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What does the celestial sphere look like in thermal IR?
The Space SE question JWST detector heat load asks
...what is the heat load from the collected radiation of the main mirrors on the detector, and how does that vary depending on what objects or ...
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What exactly is the risk to any JWST instrumentation when looking at objects that are "too bright"?
This answer by pela to question #48317 at one point states
The star should be bright, but probably not too bright (like Betelgeuse), since we don't want to burn MIRI off from the beginning
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