It will be an incredible feat. A wonder of science at the service of astronomy 
#Webbpic.twitter.com/4IF6rfvkD8
Extreme origami: #Webb folds to fit inside its rocket, which takes it 1 million miles to its destination in space. https://youtu.be/bTxLAGchWnA
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What would be the resulotion of the image it can take?
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Resolution varies depending on wavelength, but essentially it's better than 0.1 arcseconds at 2 microns (in the infrared).
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Wait, where are they parking this thing?
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Wow, a lot going on in deployment, and if it all goes without a hitch, I am predicting
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Wow that was impressive.
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Yep! Actually it's got quite a wide orbit around L2 (like the size of Moon's orbit about Earth) - as it also orbits Sun, aligned with Earth.
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Whoo! Go Webb!
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I will be crossing my fingers and holding my bated breath as this important scientific instrument deploy's and make our jaws drop out! Go!
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Actually, its orbit around the second Lagrange point is so big it will never be in Earth's shadow!
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Hence the large sun shade.
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