HST User Documentation - HDox
Welcome to STScI's Hubble Space Telescope Documentation – "HDox". Powered by Confluence, HDox pages offer improved search capabilities and a new look and feel. The following documents are available:
Instrument Handbooks
To learn about the instruments:
- ACS Instrument Handbook [PDF]– Advanced Camera for Surveys
- COS Instrument Handbook [PDF] – Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
- STIS Instrument Handbook [PDF] – Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
- WFC3 Instrument Handbook [PDF] – Wide Field Camera 3
- FGS Instrument Handbook [PDF] – Fine Guidance Sensor
Call for Proposals
To prepare your proposal:
- HST Proposal Opportunities and Science Policies, including the:
Phase II Proposal Instructions
To prepare your Phase II submission for accepted proposals:
Data Handbooks
- Introduction to the HST Data Handbooks
- ACS Data Handbook [PDF] – Advanced Camera for Surveys
- COS Data Handbook [PDF] – Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
- STIS Data Handbook [PDF] – Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
- WFC3 Data Handbook [PDF] – Wide Field Camera 3
- FGS Data Handbook [PDF] – Fine Guidance Sensor
DrizzlePac Handbook
To align, process, and combine your HST images:
Additional Resources
Additional HST documentation, news, and technical reports are available at:
- http://www.stsci.edu/hst/documentation
- http://www.stsci.edu/hst
- http://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation – detailed information on each HST instrument
- http://www.stsci.edu/scientific-community/software/ – APT, ETC, and DrizzlePac
- HST Observatory Brochure including pocket guides for each instrument (Spring 2019) [PDF]
HST Help Desk
If you have questions, please contact us. We encourage users to access the web portal, which offers new features:
- http://hsthelp.stsci.edu
- Read Knowledge Base articles that address Frequently Asked Questions
- Search all HDox pages and Knowledge Base articles for answers
- Send your question directly to the appropriate team of experts
- help@stsci.edu
- Questions may also still be submitted via e-mail