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James Webb Space Telescope Parallax, Kyle Desrosier

James Webb Space Telescope Parallax

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Description

Parallax distance calculation of the James Webb Space Telescope with @lefty7283! Shown is an animation of the difference in apparent position of the JWST between our locations. The top arrow is Lefty's, the bottom arrow is mine. Measurement details and calculations below.

• Time: 28 Feb 2022 03:52:00 UTC
• Location 1: Winston-Salem, NC
• Location 2: Peyton, CO
• Distance between locations: 2387.91 km
• Telescopes: Apertura 6" Imaging Newtonian
• Cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
• Angular separation: 308.128 arc-seconds
• Calculated distance to JWST: 1.598 million km
• Theoretical distance to JWST: 1.446 million km
• Error: 10.51%

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