This is presented by Liam Finn, a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador. 

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is one of the most ambitious and complex scientific instruments ever built. It is the largest, most powerful, and most technologically advanced space telescope ever launched.

In this presentation, you will get an opportunity to explore the amazing science and images of the James Webb Space Telescope. You will learn about the scientific objectives of the JWST, its capabilities, and the technologies that make it possible.

We will dive into the advanced technology that makes the JWST so powerful, including its massive 6.5-meter primary mirror, which is composed of 18 hexagonal segments that can be individually adjusted to achieve an unprecedented level of precision.

We will also discuss the different instruments onboard the JWST, including the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam), Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), and how they work together to observe the universe.

Finally, we will explore some of the amazing images and data that the JWST has produced, including high-resolution images of distant galaxies, the formation of stars and planets, and even the atmospheres of exoplanets. You will be amazed at the groundbreaking science that the JWST will enable and how it is changing our understanding of the universe.

Liam Finn, a resident of Wixom and NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, Vice president of the Great Lakes Association Of Astronomy Clubs, Planetarian at Henry Ford College and avid astronomer.

Passionate about STEM outreach and explaining the workings of the cosmos.

While you can still find Liam looking through telescopes, these days he wants to know how these things work… so cool geeky science experiments are often added in for extra fun. Liam does numerous outreach events and talks both under the night sky and indoors