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The James Webb Space Telescope has turned on the high-gain antenna and begun calibration for a star

IT House January 30 news, James Webb Space Telescope has now successfully arrived in the scheduled orbit, began to work normally. On January 29, local time, the official announcement has turned on the telescope's high-gain antenna this week, and you can enjoy high-speed network connectivity. In this way, the high-definition images taken by the telescope and the data acquired can be smoothly transmitted to the Earth.

At present, the sun visor and main mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope have been opened.

The James Webb Space Telescope has turned on the high-gain antenna and begun calibration for a star
The James Webb Space Telescope has turned on the high-gain antenna and begun calibration for a star

IT House understands that the telescope is currently undergoing 3 months of lens calibration work, and multiple lenses, including the main mirror, will be fine-tuned. The first star seen after the telescope was turned on was HD 84406, a sun-like star about 260 light-years away from Earth. Telescopes have focused on the star, which officials say is the perfect target for the device to collect engineering data and open lens calibration.

The James Webb Space Telescope has turned on the high-gain antenna and begun calibration for a star
The James Webb Space Telescope has turned on the high-gain antenna and begun calibration for a star

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