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#infraredastronomy — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. "Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby....." NASA 747-SP N747NA SOFIA buzzes the tower during her final public flight at Edwards Air Force base, October 2022 #nasa #b747sp #b747lovers #SOFIA #edwardsafb #space #Queen #aviationphotography #fifi #astronomy #infraredastronomy ##photography #aircraft #Nikon #Z9 #aircraft #nikon

  2. DYK that the general public, you and I, have access to JWST images (within days of their release)?!

    And you can download and process them?

    I just colour processed the Ring Nebula, and holy hell, how is this a real image?! 🤯🤯🤯

    Will write a blog on #SpaceAustralia this weekend on how YOU can also do this - super easy and no tech skills required.

    📸 JWST/STScI/ESA/NASA/MJ Barlow et al.

    🎛️ NIRCAM (F300M/F335M)

    #JWST #Nebula #InfraredAstronomy #space #Astrodon #RingNebula

  3. @podfeet good get on this weeks Chit Chat Across the Pond podcast: Dr. Andrea Ghez, only the fourth woman ever to win the Nobel prize in physics! For context: how do we know there's a super massive black hole at the center of our galaxy? Dr. Andrea. That is how.