Science of the James Webb Telescope Explained!

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You’ve probably heard about the James Webb Space Telescope and seen some cool pictures. But why should astronomers have all the fun? How do we get to use this new toy ourselves?

JWST Links:

Galactic Hunter JWST image processing guide

MAST space telescope archive

STScI Data Analysis Toolbox

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How To Process JWST Images

If you're a Space Time fan and you use the JWST (whether it's using the data, colorizing photos or using it in some other interesting way) send us an email @ pbsspacetime@gmail.com with the Subject Line "Using the JWST" and we'll try to find a way to shout you out!

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