HST WFC3: Instrument Status and Advice for Cycle 24 Proposers
Abstract
The Wide Field Camera 3 on-board of the Hubble Space Telescope provides astronomers with powerful imaging and slitless spectroscopic capabilities from the near-ultraviolet (200 nm) to the near-infrared (1700 nm). We summarize the basic characteristics and performances of WFC3, highlight changes in the calibration pipeline, summarize the calibration program for Cycle 23, and provide new information useful for observers planning to apply for future science investigations.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #227
- Pub Date:
- January 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016AAS...22714710S