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Old 14-07-2022, 09:10 AM
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The diffraction spikes are well explained here:
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-b...s-webb-spikes/


Still - I don't know why they used triple struts to hold the secondary mirror
instead of the 4 struts as Hubble used?
The triple struts are creating more diffraction spikes.
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