Sarah KendrewDec 15, 2022
OH at the #JWSTFirstResults conference: β€œobviously #MIRI’s spatial resolution is nothing we haven’t seen before. And the ELT will do better from the ground. β€œ 🫠πŸ«₯ #astrotrashtakes
Show threadVivian UDec 14, 2022
Coming up soon (13:30 ET)
Thomas Lai will talk about AGN feedback in Seyfert galaxy #NGC7469 at the #JWSTFirstResults conference! In the mean time, I'd like to advertise posters by postdocs Thomas Bohn (NIRCam+MIRI imaging) and Marina Bianchin
(NIRSpec) - say hi! #jwstgoals
Vivian UDec 14, 2022

Fans of #jwstgoals:
@seanlinden will be up next (11:15am ET) talking about hidden star formation in #VV114 at the #JWSTFirstResults meeting! Tune in to hear about what Sean found in this spectacular system using data from #JWST #ers1328!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9piVEpww5SibUdrRSOl-Q/featured

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tmegadeathDec 13, 2022
At the JWST First Results meeting Tuesday, Yao-lun Yang shows an amazing MIRI spectrum of the protostar IRAS 15398 showing the presence of complex organics frozen onto dust grains. #JWSTFirstResults, #JWST, #NASA, #ESA, #STScI
tmegadeathDec 13, 2022
In the first talk today of the JWST First Results meeting Tuesday, Megan Reiter presents a beautiful study of the protostars and outflows in the press release images of the Cosmic Cliffs in Carina. #JWSTFirstResults, #JWST, #NASA, #ESA, #STScI
Jane RigbyDec 12, 2022
Here's the on-orbit JWST spectroscopic sensitivity plot I showed at the #JWSTFirstResults conference today. We'll add it to the JWST Science Performance paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.05632) on resubmission.
The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning

This paper characterizes the actual science performance of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), as determined from the six month commissioning period. We summarize the performance of the spacecraft, telescope, science instruments, and ground system, with an emphasis on differences from pre-launch expectations. Commissioning has made clear that JWST is fully capable of achieving the discoveries for which it was built. Moreover, almost across the board, the science performance of JWST is better than expected; in most cases, JWST will go deeper faster than expected. The telescope and instrument suite have demonstrated the sensitivity, stability, image quality, and spectral range that are necessary to transform our understanding of the cosmos through observations spanning from near-earth asteroids to the most distant galaxies.

arXiv.org
Jane RigbyDec 12, 2022
Here's the on-orbit JWST imaging sensitivity plot I showed at the #JWSTFirstResults conference today. We'll add it to the JWST Science Performance paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.05632) on resubmission.
The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning

This paper characterizes the actual science performance of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), as determined from the six month commissioning period. We summarize the performance of the spacecraft, telescope, science instruments, and ground system, with an emphasis on differences from pre-launch expectations. Commissioning has made clear that JWST is fully capable of achieving the discoveries for which it was built. Moreover, almost across the board, the science performance of JWST is better than expected; in most cases, JWST will go deeper faster than expected. The telescope and instrument suite have demonstrated the sensitivity, stability, image quality, and spectral range that are necessary to transform our understanding of the cosmos through observations spanning from near-earth asteroids to the most distant galaxies.

arXiv.org