Humanity is very close to seeing the first scientific sighting of “James Webb.”
The last step in the verification confirmed thatThe space observatory is "capable of capturing clear, well-focused images using each of its four powerful onboard science instruments," NASA explained in a blog update.
Shortly thereafter, the James Webb crewheld a meeting at which the project engineers unanimously agreed that the telescope was ready to move on to the final series of preparatory work. Namely, the commissioning of a scientific instrument. This will take approximately two months, after which Webb will be able to begin scientific activities. According to preliminary forecasts, this will happen this summer.
Images from a telescope image sharpness test. This is how he will see space. Source: NASA/STScl
NASA showed a series of images thatshow the alignment of the observatory's instruments, and also clearly demonstrates Webb's full field of view. “These remarkable test images from the successfully aligned telescope demonstrate what people in different countries and continents can achieve when they have a bold scientific vision to explore the universe,” concludes Lee Feinberg, Webb Optical Telescope Elements Manager at Space Flight Center. NASA Goddard.
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