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I was recently reading an article on the future Hubble updates in
Science News and I was a little confused. The article covers a number of subjects including the new Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and the older STIS (Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph). "Another new device the crew will install is the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, or COS, which will separate ultraviolet light into its components. The spectra will provide new information on..." But then later we read "Installed in 1997, STIS separates ultraviolet light into its component wavlengths to reveal the..." Anyways, it is clear from the stuff after the elipses that these two devices ultimately perform different functions. But how are they really different? I mean how much difference can there be between two devices that separate ultraviolet light into its component wavelengths. Is the new one simply more sophisticated? Matt |
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