Faint Object Spectrograph
- Faint Object Spectrograph
The Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) was a spectrograph installed on the Hubble Space Telescope. It was replaced by the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph in 1997.
FOS facts
*Instrument type: Spectrograph
*Wavelength range: 115 to 850 nm
External links
* [http://www.stsci.edu/hst/fos The Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS)]
* [http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic0112.html ESA/Hubble Release about FOS]
* [http://www.spacetelescope.org/about/general/instruments/fos.html FOS at ESA/Hubble]
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