Fine Guidance Sensors

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1990
gptkbp:criticalFor long-exposure imaging
precision astrometry
precision photometry
gptkbp:detects guide stars
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:enables high-precision measurements
science observations
telescope stabilization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fine Guidance Sensors
gptkbp:location Hubble Space Telescope focal plane
gptkbp:measures star positions
gptkbp:numberOnHubble 3
gptkbp:provides astrometric data
fine pointing information
gptkbp:technology interferometer
gptkbp:usedFor astrometry
precise pointing
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope_servicing_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7