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English: One of the James Webb Space Telescope’s four primary scientific instruments, known as the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph instrument (NIRISS), has concluded its postlaunch preparations and is now ready for science.

Read more: blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/06/27/webbs-niriss-ready-to-see-...

The Image Behind the Spectrum. This is a test detector image from the NIRISS instrument operated in its single-object slitless spectroscopy (SOSS) mode while pointing at a bright star. Each color seen in the image corresponds to a specific infrared wavelength between 0.6 and 2.8 microns. The black lines seen on the spectra are the telltale signature of hydrogen atoms present in the star. NIRISS is a contribution from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to the Webb project that provides unique observational capabilities that complement its other onboard instruments.

Credit: NASA, CSA, and NIRISS team/Loic Albert, University of Montreal
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by James Webb Space Telescope at https://flickr.com/photos/50785054@N03/52184086358. It was reviewed on 2 July 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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