Spacewatch: Nasa’s Webb telescope mirror alignment continues

Summary

• This article by Stuart Clark from The Guardian makes the following points:
• NASA has completed 3 of the 7 stages to bring the 18 hexagonal segments of the James Webb space telescope’s primary mirror into alignment.
• The mirror segments now form a single image.
• 6 motors control each segment moving and tilting the reflective surfaces.
• Fine-tuning will ensure the segments are optimally aligned with themselves and its four science instruments.

References

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• Article Source: The Guardian
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