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   Griggs’s article “Why stars look spiky in images from the James Webb Space Telescope” (Griggs, 2022) explains how the stars appear clearer than ever in the new images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The article explains how the JWST differs from its predecessor, the Hubble telescope with reference to the number of diffraction each telescope produces. With the aim to take distinct images of the stars, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has developed a telescope equipped with “hexagonal mirrors that result in an image with six diffraction spikes” (Griggs, 2022). Taking a closer look, it is described that all of the bright objects in the JWST photos have the same eight-pointed pattern, making them look like Christmas ornaments looking spikes.  Griggs reports that the near-infrared lights gathered by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) enhance the diffraction spikes of the stars. The NIRCam is one of the developments of JWST in order for the telescop

   Griggs’s article “Why stars look spiky in images from the James Webb Space Telescope” (Griggs, 2022) explains how the stars appear clearer than ever in the new images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The article explains how the JWST differs from its predecessor, the Hubble telescope with reference to the number of diffraction each telescope produces.  With the aim to take distinct images of the stars, The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has developed a telescope equipped with “hexagonal mirrors that result in an image with six diffraction spikes”. Taking a closer look, it is described that all of the bright objects in the JWST photos have the same eight-pointed pattern, making them look like Christmas ornaments looking spikes.  Griggs reports that the near-infrared lights gathered by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) enhance the diffraction spikes of the stars. The NIRCam is one of the developments of JWST  in order for the telescope to deliver clear i

   Griggs’s article “Why stars look spiky in images from the James Webb Space Telescope” (Griggs, 2022) explains how the stars appear clearer than ever in the new images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The article explains how the JWST differs from its predecessor, the Hubble telescope with reference to the number of diffraction each telescope produces.  With the aim to take distinct images of the stars, The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has developed a telescope equipped with “hexagonal mirrors that result in an image with six diffraction spikes”. Taking a closer look, it is described that all of the bright objects in the JWST photos have the same eight-pointed pattern, making them look like Christmas ornaments looking spikes.  Griggs reports that the near-infrared lights gathered by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) enhance the diffraction spikes of the stars. The NIRCam is one of the developments of JWST  in order for the telescope to deliver clear i