Multiwavelength Astronomy Multimedia


Title

Charged couple device

Description

A technician holds the Wide-Field Detector, a CCD device. It is one of three cameras that make up the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Subject

  • Hubble Space Telescope
  • Detector

Credits

NASA/ESA and the ACS Science Team

Type

Photographic

Associated Lesson

Gamma Ray Tools

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Nos. NNX09AD33G and NNX10AE80G issued through the SMD ROSES 2009 Program.

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