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Diagram of FGS Optical Assembly - Guider

This image depicts the FGS-Guider, which helps point the telescope. Light enters from the bottom (green), bounces off five separate mirror elements, and is focused on infrared detectors similar to those used in the camera and spectrograph. The detectors record the light for analysis by the telescope's computers. The computers analyze the light many times per second to provide the information needed to guide the telescope.
 

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