Bay County Public Library Joins Nasa in Nationwide Celebration of Webb Space Telescope with First Science Images and Documentary Film Screening
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BAY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY JOINS NASA IN NATIONWIDE CELEBRATION OF WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE WITH FIRST SCIENCE IMAGES AND DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING
(PANAMA CITY, FL) – Bay County Public Library has joined hundreds of sites across the country to celebrate the release of the first science images from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s next great space science observatory. Join us on Tuesday, July 12th at 5 p.m. CT for a virtual program to watch a NASA expert panel share the images.
Email your RSVP by July 11th to receive the login information to Librarian and NASA Solar System Ambassador, Khelsea Rantanen at krantanen@nwrls.com or call 850-522-2121.
In continuation of the celebration of the NASA Webb Telescope, The Bay County Public Library will screen the documentary film, The Hunt for Planet B on Tuesday, August 2nd at 6 p.m. CT in the Library Meeting Room. Capturing the human drama behind NASA’s high-stakes Webb Space Telescope, The Hunt for Planet B follows a pioneering group of scientists—many of them women—on their quest to find another Earth among the stars. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.
“We are thrilled that Bay County Public Library is an official host site for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope community events celebrating Webb’s first stunning images,” said Sarah Burris, Community Relations and Marketing Coordinator. “We had a wonderful virtual program prior to the launch of the Webb Telescope in December. These programs continue to engage our community in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) programming and hopefully inspires future scientists!”
Webb is the largest and most complex space science telescope ever built – the premier observatory of the next decade. This international mission, led by NASA in partnership with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, launched on Dec. 25, 2021. After unfolding in space into its final form, Webb successfully arrived at its destination nearly 1 million miles from Earth and began preparing for science operations.
The Hunt for Planet B – Poster
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Webb Telescope Artist Concept_Credit NASA GSFC_CIL_Adriana Manrique Gutierrez
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The observatory, which is designed to see the universe in the infrared, will push the field of astronomy into a new era. Webb will be able to study light from distant parts of the universe for the very first time – the first galaxies that formed over 13.5 billion years ago – and give us insight into how our universe formed. It will also peer into dusty stellar nurseries to explore distant worlds orbiting other stars, as well as observe objects in our own solar system. Webb will extend the scientific discoveries of other NASA missions like the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.
The Bay County Public Library is located at 898 W. 11th Street, Panama City. For a full schedule of library events, visit nwrls.com. To learn more about the Webb telescope, visit webb.nasa.gov and webbtelescope.org.
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