Description
As you gaze into the heavens on a dark, crystal clear night, the stars seem to fill the skies. Yet our eyes see only the tiniest fraction of what is out there. To peer into the most distant corners of the universe, space telescopes – starting with the Hubble Space Telescope – have been looking at increasingly distant stars and galaxies. This year, the most sophisticated space telescope yet, the James Webb Space Telescope, (JWST) began sending the first images from its 21 foot diameter, gold-plated mirror. As astronomers fine-tune its capabilities, it will soon deliver images of objects 100 times fainter than Hubble can see. Mr. Breen will discuss space telescopes, the nature of the light they capture, and the latest images from the JWST.
