Chapter 4:
Cycle 13 Scientific Instruments

In this chapter . . .

Overview Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS1R) Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2)

This chapter provides a basic description of the science instruments (SIs) that will be offered for use in Cycle 13, as well as a brief overview of future new instruments (Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and Wide Field Camera 3) planned for Cycle 14. For detailed information on all the SIs, please refer to the Instrument Handbooks available from the HST Instruments Web page. Appendix B gives brief descriptions of previous HST instruments, which may be of interest for Archival Research.