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Thursday, 24 Oct 2024

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15:15 – 16:15

Manne Siegbahn Memorial Lecture 2023:

"The James Webb Space Telescope - Transformative Science"

Prof. Gillian Wright

(Royal Observatory Edinburgh)

Abstract:

The much awaited James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched on

Christmas Day 2021. More than 20 years in development it defines the pinnacle of

modern astronomical engineering achievement and a step change in observational

capabilities. JWST is designed to peer across the universe, capturing images and

data from the formation of the earliest galaxies to the atmospheres of planets,

within and beyond our solar system. The engineering challenges and development of

the mission will be described, including the European participation and the

collaboration that designed and built MIRI, one of the four key instruments.

After a flawless launch, the observatory is now used by the worldwide community,

changing our understanding in many areas of astrophysics. Exciting early

discoveries from the formation of stars and planets to how galaxies form and evolve

will be described, along with the wonderful images that are transforming our view

of the universe.

About the speaker:

Prof. Gillian Wright is the principal investigator for the MIRI instrument

on the James Webb Spece Telescope.