Karl D. Gordon

Have Dust - Will Study

[Klaus Pontoppidan @pontoppi]

The mid-infrared #JWST image of the pillars of creation is the largest MIRI mosaic so far (108 exposures). In this view, stars fade away, except those with planet forming disks. There may also be a few dying stars located far behind the cloud. https://t.co/AVGTxkIfZl

[NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb]

You can’t escape its clutches.

Just in time for #Halloween, the Pillars of Creation reach back out like a ghostly hand. The eerie landscape, captured this time by Webb’s mid-infrared instrument (MIRI), spotlights ancient curtains of dust in new detail: https://t.co/Y9QQBf9nYM

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

So true. And I am amused that I seem smart now because I made mistakes in the past.

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@davidwhogg @eteq That is quite unexpected. Such calibration information is absolutely not classified for JWST.

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@CJRClarkEsquire It really looks like it is in the ring, so I would say an embedded star forming ring.

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

So colorful! Gems in the sky.

[NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb]

Here’s that galaxy again, as seen just through Webb’s MIRI instrument. While Webb’s NIRCam reveals previously unseen young stars, MIRI reveals regions rich in hydrocarbons and chemical compounds, such as silicate dust — similar to dust on Earth!

[NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb]

Time to reinvent the wheel.

Here’s the Cartwheel Galaxy in a whole new light — as a composite image from 2 instruments on the Webb telescope. Webb uniquely offers not just a snapshot of the galaxy’s current state, but also a peek into its past & future: https://t.co/QdXPwAwwac

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@sarahkendrew Was an amazing amount of work with an amazing and fun team! Would do it again, just maybe not for a year or two. 😂

[Sarah Kendrew @sarahkendrew]

If you're writing a paper on anything from the #JWST ERO's, there's now a paper you can cite: https://t.co/B8TXT8gx6G. The ERO team worked insanely hard for months to get these data out so please thank them with a citation!

[Klaus Pontoppidan @pontoppi]

We couldn’t quite get to it right away, but the reference paper for the #JWST Early Release Observations is now available. https://t.co/bX8YeQHBvj

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@OliBerne @Stardustspeck So many hydrocarbon features! 😉

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@sarahkendrew Same feeling. Especially for that object! 😂

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@Anyway_the_wind @pontoppi @janerrigby 100% agree!

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@karinsandstrom Of course! 😁

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@astronomolly So beautiful!

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@jasonisaacdrums Thanks! It has been a wild ride over the last few months. So happy to be able to share the awesome JWST images with all!

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@marthaboyer So beautiful. And it has made me want to get involved in JWST studies of evolved stars with you, Libby, and others. Need spectra throughout the nebula. We should definitely talk!

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

@karinsandstrom Thanks for your support of the bet! It was definitely a fun bet to have.

[Karl D. Gordon @karllark2000]

100% with you on this! There are going to be soooo many emission lines!

[Karin Sandstrom @karinsandstrom]

We won't get to see it till September, but I am so eager to see what the spectrum of the Orion Bar looks like at R~3000 over the whole NIRSPEC-MIRI spectral range. Going to be mindblowing!! From the PDRs4all ERS: https://t.co/ZXONyOgExD

[Space Telescope Science Institute @SpaceTelescope]

President Joe Biden will release one of #NASAWebb’s first images in a preview event on Monday at 5 p.m. EDT at the White House. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will provide remarks. A live stream of the event will be available on NASA TV: https://t.co/ljYXUAwPWm