Wide Field Camera 1

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:camera
gptkbp:analysis scientific software
gptkbp:application gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:archives NASA data centers
gptkbp:categories gptkb:Hubble_Legacy_Archive
gptkbp:characteristic gptkb:Reflector
gptkbp:collaboration international space agencies
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:collection remote sensing
gptkbp:community gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:contributes_to astronomical research
gptkbp:cooling_system passive cooling
gptkbp:data_transmission high-speed downlink
gptkbp:data_type digital
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:dimensions 1.5 m x 1.5 m x 1.5 m
gptkbp:discovery exoplanets
gptkbp:enhances post-processing techniques
gptkbp:features wide field imaging
gptkbp:filter_type broadband filters
gptkbp:historical_significance first wide field camera on HST
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wide Field Camera 1
gptkbp:image JPEG and FITS formats
gptkbp:image_processing onboard computer
gptkbp:image_stabilization gyroscopic stabilization
gptkbp:impact gptkb:significant
gptkbp:initial_calibration pre-launch testing
gptkbp:instruments CCD detectors
gptkbp:is_capable_of multi-band imaging
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Discovery
gptkbp:launched_in gptkb:1990
gptkbp:legacy Hubble's imaging capabilities
gptkbp:lighting 1990-05-20
gptkbp:mission_duration over 10 years
gptkbp:notable_artists gptkb:Hubble_Deep_Field
gptkbp:operates_in visible light
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:optical_wavelengths 400-700 nm
gptkbp:powers 28 volts DC
gptkbp:primary_use deep field imaging
gptkbp:provides high-resolution images
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Wide_Field_Camera_3
gptkbp:resolution high
excellent
0.1 arcseconds
0.1 arcseconds/pixel
gptkbp:scientific_goals study distant galaxies
gptkbp:sensitivity UV to near-infrared
gptkbp:storage solid-state memory
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wide_Field_Camera_3
gptkbp:user publicly available data
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:view 2.5 arcminutes
gptkbp:weight 200 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4