Roman Coronagraph Focal Plane Mask. The focal plane mask for the Coronagraph Instrument on NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, shown here, is one of the components used to suppress starlight and reveal planets orbiting a star. Each circular section contains multiple masks – carefully engineered, opaque obstructions designed to block starlight. Some masks are about the width of a human hair. https

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