On-orbit sky background measurements Faint Object Spectrograph

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Nov 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993spie.1945..232l&link_type=abstract

Proc. SPIE Vol. 1945, p. 232-243, Space Astronomical Telescopes and Instruments II, Pierre Y. Bely; James B. Breckinridge; Eds.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Observations of the sky background obtained with the Faint Object Spectrograph during 1991 - 1992 are discussed. Sky light can be an important contributor to the observed count rate in several of the instrument configurations especially when large apertures are used. In general, the sky background is consistent with the pre-launch expectations and showed the expected effects of zodiacal light and diffuse galactic light. In addition to these sources, there is, particularly during the daytime, a highly variable airglow component which includes a number of emission lines. The sky background will have an impact on the reduction and possibly the interpretation of some spectra.

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