How James Webb's Science Instruments Work and What They'll Show Us! The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/launchpadastronomy02221
The James Webb Space Telescope's science instruments are a combination of near and mid-infrared cameras, coronagraphs, and spectrographs that will reveal details never seen before.
00:00 Intro MIRI Filter Wheel
00:54 Webb's Science Field of View
02:05 Cooling Down
03:41 Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam)
06:06 Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec)
08:00 Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS-NIRISS)
10:56 Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI)
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