Mission Overview
Map of Observations
Wavelength Coverage
The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) performed spectrophotometry at high (6-7 Å) and low (0.1-0.3 Å) resolution between 1150 Å and 3200 Å. The data cover a dynamic range of approximately 17 astronomical magnitudes: -2 to 10 for high dispersion; -2 and 14.9 for low dispersion. Over 104,000 ultraviolet spectra were obtained with IUE between January 26, 1978, and September 30, 1996.
Active From
Launch: January 26, 1978
Observing: February 9, 1978 - September 27, 1996
Resolution
Low Dispersion = 0.2 Angstroms
High Dispersion = 6 Angstroms
Capabilities
- UV Spectroscopy
Documentation
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Featured Data Products
Merged Extracted Spectral Files (mxlo) = Merged, extracted spectral files for the low-dispersion mode.
Merged Extracted Spectral File (mxhi) = Merged, extracted spectral files for the high-dispersion mode.
Resampled low dispersion files (silo) = Resampled image files for the low-dispersion mode, from which fluxes are extracted.
Resampled high dispersion file (sihi) = Resampled image files for the high-dispersion mode, from which fluxes are extracted.
IUE Images
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