Advanced Camera for Surveys

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ACS
Pronunciation
/ədˈvænst ˈkæmərə fər ˈsərˌveɪz/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Astronomy

Examples in Context

  1. The Hubble Space Telescope got an upgrade with the installation of its Advanced Camera for Surveys(ACS).
  2. However, that's not going to be easy as the instrument on Hubble used for the discovery, the Advanced Camera for Surveys(ACS), stopped operating last year.
  3. The image was composed from observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys(ACS), NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Galaxy Evolution Explorer ( GALEX ).
  4. The Mice galaxies, named after their distinct rodent-like tails, were captured in stunning detail by the Hubble Space Telescope's new Advanced Camera for Surveys(ACS).
  5. CLASH uses the Advanced Camera for Surveys(ACS) and the Wide Field Camera 3, the CLASH survey to covers a broad wavelength range, from ultraviolet to near infrared.

Other meanings of ACS