Faint Object Spectrograph
E48388
The Faint Object Spectrograph was an early-generation Hubble Space Telescope instrument designed to obtain detailed spectra of very dim astronomical objects across a wide range of wavelengths.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope instrument
ⓘ
astronomical spectrograph ⓘ space telescope spectrograph ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FOS ⓘ |
| contributedTo | early Hubble science results ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataProduct |
one-dimensional spectra
ⓘ
two-dimensional spectral images ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1997 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
spectroscopy of faint astronomical objects
ⓘ
ultraviolet spectroscopy ⓘ visible-light spectroscopy ⓘ |
| era | 1990s ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | small field optimized for point sources ⓘ |
| fullName | Faint Object Spectrograph self-link ⓘ |
| generation | first-generation Hubble instrument ⓘ |
| hasChannel |
blue channel
ⓘ
red channel ⓘ |
| hasDetector | digicon detector ⓘ |
| launchedWith | Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 ⓘ |
| launchMission | STS-31 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Hubble Space Telescope axial instrument bay ⓘ |
| observatory | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal |
interstellar medium studies
ⓘ
stellar astrophysics ⓘ study of active galactic nuclei ⓘ study of distant galaxies ⓘ study of faint quasars ⓘ |
| removedBy |
STS-109
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission
|
| removedByMission | STS-82 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astrophysics
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spectralResolution | low to medium resolution ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| telescopeApertureUsed | 2.4-metre Hubble primary mirror ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensors
ⓘ
surface form:
Hubble pointing and guidance systems
|
| wavelengthCoverage |
approximately 115 to 850 nanometres
ⓘ
near-ultraviolet to near-infrared ⓘ |
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