urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:telescope.birc.sto 1.3 1.25.0.0 Product_Context 2026-07-07 1.3 Removed duplicate Internal_Reference entries from Reference_List. 2025-12-24 1.2 Updated schema version. Adding missing "telescope" references. 2025-01-02 1.1 Updated schema version. Update instrument type/subtype to use valid CTLI LDD. 2017-02-27 1.0 A.Raugh: Creation urn:nasa:pds:context:telescope:bopps.sto instrument_to_telescope urn:nasa:pds:bopps2014:document:birc_overview context_to_associate This small text document provides a brief overview of the BIRC instrument. BOPPS Infrared Camera (BIRC) Imager The Balloon Observation Platforms for Planetary Science (BOPPS) Infrared Camera (BIRC) was a multispectral infrared imager designed to operate in 8 wavelengths between 2.5 and 5.0 microns, with each spectral width being about 3% of the center wavelength and the astronomical R-band near 640 nm. BIRC was designed to measure the water and CO2 emissions from comets at 2.73 and 4.3 microns, respectively, as well as the water-related infrared absorption feature in asteroids and the Moon from about 2.5 to 3.2 microns.