spinning wheel as shown by Kubrick 1968 classic “2001: A Space_Odyssey”) – for longer – might come with multiple unwanted consequences:

• loss in bone matter:
  • “high amount of calcium found in astronaut’s blood during spaceflight (much higher than on Earth) reflects the decrease in bone density, or bone mass. This drop in density, known as disuse osteoporosis, leaves bone weak and less able to support the body’s weight and movement upon return to Earth, putting the astronaut at a higher risk of fracture.” (src: NASA)
• blood clots:
  • “The changes to circulation caused two astronauts to develop small blood clots, which could have been fatal. Fortunately, though, the man and woman affected came to no harm.” (src)
  • 09.05.07: “Cardiovascular System Gets ‘Lazy’ in Space; New Study Gets Blood Flowing on Station” (src: NASA)

of course: the daily “radiation” weather forecast, are just as important as proper shielding of the space craft and a save-rooms for Astronauts.

btw: not a big fan of SpaceX’s “diver” with “heath-shield-tiles” approach of landing the Starship (It is very risky, and failed the SpaceShuttle, why should it work this time? If one tile comes off… boom. (only difference, StarShip might sustain heat-tile loss a bit longer because of stainless-steel hull.. but still… at high speeds, the atmosphere becomes a cutting torch, really want to risk that?)

Why not do it as with Falcon 9 and have multiple retrograde burns to slow down descent through atmosphere?

(this user here says, “because it would need too much fuel”, with orbital refueling, that would not be a problem right?)

Links:

what scifi goodies might still be out there, that man has never seen before?

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/browse/movies\_at\_home/genres:sci\_fi?page=2

#linux #gnu #gnulinux #opensource #administration #sysops #space #expanse #cosmos #startrek #scifi #gravity #spacex #starship

Originally posted at: https://dwaves.de/2022/04/29/the-expanse-very-well-made-intro-astronauts-need-artificial-gravity-starship-landing-vs-falcon9-landing/

"The Expanse" - very well made intro - Astronauts need artificial gravity - Starship landing vs Falcon9 landing

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if it’s a great SciFi show or not is up for debate. The title is great. The intro is fantastic. The cover design is great.

The plot is (at least partly) pretty confusing and the show ends with an open ending … (it was saved once, by Jeff Bezos himself, and the makers probably hope for more funding? So far not in sight.)

“The Expanse is a 10 book (9 novels & 1 short fiction collection) science fiction series from James S.A. Corey, the pen name for a collaboration between Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.

The books are numbered here in publication order, which is the order recommended by the authors. There is also an alternative chronological order.”

“James S. A. Corey is the pen name used by collaborators Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, authors of the science fiction series The Expanse.” (src)

What was nicely designed is the different groups with their different accents (most noticeable “The Belters“, humans, that were born in low gravity and grew up in low gravity, thus unable to adapt to high-gravity planets like Earth or Mars (so the story goes), are doing all the “dirty” work like mining asteroids, they have a “pirate” slang that sounds “Caribbean” to me, “Bossman”, but many words might originate from other languages than English, like “Beratna” (“Bratna” means brotherhood in Russian)).

“Fun” fact: low gravity isn’t healthy either

So when the Belters have a hard time adapting to high gravity environment (as can be seen, when astronauts return from space missions, being unable to lift their own weight, bone density decreased and so on).

Staying in space WITHOUT artificial gravity (which can simply be made by a spinning wheel as shown by Kubrick 1968 classic “2001: A Space_Odyssey”) – for longer – might come with multiple unwanted consequences:

• loss in bone matter:
  • “high amount of calcium found in astronaut’s blood during spaceflight (much higher than on Earth) reflects the decrease in bone density, or bone mass. This drop in density, known as disuse osteoporosis, leaves bone weak and less able to support the body’s weight and movement upon return to Earth, putting the astronaut at a higher risk of fracture.” (src: NASA)
• blood clots:
  • “The changes to circulation caused two astronauts to develop small blood clots, which could have been fatal. Fortunately, though, the man and woman affected came to no harm.”
  • 09.05.07: “Cardiovascular System Gets ‘Lazy’ in Space; New Study Gets Blood Flowing on Station” (src: NASA)

of course: the daily “radiation” weather forecast, are just as important as proper shielding of the space craft and a save-rooms for Astronauts.

btw: not a big fan of SpaceX’s “diver” with “heath-shield-tiles” approach of landing the Starship (It is very risky, and failed the SpaceShuttle, why should it work this time? If one tile comes off… boom. (only difference, StarShip might sustain heat-tile loss a bit longer because of stainless-steel hull.. but still… at high speeds, the atmosphere becomes a cutting torch, really want to risk that?)

