Late Breaking News
June 2013 STAN- Updates to the COS ETC
- Changes to Recommended Buffer Time for COS TIME-TAG observations
- COS G130M Blue Mode Segment=B Observations
- Position Dependance of Linearity Beyond Saturation and Serial Transfer Artifacts in STIS CCD Data
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) was installed on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in May 2009. COS is designed to perform high-sensitivity, medium- and low-resolution spectroscopy of astronomical objects in the 1150-3200 Å wavelength range. COS significantly enhances the spectroscopic capabilities of HST at ultraviolet wavelengths, providing observers with unparalleled opportunities for observing faint sources of ultraviolet light.
The primary science objectives of the mission are the study of the origins of large scale structure in the Universe, the formation and evolution of galaxies, the origin of stellar and planetary systems, and the cold interstellar medium.
More information and documentation on the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph can be found at CASA, the University of Colorado's Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, Ball Aerospace, and the Experimental Astrophysics Group at the University of California - Berkeley.
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J. Roman-Duval 10 Jun 2013
P. Sonnentrucker 10 Jun 2013
J. H. Debes 22 May 2013