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The Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) provides imaging capabilities in broad, medium, and narrow band filters, broad-band imaging polarimetry, coronographic imaging, and slitless grism spectroscopy, in the wavelength range 0.8-2.5 microns. NICMOS has three adjacent but not contiguous cameras, designed to operate independently, each with a dedicated array at a different magnification scale. (See the Instrument Handbook for more details).


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NICMOS / NCS Status October 2011 Although the NCS was not restarted, NICMOS proposals were solicited for Cycles 18 and 19. Based upon assessments of those proposals and the efforts
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Used vs. Best reference files for NICMOS data Please note that NICMOS data retrieved from MAST is the statically reprocessed data and it no longer goes through On-the-fly Reprocessing (OTFR).
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New NICMOS ISR 'Finesky removing higher order sky residuals'
Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:30 am thatte
NICMOS will not be available for Cycle 18
Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:22 am thatte
NICMOS pipeline alert February 2010
Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:03 am thatte
NICMOS Recovery: NCS cooldown - Instrument operational
Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:19 am thatte
NICMOS / NCS Status
Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:07 pm thatte

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