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| Halcyon |
This was taken from the official Hubble news site:
hubblesite.org
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Hubble precisely measured the age of the universe. It found evidence of dark energy. It brought you images of distant galaxies in the young universe. And now, with the state-of-the-art instruments delivered by Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), the Hubble Space Telescope will look onto the universe with new eyes, surpassing even its previous vision.
Hubble was designed to be repaired and upgraded by astronauts, and these servicing missions have occurred several times since Hubble’s launch in 1990. SM4 has an ambitious program of activities. Over a series of five spacewalks, astronauts will replace worn-out telescope components, installing new batteries, new gyroscopes, a refurbished Fine Guidance Sensor, replacement thermal blankets, and more. It will significantly enhance Hubble's prowess with the installation of two new science instruments: the Wide Field Camera 3 and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph. These upgrades will keep Hubble functioning at the pinnacle of astronomy well into the next decade.
At this time I'd like to post a bunch of reasons why I think the Hubble is one of the best innovations in the Space industry so far in my lifetime. |
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And one of my all time favorites.... and prolly one of the earliest galaxies photographed by the Hubble: The Sombrero Galaxy
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| DUDE-HERE |
| now those are real...but the cool colors come from a reflcetion on the gases..and the onbe is giving us the finger..so i wonder |
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| Halcyon |
Quote: Originally posted by DUDE-HERE
now those are real...but the cool colors come from a reflcetion on the gases..and the onbe is giving us the finger..so i wonder |
The other one was real too Dude... atleast according to the Cassini satellite orbiting Saturn.
Different types of gasses reflect different colors, so you're right. |
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| tourette_ticker |
Oooh, oooh can I play?
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| DUDE-HERE |
Quote: Originally posted by Halcyon
The other one was real too Dude... atleast according to the Cassini satellite orbiting Saturn.
Different types of gasses reflect different colors, so you're right. |
the saturn one was a rendering using composites |
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| tourette_ticker |
and this is what happened when Hubble looked at a "dark" patch of sky about the size of a postage stamp held at arm's length - just to see what was there (nothing as far as we knew)
The deep field image:
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| Halcyon |
Quote: Originally posted by DUDE-HERE
the saturn one was a rendering using composites |
Not according to the site... but I addressed that on the other thread... |
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| DUDE-HERE |
the hubble took this one too
i swear it's real |
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| Halcyon |
Quote: Originally posted by tourette_ticker
and this is what happened when Hubble looked at a "dark" patch of sky about the size of a postage stamp held at arm's length - just to see what was there (nothing as far as we knew)
The deep field image:
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that's an extremely famous picture that most people got to see right after the Hubble started up. I didn't post that one because I figured most people had seen it years ago. |
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| tourette_ticker |
Quote: Originally posted by Halcyon
that's an extremely famous picture that most people got to see right after the Hubble started up. I didn't post that one because I figured most people had seen it years ago. |
True;
How about the cartwheel galaxy.
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| tourette_ticker |
I could do this all night, but I'll stop after this one from the Helix Nubula.
And my favorite the Hourglass.
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| harley-davidson |
| TICKER,there will be a knock at your door if you keep posting pics like that ,it will go like this after you answer:uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....whats up man...uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...O-QUA-TANGIN WAN.....LOL.....very good pics I must say |
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| tourette_ticker |
Quote: Originally posted by harley-davidson
TICKER,there will be a knock at your door if you keep posting pics like that ,it will go like this after you answer:uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....whats up man...uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...O-QUA-TANGIN WAN.....LOL.....very good pics I must say |
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Uh Mogi goo wagaio (or something like that) |
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| Halcyon |
Quote: Originally posted by tourette_ticker
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Uh Mogi goo wagaio (or something like that) |
Uh boogleeyadidah....... yagi mo... oh, moogie woogay yo....... |
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| tourette_ticker |
Quote: Originally posted by Halcyon
Uh boogleeyadidah....... yagi mo... oh, moogie woogay yo....... |
Yeah! that's what I was trying to say! :p |
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