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HST STIS Filenames
Hubble Space Telescope HST filenames and extensions
HST filenames and extensions
The HST Science Archive contains data and meta-data.
The generic access method at CADC for HST data is the following:
https://www.cadc-ccda.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/data/pub/HST/product/"filename"
| Instrument | Filenames | Official documentation |
|---|---|---|
| ACS ( J ): Advanced Camera for Survey | ACS | ACS Handbook at STScI |
| COS (L): Cosmic Origin Spectrograph | COS | COS Handbook at STScI |
| FOC ( X ): Faint Object Camera (retired) | FOC | FOC Handbook at STScI |
| FOS ( X ): Faint Object Spectrograph (retired) | FOS | FOS Handbook at STScI (PDF) |
| HRS ( Z ): Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (retired) | HRS | HRS Handbook at STScI |
| NICMOS ( N ): Near infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrograph | NICMOS | NICMOS Handbook at STScI |
| STIS ( O ): Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph | STIS | STIS Handbook at STScI |
| WFPC2 ( U ): Wide field Planetary Camera 2 (retired) | WFPC2 | WFPC2 Handbook at STScI |
| WFC3 ( I ): Wide Field Camera 3 | WFC3 | WFC3 Handbook at STScI |
| WFPC ( W ): Wide field Planetary Camera (retired) | WFPC | WFPC Handbook at STScI (PDF) |
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