 |  Webb is chilling out
 14 February 2022
While we have started the long process of aligning the telescope mirrors, almost all of the
components on Webb’s cold side are still continuing to cool. The JWST giant sunshield
keeps the telescope and cameras out of both direct sunlight and sunlight that is reflected
from Earth and the Moon. Everything on the cold side of the sunshield is passively
cooling, radiating heat into deep space.
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