Observatories in Earth Orbit and Beyond

by International Astronomical Union

Book Overview

I. Current Missions.- The Hubble Space Telescope.- Early Results from the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE).- The Status of the DIRBE Instrument on the COBE.- The Automatic Spacecraft Granat.- The Hipparcos Mission: Will It Be a Scientific Success?.- The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE).- X-Ray Astronomy Satellite Ginga.- Extreme and Far Ultraviolet Astronomy from Voyagers 1 and 2.- II. Future Missions.- R?ntgen Satellite.- The Gamma-Ray Observatory.-...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792311337
• ISBN13: 9780792311331
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"