Turn up the sound for a musical performance inside #ROT54 in honour of the founder: http://aje.io/ROT54
#2015
high-resolution #moon #photo above was captured last week by Polish photographer Bartosz Wojczyński. It was stacked together using 32000 separate #photos.
Wojczyński tells us that he used “advanced image acquisition and processing techniques,” mapping violet and infrared images of the moon to blue and red channels in the final shot.
It took him about 28 minutes to shoot 32000 photos weighing 73.5 gigabytes using his ZWO ASI174MM monochrome camera, a couple of filters, his Sky-Watcher HEQ5 mount, and his Celestron C9.25 #telescope (which is equivalent to a 2350mm f/10 camera lens) — equipment that cost him about $3500 total.
The #photography was done from the balcony of his apartment in Piekary Śląskie, #Poland:
August, an early release image from the James Webb #Space #Telescope revealed a #bizarre sight: as many as 17 #concentric #rings encircling a #binary #star #system, called #Wolf-Rayet 140. Was it a #spiral #nebula, an alien megastructure or just an optical illusion?
Nope, I don't know what this is. Some kind of spiral nebula around WR140. I'm sure we'll find out more later.
h/t to @yuvharpaz & @JWSTPhotoBot pic.twitter.com/ukenoIXrnj
— Judy Schmidt (@SpaceGeck) August 29, 2022
The answer, revealed today, is #dust. A new paper published in Nature Astronomy explains how stellar winds in this odd binary system blasts dust into near-perfect concentric circles every time the two stars come close to each other in their eccentric orbits.
https://www.universetoday.com/
Astronomy and Spirituality Have Much in Common
Long ago, Giordano Bruno wrote of an infinity of worlds and life in the cosmos: "He is glorified not in one, but in countless suns; not in a single earth, a single world, but in a thousand thousand, I say in an infinity of worlds." As was often the case with the western mystics, he was burned at the stake for sharing his revelations, his "heresy". Such has been the fate of numerous gnostic souls and other mystics. Around that very same time but further to the East in India, Guru Nanak also sang that there are countless earths, spheres, moons, suns oceans, living creatures and beings, millions of skies above skies: "Many millions are the skies and solar systems. Many millions are the moons, the suns and stars. Many millions are the sources of creation and continents. Many millions are the jewel containing oceans. Many times has the universal expanse occurred." And rather than being condemned for his intuitive insights, Guru Nanak is considered to be one of India's greatest spiritual masters and saints. His Morning Prayer (Jap Ji) is sung and recited as sacred scripture by millions.
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Today on this Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast we explore the similarities between the empirical, scientific path of astronomy and the intuitive way of the mystics, how both explore space, inner and outer, during the dark hours before the dawn, how both have a lens they use to focus with in order to gaze into realms of subtle light from beyond what is normally perceived, and tune the cosmic radio dial listening for faint signals or sounds coming from beyond the cosmic static. The bigness of the "known" cosmos keeps on getting bigger! Actually, it is our awareness that's growing, seeing more and more of That Which Is. I find astronomy and mysticism have much in common. Like Galileo discovering new worlds through the lens of his telescope, mystics have been trying to tell humanity for eons of something quite similar. The reason why the contemplative state of being is still hidden from most of us is that, unlike Galileo’s telescope, in order to look through this particular lens, the third eye or inner vision, we mustn't be stuck always focusing on the outward sensory impressions, but go in the opposite direction: into Inner Space during contemplative meditation. Look through the lens of the third eye to access the world of within. Tune the inner radio dial, listening for the subtle inner sounds coming from beyond the silence.
"If your eye be single, your whole body shall be full of Light." (Yeshua) "With the Divine Eye, which is purified and surpasses the human, a bhikkhu surveys a thousand worlds." (Buddha) "Within this earthen vessel are bowers and groves, and within it is the Creator. Within this vessel are the seven oceans and the unnumbered stars. The touchstone and the jewel-appraiser are within. And within this vessel the Eternal soundeth, and the spring wells up. Kabir says: 'Listen to me, my Friend! My Beloved Lord is within.'" "The Light of one soul is equal to that of sixteen suns!" (Kabir) Rumi says, "We are stars wrapped in skin -- The light you are seeking ... has always been ... within."
IMAGE (Public Domain, Courtesy of NASA): "Stephan's Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals Stephan's Quintet in a new light." And with this image there's also an "ultra deep field" of almost countless distant galaxies.
In Divine Love, Light, and Sound,
James Bean
Spiritual Awakening Radio
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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)
#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)
#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”
#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/
How the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared detectors will open new vistas in astronomy | Space
https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescoe-infrared-light-astronomy-vistas-video
How the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared detectors will open new vistas in astronomy
By Elizabeth Howell published about 15 hours ago
The telescope 'time machine' will deliver 13.5 billion years of cosmic history.
The Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, in infrared.
(Image credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble and the Hubble Heritage Team)The newest deep space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, will give us a deeper view into the infrared universe than the iconic Hubble.
A new video from the European Space Agency (ESA) showcases how Webb will open new vistas into astronomical objects across the universe, ranging from galaxies formed billions of years ago to clouds of gas and dust surrounding newborn stars.
Infrared light is the heat-carrying part of the electromagnetic spectrum with longer wavelengths than visible light. The Hubble Space Telescope is optimized for visible light but can also detect some ultraviolet (shorter wavelengths than visible) and some infrared. Webb, however, was developed as an infrared specialist and can take on a much larger span of infrared wavelengths. That, for example, means seeing even deeper into the universe than Hubble does.
Since the universe is expanding, the galaxies farther away from us are moving away at greater speeds than the closer ones. The light these galaxies emit is shifted into longer, redder, wavelengths, as a result of the Doppler effect (the same effect that distorts the sound of a passing ambulance), also known as redshift in astronomy.
With better views of the early universe, NASA said in a separate release last year about Webb's infrared capabilities, astronomers hope to gain more insight about how galaxies formed and evolved.
As infrared light is less subject to interference from dust, Webb will also enable astronomers to see what's going on inside of dust clouds in the nearer universe. "We can penetrate the dust and see the processes leading to star and planet formation," ESA said in a statement.
This means that, for example, Hubble's 2020 view of the iconic Eagle Nebula "Pillars of Creation" in infrared could look different with Webb's infrared gaze. The Pillars are a famous zone of star formation, for which Webb may provide more insight.
"Star formation in the local universe takes place in the centers of dense, dusty clouds, obscured from our eyes at normal visible wavelengths," ESA said in the statement.
A comparison of different observatories and which light wavelengths they can best see.
(Image credit: NASA and J. Olmstead (STScI))Peering into objects in the nearer universe will provide additional answers that will further help astronomers build up their understanding of the universe's evolution.
"We really need to understand the local universe in order to understand all of the universe,” Martha Boyer, deputy branch manager of Webb's near-infrared camera (NIRCam), one of the two cameras on board of Webb that will perform the infrared observations, said in the NASA release.
Speaking of the galaxies closest to our own, the Milky Way, Boyer said the so-called 'Local Group' will be a mini-laboratory allowing astronomers to look at galaxies in high definition.
The Local Group consists of three main galaxies, the Milky Way included, which are all located within 5 million light-years from Earth, according to EarthSky. The largest of these galaxies is Andromeda, the Milky Way is the middle one, and a galaxy known as Triangulum is the smallest of the three. The group also includes about 50 dwarf galaxies that mostly orbit the large ones.
Further-away galaxies, Boyer added, "can’t resolve much detail, so we don’t know exactly what’s going on. A major step towards understanding distant or early galaxies is to study this collection of galaxies that are within our reach."
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● NEWS ● #Salon #Science ☞ #JamesWebb #Space #Telescope : When to expect the first images from the state-of-the-art observatory https://www.salon.com/2022/01/26/james-webb-space-telescope-images/
● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Science ☞ #Capitalism and the Profit-Motive Didn’t Create the James Webb #Space #Telescope https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/01/14/capitalism-and-the-profit-motive-didnt-create-the-james-webb-space-telescope/
James Webb Space Telescope begins lining up its golden mirrors | Space
https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-begins-mirror-alignment
James Webb Space Telescope begins lining up its golden mirrors
By Elizabeth Howell published 1 day ago
The procedure will take about three months all told.
The James Webb Space Telescope's 21.3-foot (6.5 meter) diameter primary mirror.
The James Webb Space Telescope's 21.3-foot (6.5 meter) diameter primary mirror. (Image credit: NASA/Chris Gunn)Just weeks after the excitement of launch, the James Webb Space Telescope is already seeking focus in space.
Engineers are beginning alignment procedures for the recently unfolded 18-segment massive golden mirror. The work will eventually get these individual reflectors working as a single focusing device, NASA officials wrote in a blog update posted on Wednesday (Jan. 12).
The procedure began with engineers commanding 132 actuators that will move and position the primary mirror segments and the secondary mirror, just to make sure everything was responded as expected. The team also ensured the actuators are working to guide Webb's fine steering mirror, which will be used during the image stabilization process.
● NEWS ● #CNET #Science ☞ NASA's #JamesWebb #Space #Telescope deployment complete as mirror unfolds https://www.cnet.com/news/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-deployment-complete-as-mirror-unfolds/
