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28 August 1998 NICMOS performance on the Hubble Space Telescope
Rodger I. Thompson, Glenn Schneider
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Abstract
NICMOS, the near IR camera and multi-object spectrometer was placed in the Hubble Space Telescope in February 1997. Since then it has ben carrying out and extensive program of scientific research. This paper presents the current status and performance of the instrument along with a sample of the observations that have been carried out to this date.
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Rodger I. Thompson and Glenn Schneider "NICMOS performance on the Hubble Space Telescope", Proc. SPIE 3356, Space Telescopes and Instruments V, (28 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324453
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KEYWORDS
Cameras

Optical filters

Sensors

Hubble Space Telescope

Image quality

Stars

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