Ariane V carrying James Webb Space Telescope

The historic launch of JWST took place on 25th December 2021. The visuals were sudden as we did not expect to come across the Ariane V rocket from West Bengal. Initially we thought it to be a comet (including Leonard for a moment) and confirmed the object sometime later. It was a "Dream come true" for us.

The first image shows Ariane V trailing past Sculptor Galaxy. The second image is a sequence captured over 15 minutes and the third image was its first visuals.

Exif: 2 seconds, f/2, ISO 500, 135mm, Stack of 40 images (Image 1), Stack of 10 images each (Image 2), Stack of 10 images (Image 3).

Gear: Nikon D5600, Samyang 135mm (on a tripod)

Processing: Sequator, Pixinsight, Adobe Camera Raw, Photoshop

Location: Sukna, West Bengal, India

Date: 25th December 2021

Copyright: Samit Saha & Soumyadeep Mukherjee