A spectrometer having a housing, where the housing also includes a structure located within the housing, the structure being adapted to hold a reflective dispersive element and being movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to an interior longitudinal axis. An actuator arm extends from a location exterior to the housing to another location inside the housing. The actuator arm is disposed through an opening in the housing and is operatively connected to the structure. A cryogenic actuator motor is operatively connected to the actuator arm, thereby enabling movement of the structure and the reflective dispersive element in a direction substantially perpendicular to said interior longitudinal axis, whereby alignment of the spectrometer is enabled.