Where in the sky is the Lagrange L2 point to which the James Webb Space Telescope is flying?

In which direction of the sky is the Lagrange L2 point, for example within which constellation?

Asker: Jack, 75 years old

Answer

The point rotates with the earth around the sun. So it is not a fixed point in the sky. It moves in the orbit of the earth around the sun, and thus through the constellations of the zodiac. But each time (approximately) six constellations further than where the sun is located.

Where in the sky is the Lagrange L2 point to which the James Webb Space Telescope is flying?

Answered by

Prof. dr. Christopher Waelkens

Astronomy

Catholic University of Leuven
Old Market 13 3000 Leuven
https://www.kuleuven.be/

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