Space stuff

[stonedmegman]

I told you I hardly ever use Google or Wiki. Too easy to get mixed up.

Well we certainly wouldn't want that to happen.

[Animal]

In my head, I imagine that Kim Jun Ung's space scientists are all a bunch of CTC's.

[CentralTexasCrude]

In my head, I imagine that Kim Jun Ung's space scientists are all a bunch of CTC's.

Read this morning North Korea announcing their new secret spy satellite beamed back images of the White House and Pentagon to Pyongyang. I was like I could have saved you $800 million. It's called Google Maps.

[CentralTexasCrude]

In my head, I imagine that Kim Jun Ung's space scientists are all a bunch of CTC's.

With that kind of room, I bet you can do a lot of imagining.

[Reservoir Dog]

What Mr Hawking should have said was that the guy that died was the first humanoid type creature to ever enter a different space body's gravity field where that gravitational force was greater than the earth's gravity at the location.

That would be more realistic as his use of the word "creatures" was wrong from the beginning as the Russians had sent a couple of turtles around the moon 4 months before Apollo 8.

Actually that was Luna 3 over 9 years (1959) before Apollo 8 and it was 2 dogs, some earthworms and plants. Instead of "life forms" or "creatures", why don't we just call it sentient beings with brains bigger than RD. That should cover the whole human race.

you are batting fucking zero at this game. zero.

He's batting less than zero!

First he said that the crew of Apollo 8 were the first "creatures" to orbit the moon. Which, of course, was completely wrong.
Then he said that it was 9 years earlier in 1959 on Luna 3 with 2 dogs. Which, of course, was completely wrong.
Then he said it was Sputnik 5 in 1960 with 2 dogs. Which, of course, was completely wrong.

It's truly incredible how he can be wrong every fucking time about every fucking thing!

[Reservoir Dog]

Cool new pictures from Webb...

[Antknot]

In the first image, upper left quadrant, bright object with six radial lines. I wonder if those radio lines are an artifact of the software to produce it in or the imaging itself?

[Animal]

In the first image, upper left quadrant, bright object with six radial lines. I wonder if those radio lines are an artifact of the software to produce it in or the imaging itself?

i am totally guessing, but I think that is part of the artistic leeway they give the software to enhance the image. Same with adding the colors.

[CentralTexasCrude]

I am also guessing but I believe that star in blue with radial lines is in both images. Upper left in top image, bottom right in bottom image. I'm thinking the top image is objects closer to Webb, bottom is farther away. The blue radial lined star is the reference point.

[Antknot]

There are only four radial lines in the bottom image in the object you referenced.

[stonedmegman]

There are only four radial lines in the bottom image in the object you referenced.

He's consistently wrong.

[CentralTexasCrude]

There are only four radial lines in the bottom image in the object you referenced.

No idea how that works. Does make me wonder about one thing. The person who takes computer images from ground based or space telescopes and produces images like that- I wonder what their job title is. Has to be a profession where the number of people involved is tiny. Handful or two.

[Reservoir Dog]

There are only four radial lines in the bottom image in the object you referenced.

No idea how that works. Does make me wonder about one thing. The person who takes computer images from ground based or space telescopes and produces images like that- I wonder what their job title is. Has to be a profession where the number of people involved is tiny. Handful or two.

Do think they have a dark room where they hang the pictures on a string with clothespins?

[Animal]

There are only four radial lines in the bottom image in the object you referenced.

No idea how that works. Does make me wonder about one thing. The person who takes computer images from ground based or space telescopes and produces images like that- I wonder what their job title is. Has to be a profession where the number of people involved is tiny. Handful or two.

Do think they have a dark room where they hang the pictures on a string with clothespins?

nope. i've seen it. they take the pic and then you hear the thing whirrrr a bit and then this square of paper rolls out kind of slow. then they fan it back and forth and wave it around for about 10 minutes. then you peel off the front and "boom!". star picture.

[nerd_alert]

This might provide some clarity

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/arti ... ch%20step.

[Animal]

This might provide some clarity

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/arti ... ch%20step.

damn, that was very beneficial.

[rule34]

[Reservoir Dog]

OH, FUCK! Good one!

[CentralTexasCrude]

This might provide some clarity

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/arti ... ch%20step.

Yes it does. Also answered what their job title could be. Astro-photographer or Astro- imaging specialist.

[Animal]

This might provide some clarity

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/arti ... ch%20step.

Yes it does. Also answered what their job title could be. Astro-photographer or Astro- imaging specialist.

Its weird how the job title actually kind of describes what they do. Like a landscaper or a mailman.

[Reservoir Dog]

This might provide some clarity

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/arti ... ch%20step.

Yes it does. Also answered what their job title could be. Astro-photographer or Astro- imaging specialist.

Its weird how the job title actually kind of describes what they do. Like a landscaper or a mailman.

It's actually just 2 brothers working out of their Mom's garage.

[B-Tender]

New ULA rocket on target for launch to moon Monday
Maiden Vulcan Centaur launch would fly first American spacecraft to reach lunar surface since Apollo

https://www.clickorlando.com/ ...



The launch window is early Monday morning to Wednesday.

[B-Tender]

The launch starts at approx 1:30:50.

[media] [/media]

[Animal]

was this a rocket built by SpaceX? Also, did they land the main rocket back on earth like the reusable Falcon 9 rockets?

[stonedmegman]

was this a rocket built by SpaceX? Also, did they land the main rocket back on earth like the reusable Falcon 9 rockets?

ULA is United Launch Alliance.