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Size comparison between the JWST's mirror and HST's mirror

author: NASA/MSFC/Novapix

reference: e-sou05-90013

Image Size 300 DPI: 49 * 33 cm

The large JWST 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) mirror compared to the Hubble Space Telescope primary mirror (at left). The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, infrared-optimized space telescope scheduled for launch in 2014.

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ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMY - COMPARISON - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - ILLUSTRATION - JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE - JWST - MIRROR - SCALE - SIZE - SPACE -