Why not do it as with Falcon 9 and have multiple retrograde burns to slow down descent through atmosphere?

(this user here says, “because it would need too much fuel”, with orbital refueling, that would not be a problem right?)

#linux #gnu #gnulinux #opensource #administration #sysops #space #expanse #cosmos #startrek #scifi #gravity #spacex #starship

Originally posted at: https://dwaves.de/2022/04/29/the-expanse-very-well-made-intro-astronauts-need-artificial-gravity-starship-landing-vs-falcon9-landing/

Much appeasing is the idea according to which there is an infinite number of elements we cannot understand.

https://notesandsilence.com/2022/03/03/belief-in-science
#Zen #Zazen #Science #Meditation #Peace #Silence #Infinity #spirituality #quote #Cosmos #Space

Hey everyone, formerly t1nk_solo of diasporapod.no which disappeared suddenly. I’m interested in #computing, #computersecurity, #cosmos, #linux, #philosophy, #photography, #sarcasm, and #theoreticalphysics to name a few. Jack of all trades, master of none kind of deal. Not an overly social person, but usually open to dialogue of many kinds.

I was going to take a photograph of the #WaxingGibbous #Moon this afternoon and as I was going to the #east-facing side of the house, I noticed that an #aeroplane was on approach from the #west. When #winds have an #easterly component then the active #runway at the #airport is #08 and we're not far from the #GlidePath.

Of course, I didn't forget my original intention and so here is our nearest companion in the #Cosmos. I used a shutter speed of 1/5000 s and that's why the #sky looks much darker than it really appeared to the naked eye.

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #January #Winter

From 'logos' to 'dharma', I am not convinced that there is a single step to take.

https://notesandsilence.com/2021/12/09/from-logos-to-dharma

#zen #zazen #meditation #peace #dharma #logos #silence #cosmos

Friendly reminder :)

#universe #life #cosmos #stars #blackholes #stars

December ‘cold moon,’ final full moon of 2021, to shine this weekend

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2111/full-moon-guide-december-2021-january-2022/
https://earthsky.org/tonight/december-full-moon-mimics-the-june-sun/
https://www.moongiant.com/moonphases/december/2021/
https://mooncalendar.astro-seek.com/moon-phase-day-19-december-2021
https://vibrational-astrology.com/2021/12/10/full-moon-in-gemini-2021/

We’re about to get the #longest #full #moon of the year. Known as #December’s #cold-moon, the #fullmoon will fill the #sky Saturday night, #December18-19 #2021. It’s the last full moon that we’ll see before the #winter #solstice hits in the #Northern #Hemisphere.

#cold #frost #winter #oak #long-night #moon-before-yule #datta-jaynati #mourning #elder #gemini #earth #cosmos #lunar #apogee #micromoon #astronomy #astrology

La présence de deux récits dans la Genèse est un enseignement en soi.

https://notesandsilence.com/2021/10/17/genese-une-ouverture

#Bible #Enseignement #cosmos #Création #Zen #Espace

November 2021 partial lunar eclipse longest for 1,000 years

#18-19November2021

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2075/full-moon-guide-november-december-2021/
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/partial-lunar-eclipse-longest-1000-years/
https://www.moongiant.com/moonphases/november/2021/
https://www.drikpanchang.com/eclipse/lunar-eclipse-date-time-duration.html
https://annakovach.com/blog/full-moon-in-taurus-november-2021/

"This is going to be a crazy time for us all, my dear ones! This #Eclipse is about to change our lives for the better. It might feel tough at times, but just know that this is the #Universe’s way of sorting out any kinks and making a way for a #better #future for us all."

#fullmoon #partial #lunar-eclipse #astronomy #astrology #taurus #solarsystem #taurusfullmoon #mourning #reed #beaver #frosty #snow #moon #kartik #purnima #planets #stars #earth #sky #cosmos #umbra #penumbra #micromoon #saros #luna #lunar

Hey everyone, I’m #newhere. I’m interested in #astrology, #cannabis, #cosmos, #earthfamily, #ecology, #gardening, #gardening-at-home, #herbal-healing, #herbalmedicine, #mountains, #natureaddict, #natureart, #om, #oneness, #poetry, #rainbow, #reiki, #shamanism, #simple, #soundhealing, #space, #wilderness, and #wildlifelovers.

