What are the advantages of having the Hubble Telescope in orbit instead of on the ground?
Zac asked:
Also, how was the telescope transported to, and setup in orbit?
(Main question is the actual QUESTION ^^^^^^)
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Also, how was the telescope transported to, and setup in orbit?
(Main question is the actual QUESTION ^^^^^^)
Thanks guys, take care.
February 4th, 2010 at 6:52 am
By having the HST in orbit, the distorting effects of Earth’s atmosphere are avoided in the images.
When taking stellar images from the ground, atmospheric vibrations, dust and clouds, among other things, can have serious debilitating effects on the quality of the images. Since none of these atmospheric phenomena are present in Hubble’s orbit, the images taken are of much higher quality.
The HST was placed in orbit from a Space Shuttle, like a satellite. Since then, a number of Shuttle missions were launched to repair the telescope. kumorifox
February 5th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
so the atmosphere doesn’t blur the images Jackson