Launched in 1990,
Hubble Space Telescope - NASA Science
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space-based observatory that orbits Earth, capturing stunning images and data of the universe.
How time flies.
Hubble is a classic
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starman876
, Apr 30 2025 03:00 PM
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starman876
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Nihon Seiko
Posted 30 April 2025 - 03:00 PM
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Still in Old School
Posted 30 April 2025 - 06:02 PM
Three most important scopes
1. Galileo
2. Hooker Mt. Wilson
3. HST
4. Webb soon. If people keep looking.
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Ranger 4
Posted 30 April 2025 - 06:59 PM
I was just reading about Hubble and the development of COSTAR to address spherical aberration caused by the flawed Perkins mirror.
Wild R&D (phase retrieval), fabrication (Tinsley), and mission! Couldn't imagine a world without Hubble's observations.
Edited by Kefka1138, 30 April 2025 - 07:12 PM.
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ISS
Posted 30 April 2025 - 11:21 PM
Yep! Ain't none of us gettin any younger!
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