JWST Observer is managed by STScI and provides astronomers with the most up-to-date information, news, and events related to observing with JWST.

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Join us for Webb Office Hours on Thursday, October 22nd at 11 am (ET) to get your data-related questions answered by #JWST experts: ow.ly/BXTO50V6VNJ
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Join us on November 4th for JWebbinar 53 - Hands-on Demo: #JWST and the Optical Constants Database. This JWebbinar will introduce the Optical Constants Database (OCdb), developed at NASA Ames: ow.ly/5n9z50ZY1lX
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STScI received 3,203 GO proposals for 138,460 hours (with an additional 8,971 Pure and Coordinated parallel hours requested). This corresponds to an oversubscription of 18:1 with respect to the 7,700 hours offered in #JWST Cycle 6: ow.ly/uqAt50ZWSwG
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The JSTUC Community Forum 3 JWebbinar will be held on October 28th. The #JWST community will have the opportunity to provide valuable feedback to the JSTUC during this session. Get the details: ow.ly/whWx50ZVZ9T
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Due to technical issues, the #JWST Cycle 6 proposal deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 1, 2026: ow.ly/3MpB50ZTvMb
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Build 13.0 of the #JWST Science Calibration Pipeline is now available. It fixes several outstanding known issues and continues development of multiple new observing modes. Read more: ow.ly/qLbo50ZM5Nq
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The #JWST Rocky Worlds DDT Program adds a new target, TOI-1452 b, following detailed Core Implementation Team analyses and a recommendation from the Science Advisory Council: ow.ly/ZclH50ZLg12
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An APT update for #JWST Cycle 6 was released today. Cycle 6 proposers must upgrade to this new version. Get the details: ow.ly/FWyZ50ZJw3F
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The maximum visit duration is 6 days for #JWST Cycle 6 and a scientific justification must be provided for these long visits. Get the details: ow.ly/RYpx50ZFMWX
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Late breaking news: Get the details of a new #JWST Cycle 6 Call for Proposals policy update pertaining to eligibility for funding. ow.ly/ve7O50ZEOPq
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The new NIRSpec BOTS multistripe readout capability improves the bright limits for #JWST time-series observations. Read more: ow.ly/zAeX50ZBr5o
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#JWST's MIRI new readout pattern reduces the read noise by more than a factor of 2 with respect to SLOWR1: ow.ly/PcBZ50ZAv25
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New #JWST NIRISS SOSS multistripe subarrays offer a greatly improved bright limit and enable unsaturated observations of all currently known transiting exoplanet systems. Get the details: ow.ly/GfxX50ZzXel
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NIRCam's new superstripe readout capability offers significant improvements to the brightness limits for imaging and time series observations with #JWST. Read more: ow.ly/AVPo50ZyUJR
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STScI is requesting white papers from the community with compelling scientific ideas for Multi-Cycle Treasury programs that require large allocations of #JWST telescope time to complete. Get the details: ow.ly/KYet50Zy3Hg
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Learn about the online resources STScI offers to help you prepare your #JWST Cycle 6 proposal: ow.ly/xcM650ZwzOK
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The next two JWebbinars in August will focus on several topics related to Cycle 6 proposal preparation: ow.ly/B7na50ZtN32
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The Cycle 6 Call for Proposals for the James Webb Space Telescope (#JWST) General Observer and Survey time and funding for Archival Research has been released. Read more: ow.ly/g9q150Zq3Ww
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Version 6.0 of the #JWST Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) includes new capabilities and features for all four instruments in support of the Cycle 6 Call for Proposals. Get the details: ow.ly/hVWz50ZoTRS
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Publicly available and documented #JWST tools from the community help support proposal planning, data processing, and data analysis. Read more: ow.ly/ggbF50ZlYOw
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