Description
π Hoverscope - Telescope & Satellite Information at Your Fingertips
Tired of Googling telescope specifications while reading astronomy papers? Hoverscope shows you everything you need to know with a simple hover.
β¨ HOW IT WORKS
Just hover over any telescope or satellite name on arXiv (e.g., JWST, Hubble, Chandra, ALMA, Gaia) and instantly see:
β’ Launch date
β’ Wavelength coverage
β’ Survey area
β’ Location (orbit or ground)
β’ Current operational status
β’ Brief mission description
π― PERFECT FOR
β’ Astronomy researchers reading papers
β’ Graduate students learning about instruments
β’ Anyone exploring arXiv astronomy sections
π INCLUDED TELESCOPES
30+ major telescopes and instruments including:
β’ Space telescopes: JWST, Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, Kepler, TESS, Gaia, Euclid
β’ Ground-based: ALMA, VLA, SDSS, Vera Rubin Observatory (LSST)
β’ Missions: Planck, Fermi, XMM-Newton, and more
β’ JWST instruments: MIRI, NIRSpec, NIRCam
π ALWAYS UP-TO-DATE
The database can be easily updated with new telescopes and missions.
π¨ FEATURES
β’ Clean, unobtrusive tooltips
β’ Dark mode support
β’ Works on paper abstracts and full PDFs
β’ No data collection - completely private
β’ Lightweight and fast
π OPEN TO CONTRIBUTIONS
Want to add a telescope? Found outdated information? Contributions welcome!
Perfect for anyone who reads astronomy papers and wants quick access to telescope specifications without breaking their reading flow.
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Details
| Version | 1.6.1 |
| Updated | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Size | 334KiB |
| First Seen | Mar 22, 2026 |
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