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JWST: Ghosts and Mirrors

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 18, 2017 is “JWST: Ghosts and Mirrors,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Chris Gunn, NASA. The original explanation runs about 121 words.

JWST: Ghosts and Mirrors
Credit: Image Credit: Chris Gunn, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Ghosts aren’t actually hovering over the James Webb Space Telescope . But the lights are out as it stands with gold tinted mirror segments and support structures folded in Goddard Space Flight Center’s Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility clean room.”

— APOD editors, March 18, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 18, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Chris Gunn, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 121 words

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James Webb Space Telescope

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