Webb Telescope Instrument Animations

  • Released Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The James Webb Space Telelscope carries 4 science instruments: the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), and the Fine Guidance Sensor / Near InfraRed Imager adn Slitless Spetrograph (FGS/NIRISS). All four instruments are housed in the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM).

Animation of Fine Guidance Sensor / Near InfraRed Imager and Slitless Spectrograph rotating (FGS/NIRISS) (with embedded alpha channel)



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This page was originally published on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT.


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