FOS
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FOS is a Hubble Space Telescope instrument designed to obtain spectra of very faint astronomical objects across a wide range of wavelengths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FOS canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope instrument
ⓘ
faint object spectrograph ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Faint Object Spectrograph ⓘ |
| coversWavelengthRange |
near-infrared
ⓘ
ultraviolet ⓘ visible ⓘ |
| designedFor |
obtaining spectra of very faint astronomical objects
ⓘ
spectroscopy of faint objects ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ |
| fullName | Faint Object Spectrograph ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
low-resolution spectroscopy
ⓘ
medium-resolution spectroscopy ⓘ |
| hasDataArchivedAt | Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes ⓘ |
| hasDetectorType | digicon detectors ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad wavelength coverage
ⓘ
multiple apertures ⓘ multiple gratings ⓘ |
| hasMode |
polarimetric mode
ⓘ
spectroscopic mode ⓘ |
| hasScienceGoal |
measurement of redshifts of faint objects
ⓘ
study of chemical abundances in astronomical objects ⓘ study of faint distant galaxies ⓘ study of physical conditions in astrophysical plasmas ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Hubble Space Telescope science instruments
ⓘ
surface form:
Hubble Space Telescope science payload
|
| locatedAt |
Hubble Space Telescope science instruments
ⓘ
surface form:
Hubble Space Telescope axial instrument bay
|
| observatory | low Earth orbit via Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| observes |
astronomical objects
ⓘ
very faint astronomical objects ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | faint-object sensitivity ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| usedFor |
active galactic nucleus spectroscopy
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ interstellar medium studies ⓘ quasar spectroscopy ⓘ stellar spectroscopy ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hubble Space Telescope early science programs ⓘ |
| uses | gratings for dispersion of light ⓘ |
| wasInstalledDuring | Hubble Space Telescope deployment in 1990 ⓘ |
| wasInstalledOn | Hubble Space Telescope at launch ⓘ |
| wasRemovedDuring |
Hubble Servicing Mission 2
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Hubble Servicing Mission (STS-82)
|
| wasServicedDuring |
Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission 1
ⓘ
surface form:
First Hubble Servicing Mission (STS-61)
|
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