# NASA's Roman Telescope First Starlight View

> NASA's new telescope captures first starlight image after launch.
- Title: NASA's Roman Telescope First Starlight View · Mashable
- Summary: NASA's new telescope captures first starlight image after launch. NASA's Roman Space Telescope took its first blurry starlight image during transit to orbit…
- Keywords: nasa, roman space telescope, nancy grace roman, wide field instrument, coronagraph, infrared imaging, technology, culture, NASA's, Roman, Telescope, First
- Source: Mashable — https://mashable.com/science/nasa-roman-space-telescope-first-starlight
- Author: Olivia Tauber
- Published: 2026-09-18T19:55:34+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nasa, roman space telescope, nancy grace roman, wide field instrument, coronagraph, infrared imaging, technology, culture
## First Starlight Image
NASA's Roman Space Telescope took its first blurry starlight image during transit to orbit.
## Telescope Launch Details
Launched August 30, 2026, it arrived at its million-mile orbit by September 15.
## Camera Setup
The 300-megapixel infrared camera covers areas larger than the full moon.
## Optics Alignment
Engineers use the image to align telescope optics for clearer starlight views.
## Coronagraph Test
The coronagraph can block starlight to detect orbiting planets.
## Key takeaway

NASA's Roman Space Telescope took its first blurry starlight image during transit to orbit, using it to align optics for future deep-space observations.