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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 10:33 PM
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Senate Saves the James Webb Space Telescope!
The 2012 fiscal year appropriation bill, marked up today by the Senate, allows for continued funding of the James Webb Space Telescope and support up to a launch in 2018! Yes, it looks like this bird is going to fly.

http://www.universetoday.com/88928/senate-saves-the-james-webb-space-telescope
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sudopod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 10:46 PM
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1. WOO nt
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laconicsax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 10:51 PM
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2. Yay!
With the JWST, we might just be able to look far enough back in time to see McCain graduate from high school!
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 10:53 PM
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laconicsax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 11:05 PM
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5. It's primarily the infrared sensitivity.
Edited on Wed Sep-14-11 11:05 PM by laconicsax
However, I imagine if the same false-color palette were applied to different IR wavelengths, similar images could be generated.

Also, welcome to DU! :hi:
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 10:54 PM
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4. Ah
:spray:

you owe me a new monitor.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 11:19 PM
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6. Infra R E D. As in Red state. That's why the senate voted yes.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-11 08:37 PM
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7. YES!!!!!!!!!
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