Yule and the Moon of the New Year, at 4% Crescent The Webb in its L2 orbit: “Telescope deployment is complete. Webb is now orbiting L2. Ongoing cooldown and eventual instrument turn-on, testing and calibration occur. Telescope mirror alignment and … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Sunday gratefuls: Ruthie’s troubles. Jon’s doing much better physically and fiscally. Gabe’s blossoming into a very sweet, kind kid. Bowe comes tomorrow for finishing work. Rigel wanted a different wet food. Salmon … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Tarot question: How can I cope with cancer? The spread: 1. Context. 2. Where to Focus 3. Outcome The cards: 1. Ten of Vessels, Happiness. 2. Ace of Vessels, the Waters of … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Saturday gratefuls: Jon, Ruth, Gabe coming up for supper tomorrow. Kristie, a sweet woman and a good doc. Erleda. Kep wandering the fenceline, picking up his feet and placing them down in … Continue reading
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