The US space agency (NASA) recently unveiled the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

In a report published by the French newspaper "Le Point" (Le Point), writer Chloe Duran Parente says that NASA revealed on Friday, February 11th, the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Near Infrared Camera

“The entire team is pleased with the quality of the early stages of imaging and the alignment of the telescope,” said Marcia Rick, astronomer and principal investigator for the Near Infrared Camera NIRCam instrument. The main instrument chosen for performing the calibration stage.

The James Webb Telescope (NASA) has used the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCAM) instrument.

The writer notes that this tool has a wide field of view and is able to operate at higher temperatures, but it still needs cooling to start it without the risk of breaking it.

The author explains that these artistic images bear witness to the work that has been done, and "to all that remains for us to do, so that we can take clear images that serve the science with James Webb."

18 points pictures

Parenty shows that the images of the 18 bright spots belong to the same star monitored by the James Webb telescope, whose light is reflected on the 18 parts of the telescope's primary mirror.

The writer stresses that this is the goal that the teams sought to achieve, which is to determine the light of the same star in each of the 18 foggy sections so that it will be the reference basis for making sure of the alignment of the telescope, which is the largest ever.

The James Webb Telescope took a "selfie" taken from the inside using the Nyrkam Inner Lens (NASA)

Bartney pointed out that the expected goal - during the next few months - is to precisely adjust the position of each part of the giant primary telescope's mirror so that the image is clearer, and "we will then obtain a unified image of the star that will be of a completely different quality."

The James Webb Telescope also took a "selfie" picture that is not like the rest of the other pictures;

Because it is taken from the inside.

To achieve this, the telescope team used an internal Nircam lens designed for geometry and alignment purposes, and when the image was taken, the seemingly bright section was directed toward the light of one star while the darker part was not on the same axis.