Wide Field Channel
E260025
The Wide Field Channel is a primary imaging unit of the Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys, designed to capture high-resolution, wide-field observations of the universe in visible and near-ultraviolet light.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wide Field Channel canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope instrument component
ⓘ
imaging instrument ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
High Resolution Channel
ⓘ
Solar Blind Channel ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Goddard Space Flight Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| designedFor | high-throughput optical imaging ⓘ |
| enables |
measurement of weak gravitational lensing shear
ⓘ
morphological classification of distant galaxies ⓘ precision photometry ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | WFC ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage |
high spatial resolution
ⓘ
larger field of view than previous Hubble cameras ⓘ |
| hasAperture | rectangular field aperture ⓘ |
| hasFieldOfView | approximately 202 arcseconds by 202 arcseconds ⓘ |
| hasFilterWheel | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
capture high-resolution images
ⓘ
wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentFamily | Advanced Camera for Surveys ⓘ |
| hasOpticalDesign | three-mirror anastigmat ⓘ |
| hasPixelScale | approximately 0.05 arcseconds per pixel ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
experienced electronics failure in 2007
ⓘ
restored to partial operation in 2009 servicing mission ⓘ |
| hasWavelengthRange | approximately 350 nanometers to 1000 nanometers ⓘ |
| installationDate | March 2002 ⓘ |
| installedDuring |
Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3B
ⓘ
surface form:
Hubble Servicing Mission 3B
|
| locatedOn | Hubble Space Telescope optical bench ⓘ |
| observes |
near-ultraviolet light
ⓘ
visible light ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
deep imaging of distant galaxies
ⓘ
wide-field surveys ⓘ |
| partOf |
Advanced Camera for Surveys
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| scienceInstrumentType | wide-field camera ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
broad-band imaging
ⓘ
medium-band imaging ⓘ narrow-band imaging ⓘ |
| supportsObservationType | imaging only ⓘ |
| telescope | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cosmological surveys
ⓘ
galaxy evolution studies ⓘ gravitational lensing observations ⓘ mapping star-forming regions ⓘ star cluster imaging ⓘ stellar population studies ⓘ supernova searches ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType | charge-coupled device ⓘ |
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