Knuckledragger Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Posted February 28, 2022 This has been going through my head for days now: Original: What it's based on: 1 Quote
skullguise Posted March 4, 2022 Report Posted March 4, 2022 Funny post of FB And the best comment: "Taint that the truth" 1 5 Quote
Knuckledragger Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Posted March 12, 2022 Can confirm, I did spend fairly large part of the 1990s doing just that. 1 2 Quote
Knuckledragger Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Posted March 16, 2022 Q: What happens when a degenerate weeb has too much disposable income? A: 1 Quote
MexicanDragon Posted March 16, 2022 Report Posted March 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Knuckledragger said: Q: What happens when a degenerate weeb has too much disposable income? A: Heh @ Dark Plates 2.0. Why would you not just get OG Dark Plates? Quote
Craig Sawyers Posted March 17, 2022 Report Posted March 17, 2022 Panic buying Russian tubes 3 4 Quote
Craig Sawyers Posted March 19, 2022 Report Posted March 19, 2022 I missed this a couple of days ago courtesy of Covid - but the JWST has reached full optical alignment. The alignment object is a star well within our own galaxy, and you can see the 6-fold diffraction from the hexagonal mirrors. It is only visible because of the extreme brightness of the star. But everything else you can see are galaxies - right down to the faintest streaks you can pick out. This image is a tour de force of stunning optics and an astonishingly complex machine. 2 Quote
Craig Sawyers Posted March 19, 2022 Report Posted March 19, 2022 Astonishingly though this is the first step - alignment of the primary to one instrument. There are umpteen other steps involving the whole suite of instruments, followed by "fine alignment". But that image is a first taste of what this machine will do. Quote
mikeymad Posted March 20, 2022 Report Posted March 20, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 5:57 AM, Craig Sawyers said: Astonishingly though this is the first step - alignment of the primary to one instrument. There are umpteen other steps involving the whole suite of instruments, followed by "fine alignment". But that image is a first taste of what this machine will do. yeah - can't wait until we can see what it can see. Quote
blessingx Posted March 20, 2022 Report Posted March 20, 2022 That first image is impressive, but still seems like lots of tuning left from the second. Quote
Knuckledragger Posted March 22, 2022 Author Report Posted March 22, 2022 Don't think about it too hard. 1 1 Quote
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