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Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

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James Webb Space Telescope's NIRSpec Multi Object Spectrograph Animation

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Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) SAA Passage

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Hubble Repair Mission 4, Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, HD

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James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) Imaging-Mode Animation

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James Webb Space Telescope's NIRSpec Integral Field Units Principle Animation

The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) is a spectrograph, also with a camera mode, installed on the Hubble Space Telescope. Aerospace engineer Bruce Woodgate of the Goddard Space Flight Center was the principal investigator and creator of the STIS. It operated continuously from 1997 until a power supply failure in August 2004. After repairs, it began operating again in 2009. The spectrograph has made many important observations, including the first spectrum of the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet, HD 209458b.