Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer

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The Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) is a Hubble Space Telescope instrument designed to capture high-resolution images and spectra in the near-infrared, enabling studies of faint, distant, and dust-obscured astronomical objects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hubble Space Telescope instrument ⓘ
near-infrared camera ⓘ
near-infrared spectrometer ⓘ
space telescope instrument ⓘ
abbreviation NICMOS ⓘ
coolingMethod cryogenic cooling ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
deactivatedDate 1999 ⓘ
designedFor high-resolution imaging ⓘ
multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ
near-infrared spectroscopy ⓘ
studies of distant astronomical objects ⓘ
studies of dust-obscured astronomical objects ⓘ
studies of faint astronomical objects ⓘ
developedBy Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. ⓘ
linked to: Ball Aerospace

University of Arizona ⓘ
developedFor Hubble Space Telescope second servicing mission ⓘ
fieldOfView large field camera (Camera 3) ⓘ
medium field camera (Camera 2) ⓘ
small field high-resolution camera (Camera 1) ⓘ
finalShutdownDate 2008 ⓘ
firstLightDate 1997 ⓘ
hasCapability coronagraphy ⓘ
imaging ⓘ
polarimetry ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ
hasComponent Camera 1 ⓘ
Camera 2 ⓘ
Camera 3 ⓘ
hostObservatory Low Earth orbit ⓘ
installationDate 1997 ⓘ
installedOn Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 2 ⓘ
locatedIn Hubble Space Telescope axial instrument bay ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
originalCoolant solid nitrogen ⓘ
reactivatedDate 2002 ⓘ
replacedInstrument Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph ⓘ
scientificGoal study of brown dwarfs ⓘ
study of exoplanetary systems ⓘ
study of high-redshift galaxies ⓘ
study of protoplanetary disks ⓘ
study of star formation in dusty regions ⓘ
study of the Galactic center ⓘ
spacecraft Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
spectralCoverage approximately 0.8 to 2.5 micrometers ⓘ
successorInstrument Wide Field Camera 3 infrared channel ⓘ
linked to: Wide Field Camera 3
usesDetector HgCdTe array detector ⓘ
wavelengthRange near-infrared ⓘ

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STS-82 → installedInstrument → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensors → supportsInstrument → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope science instruments → include → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
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NICMOS cryocooler → associatedWithInstrument → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
Hubble Servicing Mission 2 → installedInstrument → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
Hubble Ultra Deep Field → telescopeInstrument → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
NICMOS → acronymFor → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
Camera 2 → partOf → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
Camera 3 → partOf → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
Camera 3 → instrument → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope data products → containsDataFromInstrument → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope equipment bay → supports → Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