scholarly journals A Hubble Instrument Comes Home: UW-Madison's High Speed Photometer

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Lattis
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
Astronomical Instrumentation ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
Astronomical Instruments ◽  
History Of ◽  
Generous Support ◽  
Education And Outreach ◽  
To Come

WSGC provided generous support to return the High Speed Photometer (HSP) to Wisconsin to be used for public education and outreach at UW Space Place. HSP was one of the original five science instruments built for and launched with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Declared to be federal surplus equipment in autumn 2011, HSP was acquired by UW Space Place and brought to Madison to be put on exhibit and used for public education. As the only research photometer built specifically for HST, HSP is an important part of the history of astronomical instrumentation and one of the most important astronomical instruments to come from Wisconsin. 

scholarly journals Desktop Space Exploration

1998 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 237-240
Author(s):  
M. Martin-Smith ◽  
R. Buckland
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
Small Space ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Science Projects ◽  
Design Build ◽  
History Of

The Humble Space Telescope project aims to launch a small space telescope for educational and recreational purposes, in time for the New Millennium.The arrival of the 3rd Millennium, accompanied in the United Kingdom by a Millennium Commission distributing 250 million per year of National Lottery funds for good causes and imaginative projects which would otherwise require direct funding by the taxpayer, provides a unique opportunity to design, build and operate a small but capable version of the pioneering Hubble Space Telescope.In July 1994, a leading British newspaper with a long history of covering developments in science, launched a competition for members of the public to propose science projects to be funded by the Millennium Commission.

scholarly journals High Speed UV Photometry of the AM Her Systems AM Her, VV Pup And V834 Cen, with the Hubble Space Telescope

1996 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 223-224
Author(s):  
K. Schaefer ◽  
H. Bond ◽  
G. Chanmugam
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
Cataclysmic Variables ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Gabor Transform ◽  
Periodic Oscillations ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
Uv Photometry ◽  
Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables

We have used the High Speed Photometer (HSP) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope to observe the magnetic cataclysmic variables VV Pup, AM Her, and V834 Cen in the UV (1400…3300 Å) with 0.01 s time resolution. We detected low frequency flickering in all three systems, and compare the time-scales with the predictions of King (1989). At higher frequencies we searched for shock oscillations from the accretion column(s) in these systems. The data were analyzed using the Gabor transform wavelet-like technique (Heil & Walnut 1989) to search for frequency evolution throughout each observation. Preliminary analysis suggests the detection of rapid UV quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in VV Pup at 0.74 Hz, and at 4.4 Hz in V834 Cen. As in ground based observations, our observations failed to yield any rapid QPOs in AM Her itself.

scholarly journals Hubble Space Telescope: A Generator of Sub-Milliarcsecond Precision Parallaxes

1995 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
G. Benedict ◽  
W. Jefferys ◽  
B. McArthur ◽  
E. Nelan ◽  
A. Whipple ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
To Come

Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor 3 can generate sub-milliarcsecond precision parallaxes in eighteen months. We discuss the internal precision and external accuracy of our observations of Proxima Centauri and Barnard's Star. For some classes of targets Hubble Space Telescope will remain the parallax tool of choice for years to come. It can offer 0.5 mas precision. It will remain useful by satisfying urgent needs for quick results, by offering a 13 magnitude dynamic range, and by providing an unparalleled binary dissection capability.

High-Speed Hubble Space Telescope Ultraviolet photometry of two DB white dwarfs: Nonradial and radial pulsations

1994 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven D. Kawaler ◽  
Howard E. Bond ◽  
Lisa E. Sherbert ◽  
Todd K. Watson
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
White Dwarfs ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
Radial Pulsations

scholarly journals Algal Viruses: The (Atomic) Shape of Things to Come

Viruses ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 490
Author(s):  
Christopher Evans ◽  
Oliver Payton ◽  
Loren Picco ◽  
Michael Allen
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Structure Study ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Algal Virus ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Algal Viruses ◽  
History Of ◽  
To Come

Visualization of algal viruses has been paramount to their study and understanding. The direct observation of the morphological dynamics of infection is a highly desired capability and the focus of instrument development across a variety of microscopy technologies. However, the high temporal (ms) and spatial resolution (nm) required, combined with the need to operate in physiologically relevant conditions presents a significant challenge. Here we present a short history of virus structure study and its relation to algal viruses and highlight current work, concentrating on electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, towards the direct observation of individual algae–virus interactions. Finally, we make predictions towards future algal virus study direction with particular focus on the exciting opportunities offered by modern high-speed atomic force microscopy methods and instrumentation.

scholarly journals The Polarization of the Crab Pulsar with HST

1996 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 301-302
Author(s):  
Joseph F. Dolan ◽  
Patricia T. Boyd ◽  
Robert J. Hill ◽  
F. Graham-Smith ◽  
A. G. Lyne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Resolution ◽  
Linear Polarization ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
Position Angle ◽  
Crab Pulsar ◽  
Pulse Profile ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
Pulse Phase ◽  
Sample Time

The linear polarization of the Crab pulsar as a function of pulse phase was observed by the High Speed Photometer on the Hubble Space Telescope in March, 1993. Observations were obtained in a bandpass centered on 2770 A using a 0.25 ms sample time, corresponding to a time resolution of 0.0075 in pulse phase. The UV polarization of the pulsar [Fig. 1] is strikingly similar to that observed in the visible (cf. Smith et al. 1988). The same values of polarization and the same swing of position angle occur through the main and secondary pulses. The polarization pulse profile must be essentially wavelength independent at frequencies above the infrared.

A Search for a Pulsar in the Remnant of SN 1987A with the Hubble Space Telescope High-Speed Photometer

1995 ◽  
Vol 446 ◽  
pp. 832 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Percival ◽  
P. T. Boyd ◽  
J. D. Biggs ◽  
J. F. Dolan ◽  
R. C. Bless ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
Sn 1987A
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