Yule and the Moon of the New Year Follow this link to see the Webb in a 3d solar system. Friday gratefuls: Brian finished. Bowe comes on Monday and should finish then. Fire Danger low. Snow fresh and white. Mussar … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Thursday gratefuls: VRCC dermatology. Tony’s primals. Brian. The Neverending Remodeling project. Inching toward the finish line. The new furniture from Modern Bungalow. Maybe next week? A real Western sunset. Snow from yesterday … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Well. Now you know where the Webb is! Orbiting L2. Getting ready to get its many mirrors in focus. Next steps: cool down, alignment, and calibration. NASA Wednesday gratefuls: Kep and the … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year The Webb is at L2! Friend and Engineer Tom Crane says this is the best illustration of L2 and the Webb’s orbit he’s seen. Easier for me to understand full screen. BTW: … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Where’s the Webb? 99.79% to L2 at 8 am MST. 1900 miles to go. Mission Day 30. Speed now: 450 mph. Next “L2 Insertion Burn Mid Course Correction Burn (MCC2) – Begins … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Where’s the Webb? 98% of the way to L2. 16000 miles to go. 465 mph. Cold side: -344. Hot side: 128. Mission day: 29. The last day of the trip. Wow! Wow! … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Saturday gratefuls: Jon and lunch tomorrow. Judy and the gang tomorrow, too. Snow. Fire danger dampening Snow. Falling. Falling. Falling. Brian. Slow and unsure. Not a great combination. Kep coming in with … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Tarot: How do I let wu wei guide me? Avoid-Present-Future Knight of Vessels, Eel. Queen of Bows, Hare. The Hooded Man, #9. The Eel, … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Where’s the Webb: !96% of the way to L2! Only 27000 miles to go. Once around the equator or so. Mission day 27. Cold side: -340 Hot side: 134 Friday gratefuls: Luke, … Continue reading
Yule and the New Year Moon Where’s the Webb: On Mission day 26 all the primary mirror segments have deployed and the Webb continues to slow as it heads toward L2. 515 mph. Hot side: 134, Cold side: -340. Thursday … Continue reading