 | Happy Sweet Sixteen, Hubble!| OFF-Topic / Misc. Discuss Happy Sweet Sixteen, Hubble! in the Current forums; The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, aboard the shuttle Discovery. Over its 16-year history, Hubble ... |
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04-25-2006, 05:02 AM
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The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, aboard the shuttle Discovery. Over its 16-year history, Hubble has taken many hundreds of images that have expanded our knowledge of the universe.
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04-25-2006, 07:56 AM
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04-25-2006, 07:57 AM
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04-25-2006, 10:22 AM
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| Ive looked at the specs for the proposed Hubble replacement. The potential resolution would make these pictures seem to be out of focus!
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04-25-2006, 12:53 PM
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| Space is amazing in we're just nothing in it.... | |
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04-25-2006, 03:20 PM
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great pics
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04-25-2006, 08:31 PM
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Country: | Neat stuff. I really look forward to seeing the shots from its replacement.
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04-29-2006, 05:26 AM
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Country: | they are good pics but why are we celebrating birthdays like the 16th birthday? aint it more normal to celebrate every 5 or 10 years?
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04-29-2006, 11:12 AM
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04-29-2006, 07:03 PM
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04-29-2006, 09:35 PM
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04-29-2006, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks *** they are good pics but why are we celebrating birthdays like the 16th birthday? aint it more normal to celebrate every 5 or 10 years? | 16 years in space is a great achievement.
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04-30-2006, 01:09 PM
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04-30-2006, 03:43 PM
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| One thing worth remembering though is that the pictures taken by Hubble above are infrared pictures, which means it doesn't look the same to the human eye if we ever get that close ourselves, but an amazing sight it is going to be regardless.
Here's an interesting article on the difference between infrared, X-ray, gamma-ray and radio vision compared to our own vision: http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/head...t20apr99_1.htm
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05-01-2006, 02:33 PM
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