WFC3: SMOV and Cycle 17 Calibration Programs

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Jan 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010aas...21546319d&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #463.19; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.497

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The Servicing Mission Observatory Verification (SMOV4) commissioning activities were carried out over 3 months following the installation of Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) into HST during Servicing Mission 4. Following SMOV4, once WFC3 was enabled for routine science observations, the WFC3 Cycle 17 Calibration program began. Both SMOV4 and Cycle 17 calibration programs characterize the UVIS and IR channels, monitor their behavior with time, and provide the reference files used in the data reduction pipeline. Comprising 43 SMOV4 and 35 Cycle 17 programs, the commissioning and calibration of WFC3 require approximately 400 orbits during its first 15 months on-orbit. This paper discusses the contents, rationale, and initial results of WFC3 SMOV4 and Cycle 17 Calibration Programs. We also highlight some issues that may affect GO programs.

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