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Roman Space Telescope Infographics & Diagrams

Diagrams, survey footprints, field-of-view comparisons and explainers.

"Stars by the Billions" Fact Sheet

"Stars by the Billions" Fact Sheet

"Galaxies by the Millions" Fact Sheet

"Galaxies by the Millions" Fact Sheet

Roman US Partner Map

Roman US Partner Map

Sn map

Sn map

High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey

High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey

Roman vs Webb - Spectrum Range and Mirrors

Roman vs Webb - Spectrum Range and Mirrors

"Cosmology with Roman" Fact Sheet

"Cosmology with Roman" Fact Sheet

Roman's Field of View

Roman's Field of View

2026 Roman Poster (Spanish)

2026 Roman Poster (Spanish)

"Mission, Operations, and User Tools" Fact Sheet

"Mission, Operations, and User Tools" Fact Sheet

Community Surveys Poster

Community Surveys Poster

Roman by the Numbers

Roman by the Numbers

Measuring redshifts of tens of millions of galaxies

Measuring redshifts of tens of millions of galaxies

Roman Space Telescope Redshift

Roman Space Telescope Redshift

Roman Subsystems

Roman Subsystems

Roman Detector Field of View

Roman Detector Field of View

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Field of View Poster

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Field of View Poster

2026 Roman Poster (English)

2026 Roman Poster (English)

Comparison of observatories in the 2020s and their windows into the electromagnetic spectrum

Comparison of observatories in the 2020s and their windows into the electromagnetic spectrum

High-Latitude Time-Domain Survey

High-Latitude Time-Domain Survey

Roman and Webb Comparison Graphic from Far and Wide

Roman and Webb Comparison Graphic from Far and Wide

Roman Maryland Partner Map

Roman Maryland Partner Map

Roman Microlensing Search Space

Roman Microlensing Search Space

Roman World Partner Map

Roman World Partner Map

Content of the Universe

Content of the Universe

Coronagraph Instrument Poster

Coronagraph Instrument Poster

Roman FOV Eagle View Poster2021

Roman FOV Eagle View Poster2021

Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey

Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey

Wide Field Instrument Poster

Wide Field Instrument Poster

Microlensing Infographic

Microlensing Infographic

Hubble/Roman Galactic Bulge Survey Region (VISTA VVV Survey) — Hubble and Roman GBTDS Surveys

Hubble/Roman Galactic Bulge Survey Region (VISTA VVV Survey)

Observation Surveys

Observation Surveys

The Medium Tier will enable the study of local galaxies, Milky Way stellar populations, and the…

The Medium Tier will enable the study of local galaxies, Milky Way stellar populations, and the…

The Extended Component provides deep imaging tier observations (from the Core Component) over 8…

The Extended Component provides deep imaging tier observations (from the Core Component) over 8…

Roman Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey Infographic

Roman Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey Infographic

WFI focal plane persistence decay curves

WFI focal plane persistence decay curves

Roman F158 Effective Area

Roman F158 Effective Area

Roman WFI and it's subsystems diagram

Roman WFI and it's subsystems diagram

Roman effective area color

Roman effective area color

Roman Effective Area - Grism Prism

Roman Effective Area - Grism Prism

LED Bandpass Properties

LED Bandpass Properties

Roman/ WFI Quantum Efficiency for each Sensor Chip Assembly

Roman/ WFI Quantum Efficiency for each Sensor Chip Assembly

High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey [figure A]

High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey [figure A]

The Wide Tier will add an additional 2700 deg 2 in the H-band alone to more than double the total…

The Wide Tier will add an additional 2700 deg 2 in the H-band alone to more than double the total…

Roman Slew & Settle times

Roman Slew & Settle times

Roman Observing Zone

Roman Observing Zone

Roman/WFI QE vs Median vs Wavelength

Roman/WFI QE vs Median vs Wavelength

RAPID Response: Hot-wiring the Next Generation of Time-Domain Science

RAPID Response: Hot-wiring the Next Generation of Time-Domain Science

Dark energy

Dark energy

Roman Effective Area

Roman Effective Area

Grawp comprison

Grawp comprison

Roman microlensing technique

Roman microlensing technique

Roman Space Telescope science

Roman Space Telescope science

Coronagraph sensitivity

Coronagraph sensitivity

Sensitivity Roman vs. LSST and Euclid

Sensitivity Roman vs. LSST and Euclid

Roman's Forward Optical Assembly

Roman's Forward Optical Assembly

Microlensing Penny Plot

Microlensing Penny Plot

Layout of a nominal supernova survey region

Layout of a nominal supernova survey region

The Expanding Universe

The Expanding Universe

Notional placement of the Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey fields

Notional placement of the Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey fields

Microlensing search area

Microlensing search area

Roman Microlensing

Roman Microlensing

WFI poster

WFI poster

Pumpkin Stencil

Pumpkin Stencil

Roman Coronagraph Digging the Dark Hole

Roman Coronagraph Digging the Dark Hole

Coronagraph Team Signs Flag Farewell

Coronagraph Team Signs Flag Farewell

Coronagraph Prepared for Shipping

Coronagraph Prepared for Shipping

Roman Coronagraph Undergoes Electromagnetic Interference Testing

Roman Coronagraph Undergoes Electromagnetic Interference Testing

Roman Coronagraph on View in a JPL Clean Room

Roman Coronagraph on View in a JPL Clean Room

An infographic depicting Roman's High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey.

An infographic depicting Roman's High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey.

A field of view comparison between Roman and Hubble

A field of view comparison between Roman and Hubble

Roman Coronagraph Optical Bench Assembly

Roman Coronagraph Optical Bench Assembly

Roman Coronagraph Focal Plane Mask

Roman Coronagraph Focal Plane Mask

Roman Coronagraph Fast Steering Mirror

Roman Coronagraph Fast Steering Mirror

Roman Coronagraph Instrument Color Filter Assembly

Roman Coronagraph Instrument Color Filter Assembly

Engineers Assemble Electronics Layer on Roman Coronagraph Instrument

Engineers Assemble Electronics Layer on Roman Coronagraph Instrument

Tiny Masks for Seeing Planets

Tiny Masks for Seeing Planets

Coronagraph Test Chamber

Coronagraph Test Chamber

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