Observing with NICMOS on HST: strategies and results

Daniela Calzetti; William Brian Sparks

doi:10.1117/12.317234

21 August 1998 Observing with NICMOS on HST: strategies and results

Daniela Calzetti, William Brian Sparks

Proceedings Volume 3354, Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317234
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

A review of the capabilities of the near-IR camera and multi-object spectrometer (NICMOS) on the Hubble Space Telescope and of the environment in which the instrument operates is presented, together with the observing strategies which can be adopted to maximize the scientific return from the instrument. The wavelength dependence and intensity of the background detected by NICMOS, cosmic-ray impacts, image quality, and photometric calibrations are discussed. Examples of actual observations performed with NICMOS in wavebands which are difficult to access from the ground are shown.

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Daniela Calzetti and William Brian Sparks "Observing with NICMOS on HST: strategies and results", Proc. SPIE 3354, Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation, (21 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317234

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