NASA | Wide Field Camera 3: Extending Hubble's Vision

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When placed on the Hubble Space Telescope, WFC3 will provide unprecedented capabilities for imaging the cosmos at near-ultraviolet and at near-infrared wavelengths. The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will study a diverse range of objects and phenomena, from early and distant galaxy formation to nearby planetary nebulae, and finally our own backyard — the planets and other bodies of our Solar System. WFC3 extends Hubble's capability not only by seeing deeper into the universe but also by seeing simultaneously into the infrared and ultraviolet. WFC3 can, for example, simultaneously observe young, hot stars (glowing predominantly in the ultraviolet) and older, cooler stars (glowing predominantly in the infrared) in the same galaxy.

[Anonymoose]

I'm in awe. I can hardly wait to see the imagery these new cameras will provide.

IMHO, Hubble is a LONG way from "used up." This effort is almost like a "new beginning" for it.

[rakotzy]

That is great, congrats to him and you. Can you ask him to make a short video on YouTube as to what have they found using this camera? Specially near the UV part of the spectrum?.

[LeetMath]

yay wfc3!!! :D :D :D :D hmm but what about all the other instruments... like the STIS instrument and other stuff (oh the batteries are just kind of boring though everyone knows what batteries do... or should.) still hey are there any videos of the operations being carried out in the NBL and then you can compare it to what is happening right now in space!!!

[narajuna]

Funny business, Light source /light itself is invisible, only interaction with elements does it act. So a regular UV camera should not see stars anymore then astronauts do.