The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) is a fourth-generation UVIS/IR imager aboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). WFC3 was installed in May 2009 during HST servicing mission 4, and replaces the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2).

		WFC3 Status
		The UVIS and IR Channels are operating nominally. WFC3 aXe Cookbook v1.15 J. C. Lee 12 Apr 2012 (pdf) WFC3 STAN Archive All Telescopes documents of interest to WFC3 users

		Late Breaking News from the Last 45 Days
		[3/20/12] HST Focus and PSF modeling [1/18/2012] Version 1.15 of the IR Grism Cookbook has been released. WFC3 Throughput are now available as text files: Throughput Tables News Archive

		Documents added in the last 45 days
		ISR 2012-08: Considerations for using Spatial Scans with WFC3 P. McCullough & J. MacKenty 02 May 2012 (Pdf 2538 Kb) ISR 2012-08: Considerations for using Spatial Scans with WFC3 P. McCullough & J. MacKenty 02 May 2012 (Pdf 2538 Kb) ISR 2012-07: WFC3/UIVS and IR Multi-Wavelength Geometric Distortion V. Kozhurina-Platais 30 Apr 2012 (Pdf 20289 Kb) ISR 2012-07: WFC3/UIVS and IR Multi-Wavelength Geometric Distortion V. Kozhurina-Platais 30 Apr 2012 (Pdf 20289 Kb) WFC3 aXe Cookbook v1.15 J. C. Lee 12 Apr 2012 (pdf) ISR 2012-06: Flux Calibration Monitoring: WFC3/IR G102 and G141 Grisms J. C. Lee, N. Pirzkal & B. Hilbert 10 Apr 2012 (Pdf 7049 Kb) ISR 2012-06: Flux Calibration Monitoring: WFC3/IR G102 and G141 Grisms J. C. Lee, N. Pirzkal & B. Hilbert 10 Apr 2012 (Pdf 7049 Kb) New in the Last Week Document Archive