Sat, Jun 26
|The James Webb Space Telescope Mission
Online-NASA's Dr. Matthew Greenhouse-The James Webb Space Telescope Mission
NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center's Dr. Matthew Greenhouse will present a JWST talk geared to the public and that provides an overview of the mission both science and engineering
Time & Location
Jun 26, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
The James Webb Space Telescope Mission
About the event
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A Seven Ponds Astronomy Club and Longway Planetarium event
This event is family friendly and kids are welcome.
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Seven Ponds Astronomy Club presents NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Dr. Matthew Greenhouse, "The James Webb Space Telescope Mission"
The James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. It is the largest space telescope ever constructed that will extend humanities’ high definition view of the universe into the infrared spectrum to reveal early epochs of the universe that the Hubble cannot see. The Webb’s science instrument payload includes four sensor systems that provide imagery, coronagraphy, and spectroscopy over the near- and mid-infrared spectrum. The JWST is being developed by NASA, in partnership with the European and Canadian Space Agencies, with science observations proposed by the international astronomical community in a manner similar to the Hubble. The final stages of pre-flight testing are underway in all areas of the program.
Dr. Matthew Greenhouse has served on the James Webb Space Telescope senior staff as Project Scientist for the Webb science instrument payload since 1997. He specializes in infrared imaging spectroscopy, development of related instrumentation and technologies, flight project science, and technical management.