March 19, 202200:03:43

2022 March 19 - 2MASS J17554042+6551277

In today's image, we see the star 2MASS J17554042+6551277 which is one of the stars being used to calibrate and align the mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope as it goes through its testing.


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