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JWST sits fully deployed on a dark background speckled with dim white objects. There is a yellow star in the upper left corner beaming light at JWST. The light from the star hits the primary mirror, then the secondary mirror, and is directed into the Integrated Science Instrument Module at the center of the primary mirror.


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