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Just over three months after arriving at work, the James Webb Telescope (JWST) is completing its final calibrations. althoug The main mirror was ready for operation in March (And he did the first Pictures), its operation depends on a few other devices.
NASA informsthat out All five machines have been tuned And ready for space monitoring. They passed the sharpness tests and now only physics determines the capabilities of the Webb telescope, that is, optical phenomena such as diffraction.
These fantastic test images from a successfully tuned telescope show what people from different countries and continents can achieve when there is a bold vision of scientific exploration of the universe.
— Lee Feinberg, NASA JWST Optical Team Leader
telescope In addition to the main mirror set, it contains many other componentsNecessary for proper operation:
The machine does not start the regular operation yet. The rest of the telescope system, such as the filters and cooling, require an inspection. This process is expected to take approximately two months And only after that time will scientists begin to search the abyss of space.
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