Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
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The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph is a versatile instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope that performs high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy across ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths to study the physical properties of astronomical objects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imaging instrument
ⓘ
space telescope instrument ⓘ spectrograph ⓘ |
| abbreviation | STIS ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Goddard Space Flight Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| experiencedFailure | power supply failure in 2004 ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
coronagraphy
ⓘ
echelle spectroscopy ⓘ imaging ⓘ long-slit spectroscopy ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ time-tagged photon counting ⓘ |
| hasDetector |
CCD detector
ⓘ
MAMA detector ⓘ |
| hasMode |
coronagraphic mode
ⓘ
imaging mode ⓘ spectroscopic mode ⓘ |
| installationDate | 1997-02 ⓘ |
| installedByMission | STS-82 ⓘ |
| installedDuringServicingMission |
STS-103
ⓘ
surface form:
Hubble Servicing Mission 2
|
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ |
| locationOnHST | axial instrument bay ⓘ |
| MAMAType |
far-ultraviolet MAMA
ⓘ
near-ultraviolet MAMA ⓘ |
| observatory | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ |
| partOf | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| repairDate | 2009-05 ⓘ |
| repairedByMission | STS-125 ⓘ |
| repairedDuringServicingMission |
STS-125
ⓘ
surface form:
Hubble Servicing Mission 4
|
| replacedInstrument |
Faint Object Spectrograph
ⓘ
Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph ⓘ |
| resolutionType |
high spectral resolution
ⓘ
low spectral resolution ⓘ medium spectral resolution ⓘ |
| restoredToService | 2009 ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
map gas kinematics in galaxies
ⓘ
measure chemical composition of astrophysical plasmas ⓘ measure velocities via Doppler shifts ⓘ observe planetary aurorae ⓘ study active galactic nuclei ⓘ study exoplanet atmospheres ⓘ study interstellar medium ⓘ study physical properties of astronomical objects ⓘ study stellar atmospheres ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| spectralRangeLowerLimit | ~115 nm ⓘ |
| spectralRangeUpperLimit | ~1000 nm ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| telescope | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coronagraphic imaging of circumstellar disks
ⓘ
precision spectroscopy of faint sources ⓘ spatially resolved spectroscopy ⓘ time-resolved spectroscopy ⓘ |
| wavelengthCoverage |
near-infrared
ⓘ
ultraviolet ⓘ visible ⓘ |
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