The last and largest of the five filters being installed. The scene is reflected in the curved top of the Dewar. The small orange bits are pieces of Kapton tape, the duct tape of spacecraft engineers.

Aperture cylinder Flight Dewar and detectors XRS Flight Dewar With Gate Valve

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