Wide-field camera 3 for the Hubble Space Telescope

Edward S. Cheng; R. J. Hill; J. MacKenty; L. Cawley; P. Knezek; R. Kutina; C. Lisse; O. Lupie; M. Robberto; M. Stiavelli; R. O'Connell; B. Balick; H. Bond; D. Calzetti; M. Carollo

Wide-field camera 3 for the Hubble Space Telescope

Edward S. Cheng, R. J. Hill, J. MacKenty, L. Cawley, P. Knezek, R. Kutina, C. Lisse, O. Lupie, M. Robberto, M. Stiavelli, R. O'Connell, B. Balick, H. Bond, D. Calzetti, M. Carollo

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Abstract

In June 1997, NASA made the decision to extend the end of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) mission from 2005 until 2010. As a result, the age of the instruments on board the HST became a consideration. After careful study, NASA decided to ensure the imaging capabilities of the HST by replacing the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) with a low-cost facility instrument, the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). This paper provides an overview of the scientific goals and capabilities of the instrument.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	367-373
Number of pages	7
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4013
State	Published - 2000
Event	UV, Optical, and IR Space Telescopes and Instruments - Munich, Ger Duration: Mar 29 2000 → Mar 31 2000

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Wide-field camera 3 for the Hubble Space Telescope

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