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@spiraldream Webb doesn't need a tube! The tube of a telescope helps keeps out ambient light, and Webb's tennis court-sized sunshield serves a similar purpose: https://t.co/j1nRsAwHOL 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 2, 2021

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@BoulderDaisy Launch is scheduled for Dec. 18, aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. More about the telescope's launch and deployment: https://t.co/fMu12iQqD1 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 2, 2021

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@spiraldream Webb will observe primarily infrared light, often from very faint and distant objects. The sunshield will keep infrared light (or heat) from the Sun/Earth/Moon, as well as the spacecraft itself, from reaching the mirror and the instruments. 2/2 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 2, 2021