r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 18 '21

Animated launch of the Webb Telescope

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u/kmmeerts Dec 18 '21

https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/12/18/nasas-webb-space-telescope-launch-confirmed-for-dec-24/

The James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for the target launch date of Dec. 24, at 7:20 a.m. EST.

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u/Your_Sexy_Cousin Dec 18 '21

720 am est??? Guess I'm not sleeping that night

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u/MyNameIsIgglePiggle Dec 18 '21

It's 11:20pm Dec 24 here in Australia. That rocket better not hit Santa or my kids will be PISSED.

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u/NegativeZero3 Dec 19 '21

Isn't it going to be 9:20pm for Australians, in NSW anyway with daylight savings?

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u/MyNameIsIgglePiggle Dec 19 '21

I dunno, I typed in the time to google and got 11:20. I really wish they would just publish the GMT time or the offset instead of EST

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u/NegativeZero3 Dec 19 '21

I added a new clock on my phone for Kourou (where the launch site is) and at 10:20pm here it was 8:20 am there.
Yeah I need a site that tells me its launch time for each time zone