HSP: Hubble Space Telescope High Speed Photometer Observations

The High Speed Photometer (HSP) was an original instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. It was designed to make rapid photometric observations of astrophysical sources from the near ultraviolet to the visible. The instrument was removed from the telescope during the First Servicing Mission in December 1993.

Use Cases

• Analyze rapid brightness variations in astrophysical sources based on high-speed photometric observations.
• Study stellar or galactic phenomena across ultraviolet and visible wavelengths based on the filter and passband capabilities.
• Calibrate or validate photometric models using data from a known space telescope instrument.

Strengths

• Data originates from a primary instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope, a major observatory.
• Observations cover the near ultraviolet to visible spectrum, as described.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Observations collected by the High Speed Photometer instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Time Range

Likely covers the operational period of the HSP prior to its removal in December 1993.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:23:03.507322; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Space-based observations.