Faint Object Camera
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The Faint Object Camera was a high-resolution imaging instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope designed to observe very dim and distant astronomical objects in ultraviolet and visible light.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope instrument
ⓘ
astronomical imaging instrument ⓘ space telescope camera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-resolution imaging
ⓘ
observation of faint astronomical objects ⓘ ultraviolet observations ⓘ visible light observations ⓘ |
| detectorType | photon-counting detector ⓘ |
| developedBy |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | small ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1990-04-24 ⓘ |
| launchedWith | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| launchMission | STS-31 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hubble Space Telescope axial instrument bay ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
sensitivity to very faint sources
ⓘ
very high angular resolution over a small field of view ⓘ |
| observatory | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| operator |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | high spatial resolution ⓘ |
| partOf | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal |
high-resolution imaging of faint galaxies
ⓘ
high-resolution imaging of planetary nebulae ⓘ high-resolution imaging of quasars ⓘ high-resolution imaging of star-forming regions ⓘ study of very dim and distant astronomical objects ⓘ |
| removedDuringMission | STS-109 ⓘ |
| removedDuringServicingMission |
STS-109
ⓘ
surface form:
Hubble Servicing Mission 3B
|
| replacedBy | Advanced Camera for Surveys ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
extragalactic astronomy
ⓘ
observational astronomy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ stellar astronomy ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
Hubble Space Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
HST
|
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| telescope | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrometry of close stellar companions
ⓘ
deep imaging of faint galaxies ⓘ high-contrast imaging near bright sources ⓘ imaging of gravitational lens systems ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
ultraviolet
ⓘ
visible ⓘ |
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