The on-orbit performance of WFPC2

John T. Trauger; Gilda E. Ballester; Christopher J. Burrows; Stefano Casertano; John T. Clarke; David Crisp; Robin W. Evans; John S. Gallagher; Richard E. Griffiths; J. Jeff Hester; John G. Hoessel; Jon A. Holtzman; John E. Krist; Jeremy R. Mould; Paul A. Scowen; Karl R. Stapelfeldt; Alan M. Watson; James A. Westphal

doi:10.1086/187580

The on-orbit performance of WFPC2

John T. Trauger, Gilda E. Ballester, Christopher J. Burrows, Stefano Casertano, John T. Clarke, David Crisp, Robin W. Evans, John S. Gallagher, Richard E. Griffiths, J. Jeff Hester, John G. Hoessel, Jon A. Holtzman, John E. Krist, Jeremy R. Mould, Paul A. Scowen, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, Alan M. Watson, James A. Westphal

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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 μm. 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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L3-L6
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	435
Issue number	1 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/187580
State	Published - Nov 1 1994
Externally published	Yes

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Instrumentation: miscellaneous
Methods: observational
Space vehicles

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Space and Planetary Science

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Trauger, J. T., Ballester, G. E., Burrows, C. J., Casertano, S., Clarke, J. T., Crisp, D., Evans, R. W., Gallagher, J. S., Griffiths, R. E., Hester, J. J., Hoessel, J. G., Holtzman, J. A., Krist, J. E., Mould, J. R., Scowen, P. A., Stapelfeldt, K. R., Watson, A. M., & Westphal, J. A. (1994). The on-orbit performance of WFPC2. Astrophysical Journal, 435(1 PART 2), L3-L6. https://doi.org/10.1086/187580

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