James Webb's Mirror is now Fully Aligned - New picture released

In today's good news James Webb has now fully aligned its mirror and according to NASA the performance of JWST is "better than the engineering team’s most optimistic predictions"

“These remarkable test images from a successfully aligned telescope demonstrate what people across countries and continents can achieve when there is a bold scientific vision to explore the universe,” said Lee Feinberg, Webb optical telescope element manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

The optical performance of the telescope continues to be better than the engineering team’s most optimistic predictions. Webb’s mirrors are now directing fully focused light collected from space down into each instrument, and each instrument is successfully capturing images with the light being delivered to them. The image quality delivered to all instruments is “diffraction-limited,” meaning that the fineness of detail that can be seen is as good as physically possible given the size of the telescope. From this point forward the only changes to the mirrors will be very small, periodic adjustments to the primary mirror segments.
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Now the alignment is complete the team will move on to the final stage of the operation which is the commissioning of Webb's scientific instruments which should take about a month , then we're ready to go.

originally posted by: gortex
Now the alignment is complete the team will move on to the final stage of the operation which is the commissioning of Webb's scientific instruments which should take about a month , then we're ready to go.

They're burning up fuel. A meteor could hit it. What about the predicted solar superstorm?

OMG!! J/K

Thanks for the good news gortex. We all stay warm and dry with you wrapped around us!!

Fascinating. Thanks gortex! Your astronomy threads are always great.

a reply to: gortexSeeing the headline G, I didn't need to check the author, cuz, you.

Early on, one of your threads encouraged me to find a video on the construction of this incredible device. Or devices really. So complex, taking in so many different scientific and engineering obstacles.

Thanks G, and keep em coming at us.

Looking forward to the discovery of advance intelligence life

originally posted by: Spacespider
Looking forward to the discovery of advance intelligence life

Did you notice it's pointed away from earth? 😂

Seriously though, I hope this thing exceeds expectations like Hubble has.

originally posted by: Bluntone22

originally posted by: Spacespider
Looking forward to the discovery of advance intelligence life

Did you notice it's pointed away from earth? 😂

Seriously though, I hope this thing exceeds expectations like Hubble has.

I hope to, they have hyped it up to the point I want them to solve all the mysteries of the universe in the first couple of weeks.

a reply to: gortex

Beautiful images .

God I can't wait until we discover intelligent life and people learn the truth of the Universe .

Maybe then people will stop thinking Armageddon and the Anti Christ are coming , the Universe is filled with Life and possibilities .

Awesome. I remember being in the basement of my uncle's house on his farm when the first images of the Hubble Space Telescope were aired on TV. It was a wondrous moment. I've always loved astronomy since I was a kid. Can't wait to see what new wonders will be uncovered with this wondrous instrument.

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: gortex

Beautiful images .

God I can't wait until we discover intelligent life and people learn the truth of the Universe .

Maybe then people will stop thinking Armageddon and the Anti Christ are coming , the Universe is filled with Life and possibilities .

Yeah... such a beautiful thing to see God's butt-hole... yeah? We can check for cancer (since we're made in his image and all). Nothing wrong with looking out for the big guy upstairs. I'm sure when he's sober he's not such a black hole kinda character like we imagine...

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: gortex

Beautiful images .

God I can't wait until we discover intelligent life and people learn the truth of the Universe .

Maybe then people will stop thinking Armageddon and the Anti Christ are coming , the Universe is filled with Life and possibilities .

"filled with Life and possibilities" completely out of reach for humans

originally posted by: Ove38

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: gortex

Beautiful images .

God I can't wait until we discover intelligent life and people learn the truth of the Universe .

Maybe then people will stop thinking Armageddon and the Anti Christ are coming , the Universe is filled with Life and possibilities .

"filled with Life and possibilities" completely out of reach for humans

At least... until we develop an A.I. that does not abuse its power and can figure out humanity's greatest problems [Teaches us how to for real Star Trek].

Some physicists have stated when this happens... an A.I. that can learn on its own, it would happen in a blink of an eye and immediately catapult mankind into a civ1 or more... it's going to take that whole... man created God argument to a new level.

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: gortex

God I can't wait until we discover intelligent life and people learn the truth of the Universe.

Careful what you wish for...

originally posted by: Ove38

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: gortex

Beautiful images .

God I can't wait until we discover intelligent life and people learn the truth of the Universe .

Maybe then people will stop thinking Armageddon and the Anti Christ are coming , the Universe is filled with Life and possibilities .

"filled with Life and possibilities" completely out of reach for humans

you confidence in humanity is inspiring

originally posted by: MikhailBakunin

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: gortex

Beautiful images .

God I can't wait until we discover intelligent life and people learn the truth of the Universe .

Maybe then people will stop thinking Armageddon and the Anti Christ are coming , the Universe is filled with Life and possibilities .

Yeah... such a beautiful thing to see God's butt-hole... yeah? We can check for cancer (since we're made in his image and all). Nothing wrong with looking out for the big guy upstairs. I'm sure when he's sober he's not such a black hole kinda character like we imagine...

A classic example of anthrorphism... making God in the image of men. Also see the Humanist Manifesto.

originally posted by: MikhailBakunin

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: gortex

Beautiful images .

God I can't wait until we discover intelligent life and people learn the truth of the Universe .

Maybe then people will stop thinking Armageddon and the Anti Christ are coming , the Universe is filled with Life and possibilities .

Yeah... such a beautiful thing to see God's butt-hole... yeah? We can check for cancer (since we're made in his image and all). Nothing wrong with looking out for the big guy upstairs. I'm sure when he's sober he's not such a black hole kinda character like we imagine...

A classic example of anthrorphism... making God in the image of men. Also see the Humanist Manifesto.

Here's a comparison that shows how good the image from Webb is , the video shows our previous highest resolution view of the of the Large Magellanic Cloud from the Spitzer space telescope and the same location as seen in the early image we've got from Webb.


It's almost like humanity has had a cataracts operation.

Webb takes a hit.
James Webb telescope hit by micrometeor.

a reply to: Soloprotocol
Aliens in a passing UFO doing a drive by....