ultraviolet spectrographs

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• International Ultraviolet Explorer — (IUE) puic|1=|log=2008 August 31Organization(NASA, ESA, Science Research Council )Wavelength regimeUltravioletOrbit height42,000 km apogee, 26,000 km perigeeOrbit periodOne day (geosynchronous orbit)Launch dateJanuary 26, 1978End of… …   Wikipedia

• International Ultraviolet Explorer — ▪ satellite       astronomical research satellite built in the 1970s as a cooperative project of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Science and Engineering Research Council of the United Kingdom, and the European… …   Universalium

• Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope — The Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) is an instrument on the SOHO spacecraft used to obtain high resolution images of the solar corona in the ultraviolet range. The EIT instrument is sensitive to light of four different wavelengths: 17 …   Wikipedia

• spectroscopy — spectroscopist /spek tros keuh pist/, n. /spek tros keuh pee, spek treuh skoh pee/, n. the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis. [1865 70; SPECTRO + SCOPY] * * * Branch of analysis devoted to identifying… …   Universalium

• Cosmic Origins Spectrograph — The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph on its handling cart in the Spacecraft Systems Development Facility cleanroom at the Goddard Space Flight Center The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) is a science instrument that was installed on the Hubble Space… …   Wikipedia

• Spectroscopy — Analysis of white light by dispersing it with a prism is example of spectroscopy. Spectroscopy ( …   Wikipedia

• Very Large Telescope — VLT redirects here. For other uses, see VLT (disambiguation). Very Large Telescope The four Unit Telescopes that form the VLT together with th …   Wikipedia

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• Orion 1 and Orion 2 Space Observatories — The Orion 1 Space Observatory and Orion 2 Space Observatory were space observatories installed in spacecraft launched by the space program of the Soviet Union during the 1970s. Contents 1 Orion 1 1.1 Specifications 2 Orion 2 …   Wikipedia

• telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …   Universalium

• STS-80 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 80 insignia = Sts 80 patch.png shuttle = Columbia launch pad = 39 B launch = November 19, 1996, 2:55:47 p.m EST landing = December 7, 1996, 6:49:05 a.m. EST, KSC duration = 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes,… …   Wikipedia