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Diagram of Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec)

This image shows the path light takes as it travels through NIRSpec. NIRSpec, Webb's spectrograph, allows scientists to better analyze the light emitted by an object. NIRSpec can study more than 100 objects at one time.
 

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