Actually, not to be too picky, but Webb stops at about 28 µm Wavelength, while SOFIA covered the Infrared spectrum out to much longer and similarly important wavelengths, called the Far-Infrared. The argument that Webb replaced SOFIA was never correct for the far-Infrared, which is actually quite important for being able to see cold dust and for several important spectral lines like [CII], [OI], etc. Several arguments alleging insufficient scientific productivity were quoted by NASA, which can all easily be refuted. Ultimately it was a political decision by an agency that is notoriously underfunded and needed to make cuts in order to get other projects funded. I would just have wished a bit more honesty in defending that decision, instead of finding fake arguments that implicitly accuse scientists who gave everything in order to make this project happen.
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Intersting and indeed informative. 👌
Omg that wig
Fascinating! Loved the skit at the start as well!
That Wig :D - Nice Video, as a German I am proud of my people's ingenuity.
Wow, I hadn’t considered a plane mounted telescope, that’s such a neat concept!
I haven't even considered it before I researched this video, either. Now i want to see people add telescopes to a ship. That would be impressive
LOL if Astronomy doesn't work for you, start a career as comedian! This was so funny! Thank you very much, every video is amazing!
I loved the Sofia project, I always wondered what had happened to it, thank you for covering this!
Thank you. I enjoyed making it
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Actually, not to be too picky, but Webb stops at about 28 µm Wavelength, while SOFIA covered the Infrared spectrum out to much longer and similarly important wavelengths, called the Far-Infrared. The argument that Webb replaced SOFIA was never correct for the far-Infrared, which is actually quite important for being able to see cold dust and for several important spectral lines like [CII], [OI], etc. Several arguments alleging insufficient scientific productivity were quoted by NASA, which can all easily be refuted. Ultimately it was a political decision by an agency that is notoriously underfunded and needed to make cuts in order to get other projects funded. I would just have wished a bit more honesty in defending that decision, instead of finding fake arguments that implicitly accuse scientists who gave everything in order to make this project happen.