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How do space telescopes point themselves?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Hubble Space Telescope

James Webb uses a quartz hemisphere that resonates in a particular way. It's surrounded by electrodes that are like driving the resonance. They can also detect any slight change in its orientation. If James Webb rotates around this quartz hemisphere, they will hear the resonance impacting the telescope at a different location. The hope is that it will last longer.

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