The 1997 HST Calibration Workshop with a New Generation of Instruments

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Jan 1997

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Hubble Space Telescope, Calibrating, Instrument Compensation, Imaging Spectrometers, Infrared Spectrometers, Imaging Techniques, Spectrographs, Cameras, Infrared Astronomy, Conferences, Near Infrared Radiation, Radiation Detectors, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Faint Object Camera, Guidance Sensors, Alignment, Instrument Orientation, Photometry, Astrometry, Observation

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The Second Servicing mission in early 1997 has brought major changes to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Two of the original instruments, Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) and Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS), were taken out, and replaced by completely new instruments, the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) and the Near Infrared Camera Multi-Object Spectrograph (NICMOS). Two new types of detectors were installed, and for the first time, HST gained infrared capabilities. A new Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) was installed, with an alignment mechanism that could improve substantially both guiding and astrometric capabilities. With all these changes come new challenges. The characterization of the new instruments has required a major effort, both by their respective Investigation Definition Teams and at the Space Telescope Science Institute. All necessary final calibrations for the retired spectrographs needed to be carried out, and their properties definitively characterized. At the same time, work has continued to improve our understanding of the instruments that have remained on board. The results of these activities were discussed in the 1997 HST (Hubble Space Telescope) Calibration Workshop. The main focus of the Workshop was to provide users with the tools and the understanding they need to use HST's instruments and archival data to the best of their possibilities. This book contains the written record of the Workshop. As such, it should provide a valuable tool to all interested in using existing HST data or in proposing for new observations.

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