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Cycle 5 proposals can take advantage of NIRCam and NIRISS multistripe capabilities.
A new NIRCam capability allows grism time series observations in the short wavelength channel.
The JWST NIRCam team has released Version 3 of the Wisp Templates.
NIRCam now allows for simultaneous coronagraph imaging in both short and long wavelengths.
New NIRCam imaging flux calibration files can now be used on any NIRCam imaging data set.
Teams are actively working on improving NIRCam flux calibrations.
JWST observers can now use Mirage to produce realistic NIRCam and NIRISS simulated data to help them understand and prepare for JWST before launch.
The coronagraphic capabilities provided by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will reveal faint structures otherwise hidden by the glare of a bright point source.
Find out how to plan your NIRCam slitless observations so your most important spectra do not fall outside of the detector.
Based on a revised model for observing overheads, the NIRCam team has developed more efficient dither patterns for NIRCam imaging modes.
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