Starting at 4:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project in Italy will stream live telescope views of the James Webb Space Telescope. The spacecraft finally released from Europes Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Dec. 25, 2021, and is presently on its method to its destination.Live updates: NASAs James Webb Space Telescope missionRelated: How the James Webb Space Telescope works in picturesGianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project captured this view of the James Webb Space Telescope soaring through area on Jan. 6, 2022. To see the space telescope zipping through area, enthusiasts can view a live feed provided by the Virtual Telescope Project.
Update: This livestream has actually been delayed by 24 hours due to clouds obstructing the telescopes view. It is now arranged to begin on Saturday (Jan. 8) at 4:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT). Catch a livestream of the James Webb Space Telescope as it zips towards its celestial perch today (Jan. 7). Starting at 4:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project in Italy will stream live telescope views of the James Webb Space Telescope. You can enjoy the webcast reside in the window above, thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, or you can watch it on YouTube. Webb is a $10 billion mission to study deep spaces history like never ever before possible. This collaboration in between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency was the outcome of decades of preparation and withstood years of hold-ups. The spacecraft finally released from Europes Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Dec. 25, 2021, and is currently on its way to its destination.Live updates: NASAs James Webb Space Telescope missionRelated: How the James Webb Space Telescope works in picturesGianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project captured this view of the James Webb Space Telescope soaring through area on Jan. 6, 2022. (Image credit: Gianluca Masi/The Virtual Telescope Project) The area telescope will make celestial observations from a special gravitationally-stable location in the solar system called Lagrange Point 2 (L2), located almost 1 million miles (1.5 million kilometers) far from Earth. The mission has actually been effectively completing brand-new stages in its observational preparations, unfolding its mirrors and sunshield as it journeys to this remote post. Since today Webb was already more than 644,000 miles (1 million km) away from our world. To view the area telescope zipping through space, enthusiasts can enjoy a live feed offered by the Virtual Telescope Project. Masi helms this online platform, providing views of his ground-based tracking telescopes and supplying commentary of area occasions. Masi makes observations from Ceccano, Italy, situated about 56 miles (90 km) south of Rome. Audiences can anticipate to see video of the area telescope, which will appear like a small white speck, flying past a sea of background stars. From L2, Webb will be able to peer through deep space in depth, helping scientists discover the earliest moments of deep space and providing a better understanding of Earths own cosmic neighborhood.Follow Doris Elin Urrutia on Twitter @salazar_elin. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook..