ScienceRoman telescope’s Wide Field Instrument switches on for the first time
NASA shared the first test image from the 300-megapixel infrared camera and says scientists have begun adjusting its focus.
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NASA says the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has activated the Wide Field Instrument, its 300-megapixel infrared camera. In its September 15 announcement, the Roman team shared a first test image and said scientists had begun adjusting the instrument’s focus. NASA also announced a checkout of Roman’s coronagraph.
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Roman telescope’s Wide Field Instrument switches on for the first time
NASA shared the first test image from the 300-megapixel infrared camera and says scientists have begun adjusting its focus.