I'm genuinely (and pleasantly) surprised that they didn't delay the launch even further! Got my fingers crossed it will successfully complete deployment of all its components.
Oh yes. Watched it live and can’t deny it was both exhilarating and terrifying at the same time… and that was the “easy” part. When we saw the solar panel deploy and the commentator said it was a bit earlier than they expected had me going “oh no things are going wrong!”
@@chiara9767 not so sure.. the fact that hubble pointed to an empty point in space and found so much was news, but it didnt fully resonate until much later. Then again the internet era may change all of that.
I think about those people who built small stone cairns thousands of years ago to adjust their vision to see the stars better. How proud they would be of how far we've come and how far we have yet to go.
Yeah... On one hand the level of complexity for a device like this is almost unimaginable to someone thousands years ago, but at the same time if humanity survives another thousand years even something as amazing as JWST will probably be looked at in a similar fashion as a floppy disk as far as storage goes.
@@MegaCharns oh look, someone who complains about everything but doesn’t contribute to anything about it! How about you use that energy of yours and show us how it’s done :)
probably the most nerve wracking deployment on the JWST is the sun shield deployment. but oddly enough, i’m more confident about this step than most other steps simply because as an engineer, this is where i (and i believe the deployment engineers) would focus all my attention. at this posting, the sun shield covers have been released. meaning, one of the booms is about to extend.
Great job on this video I never knew how complicated it was going to be. I think everyone interested in the JWST is holding their collective breaths until it starts working.
People like you always earn their "like" button for putting out a new video ;-) Thanks for your work since years... You do a particularly good job in your field i think.
I watched Dr. Becky's re-action video of her watching the Launch. She was sooo nervous, and then so joyous when the launch went well, I thought she was gonna explode!!! There are sooooo many hopes and dreams riding on this mission it's unreal! I, for one, have faith in all of the hard work, the dedication, the blood, coffee, and tears that went into jwst to make SURE things go as planned. This is going to be a great time for discovery!
I'm really pumped to see what we find out in the first year of operation. This telescope is going to potentially change how we view the universe and that's so amazing.
Unlike people who when you ask them how they are and they say amazing. Well you better show me some god damn magic tricks to prove to just how fucking amazing you really are.
I watched the launch live on stream and it was an amazing and nerve wracking Christmas present. I really cannot wait to see what Webb discovers. Been looking forward to this for a long time now!
Awesome video! Thank you so very much for making it. I didn’t know that each membrane is less than a human hair thick. That is absolutely astonishing to me.
Just want to say youre the best space doco out there. So calming, relax, very informative and you make it easier to understand the space world! Appreciate your work!
Amazing what we are capable of doing. I think they should start doing journeys into deep space to explore these exo planets even if it takes however many years
Thank you for the 'Title' change...I will now watch the video. Fascinating. Post edit.. Thank you for the brief but informative video. Easy to listen to with good graphics. 👍
Alex can you please make a video explaining how the Lagrange orbits work? How were they discovered, some advantages to using them for space craft and which spacecrafts are currently in those orbits?
I subscribed after the first video of yours that I saw….. always excellent quality in both visuals and information, and you are just very pleasing to listen to… keep up the great work, I always look forward to your videos
After all these years of hearing about it…. We are so close now!! Please please please let everything go just perfectly…. This will change astronomy and astrophysics as we know it.. answers that we have long hoped for and maybe even learning new things we never thought about..
Sorry if this is a dumb question but at 4:55, how would deploying the shields lead to uncontrollable movement if space is frictionless? I thought only ejecting something from the actual body itself would lead to consequential movement…
my best guess is that this has to do with angular momentum, if the shields are swung out too fast the rest of the body would slowly spin, but that's just a guess, there's probably a totally different reason
Astrum and John Michael Godier are the only 2 channels I've stuck with over the years. All the best for '22 Alex, and anyone reading this - we waited this long for JWST, we can wait another 5 months for our minds to be fully blown away... am I right?
I actually met one of the kats that was on the JW development team. THAT was epic. I sure hope this thing works; I can't wait to see what it's gonna reveal. Love this channel btw ;-D Happy New Year everyone!!!!!
I've been wondering, since the sunshield needs to face the sun at all times, how much can the telescope rotate its instruments to choose what it's looking at?
Heat is the enemy of JWST so the mirror itself will always point away from the sun. As the earth rotates around the sun, JW will stay in L2 but should have plenty of space to view and explore.
