The On-Orbit Performance of WFPC2
Abstract
The second Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WFPC2) was successfully installed in the Hubble Space Telescope during the STS-61 servicing mission in 1993 December. The primary objective of this new camera is to provide diffraction-limited photometric imaging over a wide field and a spectral range from 0.12 to 1.0 micrometer. Here we provide an overview of the characteristics of the new instrument and offer our perspectives based on the first 6 months of operations on-orbit.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- November 1994
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1994ApJ...435L...3T
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Photometry;
- Diffraction Limited Cameras;
- Hubble Space Telescope;
- Optical Waveguides;
- Performance Tests;
- Calibrating;
- Mirrors;
- Mission Planning;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- Spaceborne Photography;
- Astronomy;
- INSTRUMENTATION: MISCELLANEOUS;
- METHODS: OBSERVATIONAL;
- SPACE VEHICLES