The Webb Observatory launched successfully on December 25

[GammaGlobulin]

For our children, the successful launch of the Webb will mean much.

 

Even more than peaches on the beaches.

 

I had been worried that the French guys could not pull off the successful launch, but they did.

I listened to the countdown in French, and then the Webb flew without a glitch.

The French guys did a phenomenal job.

 

Amazing.

 

What does this mean for us in Thailand?

Need you even ask?

 

I have never walked on a beach in Thailand, not even one time.

Maybe I do not know too much about suntanned women with string bikinis.

 

Still, I do know something about peaches.

 

 

Watching the tension and the cooperation between the guys in Guyana in the fishbowl, during launch, this provided me with a bit more hope than I had had, just before tuning into this major step forward for our next upcoming generation of young scientists.  Because, it is truly necessary for our children to see major examples of international cooperation such as this.

 

We do not launch major scientific projects for ourselves; because these major science experiments take 30 years. We get old and die before these pivotal experiments become fully online.

 

We do these things for our children, strange as this might seem.  But, not strange, really.

 

Well, anyway, please check ignition, and may God's love be with you.

 

 

Does anybody know?

is it fission or fusion which creates heavier elements during reactions in our Sun and in other stars?

 

I heard, somewhere, that we are made of stardust, 

Seems pretty unbelievable.

Trump believes this.

 

Joni Mitchell also believes this...

 

 

 

 

[talahtnut]

An absolutely incredible project, cant wait to see the info.

Follow the progress:

https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html

[GammaGlobulin]

One of the things that none of us could ever have imagined in 1970, I assure you, is that......what we have just accomplished would be accomplished.

 

By December 25th, 2021, we would have finally launched such a complex observatory into L2, .

 

50 years ago, actually launching something into equilibrium in a Lagrange point was pure science fiction.

 

I can understand, fully, that this long-awaited achievement might not make much difference to some guys.

 

But, even we in Thailand should take a moment to appreciate this great achievement, even if we mostly just care about peaches on the beaches.

 

 

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

France first proposed the Ariane project and it was officially agreed upon at the end of 1973 after discussions between France, Germany and the UK.

 

Hats off to the French, in this case.

 

AND, if you listen carefully, the official countdown to launch of the WEBB is in FRENCH!

 

Flawless.

 

 

[spidermike007]

Absolutely brilliant. Kudos to the entire team, and those nations with the vision to support this monumental project. Alot has to come together, for the mirrors to unfold properly and the entire unit to be ready to operate, within 6 months or so. Let us hope all goes as planned.

 

There is alot out there in this fabulous and enormous universe of ours. Much to learn and much to see. So much we know little or nothing about. Astronomy and the study of what is beyond, is vital to our future and wonderful for our intellects. 

[GammaGlobulin]

I would like to give a shout-out to both God and Newton for providing us with the Lagrange points necessary to make the Webb Observatory work properly.

 

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Also....

 

=Thank You=  to the editor who helped me to shorten the overly-long topic of this post.

 

Sometimes, topic titles become far too long.

 

Thank you!

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

One more thing....

 

The Webb launch gives us hope.

 

 

The hope is that, if we can work together to achieve what we have, then, maybe, someday, we will have enough ingenuity to solve other problems, as well.

 

Anytime humankind makes an advance, then solving poverty becomes something more achievable.

One only needs the will.

 

Still, it's always lonely at the top.

Especially, when one is a child, alone, at the top of a garbage pile.

[talahtnut]

Humanity sacrificed for a image of a theory.

Undoubtedly interesting, but wastefully arrogant.

[daveAustin]

^^^
 

Shortsighted comments like these have me worry for the future of humanity, and it’s sadly quite common. Common among those who see investment in anything other than earthly pursuits as being wasteful... ‘Why not give the money to charity’, they say. ‘Build more hospitals, more roads’ etc etc. Hey, why not more bombs! Tell you what, let’s just give the money to the poor people. Never mind that the monetary system has poverty factored in. The relative cost is minimal compared to where most of our money goes. 

 

Folk fail to see it’s this kind of doing and innovation that has dragged our ass out of the fields and keeps us pushing forward. It is absolutely brilliant and puts us closer to understanding where we came from and the point of it all. And good to see UK had a hand in it, building the MIRI camera.

 

Btw, the BB theory is not a theory in the literal sense. Where science is concerned, theory is pretty much fact based on observation and done-to-death math. 

 

So yes, more of this please and fewer wars and other pointless, wasteful earthly endeavours.

[ozimoron]

I wonder what's keeping it up there since the Earth is flat?

[talahtnut]

3 hours ago, daveAustin said:

So yes, more of this please and fewer wars and other pointless, wasteful earthly endeavours.

Where are the 'fewer wars'? Ha ha.  

Where are we on the Dooms Day Clock?

Those of the majority of the world suffering from hunger and poverty

will have a slightly different opinion of astrophysics $billions.

[talahtnut]

4 hours ago, ozimoron said:

I wonder what's keeping it up there since the Earth is flat?

Thats where the String Theory is useful.

[ozimoron]

20 minutes ago, talahtnut said:

Thats where the String Theory is useful.

That's a relief, I was hoping it wasn't chaos theory.