High Resolution Channel
E898972
The High Resolution Channel is a component of the Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys designed to capture extremely detailed images of small or distant astronomical objects.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Hubble Space Telescope instrument channel ⓘ |
| abbreviation | HRC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Ball Aerospace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Space Telescope Science Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deactivatedIn | 2007 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
distant astronomical objects
ⓘ
high-resolution imaging ⓘ small astronomical objects ⓘ |
| enables |
detailed morphology studies of compact galaxies
ⓘ
high-contrast imaging near bright stars ⓘ |
| hasAperture | coronagraphic masks ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
coronagraphic imaging
ⓘ
high spatial resolution imaging ⓘ imaging of bright sources near faint companions ⓘ |
| hasDetectorFormat | 1024 by 1024 pixels ⓘ |
| hasFieldOfView | approximately 29 arcseconds by 26 arcseconds ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
coronagraphic occulting spots
ⓘ
filter wheel ⓘ |
| hasPixelScale | approximately 0.025 arcseconds per pixel ⓘ |
| installedOn | Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 3B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| noLongerUsedForScience | true ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
near-infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
near-ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit via Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| partOf |
Advanced Camera for Surveys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceOperationsManagedBy | Space Telescope Science Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesInstrumentWith |
Solar Blind Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wide Field Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | non-operational ⓘ |
| sufferedFailure |
2007 electronics anomaly
ⓘ
electronics failure ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
broad-band imaging
ⓘ
narrow-band imaging ⓘ polarimetric imaging ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Ritchey–Chrétien optical system of Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
precision astrometry
ⓘ
studies of active galactic nuclei ⓘ studies of gravitational lenses ⓘ studies of protoplanetary disks ⓘ studies of resolved stellar populations ⓘ studies of star clusters ⓘ |
| uses |
CCD
ⓘ
charge-coupled device detector ⓘ |
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