The telescope can rotate 360° behind the sun shield, almost like a merry-go-round... It's still going to be limited by where it's positioned at any given time, as to what it can point at and inspect depending on where it's at, at what particular time.
The telescope has to rotate all in one piece to be pointed at things but iirc it has like, 40° of swivel up and down so it's head shield can always hide the telescope
It will be limited for single observation options but during year time (so different regions of sky being away from Sun direction) it should be able to cover entire (or near to) skies.
It will always have access to the polar parts of the sky, but it'll have to wait for the right time for anything in the ecliptic plane, it will eventually cover everything over a year
Just the thought that it’s finally now out there in the blackness of space is mind-blowing.
Sunlight reaches the telescope
I'm genuinely (and pleasantly) surprised that they didn't delay the launch even further! Got my fingers crossed it will successfully complete deployment of all its components.
You're not wrong it's absolutely mind blowing!
And it’s going to be so far past the moon that’s incredible
This is one of mankind's achievements that will go down in history like the moon landing.
Anyone catch the launch live?
Wouldn’t have missed it for anything
I was watching live
Oh yes. Watched it live and can’t deny it was both exhilarating and terrifying at the same time… and that was the “easy” part.
When we saw the solar panel deploy and the commentator said it was a bit earlier than they expected had me going “oh no things are going wrong!”
Yes I did. I was biting my nails watching it. I'm sure you've seen the live tracking videos on YT
Me and goddamn it was great (it was my first time to see a rocket launch)
not enough people know about the james webb telescope. this absolute upgrade of a telescope is going to bend the way we see the universe a bit.
I bet the second James Webb makes a new discovery, it's gonna be all over the news
@@chiara9767 not so sure.. the fact that hubble pointed to an empty point in space and found so much was news, but it didnt fully resonate until much later. Then again the internet era may change all of that.
@@dawn-blade Bet this comment ages well 👍
@@dawn-blade It will be able to scan exoplanets for biosignatures by looking for elevated infrared levels. That's just not it's main purpose.
Most people are oblivious to anything around them unless it affects them personally.
been excited about this for years, fingers still crossed.
You should make a wooden James Webb telescope
Great explanation! Thanks for sharing 🙂👍
I think about those people who built small stone cairns thousands of years ago to adjust their vision to see the stars better. How proud they would be of how far we've come and how far we have yet to go.
Yeah... On one hand the level of complexity for a device like this is almost unimaginable to someone thousands years ago, but at the same time if humanity survives another thousand years even something as amazing as JWST will probably be looked at in a similar fashion as a floppy disk as far as storage goes.
I can't believe that there are so many smart people that can make something like this happen. Truly amazing.
Yeh and such a pity that we can't use those smart people and all that money to feed all the starving people on this planet
@@MegaCharns oh look, someone who complains about everything but doesn’t contribute to anything about it! How about you use that energy of yours and show us how it’s done :)
@@MegaCharns
I'm just curious.....what have you done or accomplished that has helped or reformed any 1 person or community suffering from starvation?
probably the most nerve wracking deployment on the JWST is the sun shield deployment.
but oddly enough, i’m more confident about this step than most other steps simply because as an engineer, this is where i (and i believe the deployment engineers) would focus all my attention.
at this posting, the sun shield covers have been released. meaning, one of the booms is about to extend.
Apparently all went well.
There's no w in "racking".
@@JiveDadson nobody cares nerd
@@JiveDadson Not in this context but the mission is nerve wracking!
The expression derives from a torture-device called a rack.
I’m excited as heck that JWST is on its way to its parking spot… FINALLY!
But I won’t be Happy until it’s fully Armed & Operational.
Me too, I keep checking the news half expecting something to have gone wrong 😬
been waiting YEARS!
just like my momma
You're the best at explaining complex topics and making them even more interesting, Alex! Thank you and all the best in 2022!!
i understand the delays...the sheer engineering and testing needed is crazy
Got goosebumps watching this video, what a time to be alive.... hoping everything goes well from here on out.
Great job on this video I never knew how complicated it was going to be. I think everyone interested in the JWST is holding their collective breaths until it starts working.
Yes, a bit nervous until the summer. v
People like you always earn their "like" button for putting out a new video ;-) Thanks for your work since years... You do a particularly good job in your field i think.
