EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG) | Geneva | Switzerland
15–20 September 2019
EPSC-DPS2019
Geneva | Switzerland
15–20 September 2019
SMW1.19
James Webb Space Telescope Town Hall
Convener: Stefanie Milam
Thu, 19 Sep, 12:15–13:15
 
Ceres (Room 14)

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an infrared-optimized telescope to be placed at the Earth-Sun Lagrange 2 point. It is scheduled for launch in 2021, and will have a robust suite of astronomical instrumentation (imaging and spectroscopy) operating from 0.6-28.5 microns. The first call for General Observer (GO) proposals will be released in January 2020 with a deadline of 1 May 2020. At this Town Hall, we will provide the community with an overview of the observatory, instrumentation, and specific details for solar system observations. Additionally, we will provide a timeline with upcoming deadlines, proposal workshops, updates on scattered light and brightness limits, and where to find more information and how to use the observatory tools/documentation. Our goal is to fully engage the Solar System community to provide them with the tools they need to begin planning their observations with JWST.