Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Four Corners Section 2022 Meeting
Volume 67, Number 14
Friday–Saturday, October 14–15, 2022; Albuquerque, New Mexico
Session G00: Banquet |
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Room: UNM Student Union (SUB), Ballroom C |
Friday, October 14, 2022 6:00PM - 6:30PM |
G00.00001: Highlights from JWST Commissioning and Early Science Invited Speaker: Sarah Kendrew Since the launch of JWST on December 25th 2021, we have witnessed the start of a new era in observational astronomy. After decades of development, JWST is finally in space, opening a new window on the Universe in the infrared. Operating at L2, JWST provides continuous spectral coverage from 0.6 to 28.5 micron with a rich suite of instrumentation, in a stable cold temperature environment. During the 6-month commissioning period, the observatory was successfully deployed and, following meticulously planned and much rehearsed procedures, the segmented telescope was phased, aligned and focused. During the final 2 months of commissioning the 4 science instruments - NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec and MIRI - were fully checked out and readied for the start of the observatory's exciting science mission - culminating in the release of a first set of science images, the Early Release Observations. I will present some highlights of the commissioning program and first exciting science results from JWST. |
Friday, October 14, 2022 6:30PM - 9:00PM |
G00.00002: Banquet
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G00.00003: Banquet Talk Zoom Link https://unm.zoom.us/j/97258686738?pwd=Mlo3QWJVVStjWEIyeXVRZ3dTM1lYQT09 |
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