THE ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE OF WFPC2

被引:80
作者
TRAUGER, JT
BALLESTER, GE
BURROWS, CJ
CASERTANO, S
CLARKE, JT
CRISP, D
EVANS, RW
GALLAGHER, JS
GRIFFITHS, RE
HESTER, JJ
HOESSEL, JG
HOLTZMAN, JA
KRIST, JE
MOULD, JR
SCOWEN, PA
STAPELFELDT, KR
WATSON, AM
WESTPHAL, JA
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,DEPT ATMOSPHER & OCEAN SCI,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
[2] SPACE TELESCOPE SCI INST,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
[3] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,DEPT ASTRON,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
[4] UNIV WISCONSIN,DEPT ASTRON,MADISON,WI 53706
[5] ARIZONA STATE UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,TEMPE,AZ 85287
[6] LOWELL OBSERV,FLAGSTAFF,AZ 86001
[7] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV,MT STROMLO & SIDING SPRINGS OBSERV,WESTON,ACT 2611,AUSTRALIA
[8] CALTECH,DIV GEOL & PLANETARY SCI,PASADENA,CA 91125
关键词
INSTRUMENTATION; MISCELLANEOUS; METHODS; OBSERVATIONAL; SPACE VEHICLES;
D O I
10.1086/187580
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The second Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WFPC2) was successfully installed in the Hubble Space Telescope during the STS-61 servicing mission in 1993 December. The primary objective of this new camera is to provide diffraction-limited photometric imaging over a wide field and a spectral range from 0.12 to 1.0 mum. Here we provide an overview of the characteristics of the new instrument and offer our perspectives based on the first 6 months of operations on-orbit.
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页码:L3 / L6
页数:4
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