I watched Dr. Becky's re-action video of her watching the Launch. She was sooo nervous, and then so joyous when the launch went well, I thought she was gonna explode!!! There are sooooo many hopes and dreams riding on this mission it's unreal! I, for one, have faith in all of the hard work, the dedication, the blood, coffee, and tears that went into jwst to make SURE things go as planned. This is going to be a great time for discovery!
I would like to study how much technology advances accelerated after the uptake of coffee 😉
@@dnomyarnostaw some said that the JWST main fuel supply is coffee.
It's a secret.
*is it Wilkins*
I'm really pumped to see what we find out in the first year of operation. This telescope is going to potentially change how we view the universe and that's so amazing.
Imagine the disappointment if the deployment fails.
Remember the hubble needed repaired immediately but took awhile...but the results were beyond the imagination.
Can’t fricken wait to see it’s images over the coming years. Amazing.
Unlike people who when you ask them how they are and they say amazing. Well you better show me some god damn magic tricks to prove to just how fucking amazing you really are.
The JWST equivalent of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field in the years to come is going to be awe-inspiring
This is one of the best vids out there to explain exactly how this process works. Thank you so very much.
Hope all goes well. Been waiting a long time for this exciting time.
Keep it up man! Been watching this channel for a while and your production and quality is impeccable! Honestly a great experience
One of the best, and most certainly the best on astrological matters
I hope all is smooth here on out, and I simply can’t wait to see the first images by Webb
Completely and totally fascinating!! I can't wait to start seeing the results!
I watched the launch live on stream and it was an amazing and nerve wracking Christmas present. I really cannot wait to see what Webb discovers. Been looking forward to this for a long time now!
Thanks for another fantastic video, Alex. Soooo glad JWST finally went up. I'm super excited to see what data and images come from it
Fantastic explanation and accompanying graphics. Another great video from Astrum
I'm really impatient to see the future discoveries of JWST.
And yeah you deserve more subs for your content.
It’s been a decade of waiting already! This is nothing.
Hope the "thinner than hair" sunshield decides to work this time too.....lots of work for nothing if it tears again
Awesome video! Thank you so very much for making it. I didn’t know that each membrane is less than a human hair thick. That is absolutely astonishing to me.
Just want to say youre the best space doco out there. So calming, relax, very informative and you make it easier to understand the space world! Appreciate your work!
I've been a subscriber since 2017 and finally, James webb finally launches
This is a big leap in our understanding of this universe
Happy new year. It’s going to be awesome!
probably the most important thing to happen in this century, huge possible implications, gotta love it, wish more people knew about it
The only clear description of each step and with great animation! Great work.
Your voice is so soothing, I could listen to you all day long! Your content is much appreciated:)
Amazing what we are capable of doing. I think they should start doing journeys into deep space to explore these exo planets even if it takes however many years
Thank you for the 'Title' change...I will now watch the video. Fascinating.
Post edit..
Thank you for the brief but informative video. Easy to listen to with good graphics. 👍
Incredible. So exciting. Can’t wait for more excellent coverage dude 🤙😎🤩
This is the best video about the JWT I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen allot of them. Thanks for a great video.
You earned my like and subscription years ago 👍😎
I'm happy we all got to witness this. It's going to be interesting to see what James Webb finds up there.
Alex can you please make a video explaining how the Lagrange orbits work? How were they discovered, some advantages to using them for space craft and which spacecrafts are currently in those orbits?
Excellent job on the video, exactly what I was hoping to learn, and beautifully presented. Subscribed.
Great video. Thank you! So hoping the remaining operations go perfectly.
You asked for a like & subscribe & absolutely deserve it.
Clear no nonsense details. 👍
Thanks for posting! Excited for this summer & the first images. Stay safe & a healthy 2022 everyone. v
Thank you for this explanation! It's what I was looking for.
Wow i love it cant !! I waited for this for a long time
Very good Video & thanks for sharing.
I could of watched you talk about this for hours. 👍🏼 thanks
I remember waiting for it to launch for so many years finally
I subscribed after the first video of yours that I saw….. always excellent quality in both visuals and information, and you are just very pleasing to listen to… keep up the great work, I always look forward to your videos
I just can’t wait for the first picture. This is so thrilling!
Best video on the SWST I've seen to date. Thank you Alex
I’m actually crying a lil bit outta excitement and nervousness
Amazing humans we are and what a well delivered video insight. Fantastic narration Alex as usual.
Awesome demonstration of the Webb telescope. I learned so much. Big Thanks!
