Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph
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astronomical telescope
camera/spectrograph
lunar-based telescope
space observatory instrument
ultraviolet telescope
The Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph was a pioneering lunar-based telescope that captured ultraviolet images and spectra of stars, Earth, and the interplanetary medium from the Moon’s surface.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph canonical | 1 |
| Far-UV Camera/Spectrograph | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical telescope
ⓘ
camera/spectrograph ⓘ lunar-based telescope ⓘ space observatory instrument ⓘ ultraviolet telescope ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Apollo 16 Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph
ⓘ
Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph ⓘ
surface form:
Far-UV Camera/Spectrograph
|
| apertureDiameter | about 75 mm ⓘ |
| capability |
ultraviolet imaging
ⓘ
ultraviolet spectroscopy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataRecordedOn | photographic film ⓘ |
| deployedBy |
Charles M. Duke Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Duke
John Young ⓘ |
| designer | George R. Carruthers ⓘ |
| developedBy |
George R. Carruthers
ⓘ
Naval Research Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
|
| fieldOfView | approximately 20 degrees ⓘ |
| focalLength | about 75 mm ⓘ |
| hostVehicle |
Apollo Lunar Module
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Lunar Module Orion
|
| landingSite | Descartes Highlands ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1972-04-16 ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| locationAfterMission | left on Moon ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
Apollo 16
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 16 lunar surface operations
|
| mountedOn | tripod ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first astronomical telescope operated from the surface of another celestial body ⓘ |
| observed |
Earth
ⓘ
galaxies ⓘ geocorona ⓘ interplanetary medium ⓘ nebulae ⓘ stars ⓘ zodiacal light ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Apollo 16
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 16 crew
NASA ⓘ |
| powerSource | battery ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
measure Earth’s upper atmosphere emissions
ⓘ
observe hot stars in far ultraviolet ⓘ study interstellar medium in ultraviolet ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spaceMission | Apollo 16 ⓘ |
| spectralResolution | about 30 Å ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| technology |
Schmidt telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Schmidt camera
diffraction grating spectrograph ⓘ |
| usedOnSurfaceOf | Moon ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | far ultraviolet ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Far-UV Camera/Spectrograph