Putting together the Webb telescope’s mid-infrared eyes - Ars Technica

The Mid-Infrared Instrument needs to be at 7 Kelvin to work.

Enlarge/ The dust in this galaxy, shaded red, required the MIRI instrument to resolve. 29 with 18 posters participating There is more than one reason why the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on board… [+3846 chars]

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