James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI instrument captures an incredible, sharp photo of Large Magellanic Cloud
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 4:56 am
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Just a couple of weeks after NASA announced that its $10B James Webb Space Telescope was fully aligned, NASA has shared a closer look at an image captured by Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument, also known as MIRI. While Webb's instruments are still going through setup and testing, and full scientific operations aren't expected to begin until this summer, the test shot shows the incredible potential of Webb to provide clearer, more detailed views of deep space and further our understanding of galaxies, stars and our entire universe.
The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) covers the wavelength range of 5 to 28 microns. It sees wavelengths well beyond the visible spectrum, allowing it to resolve additional details in space. NASA writes that MIRI's "sensitive detectors will allow it to see the redshifted light of distant galaxies, newly forming stars, and faintly visible comets as well as objects in the Kuiper Belt. MIRI's camera will provide wide-field, broadband imaging that will continue the breathtaking astrophotography that has made Hubble so universally admired."
Just a couple of weeks after NASA announced that its $10B James Webb Space Telescope was fully aligned, NASA has shared a closer look at an image captured by Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument, also known as MIRI. While Webb's instruments are still going through setup and testing, and full scientific operations aren't expected to begin until this summer, the test shot shows the incredible potential of Webb to provide clearer, more detailed views of deep space and further our understanding of galaxies, stars and our entire universe.
The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) covers the wavelength range of 5 to 28 microns. It sees wavelengths well beyond the visible spectrum, allowing it to resolve additional details in space. NASA writes that MIRI's "sensitive detectors will allow it to see the redshifted light of distant galaxies, newly forming stars, and faintly visible comets as well as objects in the Kuiper Belt. MIRI's camera will provide wide-field, broadband imaging that will continue the breathtaking astrophotography that has made Hubble so universally admired."