Previous Handbook Versions

Instrument Handbooks

• NICMOS Instrument Handbook version 8.0
  October 2005
  
  The revised main source of information on NICMOS for use in preparing proposals for Cycle 15 of the HST Observing Program.

• NICMOS Instrument Handbook version 7.0
  October 2004
  
  The revised main source of information on NICMOS for use in preparing proposals for Cycle 14 of the HST Observing Program.

• NICMOS Instrument Handbook version 6.0
  October 2003
  
  The revised main source of information on NICMOS for use in preparing proposals for Cycle 13 of the HST Observing Program.

• NICMOS Instrument Handbook version 5.0
  October 2002
  
  The revised main source of information on NICMOS for use in preparing proposals for Cycle 12 of the HST Observing Program.

• NICMOS Instrument Handbook version 4.1
  May 2001
  
  The revised main source of information on NICMOS for use in preparing proposals for Cycle 11 of the HST Observing Program.

• NICMOS Instrument Handbook version 4.0
  May 2000
  
  The revised main source of information on NICMOS for use in preparing proposals for Cycle 10 of the HST Observing Program.

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• NICMOS Instrument Handbook version 3.0
  June 1999
  The first version of the handbook containing the main source of information on NICMOS for use in preparing proposals for Cycle 10 of the HST Observing Program.

• NICMOS Instrument Handbook version 2.0
  July 1997
  The revised main source of information on NICMOS for use in preparing proposals for Cycle 7-NICMOS of the HST Observing Program.
  

• NICMOS Instrument Handbook version 1.0
  June 1996
  
  The primary source of information on NICMOS performance and characteristics for use in preparing proposals for CYCLE 7 of the HST Observing Program.
  

Data Handbooks

• NICMOS Data Handbook version 6.0
  July 2004
  
  The primary source of information on reducing and analyzing NICMOS data.

• NICMOS Data Handbook version 5.0
  January 2002
  
  The primary source of information on reducing and analyzing NICMOS data.

• NICMOS Data Handbook version 4.0
  December 1999
  
  The primary source of information on reducing and analyzing NICMOS data.

• HST Data Handbook version 3.1
  March 1998
  
  Describes datasets produced by each instrument aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. Techniques for reading, displaying, understanding, calibrating, and analyzing datasets are presented for all data sent to observers or available through the HST Data Archive.