The Pale Blue Dot - Le Point Bleu Pâle

Tu n'es pas si important que cela...
https://ytprivate.com/watch?v=bOWa2jvZSzo ou https://youtu.be/bOWa2jvZSzo

Carl Sagan, Le Point bleu Pâle :

Depuis ce poste avancé, la Terre ne semble pas avoir grand intérêt. Mais pour nous c'est très différent‎. Regardez encore ce petit point. C'est ici, c'est notre foyer. C'est nous. Sur lui se trouve tous ceux que vous aimez, tous ceux que vous connaissez, tous ceux dont vous avez entendu parler, tous les êtres #humains qui aient jamais vécu. Toute la somme de nos joies et de nos souffrances, des milliers de religions aux convictions assurées, d'idéologies et de doctrines économiques, tous les chasseurs et cueilleurs, tous les héros et tous les lâches, tous les créateurs et destructeurs de civilisations, tous les rois et tous les paysans, tous les jeunes couples d'amoureux, tous les pères et mères, tous les enfants plein d'espoir, les inventeurs et les explorateurs, tous les professeurs de morale, tous les politiciens corrompus, toutes les "superstars", tous les "guides suprêmes", tous les saints et pécheurs de l'histoire de notre espèce ont vécu ici – sur ce grain de poussière suspendu dans un rayon de soleil.

La Terre est une scène minuscule dans une vaste arène cosmique. Pensez aux rivières de sang versées par tous ces généraux et empereurs afin que, glorieux et triomphants, ils puissent devenir les maitres éphémères d'un petit morceau d'un point.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan

Carl Sagan (/kɑɹl ˈseɪɡən/n 1), né le 9 novembre 1934 à Brooklyn (New York) et mort le 20 décembre 1996 à Seattle (Washington), est un #scientifique et #astronome américain. Il est l'un des fondateurs de l'exobiologie, et a soutenu le programme #SETI de recherche d'intelligence extraterrestre. Il a réalisé la série documentaire de vulgarisation scientifique #Cosmos, diffusée à la télévision sur plusieurs continents. Il est aussi connu pour son militantisme en matière de scepticisme scientifique.

#Earth #Terre #PointBleuPâle #PaleBlueDot #Voyager #Voyager1 #Messenger #PortraitDeFamille #NASA #Sagan #CarlSagan #Cestpassorcier #Astronomie #Espace #Space #Soleil #SystèmeSolaire #Photo #Art #Philosophie #Politique #Vie #Maison

Nature is just amazing isn't it? #space #nature #Cosmos

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https://twitter.com/ThePlanetaryGuy/status/1418248229662121984

#news #nouvelle #écriture #cosmos #vie #vide #cloaque #silence #son #inconscient #comprendre #mywork #mytext

The sound of silence,
Et si pour une fois on ne parlait de rien ! Si on laissait le temps passé et même trépassé, en silence. Si on se servait de nos yeux, de nos oreilles, de tous nos sens, j’allais même dire, de notre cerveau, pour écouter le vent dans les hautes futaies, ou dans les voiles, ou sur la lande, ou dans la rue, ou dans la cour des HLM même blêmes …..ça dépens de votre position géographique. Un bref moment, mais qui pourrait s’éterniser, de recueillement sur son moi profond. Sonder son âme, quelquefois grise, pour accéder à son inconscient forcément subliminal, et approcher ainsi, subrepticement, de l’incommensurable vide qui nous habite. Goûter, alors, sans modération au bien être extatique que procure « the sound of silence ». Et là, et là, alors là ! Par une fulgurante et éblouissante révélation, comprendre, enfin, comprendre …qu’il n’y a rien à comprendre. Le monde est un énorme galimatias, une bouillie, un cloaque informe, nauséabond, pestilentiel et sublime à la fois de pesanteur et de grâce, où l’essentiel est occupé par l’importance primordiale accordée à la VIE et à sa perpétuelle continuité (pas pour longtemps). Les humains n’en sont qu’une infinitésimale composante (pas la plus réussie), à peine un point sur son I majuscule, une crotte de mouche sur la face radieuse (pour l’instant) du cosmos. Ne dit-on pas « Tant qu’il y a de la vie il y a de l’espoir ». Espérons, ça nous occupera un moment. (mais en silence). Mireille MOUTTE

We can. We will. We must.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xs98fr0M6M
#NASA #Space #SpaceTravel #SpaceExploration #Cosmos #RayBradbury #WilliamShatner

HDR photo of a total solar eclipse

#HDR #photo #solareclipe #eclipe #universe #cosmos