Comments on: Fly! Be Free! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/05/19/fly-be-free/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:52:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: baryogenesis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/05/19/fly-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-76333 baryogenesis Wed, 20 May 2009 04:13:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/05/19/fly-be-free/#comment-76333 Through a quick look, this is what I could find on WFC3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Field_Camera_3 Since it was a long weekend up here in the the north, I was able to make all kinds of excuses to blow off work and watch as much on Nasa TV as I could. Particularly relished the press conferences as daily wrap-ups of details. Waiting to be blown away (superstitiously-metaphorically having fingers crossed). Through a quick look, this is what I could find on WFC3:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Field_Camera_3

Since it was a long weekend up here in the the north, I was able to make all kinds of excuses to blow off work and watch as much on Nasa TV as I could. Particularly relished the press conferences as daily wrap-ups of details. Waiting to be blown away (superstitiously-metaphorically having fingers crossed).

]]> By: tacitus http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/05/19/fly-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-76331 tacitus Wed, 20 May 2009 03:51:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/05/19/fly-be-free/#comment-76331 QUASAR -- the answer is currently early September before they publish the official "first light" images from the new camera. I watched a good amount of the spacewalks and it was all fascinating stuff and a credit to the professionalism of everyone involved in the project. Kudos to NASA indeed. QUASAR — the answer is currently early September before they publish the official “first light” images from the new camera.

I watched a good amount of the spacewalks and it was all fascinating stuff and a credit to the professionalism of everyone involved in the project. Kudos to NASA indeed.

]]> By: Fourteener http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/05/19/fly-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-76296 Fourteener Tue, 19 May 2009 21:23:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/05/19/fly-be-free/#comment-76296 What's a "Jonas brother"? Outstanding news about Hubble. What’s a “Jonas brother”?

Outstanding news about Hubble.

]]> By: QUASAR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/05/19/fly-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-76295 QUASAR Tue, 19 May 2009 21:19:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/05/19/fly-be-free/#comment-76295 Excellent! When can we start getting new images with the WFPC3? And what's the resolution of the new camera? Excellent! When can we start getting new images with the WFPC3? And what’s the resolution of the new camera?

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