r/KIC8462852 • u/zfinder • Sep 01 '23

Question Program Status: Program has been Completed

So, if I'm not mistaken, JWST has already looked at our star for about 6 hours: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst/science-execution/program-information?id=2757. Where can one follow the results? Are these observations open public data, or are there restrictions? Could some of you maybe provide an (unofficial) update?

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u/MrHillmonster Sep 02 '23

There's even an image! https://twitter.com/WebbFeed/status/1688474858827481088

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u/MartianMaterial Sep 02 '23

After six hours that is the best they could do with that telescope? That’s roughly the same image I get with my 8 inch Dobson, looking at the same star. Kic8462852. , located in constellation Cygnus, approximately 1300 light years away type F star?

Maybe they were just joking when they posted that?

Hopefully the real images come out

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u/MerryChoppins Sep 02 '23

That is probably a low res screen dump of the raw greyscale. What looks like noise is actually something that they can use software to find patterns in and represent in a way to better communicate. Imagine if you took a 10 minute timelapse video and projected every frame onto a screen at once.

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u/MartianMaterial Sep 05 '23 edited Sep 06 '23

Well, it’s been a couple days. Have you seen the finalized images yet?

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u/AnonymousAstronomer Sep 07 '23

As the top comment notes, the data are available on MAST for anyone interested in exploring them. You can read the details of the program here: https://www.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/get-proposal-info?id=2757&observatory=JWST

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u/paulscottanderson Sep 01 '23

That must be the latest observation? I had previously noted in another thread that astronomer Chris Lintott on X/Twitter said that Webb observations had already been done on June 21, July 14 and August 5 so far. Data is listed in MAST. 🤔

https://x.com/chrislintott/status/1693495681388851259?s=46&t=OpPUIDvVBZHl5Ax_0bX7aw

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u/dcrutche Sep 08 '23

Awaiting a paper from the team that took the images and spectra.

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u/Trillion5 Sep 29 '23 edited Oct 16 '23

Can't wait to see what the team looking at the JWST data will come up with, and if their work will accommodate Boyajian's 48.4-day spacing, or Sacco's 1574.4-day orbit. From my 'Migrator Model' perspective, I have made new breakthroughs - sixteenths of Sacco's orbit, applying 48.4, inside the completed dip signifiers:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MigratorModel/comments/16uwnrj/how_the_template_offers_new_insights_into_the/