Late Breaking News
April 2016 STAN
In this STAN, users preparing Cycle 24 proposals of background limited targets are advised to use a lower dark rate value to estimate exposure times for COS/FUV observations.
COS Team 01 Apr 2016
March 2016 STAN
In this STAN we provide updates on COS and STIS to users preparing a program for the Cycle 24 HST Phase 1 deadline.
COS+STIS Team 08 Mar 2016
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) was installed onboard HST during Servicing Mission (SM) 2 in 1997 and operated until an electronic failure in 2004. It resumed operations with all ultraviolet and optical channels in 2009 after it was successfully repaired during SM4.
STIS is a versatile imaging spectrograph, providing spatially resolved spectroscopy in the UV and optical, high spatial resolution echelle spectroscopy in the UV, solar-blind imaging in the UV, and direct and coronagraphic imaging in the optical. Further information about STIS instrument characteristics and performance over time is available on the STIS web pages in Handbooks, Reports, and Newsletter articles.
Documents Added
in the Last 45 Days
STIS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24
J. Biretta January 2016