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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 23 days ago

'The mirror passed with flying colors': NASA just took its last look at the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before launch

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'The mirror passed with flying colors': NASA just took its last look at the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before launch

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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 23 days ago
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The next time we see Roman, it will be in Florida readying for launch.

cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/66580728

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    They named a telescope after Nancy Grace?

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      Roman*. Ask an AI to make this picture look like she’s a centurion to be accurate

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      named a telescope after Nancy Grace?

      No, Nancy (Grace) Roman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Roman

      astronomer who made important contributions to stellar classification and stellar motions

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Roman

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