It’s so crazy, how long it takes just to cool enough. And so much of the structure is just tot keep it cool. Can’t wait to see the first pictures.
Love your work !
Please never ever ever stop ! (unless dead )
Why put limitations on him? 🤣🤣🤣😊😇🥰
Why put limitations on him? 🤣🤣🤣😊😇🥰
Best video on JWST so far
I really happy and proud to people who worked hard to make impossible to possible! 💓
Genuinely the most explanatory of all recent JWST videos 👍
"I hope by the end of the video I'll earn your like and subscription" this modesty and subtlety earned my respect with like sent right away! 🙂👍
Thank you for letting me see this video.
Excellent video. Thanks for posting.
Thank you
Thank you for the explanation, you have earned a new subscriber and Happy New Year to All.😌
Amazing video need more like this on UA-cam
Wow. This video was incredible!!!
After all these years of hearing about it…. We are so close now!! Please please please let everything go just perfectly…. This will change astronomy and astrophysics as we know it.. answers that we have long hoped for and maybe even learning new things we never thought about..
Nicely done. Liked and Subscribed
This guy read my mind I'm surprised that it launched and that it didnt blow up
0:05 Look at that launch! So much POWER!!!!
as soon as Webb was up there I was looking forward to your next vid on it!
Healthy new year wishes, Alex and company! :)
Brilliant! Thanks, Alex!
Amazing engineering.
Beautiful thing for humanity by humans.congrats to the team for hard work.
You earned my subscription quite awhile ago.
It’s been a long time coming. Excited about the discoveries but nervous about everything being put into operation.
the whole process blows my mind, for instance the honey comb mirrors can be bent for optimal resolution :.)
That was a wonderful presentation, very clear and the graphics were fantastic. I really hope James Webb telescope all works properly properly
Amazing video as usual!
Thank you!
Yip, this was the info required. Awsome!
Sorry if this is a dumb question but at 4:55, how would deploying the shields lead to uncontrollable movement if space is frictionless? I thought only ejecting something from the actual body itself would lead to consequential movement…
my best guess is that this has to do with angular momentum, if the shields are swung out too fast the rest of the body would slowly spin, but that's just a guess, there's probably a totally different reason
Awesome video! We're slowly starting to see James Webb representing why hexagons are the bestagon!
Astrum and John Michael Godier are the only 2 channels I've stuck with over the years. All the best for '22 Alex, and anyone reading this - we waited this long for JWST, we can wait another 5 months for our minds to be fully blown away... am I right?
These videos make me cry man
Thanks for the updates!
Very nicely done. Thank you.
I actually met one of the kats that was on the JW development team. THAT was epic. I sure hope this thing works; I can't wait to see what it's gonna reveal. Love this channel btw ;-D Happy New Year everyone!!!!!
Happy & healthy 2022 2U2!
@@virginiatyree6705 Thanks ;-D
Did the development team member say anything memorable? Thanks! hope you have a great 2022
It’s the ultra-thin membrane opening that is worrying. I hope it all works out; it just doesn’t bear thinking about (even though I am)
Ill fly out there and fix it if something goes wrong.
@@desertweasel6965 haha, I’ll come with you and help.
It has worked perfectly!
@@Skymaster.47 yep, oh me oh my,so happy, still stressful times to come but so far so good.
Fingers crossed for further good luck and solid engineering
Been waiting for your video
10 more days to full deployment. Godspeed Webb!
7:29 great visualization of the orbit relative to Earth/Moon/Sun.
Big fan of @Astrum from India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
I've been wondering, since the sunshield needs to face the sun at all times, how much can the telescope rotate its instruments to choose what it's looking at?
Heat is the enemy of JWST so the mirror itself will always point away from the sun. As the earth rotates around the sun, JW will stay in L2 but should have plenty of space to view and explore.
The telescope can rotate 360° behind the sun shield, almost like a merry-go-round... It's still going to be limited by where it's positioned at any given time, as to what it can point at and inspect depending on where it's at, at what particular time.
The telescope has to rotate all in one piece to be pointed at things but iirc it has like, 40° of swivel up and down so it's head shield can always hide the telescope
It will be limited for single observation options but during year time (so different regions of sky being away from Sun direction) it should be able to cover entire (or near to) skies.
It will always have access to the polar parts of the sky, but it'll have to wait for the right time for anything in the ecliptic plane, it will eventually cover everything over a year
Exciting days 💟