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Images of the Mirrors

This page has images associated with the Mirrors.Click on the thumbnail for larger images and a caption.
learn more Learn about the journey of the mirrors.

Primary Mirror

Hubble/Webb comparison:

HST and JWST mirror
comparison

The mirror blanks at AXSYS and Brush Wellman:

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The polished mirrors at SSG/Tinsley:

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The cryogenic testing of the mirrors by Ball Aerospace at Marshall Space Flight Center.:

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EG036 Large gallery of high resolution images of the mirrors being received at Marshall Space Flight Center and cryogenically tested there by Ball Aerospace at the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility.



Secondary Mirror

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Scale Model

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