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What is the advantage of the Hubble Space Telescope over a ground based telescope?
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∙ 7y ago
One major advantage is that it does not have to contend with the distortion of light caused by the atmosphere.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt is outside the Earth's atmospere, both increasing its contrast and reducing interference from atmospheric refraction.
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∙ 7y agoIs outside the Earth's Atmosphere, and therefore gets much better pictures without the atmospheric interference ground based telescopes suffer.
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∙ 11y agothere is no atmospheric distortion, allowing a better, unobstructed view of the cosmos.
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Is there a difference between the Hubble space telescope and the Hubble telescope?
a major difference the huble space telescope is in orbit while the regular is in use only on the ground
What is the main advantage of the hubble space telescope?
The main advantage of the Hubble Space Telescope is in it's name. It's in space! With a ground based telescope, the light that the telescope is looking at must travel through our atmosphere where it can become distorted and manipulated. Looking through a telescope on a windy day is much worse than on a calm day for example. Also, in space there are no clouds or day time, so Hubble can be looking and doing research 24 hours every day.
Which technology can allow a single ground-based telescope to achieve images as sharp as those from the Hubble Space Telescope?
adaptive optics
What kind of telescope is the hubble space telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope, or HST, or just the "Hubble" for most folks, is a Ritchey-Chrétien reflector telescope. It has a primary mirror to reflect and focus the incident light. A link is provided below.
Why is the Hubble space telescope in space and not on Earth?
Because the earths atmosphere tends to block and stir up some of the light from stars and so by having a telescope not in the atmosphere no light is blocked and there are no air currents or density differences so you can see more than a telescope on the ground.
Which of the following is not an advantage the Hubble Space Telescope has over ground based telescopes?
It is closer to the stars
Is there a difference between the Hubble space telescope and the Hubble telescope?
a major difference the huble space telescope is in orbit while the regular is in use only on the ground
Where was the Hubble Space Telescope launched to?
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 into space to take pictures the Earth and to relay them back to its ground crew. See the official Hubble Space Telescope website: http://hubblesite.org/ ~ Hexedgirl92
What is the main advantage of the hubble space telescope?
The main advantage of the Hubble Space Telescope is in it's name. It's in space! With a ground based telescope, the light that the telescope is looking at must travel through our atmosphere where it can become distorted and manipulated. Looking through a telescope on a windy day is much worse than on a calm day for example. Also, in space there are no clouds or day time, so Hubble can be looking and doing research 24 hours every day.
Why was the Hubble Telescope Founded?
The Hubble Space Telescope was developed (not "founded") because ground-based telescopes are limited because of atmospheric distortions, while a space telescope isn't affected by glare, clouds, rain, or weather.
Which technology can allow a single ground-based telescope to achieve images as sharp as those from the Hubble Space Telescope?
adaptive optics
Why did the Hubble telescope take off into space?
The problem with ground based telescopes is that the atmosphere distorts images, The Hubble space telescope is above the atmosphere and therefore can view with much better clarity.
Is the hubble space telescope a space observatory?
It is not an observatory, it simply is an instrument (= a telescope) flying in space, orbiting Earth once in 97 minutes. It is operated from the ground and the "observatory facilities" are on the ground.
Why is the hubble telescope so special?
It is speacial because It can observe the heavans much better than ground telescopes. It is also the largest and most versatile space telescope
Is the Hubble telescope better than a ground-based telescope?
yes, because it doesnt have the atmosphere in the way, the atmosphere distorts the images taken by ground based-telescopes because of the refraction of light. The hubbles telescope can provide clearer and more accurate images without this barrier in the way.
What kind of telescope is the hubble space telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope, or HST, or just the "Hubble" for most folks, is a Ritchey-Chrétien reflector telescope. It has a primary mirror to reflect and focus the incident light. A link is provided below.
Why is the Hubble space telescope in space and not on Earth?
Because the earths atmosphere tends to block and stir up some of the light from stars and so by having a telescope not in the atmosphere no light is blocked and there are no air currents or density differences so you can see more than a telescope on the ground.
