International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH)
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The International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH) was an astronomy payload flown on the Space Shuttle to study celestial sources in the extreme ultraviolet portion of the spectrum.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomy payload
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space shuttle payload ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IEH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedBy | Space Shuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
space science instrument
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ultraviolet space telescope ⓘ |
| dataType |
extreme ultraviolet flux measurements
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photometric observations ⓘ spectral observations ⓘ |
| environment | microgravity ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ |
| hostAgency | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostVehicleType | crewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| missionDomain |
space astronomy
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space science ⓘ |
| observationalBand | extreme ultraviolet band of the electromagnetic spectrum ⓘ |
| observes |
astronomical objects
ⓘ
celestial sources outside Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ cosmic extreme ultraviolet background ⓘ extragalactic extreme ultraviolet sources ⓘ galactic extreme ultraviolet sources ⓘ stellar extreme ultraviolet emission ⓘ |
| observesFrom | above Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ |
| operatedIn | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Hitchhiker program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | Space Shuttle cargo bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
scientific research
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study of extreme ultraviolet emission from space ⓘ |
| reasonForSpaceUse | Earth’s atmosphere absorbs extreme ultraviolet radiation ⓘ |
| requires | space-based platform ⓘ |
| spectralRegion | extreme ultraviolet (EUV) ⓘ |
| studies |
celestial sources
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extreme ultraviolet portion of the spectrum ⓘ extreme ultraviolet radiation ⓘ |
| typeOf | hitchhiker payload ⓘ |
| usedFor |
observational astrophysics
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space-based ultraviolet astronomy ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | extreme ultraviolet ⓘ |
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