Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992eocm.rept..175s&link_type=abstract
In its Environment Observation and Climate Modelling Through International Space Projects. Space Sciences with Particular Emphas
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Space Observatory (Iso), Spaceborne Astronomy, Spacecraft Instruments, Astrophysics, Cosmology, European Space Programs, Infrared Sources (Astronomy), Mission Planning
Scientific paper
The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) will operate at wavelengths from 2.5 to 200 micrometers. ISO will provide astronomers with a unique facility of unprecedented sensitivity for a detailed exploration of the universe, ranging from objects in the solar system right out to sources at cosmological distances. The cryogenically cooled telescope will be equipped with four scientific instruments, which together will permit photometric, spectroscopic, and polarimetric observations as well as imaging. In keeping with ISO's role as an observatory, two thirds of its observing time will be made available to the general astronomical community, via the submission and selection (by peer review) of proposals. The remaining time will be reserved for the groups who provide the instruments, for the mission scientists, and for the observatory team who conducts the scientific operations. ISO is scheduled to be launched in 1994 and will be operational for at least 18 months.
Kessler Martin F.
Salama Alberto
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