Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990esasp.315....3m&link_type=abstract
In its Formation of Stars and Planets, and the Evolution of the Solar System p 3-6 (SEE N91-18922 10-90)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Space Observatory (Iso), Mission Planning, Spaceborne Astronomy, European Space Agency, Infrared Spectroscopy, Infrared Telescopes, Project Planning
Scientific paper
The infrared Space Observatory (ISO), an orbiting astronomical observatory equipped with four complementary and versatile instruments supporting imaging, spectroscopic, photometric and polarimetric observations in the comparatively unexplored wavelength region between 2.5 and 200 microns is described. This European Space Agency (ESA) mission is scheduled for launch in May 1993 and for at least 18 months will provide astronomers with a unique facility for selective observations ranging from solar system studies to observations of sources at cosmological distances. The four ISO instruments, built by international consortia of scientific institutes are described. During launch and operations, they will be mounted behind the primary mirror of the 60 cm diameter cryogenically cooled telescope housed within the satellite's liquid helium cryostat. Two thirds of ISO's observing time will be available to the general astronomical community via the normal route of proposal submission and selection.
Kessler Martin F.
Metcalfe Leo
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