From ec_euclid@astrodon.social on Mastodon: # ESAEuclid has successfully completed its # commissioning . A collaborative effort of # ESA , the @ ec_euclid , and industry partners established communication 📡, turned on and checked both instruments, focussed the # telescope 🔭, and tested spacecraft pointing 🛰️. This is now complete, and the teams have moved on to "performance verification", observing science-like sequences and calibration images. Read more at ESA: 👉 https://www. esa.int/Science_Exploration/Sp ace_Science/Euclid/Follow_Euclid_s_first_months_in_space # astrodon # space # DarkMatter # DarkEnergy # astronomy