Advanced Camera for Surveys
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The Advanced Camera for Surveys is a high-resolution imaging instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope designed to capture detailed observations of distant galaxies, galaxy clusters, and other faint astronomical objects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Advanced Camera for Surveys canonical | 19 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope instrument
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astronomical instrument ⓘ space telescope camera ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ACS ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2002 ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Hubble Deep Field observations
ⓘ
Hubble Heritage images ⓘ
surface form:
Hubble Ultra Deep Field
cosmological distance scale measurements ⓘ dark energy studies ⓘ galaxy evolution research ⓘ gravitational lensing studies ⓘ mapping of galaxy clusters ⓘ supernova surveys ⓘ |
| designedFor |
deep field observations
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high-resolution imaging ⓘ observations of distant galaxies ⓘ observations of faint astronomical objects ⓘ observations of galaxy clusters ⓘ |
| experiencedFailure |
January 2007
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January 2007 electronics failure in Wide Field Channel ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | larger than WFPC2 ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage | wide field of view with high spatial resolution ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
High Resolution Channel
ⓘ
Solar Blind Channel ⓘ Wide Field Channel ⓘ |
| installationDate | March 2002 ⓘ |
| installedDuringMission | STS-109 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Ball Aerospace
ⓘ
surface form:
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
|
| observatory | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| operator |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsIn | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partiallyRestored | May 2009 ⓘ |
| pixelScale |
0.025 arcseconds per pixel (High Resolution Channel)
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0.05 arcseconds per pixel (Wide Field Channel) ⓘ |
| repairedBy | Hubble Servicing Mission 4 ⓘ |
| repairedDuringMission | STS-125 ⓘ |
| sensitivity | higher than WFPC2 ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| statusAfterRepair | partial functionality restored ⓘ |
| usedFor |
morphological studies of galaxies
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multi-band imaging ⓘ precision photometry ⓘ survey imaging ⓘ |
| usesDetector | CCD ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-ultraviolet to near-infrared
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~115 nm to ~1050 nm ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR)
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replacedBy
→
Advanced Camera for Surveys
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subject surface form:
COSTAR
subject surface form:
PHAT
Hubble Space Telescope science instruments
→
thirdGenerationInstruments
→
Advanced Camera for Surveys
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