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Why can the hubble space telescope make a very detailed images in visible light?
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What does the Hubble Telescope do?
The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, uses a large hyperbolic mirror to take highly detailed astronomical photographs. Hubble's orbit outside Earth's atmosphere allows it to take extremely sharp images without distortion or light pollution.
Why can the hubble space telescope make images in visible light that are much better than images made by the telescopes on earth?
There is minimal atmospheric disturbance up where the Hubble orbits. Down here on Earth we have to contend with the atmosphere.
Does the Hubble Telescope use mirrors or lenses to focus the image?
The Hubble Telescope uses both mirrors and lenses to focus on images.
Why can the hubble space telescope make image in visible light that are much better than images made by telescopes on earth?
There is minimal atmospheric disturbance up where the Hubble orbits. Down here on Earth we have to contend with the atmosphere.
What telescope can now deliver images ten times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope?
The (GMT) Giant Magellan Telescope .
Why does the Hubble Space Telescope give clearer images than those from earth?
Hubble does not have to contend with the atmosphere of the earth which bends and distorts images from earth-based telescopes.
Why are images from the hubble space telescope important?
We understand earth and space more because of it.
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.
What was wrong with the Hubble Space Telescope when it was first launched?
When they started getting images back from the Hubble, thee was a distortion that should not have been there, and it was keeping the telescope from capturing really good images. It later turned out that there had been a mistake made in grinding the curved mirror.
What is the purpose of the Hubble telescope?
Launched on April 24th 1990 the purpose of the Hubble space telescope is so astronauts and astronomers and even the public can discover new images of our Galaxy and other Galaxy's and other planets
Why is the hubble important?
It's a space telescope, meaning that it can get a good view of things out in space without any disturbance from the earths atmosphere. Being in space means that is can magnify images to a higher degree than earth telescopes, providing much more detailed images.
