Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph

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GHRS being removed during Servicing Mission 2.
GHRS being removed during Servicing Mission 2.

The Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS or HRS) was a spectrograph installed on the Hubble Space Telescope. It was replaced by the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph in 1997.

[edit] GHRS facts

  • Instrument type: Spectrograph
  • Resolution
  • Low resolution - 0.6 angstrom at 1200 angstroms (0.06 nanometer at 120 nm)
  • Medium resolution - 0.06 angstrom at 1200 angstroms (0.006 nm at 120 nm)
  • High resolution - 0.012 angstrom at 1200 angstroms (0.0012 nm at 120 nm)
  • Wavelength range: 1050 to 3200 angstroms (105 to 320 nm)

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