The UVIT telescopes on board the ISRO Astrosat Observatory

J. B. Hutchings

doi:10.1117/12.2056518

24 July 2014 The UVIT telescopes on board the ISRO Astrosat Observatory

J. B. Hutchings

Proceedings Volume 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 914407 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056518
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

UVIT consists of two co-aligned 38cm telescopes that provide ~1 arsec resolution imaging over 28 arcmin fields, in FUV, NUV, and Visible bands simultaneously. Each channel has a choice of filters, and, for the UV channels, gratings. UVIT is also co-aligned with three X-ray telescopes on the observatory, and all operate together. This paper gives details of the operation and performance of the instrument.

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J. B. Hutchings "The UVIT telescopes on board the ISRO Astrosat Observatory", Proc. SPIE 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 914407 (24 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056518

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