Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Jun 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976aans.meet.....o&link_type=abstract
American Astronautical Society and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt, International Meeting on Utilization of Space
Computer Science
Performance
Hubble Space Telescope, Nasa Programs, Astronomical Observatories, Instrument Packages, Resolution, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Space Shuttles
Scientific paper
The advantages of an orbiting astronomical observatory are discussed. The principal consequence of having the telescope in space is that more light will be concentrated in the images, which has two effects: (1) the ability to view more accurately complex sources, and (2) the ability to detect and measure extremely faint point sources. The fact that higher resolution will reveal complex and unexpected detail is demonstrated by comparing a well-known astronomical scene with an image artifically degraded. Five scientific functions are envisaged for the Space Telescope. The first flight will feature performance of four of these functions with these four pieces of equipment: the f24 field camera, the faint object spectrograph, the infrared photometer, and the faint object camera. Astrometry will be done not by any specialized scientific instrument but with the fine guidance and pointing system.
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