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BreastMilkPopsicles t1_irgdwx2 wrote

Is there a reason we still haven't seen any of the juicy stuff from JWST? Like more spectrometry of exo planet atmospheres.... maybe a certain system with 7 exoplanets?

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ReturnOfDaSnack420 t1_irh3wt6 wrote

I know I'm on pins and needles wanting to get info on the Trappist system as well. That said apparently data from JWST is proprietary to the research teams for the first twelve months (after that is free to the world) and with something this big no research team will want to jump the gun, so it'll be a while I imagine until we get any news.

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Icy-Conclusion-3500 t1_irgjdub wrote

Some things need specific time windows to shoot. Our planet needs to be at a place in its orbit that JWST doesn’t need to face the sun.

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WrongPurpose t1_irigrx9 wrote

The Astronomers who request time and observations get a few months exclusive access to that specific data, so they can write their papers about it. I would guess beginning of next year we will start seeing daily releases of pictures and data then taken 6-12 months ago.

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danielravennest t1_irj5rb1 wrote

The way science works, they can't release their data until the research articles are published. People involved with JWST from the start of the project have priority this first year of observations

Also, early observations need to be calibrated by looking at known objects. We know how the instruments were designed to perform, but without calibration we don't know how they actually perform. That's one reason some of the early pictures are of Jupiter and other solar system bodies. We know what those look like and how bright they are.

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