Results 171 to 180 of about 3,801 (208)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Optical Engineering, 2012
The Spitzer Space Telescope, which has operated very successfully since 2003 in its unique Earth-trailing solar orbit, is NASA's Great Observatory for infrared astronomy. We provide a quick overview of the optical characteristics of Spitzer and review the observatory design.
Michael W Werner
exaly +2 more sources
The Spitzer Space Telescope, which has operated very successfully since 2003 in its unique Earth-trailing solar orbit, is NASA's Great Observatory for infrared astronomy. We provide a quick overview of the optical characteristics of Spitzer and review the observatory design.
Michael W Werner
exaly +2 more sources
Infrared observations of comets with the Spitzer Space Telescope
Advances in Space Research, 2006Abstract The scientific motivation for infrared studies of comets is reviewed and the capabilities of Spitzer for cometary observations are described. We present Spitzer Space Telescope images and spectra of several comet comae, tails, and debris trails. Spitzer observations of Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 are reviewed.
R D Gehrz
exaly +2 more sources
Nature Astronomy, 2020
Michael Werner, project scientist of the Spitzer Space Telescope and emeritus chief scientist for astronomy and physics at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, discusses the legacy of one of NASA’s Great Observatories.
openaire +1 more source
Michael Werner, project scientist of the Spitzer Space Telescope and emeritus chief scientist for astronomy and physics at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, discusses the legacy of one of NASA’s Great Observatories.
openaire +1 more source
Planning and scheduling the Spitzer Space Telescope
SPIE Proceedings, 2006Stephen J. Barba, Lisa J. Garcia, Douglas B. McElroy, David S. Mittman, JoAnn C. OLinger, and Steven R.Tyler Spitzer Science Center California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 91125 626-395-8799 sjb@ipac.caltech.edu , lisag@ipac.caltech.edu , dmcelroy@ipac.caltech.edu , dmittman@ipac.caltech.edu , joanno@ipac.caltech.edu , styler@ipac.caltech.edu ...
Stephen J. Barba +5 more
openaire +1 more source
Spitzer Space Telescope mission design
SPIE Proceedings, 2004This paper gives a description of the mission design, launch, orbit, and navigation results for the Spitzer space telescope mission. The Spitzer telescope was launched by the Delta II Heavy launch vehicle into a heliocentric Earth trailing orbit. This orbit is flown for the first time and will be used by several future astronomical missions such as ...
Johnny H. Kwok +3 more
openaire +1 more source
Spitzer Space Telescope proposal process
SPIE Proceedings, 2006This paper discusses the Spitzer Space Telescope General Observer proposal process. Proposals, consisting of the scientific justification, basic contact information for the observer, and observation requests, are submitted electronically using a client-server Java package called Spot.
S. Laine +3 more
openaire +1 more source
Spitzer Space Telescope Handbook
2021The Spitzer Telescope Handbook is one of a series of documents that explain the operations of the Spitzer Space Telescope and its three science instruments, the data received from the instruments and the processing carried out on the data. It contains a detailed description of the various phases of the Spitzer mission, including history, personnel ...
openaire +1 more source
Galaxies in the Zone of Avoidance with the Spitzer Space Telescope
Research Notes of the AAS, 2020Abstract In this work we describe 59 galaxies discovered in the talk-forum of the Milky Way Project (MWP) by volunteers of the project. The MWP is based on infrared images by the Spitzer Space Telescope and primarily probes the Zone of Avoidance for star-forming regions located in the Milky Way. The list of galaxies found here include 35
Melina Thévenot +5 more
openaire +1 more source
The Road to Launch and Operations of the Spitzer Space Telescope
SpaceOps 2006 Conference, 2006Spitzer Space Telescope, the fourth and final of NASA's Great Observatories, and the cornerstone to NASA's Origins Program, launched on 25 August 2003 into an Earth-trailing solar orbit to acquire infrared observations from space. Spitzer has an 85cm diameter beryllium telescope, which operates near absolute zero utilizing a liquid helium cryostat for ...
Robert Wilson, Charles Scott
openaire +1 more source
Spitzer space telescope faces cancellation
Physics World, 2014An orbiting infrared observatory that has studied everything from exoplanets to the origin of the universe is set to be cancelled after NASA refused to pay the $17m cost to extend the mission beyond this year.
openaire +1 more source