US President Joe Biden presented the first full-scale image from the latest and at the same time the highest quality space telescope. But this is just a taste, the next images should follow on Tuesday, July 12, when this time they will be presented by the NASA space agency.
The first image from the James Webb Telescope is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe yet. It shows the galaxy cluster known as SMACS 0723 in incredible detail. The telescope captured it at a distance of 4.6 billion light years. HERE is the photo seen in full resolution, each tiny “fleck” is actually a galaxy.
Czech for the first photo
NASA published the very first smile from the Webb telescope back in March, when it showed a sharp image of a bright star – but this was not the goal of the research, it was just proof that the optics of the James Webb space telescope apparently work perfectly.
“When the first images appeared, we were in the mission control center and it was a very emotional moment for all of us,” said Lee Feinberg, who is currently in command of the telescope’s optics. “I am now happy to say that the optical performance of the telescope is absolutely phenomenal. It works extremely well.”
In June, an unexpected complication emerged that some experts say could have jeopardized the telescope’s mission: NASA announced that the space telescope’s main mirror had been struck by a micrometeorite.
The force of the impact was greater than the designers consider safe. Although the binoculars are structurally protected against weaker impacts, especially the possibility to adjust the position of damaged or insufficiently effective parts of the mirror. However, if the micrometeorite was too big and flew too fast, then it would already affect the properties of the telescope.
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