Publisher's Synopsis
The scientific and technical basis for an Advanced Camera (AC) for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is discussed. In March 1992, the NASA Program Scientist for HST invited the Space Telescope Science Institute to conduct a community-based study of an AC, which would be installed on a scheduled HST servicing mission in 1999. The study had three phases: a broad community survey of views on candidate science program and required performance of the AC, an analysis of technical issues relating to its implementation, and a panel of experts to formulate conclusions and prioritize recommendations. From the assessment of the imaging tasks astronomers have proposed for or desired from HST, we believe the most valuable 1999 instrument would be a camera with both near ultraviolet/optical (NUVO) and far ultraviolet (FUV) sensitivity, and with both wide field and high resolution options. Brown, Robert A. (Editor) CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SATELLITE-BORNE INSTRUMENTS; SPACEBORNE ASTRONOMY; ADAPTIVE OPTICS; AIRBORNE/SPACEBORNE COMPUTERS; ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; FIELD OF VIEW; HIGH RESOLUTION; NEAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; POINTING CONTROL SYSTEMS...
