Alien one: “what’s with the ginormous mirror over in sector x57?”
Alien two: “species x57-1 has some weird fetishes”
Houngan
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I mean, I didn’t really think it was a 40 megapixel SLR. Just funnin’.
Not technically in space, but this seems like the best place:
Daaaaaaaaaaamn. Undersell and overdeliver, that’s how you get the reputation of a miracle worker.
I haven’t checked this thread in 2 weeks, so I was able to scroll through the entire James Webb telescope launch experience and relieve all anxiety within about 30 seconds.
RichVR
4901
Not happening in space. But space adjacent. Dude I knew a while back who was a bartender at the Chili’s we frequented just leveled up.
Rock on Kris!
Event/photo: real
Mountain details: altered
original:
Why in the ever-loving fuck would anyone doctor that already awesome image? Seems the only reason someone would have done that was to put something out into the web that is easily debunked and gives ammo to conspiracy theorists.
orald
4905
Fooled again!
I prefer the unaltered image
It’s actually mentioned in the fact check: a Chinese man took the photo of the mountain range from a plane, added the astronaut and posted it on Flickr on the 27th birthday of the spacewalk. He mentioned the fact that it was altered in the description of the photograph, never intending or expecting anyone to think it was real, but hé: Facebook…
Fascinating.
Sorry for linking the Daily Mail but they actually got me to click on an interesting story for once so I thought I would reward them.
Grass literally grows faster than how fast those mirrors are moving.
We’re in the long wait until images.
jpinard
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Are they even moving the mirrors yet? I thought they had to wait until they settled into LG.
The mirrors are moving from launch position to a deployed position. However, any fine-tuning and alignment has to wait until it reaches L2 and cools down.
The adjacent image tracks the progress of the individual primary mirror segments (A,B,C) and the secondary (SM) mirror as they move upward 12.5mm from their stowed launch position to a deployed state where they are ready for the mirror alignment process. View a full screen copy.
The mirrors move in very small increments over the course of ~10 days to complete their deployment. They move approximately 1mm per day each. For more detail on this process read this blog entry.
So the mirrors are moving 1mm each day. Grass grows faster.
Menzo
4912
To NASA I say: “take your time!”
I’m in no rush. We’ll get 20 years of amazing discoveries from this telescope. I’m giddy with excitement.
I’m fine with it, too. But people watching this happening on YouTube streams should just tune out for a few months.
