ABSTRACT
The far-ultraviolet space telescope (FAUST) was flown on Spacelab 1 to provide wide-field imaging in the wavelength range 1300 to 1800 angstroms. Most of the developed film showed high levels of background exposure. Frames with a lower background included exposures of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant and an exposure in the direction of the galaxy cluster Abell 2634. Several exposures will be used in a search for hot white dwarf stars.
Subject(s)
Astronomy/instrumentation , Extraterrestrial Environment , Space Flight/instrumentation , Cosmic Dust , Equipment Design , Photography , Ultraviolet RaysABSTRACT
This paper gives a nonexhaustive review of developments and progress in certain fields of optics, concerning itself mainly with the conception and realization of instruments. Work in instrumental optics is covered, i.e., photographic and astronomical optics, and far uv spectroscopy. Thin film optics. and radio frequency, ir, visible, and near uv spectroscopy are not discussed in view of the fact that they were surveyed in the previous review of optical work in France published in the May 1962 issue of APPLIED OPTICS.
