JWST Countdown To Terror 😳

[ONIKKINEN]

The data is probably just monochrome FITS files. Or i hope it is so existing tools could work with it (cant see why change the format to another).

I am very interested in seeing how they process the colours when they start presenting data to the public. I cant think of a way to make it look "realistic" since the wavelenghts are beyond human vision so mapping to RGB will probably look odd. Ill guess that the final images will have a similar colour palette as some narrowband shots aka the hubble palette.

[gilesco]

Well Hubble introduced the Hubble Palette, so I guess we will have a Webb palette, but would probably still expect nearly all images to be predominantly red, perhaps some oranges and yellows for contrast.

[DaveS]

As usual, Dr Becky has something to say on the subject

 

[tomato]

I got a bit worried when this came  up on Google, but it’s referring to an impact in May, so presumably all of the “first light” images were captured post this impact.

https://news.sky.com/story/meteoroid-hit-has-caused-significant-uncorrectable-damage-to-james-webb-space-telescope-12655489

[Elp]

It's apparently been impacted five times and their engineers have anticipated this somehow....on an exposed mirror.

[Sunshine]

JWST captures first direct image of an exoplanet! something I thought not even JWST would be capable of but there it is!

INCREDIBLE!

 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/09/01/nasas-webb-takes-its-first-ever-direct-image-of-distant-world/

 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Sunshine

[Sunshine]

 This is awfully exciting considering exoplanets have always been ghostly objects who’s presence could only be verified by their effects on their parent star. Directly imaging one marks a turning point in my eyes, kind of like the event horizon project where the first image of a black hole was achieved, or it’s acretion disc at least. So far I think this has been the most impressive and exciting JWST image, in my eyes at least. A deep field is a deep field and has been done before, not to take away from its splendor but, the first image of another world outside our solar system however small and pixelated it may be is simply awe inspiring.

Edited September 3, 2022 by Sunshine

[Sunshine]

Wow!

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/041/01GA76MYFN0FMKNRHGCAGGYCVQ

Opening these images in full resolution off NASA's webpage so that it is so big as to require one to scroll through portions at a time is mind blowing. 

 

Edited September 6, 2022 by Sunshine

[Sunshine]

Pillars of creation, stunning!

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-takes-star-filled-portrait-of-pillars-of-creation