The University of Western Ontario
Development of a Time-Variable Bad Pixel Mask for MIRI LRS from Blank Sky and Failed Observations — This calibration project will use JWST/MIRI to create an improved, time-sensitive map that tracks how bad pixels evolve, helping the system ignore or correct them more effectively. By using existing images of empty sky taken with MIRI, this work will improve data quality for many JWST users and could improve JWST measurements of solar system objects, extrasolar planets, and distant galaxies alike.