Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope: Far UV Spectra from Shuttle Missions

Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT) data consists of far ultraviolet spectra obtained from two Space Shuttle missions in December 1990 and March 1995. The dataset includes more than 650 spectra of 340 targets, reprocessed in April 2013 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to improve calibration and metadata. The current service uses metadata from these reprocessed files.

Use Cases

• Analyze stellar and galactic far ultraviolet spectra based on the 650+ spectra mentioned.
• Study temporal changes in ultraviolet sources using data from the 1990 and 1995 shuttle missions.
• Validate or improve far ultraviolet spectral calibration models based on the reprocessed 2013 data products.

Strengths

• Contains more than 650 spectra from 340 distinct astronomical targets.
• Data was reprocessed in 2013 to improve calibration and expand metadata.
• Collected from dedicated Space Shuttle missions, suggesting controlled observation conditions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data format is listed as BIN, which may require specialized tools for access and analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the shuttle-borne Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope as part of the ASTRO payload.

Time Range

Observations from missions in December 1990 and March 1995.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:29:10.840377; freshness should be verified.