Instrument Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:hst.hstacs::1.2
NAME Advance Camera For Surveys for HST
TYPE Imager
DESCRIPTION The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope is an imaging instrument designed to capture high-resolution images at wavelengths from near-infrared to ultraviolet. It features three observing modes: a wide-field channel (WFC), a high-resolution channel (HRC), and a solar blind channel (SBC).
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REFERENCES Gonzaga, S., K. Sembach, J. Biretta, R. Bohlin, M. Chiaberge, and 19 others, ACS Instrument Handbook, Version 6.0, Baltimore: STScI, 2005.