JWST - Images of HD 84406 after phase 1 alignment

Autor:

NASA (via James Webb Space Telescope).

Credit:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/02/18/webb-team-brings-18-dots-of-starlight-into-hexagonal-formation/

Krótki link:

https://plwiki.pl/b/108299

źródło:

Wikimedia Commons

Wymiary:

1024 x 1024 Pixel (774438 Bytes)

Opis:

Initial imaging of the star HD 84406 by James Webb Space Telescope, at completion of first phase of initial alignment, released by NASA on 2022-02-18. At this point, the 18 primary mirror segments are only roughly aligned, so far, and not yet focused. So the image shows 18 blurred copies of the same star, in a hexagonal pattern. During the following 3 months, the mirrors will be aligned fully, to focus and synchronize their separate images into one complete image.

Licencja:

Public domain