Talk:GALEX
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GALEX data license edit
I'm not quite sure if data 'released to the public' (according to their web page) means PD. Can someone clarify? --Ayacop (talk) 13:06, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
- I suspect 'released to the public' means it is publically accessible, rather than being PD. Kind of like a library book.—RJH (talk) 22:38, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
- As a NASA space telescope, I would think it would fall under the same rules as with Hubble. I think Hubble data is PD after one year. -- Kheider (talk) 01:37, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
- Read Can we use this data for publications? -- Kheider (talk) 21:40, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
What happened? edit
What is going on with this thing? It's supposed to be fully operational, but there is seriously like no interest in it. InMooseWeTrust (talk) 20:03, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
Chronology and current status edit
It would be great to have a chronology of operations and a detailed status of the satellite systems and consumables. How long can it last ? Have the instruments degraded ? - Rod57 (talk) 09:35, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
What image sensor and filters edit
Images are presented here as blue but are they taken in monochrome ? over the full 135nm-280nm band? or through different filters ? - Rod57 (talk) 03:35, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
Compare with HST instruments edit
GALEX: 135–280 nm, across multiple detectors. Many of HST instruments went from visible down to 115 nm. - Rod57 (talk) 11:22, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
Was it too expensive to operate edit
Was it too expensive to operate, or was it not producing good science data ? Why was it judged not worth funding further operations ? Did it have unique capabilities (eg distinct from HST's UV capability) ? - Rod57 (talk) 01:33, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
Why did NASA decommission it a year after transferring ownership to caltech edit
Why did NASA decommission it a year after transferring ownership to caltech ? What did caltech do in their year of ownership ? - Rod57 (talk) 05:21, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
I agree. This is vague:
>On 17 May 2012, GALEX operations were transferred to Caltech.[7]
>On 28 June 2013, NASA decommissioned GALEX. It is expected that the spacecraft will remain in orbit for at least 65 years before it will re-enter the atmosphere.[3][2]
ElectronicsForDogs (talk) 07:54, 8 July 2022 (UTC)