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Data Archive Systems for the Hubble Space Telescope

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Databases & On-line Data in Astronomy

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 171))

Abstract

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been successfully launched in April 1990. In spite of the known problems due to the spherical aberration in its primary mirror, and from the analysis of the data collected up to now (November 1990), it appears that HST will indeed be the source of unique and outstanding science for the whole duration of its mission. The oversubscription rate for HST observing time is such that the number of accepted observation proposals is an order of magnitude lower than the total proposals. It is therefore essential for an efficient archive facility to be established to allow the world-wide astronomical community to share the tremendous scientific capabilities HST will offer.

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  1. Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA

    E. Schreier

  2. Space Telescope — European Coordinating Facility, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, D - 8046, Garching bei München, Germany

    P. Benvenuti & F. Pasian

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  1. ESO, Garching bei München, Germany

    Miguel A. Albrecht

  2. Observatoire Astronomique, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

    Daniel Egret

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Schreier, E., Benvenuti, P., Pasian, F. (1991). Data Archive Systems for the Hubble Space Telescope. In: Albrecht, M.A., Egret, D. (eds) Databases & On-line Data in Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 171. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3250-3_6

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