NASA revealed the telescope’s first images on Friday, including 18 amazing shots of a star
The telescope’s Near Infrared Camera snapped shots of starlight through its mirror segments starting Feb. 2, which reflected the starlight into its secondary mirror and the camera’s detectors. The process, which lasted just over a day and produced 54 gigabytes of raw data, allowed NASA to develop a mosaic image with 18 shots of a single star—as well as a selfie of the telescope’s mirror system.
NASA said the telescope’s images will only become clearer and more detailed as time progresses, with the most scientific images expected in the summer. The telescope was deployed last Christmas with the goal of
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