ROSAT X-ray images
By: produced by High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
Publisher: The Center
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Greenbelt, MD
Language: eng
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Databases; X-ray astronomy; Orbiting astronomical observatories; ROSAT (Artificial satellite)
Other titles: ROSAT, the images
Description: ROSAT was launched June 1, 1990, into a 96 minute ecliptic-near-polar orbit. Images on discs were obtained by X-ray detectors on board ROSAT X-ray satellite observatory.

"Cooperating institutions in Germany, US, and UK had to officially terminate programme, after 4 1/2 years, due to irreversible damage to satellite's HRI on Sept. 20, 1998 when it came close to the sun"- ROSAT News no. 67, Nov. 1998.
Notes: Title from title frame.

Shipping list no.: 98-0062-E.

"HEASARC ROSAT CDs were issued as v. 1--v. 8, from Jan. 1, 1994--June 1, 1998. [Vol. 8, June 1, 1998 was the only disc distributed to depository libraries.]

"USA-NASA-HEASARC-ROSAT-0012"--(V. 8).

System requirements: Any WWW Browser for DOS (using ColorView); MacOS (using JPEGView); or UNIX and VMS (using xv package). Images are stored in standard FITS image format and also a GIF file.