Primary Mirror "Selfie"
Primary Mirror "Selfie"
Using Webb's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and a special lens, engineers were able to capture this inward-looking photo of the primary mirror, helping them confirm alignment of the various mirrors.
The bright section is illumination from a star that the specific mirror is targeting, as that segment is directly aligned with the star and camera.
Compare with Webb's later (post-alignment) "selfie".
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Paper & Formatting
Printed Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Metallic, 340 gsm.
Image centered on either 8x10" paper (with minimum 1/2" borders) or 11x14" (with minimum 1" border).
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