James Webb space telescope mirror segment - GIF

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One of eighteen hexagonal mirror segments of the James Webb space telescope. The mirrors are made of gold-coated beryllium which combine to form a 6.5 m (21 ft) diameter mirror.




Previously:

Webb Space Telescope packing timelapse - GIF
Arecibo telescope collapse - GIF
Casting a $20 million mirror for the world's largest telescope - video
Moving giant telescopes - GIF
Hyper Suprime-Cam telescope camera - photo