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Cleanroom workers pose for a quick group photo with the James Webb Space Telescope mirrors on May 4th, 2016. The telescope structure and mirrors were in the process of being rotated face-down, the configuration necessary for installing the science instruments behind the giant golden primary mirror. The mirrors, which are actually made of beryllium, are covered with a microscopically thin layer of gold, which optimizes them for reflecting infrared light.

This photo also helps give a scale to JWST - the primary mirror is some 6.5 meters in diameter. The telescope will eventually be mated to a sunshield that is the size of a tennis court.

This group photo opportunity is also visible in the time-lapse footage from this day. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhGfgREoBj4 and (webcam) www.youtube.com/watch?v=APE_MiJ8GRY

Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn

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