ACQ
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Acquisition
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ACS
|
Advanced Camera for Surveys
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APT
|
Astronomer’s Proposal Tools
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CADC
|
Canadian Astronomy Data Centre
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CCD
|
Charge-Coupled Device
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COS
|
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
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COSTAR
|
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
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CTE
|
Charge Transfer Efficiency
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CVZ
|
Continuous Viewing Zone
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DADS
|
Data Archive and Distribution System
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DD
|
Director’s Discretionary
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ESA
|
European Space Agency
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ETC
|
Exposure Time Calculator
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FGS
|
Fine Guidance Sensor(s)
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FITS
|
Flexible Image Transport System
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FOC
|
Faint Object Camera
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FOS
|
Faint Object Spectrograph
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FOV
|
Field of View
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FUV
|
Far Ultraviolet
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GHRS
|
Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph
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GO
|
General Observer
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GSC
|
Guide Star Catalog
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GSFC
|
Goddard Space Flight Center
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GTO
|
Guaranteed Time Observer
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HRC
|
High Resolution Channel
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HSP
|
High Speed Photometer
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HST
|
Hubble Space Telescope
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HTML
|
Hyper Text Markup Language
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IFOV
|
Instantaneous Field of View
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IRAF
|
Image Reduction and Analysis Facility
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LOW
|
Low Sky Background
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LRF
|
Linear Ramp Filter
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MAMA
|
Multi-Anode Microchannel Array
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mas
|
milli arcsecond
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MAST
|
Multimission Archive at STScI
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NASA
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NED
|
NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
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NCS
|
NICMOS Cooling System
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NICMOS
|
Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer
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NOAO
|
National Optical Astronomy Observatories
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NUV
|
Near Ultraviolet
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OMS
|
Observatory Monitoring System
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OTA
|
Optical Telescope Assembly
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OTFC
|
On The Fly Calibration
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OTFR
|
On The Fly Reprocessing
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PAM
|
Pupil Alignment Mechanism
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PC
|
Planetary Camera
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PCS
|
Pointing Control System
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PDF
|
Portable Document Format
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PI
|
Principal Investigator
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POS
|
Position Mode
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PSF
|
Point Spread Function
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SAA
|
South Atlantic Anomaly
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SAM
|
Small Angle Maneuver
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SBC
|
Solar Blind Channel
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SHD
|
Shadow Time
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SI
|
Scientific Instrument
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SIMBAD
|
Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for
Astronomical Data
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SM
|
Servicing Mission
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SSM
|
Support Systems Module
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SSR
|
Solid State Recorder
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ST-ECF
|
Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility
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STIS
|
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
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STOCC
|
Space Telescope Operations Control Center
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STScI
|
Space Telescope Science Institute
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STSDAS
|
Space Telescope Science Data Analysis Software
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TDRSS
|
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
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TRANS
|
Transfer Mode
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UV
|
Ultraviolet
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VTT
|
Visual Target Tuner
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WFC
|
Wide Field Camera (on WFPC2) or Wide Field Channel (on ACS)
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WF/PC
|
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 1
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WFPC2
|
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
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WFC3
|
Wide Field Camera 3
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