Wide Field and Planetary Camera

GPTKB entity

Statements (101)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:camera
gptkbp:application gptkb:exoplanet
gptkb:cosmology
black hole studies
dark matter research
planetary atmospheres
planetary geology
stellar evolution studies
space weather research
atmospheric studies
galactic evolution studies
galaxy formation studies
star formation research
asteroid studies
extragalactic astronomy
solar activity monitoring
supernova observations
solar system exploration
comet observations
cosmic microwave background studies
magnetosphere studies
galactic structure analysis
interstellar medium research
stellar dynamics research
light pollution studies
gravitational lensing studies
quasar observations
planetary ring studies
star cluster studies
nebula imaging
stellar populations analysis
gptkbp:characteristic gptkb:Reflector
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:data_transmission downlinked to Earth
gptkbp:data_type FITS
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1990
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1993
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1990
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:development gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:filter_type continuum
broadband
narrowband
gptkbp:function imaging
gptkbp:has_units gptkb:3
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wide Field and Planetary Camera
gptkbp:image_format 4096 x 4096 pixels
gptkbp:image_processing ground-based
gptkbp:launch_date April 24, 1990
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Discovery
gptkbp:notable_artists gptkb:NGC_1300
gptkb:NGC_7822
gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:Carina_Nebula
gptkb:Orion_Nebula
gptkb:Eagle_Nebula
gptkb:NGC_6302
gptkb:NGC_2024
gptkb:NGC_3576
gptkb:NGC_5194
gptkb:NGC_891
gptkb:Ring_Nebula
gptkb:NGC_7635
gptkb:NGC_4565
gptkb:Saturn
gptkb:Hubble_Deep_Field
gptkb:Mars
gptkb:Pillars_of_Creation
gptkb:Andromeda_Galaxy
gptkb:Whirlpool_Galaxy
gptkb:Horsehead_Nebula
gptkb:Sombrero_Galaxy
gptkb:Supernova_1987_A
gptkb:NGC_7023
gptkb:NGC_1365
gptkb:NGC_2244
gptkb:NGC_6914
gptkb:Crab_Nebula
gptkb:NGC_253
gptkb:NGC_300
gptkb:NGC_6946
LMC and SMC
gptkbp:number_of_filters gptkb:12
gptkb:6
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:1993
gptkb:2009
gptkbp:primary_function imaging
gptkbp:primary_use wide-field imaging
planetary imaging
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Wide_Field_Camera_2
gptkbp:resolution high
0.1 arcseconds
0.1 arcseconds/pixel
0.1 arcseconds per pixel
gptkbp:sensitivity UV to near-infrared
gptkbp:storage onboard memory
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wide_Field_Camera_3
gptkbp:successor_camera gptkb:Wide_Field_Camera_3
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:view 2.5 arcminutes
gptkbp:weight 40 kg