Original 36-inch reflecting telescope that flew on the Shuttle twice as part of the ASTRO mission. It employs a medium dispersion spectrometer at a modified prime focus. It was designed to observe faint celestial objects in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum. Created by Eric Long Date Created 03/02/2017 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Astronomy; Exploration; Instruments; Science; Space; Telescopes Rights and Restrictions CC0
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