The images are not only mesmerising, but they also show that all the telescopes instruments are running smoothly.
The super-telescope James Webb also occupies this spot.
While James Webb was developed to zoom into the details, Euclid can go fast and wide.
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Its exhilarating and enormously emotional to see these first images, said Euclid project manager Giuseppe Racca.
This camera will go on to capture sharp shots of billions of galaxies to measure their shapes.
These are tracks left by high-energy particles, or cosmic rays.
They strike the cameras detectors at all angles to leave lines of various lengths.
It is beautiful to look at, he added.
Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
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