Busby Williams
The James Webb Space Telescope left Earth 6 months ago and we will be getting our first look at color images on July 12th, 2022.
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“The release of Webb’s first full-color images will offer a unique moment for us all to stop and marvel at a view humanity has never seen before, These images will be the culmination of decades of dedication, talent, and dreams — but they will also be just the beginning.”
Webb deputy program director Eric Smith said.
What the images will show is somewhat a mystery —so Inverse spoke to Klaus Pontoppidan, Project Scientist with the Webb Mission Office at the Space Telescope Science Institute and Technical PI for Webb’s Early Release Observations, to try and glean some clues to what they will reveal.
“The purpose of the first images, what’s called the early release observations, is really to demonstrate to the world that we are ready to do science, it’s also really a celebration of getting to this point.”
Klaus Pontoppidan Project Scientist with the Webb Mission Office at the Space Telescope Science Institute and Technical PI for Webb’s Early Release Observations
We can’t wait to see the new images and will be sure to release them as soon as we can. See you July 12th
