Hubble image archive
Observable Wavelengths per Hubble Instrument
Hubble’s instruments collectively observe wavelengths (measured in nanometers) from ultraviolet through infrared. Each instrument was designed to operate in a particular wavelength range and function as an imaging camera or a spectrometer, though some instruments do both. The Fin...
- Date
- Apr 24, 1990
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-4538-image
Hubble’s instruments collectively observe wavelengths (measured in nanometers) from ultraviolet through infrared. Each instrument was designed to operate in a particular wavelength range and function as an imaging camera or a spectrometer, though some instruments do both. The Fine Guidance Sensors (FGSs) not only help the telescope stay locked on target, but can be used as science instruments to accurately determine the relative position of stars.
Credits
NASA and STScI
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