Space observatories

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271Physics / Deformable mirror / Polyvinylidene fluoride / Mirror / Primary mirror / Piezoelectricity / W. M. Keck Observatory / Adaptive optics / Telescopes / Observational astronomy / Materials science

Shape Correction of Thin Mirrors Keith Patterson∗ and Sergio Pellegrino† California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA[removed]Future large space observatories will require large apertures to provide better resoluti

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Source URL: www.pellegrino.caltech.edu

Language: English - Date: 2011-03-23 17:21:08
272Goddard Space Flight Center / Mullard Space Science Laboratory / Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory / Space / Science / Space science / National Virtual Observatory / Science education

What do we mean by a VSO? • It should be distributed (no more Grand Central Stations) • It should let us search for and access data from multiple missions / observatories / instruments • It should provide access to

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Source URL: umbra.nascom.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2002-06-01 08:26:12
273Infrared imaging / Hubble Space Telescope / Astronomical surveys / Extragalactic astronomy / Spitzer Space Telescope / Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey / Great Observatories program / Hubble Deep Field / Starburst galaxy / Astronomy / Space / Space telescopes

About the Spitzer Space Telescope O n August 25, 2003, NASA launched the last in its “Great Observatories” series: The Spitzer Space Telescope. In

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Source URL: stardate.org

Language: English - Date: 2010-06-09 16:37:42
274Astronomy / Space Telescope Science Institute / Wide Field Camera 3 / Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer / James Webb Space Telescope / Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 / Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope / Hubble Deep Field / Fine Guidance Sensor / Spacecraft / Hubble Space Telescope / Spaceflight

The Science Rationale for Servicing and Considerations for Existing and Future Space-based Astronomical Observatories Marc Postman, STScI International Workshop on On-Orbit

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Source URL: ssco.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2010-04-15 10:14:58
275Physics / Deformable mirror / Polyvinylidene fluoride / Mirror / Primary mirror / Piezoelectricity / W. M. Keck Observatory / Adaptive optics / Telescopes / Observational astronomy / Materials science

Shape Correction of Thin Mirrors Keith Patterson∗ and Sergio Pellegrino† California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA[removed]Future large space observatories will require large apertures to provide better resoluti

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Source URL: pellegrino.caltech.edu

Language: English - Date: 2011-03-23 17:21:08
276Space telescopes / Infrared imaging / European Space Agency / Astronomical observatories / Edwin Hubble / Spitzer Space Telescope / Hubble Space Telescope / Infrared telescope / James Webb Space Telescope / Astronomy / Spacecraft / Spaceflight

SOFIA will help find answers to these questions: How does matter accumulate to form stars (like the Sun) and their planets (like the Earth) ? Were some of the organic molecules needed for life on Earth created in space,

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Source URL: www.sofia.usra.edu

Language: English - Date: 2009-06-08 13:54:54
277Space telescopes / X-ray telescopes / Plasma physics / Chandra X-ray Observatory / Great Observatories program / X-ray astronomy / Telescope / Marshall Space Flight Center / STS-93 / Astronomy / Observational astronomy / Spaceflight

Chandra x-ray obServatory Chandra SpeCifiCationS Solar Array (2)

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Source URL: www.chandra.harvard.edu

Language: English - Date: 2009-03-19 10:44:20
278Space telescopes / Spiral galaxies / Hubble Space Telescope / NGC objects / Spirals / Great Observatories program / Galaxy / European Southern Observatory / Starburst galaxy / Astronomy / Space / Extragalactic astronomy

HEIC0912: EMBARGOED UNTIL 10:00 (CEST)/04:00 am EDT 13 Oct, 2009 http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic0912.html Photo release: Sky merger yields sparkling dividends 13-Oct 2009 A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Teles

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Source URL: www.spacetelescope.org

Language: English - Date: 2009-10-09 11:45:54
279X-ray astronomy / Barred spiral galaxies / Spiral galaxies / Supermassive black holes / Milky Way Galaxy / Chandra X-ray Observatory / Milky Way / Galactic Center / Great Observatories program / Astronomy / Space / Extragalactic astronomy

Chandra :: Photo Album :: G...

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Source URL: xrtpub.harvard.edu

Language: English - Date: 2009-11-09 11:21:03
280Space telescopes / Radiography / Plasma physics / X-ray telescopes / X-ray astronomy / Chandra X-ray Observatory / Great Observatories program / Telescope / X-ray / Astronomy / Spacecraft / Observational astronomy

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Source URL: chandra.harvard.edu

Language: English - Date: 2003-07-29 13:48:04
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