{"id":3487,"date":"2022-06-18T05:03:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T05:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jenniferlangart.com\/?p=3487"},"modified":"2023-08-23T01:27:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T06:27:07","slug":"james-webb-space-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenniferlangart.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/18\/james-webb-space-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"James Webb Space Telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I watched the launch and as the James Webb Space Telescope left Earth’s atmosphere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I watched the miles tick down as the telescope reached its orbit a million miles away and I watched as each step of its unfolding was deployed.<\/p>

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Each of its 18 mirrors were successfully aligned with the first images due July 12, 2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The JWST was built to replace Hubble, which can only see in visible light and has limited how far back we can look.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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I watched the launch and as the James Webb Space Telescope left Earth’s atmosphere. I watched the miles tick down as the telescope reached its orbit a million miles away and I watched as each step of its unfolding was deployed. And now I eagerly wait for the images to be shared. 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