How Does The James Webb Space Telescope Work? - Smarter Every Day 262

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I greatly appreciate Dr. John Mather's time and patience with me. He did a fantastic job of breaking down the design of the telescope.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Mather

Thanks to Travis Wohlrab Engagement Officer, NASA Goddard for the tour of testing equipment.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/

NASA's Explore Light and compare visible to Infrared:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/explore-light

Many of the NASA 3D models were created by Goddard's Visualization Studio
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/

JWST Light Path:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Z2GbFJWmo
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Rainbow on Dark:
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Rainbow on Light:
https://www.bonfire.com/jwst-rainbow-orbit-path/
Yellow on Dark:
https://www.bonfire.com/jwst/
Yellow on Light:
https://www.bonfire.com/jwst-1/

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