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Webb’s Secondary Mirror Installation

The photo shows the installation of the James Webb Space Telescope's secondary mirror. The secondary mirror is gold-coated, round, convex, and sits at the end of 3 long booms. It ...

Date
Dec 13, 2023
Observatory
James Webb Space Telescope
Credit
NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI
Archive ID
4260

The photo shows the installation of the James Webb Space Telescope's secondary mirror. The secondary mirror is gold-coated, round, convex, and sits at the end of 3 long booms. It redirects the light from our primary mirror into the tertiary mirror and instrument module.

Credits

NASA/Chris Gunn

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