Hoverscope EN
Natalie Hogg · Firefox
Hover over telescope names on arXiv to instantly see specifications, launch dates, wavelengths, and survey details.
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🔭 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.
✨ HOW IT WORKS
Just hover over any telescope or satellite name on arXiv (e.g., JWST, Hubble, Chandra, ALMA, Gaia) and instantly see:
• Launch date
• Wavelength coverage
• Survey area
• Location (orbit or ground)
• Current operational status
• Brief mission description
🎯 PERFECT FOR
• Astronomy researchers reading papers
• Graduate students learning about instruments
• Anyone exploring arXiv astronomy sections
📚 INCLUDED TELESCOPES
30+ major telescopes and instruments including:
• Space telescopes: JWST, Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, Kepler, TESS, Gaia, Euclid
• Ground-based: ALMA, VLA, SDSS, Vera Rubin Observatory (LSST)
• Missions: Planck, Fermi, XMM-Newton, and more
• JWST instruments: MIRI, NIRSpec, NIRCam
🔄 ALWAYS UP-TO-DATE
The database can be easily updated with new telescopes and missions.
🎨 FEATURES
• Clean, unobtrusive tooltips
• Dark mode support
• Works on paper abstracts and full PDFs
• No data collection - completely private
• Lightweight and fast
🌟 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 Found outdated information?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.
Hoverscope 是做什么的
Hoverscope 是一款面向 Firefox 的实用工具类扩展,主要用来解决浏览器里某类具体的小问题。官方对它的介绍是:Hover over telescope names on arXiv to instantly see specifications, launch dates, wavelengths, and survey details.在Firefox 附加组件商店(AMO)上,它当前版本 1.6.2,约 26 名用户。
适合什么人用
从功能定位看,Hoverscope 更适合想补上浏览器原生缺失功能的用户。如果你平时只是偶尔遇到相关需求,用浏览器自带功能也能凑合;但如果这件事每天都发生,装一个专门处理它的扩展通常比手动操作省事得多。
怎么安装 Hoverscope
- 打开Firefox 附加组件商店(AMO)上的官方页面;
- 点「添加到浏览器」并确认权限提示;
- 装好后在扩展列表里固定图标,方便随时开关。
本站只做索引与介绍,安装包来自官方商店。如果商店页面提示当前地区不可用,说明该扩展未在你所在区域上架。
常见问题
Hoverscope 是免费的吗?
Hoverscope 在Firefox 附加组件商店(AMO)免费提供下载。它是浏览器扩展,装上就能直接用,不需要注册账号。
Hoverscope 安全吗?
它只申请了 0 项权限,范围比较克制,没有申请「读取所有网站数据」这种大权限。
Hoverscope 支持哪些浏览器?
当前收录的版本来自Firefox 附加组件商店(AMO),适用于 Firefox。同一个扩展在其他商店可能有对应版本,但功能与版本号不一定相同。
怎么卸载 Hoverscope?
在扩展管理页找到 Hoverscope,点移除即可。它在本地保存的设置会一起清掉,不会残留数据。
权限清单 来自 manifest.json 原文
接口权限 1
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