NICMOS
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NICMOS is a Hubble Space Telescope instrument designed to capture high-resolution images and spectra in the near-infrared range, enabling studies of distant galaxies, star formation, and planetary systems.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| NICMOS detector arrays | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope instrument
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near-infrared camera ⓘ near-infrared spectrograph ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| camera |
NIC1
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NIC2 NERFINISHED ⓘ NIC3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraFieldOfView |
NIC1 small field of view
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NIC2 medium field of view ⓘ NIC3 large field of view ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Ball Aerospace
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NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enablesStudyOf |
active galactic nuclei
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brown dwarfs ⓘ distant galaxies ⓘ extragalactic star clusters ⓘ high-redshift galaxies ⓘ planetary systems ⓘ protoplanetary disks ⓘ star formation ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
coronagraphy
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imaging polarimetry ⓘ multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ slit spectroscopy ⓘ |
| hasDetectorMaterial | HgCdTe ⓘ |
| hasDetectorType | infrared array detector ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCameras | 3 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedWith | HST Servicing Mission 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole | extend Hubble observations into near-infrared ⓘ |
| mountedIn | HST axial instrument bay ⓘ |
| observes | near-infrared radiation ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
high-resolution imaging
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spectroscopy ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
characterize stellar populations
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probe dust-obscured regions ⓘ search for exoplanets via coronagraphy ⓘ study early universe structure ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deep field surveys
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galaxy morphology studies in infrared ⓘ gravitational lensing studies ⓘ infrared photometry ⓘ infrared spectroscopy ⓘ star-forming region imaging ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | 0.8–2.5 micrometers ⓘ |
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NICMOS detector arrays