• Spectrograph, Faint Object, Hubble Space Telescope (FOS)
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    Rectangular box typical of axial instruments flown on HST, with primary structural components in a space frame internal to the box. Approximately one-third of the covering removed to reveal the optical and electronic systems of the spectrograph, including entrance slit, collimators, grating wheel, filters, and detectors.

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Mark Avino

Date Created

02/02/2016

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Keywords

Astronomy; Exploration; Instruments; Science; Space; Telescopes

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