Webb image archive
Webb’s Microshutters
The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) has a microshutter array that can capture hundreds of colorful spectra at the same time. How does it work? ...
- Date
- Dec 13, 2023
- Observatory
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Credit
- NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI
- Archive ID
- 4673
The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) has a microshutter array that can capture hundreds of colorful spectra at the same time. How does it work? What will it help us learn? Discover how it will help transform our understanding of many distant stars and galaxies simultaneously.
Credits
Illustration
NASA, ESA, Andi James (STScI)