ToO/DDT- Obs.1: Cataclysmic Variable HS0220+0603- Obs.2: X-ray Binary M101- Obs.3+4: Outbursting young stellar object V1118 Ori- Obs 5+6: EXO 0748-676 in high state- Obs.7: GB 1428+4217 (blazar) in high state- Obs.8+9: SN2005cs (+CALCLOSED)- Obs. 10: SN2005db- Obs. 12: GRB050925A
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2005-01-08T13:42:32Z/2005-10-12T08:01:28Z
Version
17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description
The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
European Space Agency, Dr NORBERT SCHARTEL (PS), 2007, 'ToO and Discretionary time', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-oxntc7i
