How Webb Formed a Perfect Mirror

The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/launchpadastronomy03221 Webb formed a perfect mirror out of its 18 segments and created the sharpest infrared image of a star ever made with a single telescope. We explain how the image and its selfies were made and what is next for the James Webb Space Telescope. 00:00 Intro 01:15 Diffraction Spikes Explained 03:59 First Star Images 05:04 First Selfie Image 05:58 Segment Identification and Global Alignment 06:55 Image Stacking 08:01 Coarse Phasing 10:20 Fine Phasing 11:30 Multi Instrument Multi Field Alignment 13:06 Maintaining Alignment 13:53 Skillshare 14:42 Thanks and Welcome New Patrons 🔔 Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/christianread... 🖖 Share this video with a fellow space traveler:    • How Webb Formed a Perfect Mirror   🔴 Watch my most recent upload: https://goo.gl/QbRcE2 🚀 Help me improve the channel by joining the community on Patreon   / launchpadastro   🚀 Check out Launch Pad merchandise! https://teespring.com/stores/launchpa... Disclaimer: Some of these links go to one of my websites and some are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you. 🧭 References: https://www.spacefoundation.org/wp-co... ✅ Let's connect: For business inquiries - chris AT christianready DOT com Twitter - @launchpadastro Instagram - @launchpadastro Facebook -   / launchpadastronomy   Discord -   / discord   📭 c/o Christian Ready P.O. Box 66 Westminster, MD 21158 United States Earth ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Watch next: Solar Orbiter Discovers Surprising new Phenomenon in the Sun    • Solar Orbiter Discovers Surprising new Phe...   ~-~~-~~~-~~-~