The HST Data Handbooks describe datasets produced by each instrument aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. Techniques for reading, displaying, understanding, calibrating, and analyzing datasets are presented for all data sent to observers or available through the HST Data Archive.
| Introduction | This Introduction to the HST Data Handbooks is intended to provide an introductory level understanding of topics general to the data from all HST instruments. With this version, 8.0, the former Instrument Data Handbooks' Introduction, Chapters 1, 2 and 3, and Appendices A, B and C, have been extracted into Chapters 1-6 of this standalone document. (PDF version.) |
| ACS | Advanced Camera for Surveys (PDF version.) |
| COS | Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (PDF version.) |
| FGS | Fine Guidance Sensors (PDF version.) |
| NICMOS | Near Infrared Camera and Multi Object Spectrometer (PDF version.) |
| STIS | Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (PDF version.) |
| WFC3 | Wide Field Camera 3 (PDF version.) |
Volume 2: Heritage Instruments
This volume focuses on the instruments that are no longer onboard the spacecraft-the heritage instruments. These instruments are: FOS, GHRS, HSP, FOC, WF/PC-1 and WFPC2.
| Preface | How to use this Handbook (PDF version.) |
| FOS | Faint Object Spectrograph (PDF version.) |
| GHRS | Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (PDF version.) |
| HSP | High Speed Photometer (PDF version.) |
| WF/PC-1 | Wide Field/Planetary Camera - 1 (PDF version.) |
| WFPC2 | Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (PDF version.) |
| FOC | Faint Object Camera (PDF version.) |
| Appendices | Internet resources, task examples, and index (PDF version.) |