View Through Outer Barrel Assembly (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

View Through Outer Barrel Assembly

Caption

This photo shows the deployable aperture cover for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as seen through the outer barrel assembly. Both components will help shield the telescope from stray light, improving Roman’s sensitivity to faint light from across the universe.

Credit

NASA/Chris Gunn

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License

Public Domain

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