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J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 49, Numéro C1, Mars 1988
IAU Colloquium N° 102 on UV and X-ray Spectroscopy of Astrophysical and Laboratory Plasmas
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| Page(s) | C1-273 - C1-278 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1988158 | |
J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C1-273-C1-278
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1988158
ADVANCES IN UV ASTRONOMY BY THE IUE SATELLITE
M. GREWINGAstronomisches Institut der Universität, Waldhauserstrasse 64, D-7400 Tübingen, F.R.G.
Abstract
On 26 January 1978 the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) satellite has been launched into a geosynchronous orbit. Operated jointly by NASA, ESA, and the SERC, it has since collected roughly 50.000 UV spectra of objects of widely different nature such as comets and planets orbiting the Sun, nearby cool late-type stars, interstellar matter in our own and nearby galaxies, local and distant hot early-type stars, entire galaxies, and distant quasars. Even the recent supernova SN 1987 a in the Large Magellanic Cloud has been and continues to be a target for this satellite just as many other sources in the sky. A few examples have been selected to highlight some of the unique results that have been achieved through observations with the IUE.