Contamination analysis for a Hubble Space Telescope observation of Venus

Craig J. Chivatero; Aleck L. Lee; J. Keith Kalinowski

doi:10.1117/12.258303

11 November 1996 Contamination analysis for a Hubble Space Telescope observation of Venus

Craig J. Chivatero, Aleck L. Lee, J. Keith Kalinowski

Proceedings Volume 2864, Optical System Contamination V, and Stray Light and System Optimization; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258303
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

in mid-1994 the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) questioned the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center about the feasibility of using HST to observe the planet Venus. To assess the mission safety of such an observation, a worst-case analysis of the effects of exposing the inner forward portion of the HST's light shield to direct sunlight was performed. The results, the specifics of the actual observation plan, and the implementation of operational protections formed a rationale for proceeding with the science observations on January 24, 1995.

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Craig J. Chivatero, Aleck L. Lee, and J. Keith Kalinowski "Contamination analysis for a Hubble Space Telescope observation of Venus", Proc. SPIE 2864, Optical System Contamination V, and Stray Light and System Optimization, (11 November 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258303

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