James Webb Space Telescope begins multi-instrument alignment - SpaceFlight Insider

The James Webb Space Telescope aligned its near-infrared camera, focusing on an image of a single star as engineers prepared to align its other instruments.

The sensitivity of the James Webb Space Telescope are so sensitive that while focusing on a single star to align the observatory’s mirror segments, many galaxies are seen in the background. Credit: N… [+2588 chars]

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