how were mirrors formed in james webb telescope The mirrors of the James Webb telescope are the biggest and most complex mirrors built to date. The telescope consists of 18 HEXAGONAL mirrors. These mirrors will look at those regions of the cosmos that no other telescope in the past could. They will show us how the cosmos looked just 200 million years after the big bang and will help us understand the formation of the first galaxies. But how Exactly is Webb going to achieve that? What is it so special about the 18 hexagonal mirrors of the telescope that make it the most incredible space telescope humans have built to date? For any telescope out there, the primary mirror is like its heart the primary mirror is the one that captures all the light from distant sources and this light is further processed to produce breathtaking images of the cosmos, wonders beyond us. However, this is possible if only the mirrors are designed precisely. Fabricating a telescopic mirror is not a cakew...
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