  During the UIT/Astro Spacelab missions, the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
obtained spatially resolved far-UV (lambda 1500 A) imagery of ~35 galaxies
exhibiting recent massive star formation. The sample includes disk systems,
irregular, dwarf, and blue compact galaxies. The objects span an observed FUV
luminosity range from -17 to -22 magnitudes. We estimate global star formation
rates by comparing the observed FUV fluxes to the predictions of stellar
population models, and compare the FUV-derived astration rates to those derived
from H-alpha and far-IR photometry.
