PUNCH First Light Composite (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

PUNCH First Light Composite

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This composite of first-light images taken April 14, 2025, by PUNCH/WFI2 (top) and PUNCH/NFI (inset) shows how the fields of view fit together.  When the four NASA spacecraft are fully deployed, they will work together to view a field 90° across. Constellations have been identified to show the size of the field of view. The SwRI-led PUNCH mission acquired these first images during instrument commissioning, demonstrating that the cameras are in focus, working properly and capturing deep-field images of the “night” sky against the “noontime” glare of space.

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NASA/Southwest Research Institute/NRL

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