15 years of Hubble telescope vid

[Civickiller80]

I like sciencey (i think i made up a word) things like this WOW the images Hubble has captured enjoy

http://www.dumpalink.com/media/1137584562/Hubbles_15_Years_Of_Revelations

 

[jod0565]

Nice. I like the astronomy stuff too. Amazing, I say.

 

[The Captain]

Just wait until the new telescope is up and running! We will see stuff that Hubble couldn't focus on!

 

[Sweeper]

I can't wait til we can buy tickets to a Outerspace cruiseliner

 

[jdb67]

I dont mind the odd bit of Astronomy either..... In fact I get to see a little bit of space every w'end.... when Im watching STARTREK!!!....

 

[The Captain]

I dont mind the odd bit of Astronomy either..... In fact I get to see a little bit of space every w'end.... when Im watching STARTREK!!!....

That is the best TV show ever period!:thumbsup:

 

[poggy]

Used to love this stuff just don't get time no more.So I like things like the Hubble telescope and hope someone soon will come with a way of getting even closer looks.At some of these galaxy's and planets.

 

[The Captain]

Used to love this stuff just don't get time no more.So I like things like the Hubble telescope and hope someone soon will come with a way of getting even closer looks.At some of these galaxy's and planets.

There are plans for a new telescope that will be I believe 4 times more powerful than Hubble is. I'm not sure when its due to become operational, and with the shuttle fleet grounded, everything that needs the shuttle to get up to orbit is on hold.

 

[amstrad]

James Webb Space Telescope (NASA link)
James Webb Space Telescope (wikipedia link)

I hope a university will take over the operating costs of Hubble so that they don't have to deorbit it. HST has to be one of the most important and rewarding scientific instruments ever built. The return on investment as been phenominal and losing it would be a true shame.

 

[om3ga]

James Webb Space Telescope (NASA link)
James Webb Space Telescope (wikipedia link)

I hope a university will take over the operating costs of Hubble so that they don't have to deorbit it. HST has to be one of the most important and rewarding scientific instruments ever built. The return on investment as been phenominal and losing it would be a true shame.

I hope they get the mirror right for this telescope (one of the initial problems Hubble suffered from)...

 

[AFA]

I like sciencey (i think i made up a word) things like this WOW the images Hubble has captured enjoy

http://www.dumpalink.com/media/1137584562/Hubbles_15_Years_Of_Revelations

That type file, locks me up every time so I can't see it.

I like hubble and have a number of pics saved as backgrounds.

 

[tunsty]

Latest Pic from the Hubble telescope...

 

[RogueWolf]

Latest Pic from the Hubble telescope...

LOL!!!

That's the funniest thing I've seen here in awhile Tunsty!!!

 

[D-rock]

Normally, I wouldn't think that picture was real Tunsty, but look at all that moon dust on the picture.



I have also appreciated the images that the Hubble Space Telescope has given us. I once wanted to get into astrophotography, but good telescopes are expensive and you need to adapt an old camera so that the shutter stays open hours at a time. I don't think modern digital cameras would work. Much easier just to download the pictures the Hubble gives us off the internet.

 

[4G63]

I once wanted to get into astrophotography, but good telescopes are expensive and you need to adapt an old camera so that the shutter stays open hours at a time. I don't think modern digital cameras would work.

http://www.glpbooks.com/oyb/roscope/ Make a telescope yourself. With a little iginuity and elbow grease I'm sure you could attach a digital camera to it and get some great shots, http://www.imaging-resource.com/ARTS/ASTRO/ASTRO.HTM

But I have always wondered what would happen if Hubble was aimed at Earth

 

[The Captain]

But I have always wondered what would happen if Hubble was aimed at Earth

You would have no privacy when you needed to take a wizz in the woods!

 

[tunsty]

But I have always wondered what would happen if Hubble was aimed at Earth

I don't think the images would be very good.
Hubble's whole set-up is for the detection of distant low-light intensity objects, the earth would be too close and reflect too much light to get good pictures.

 

[om3ga]

On a related matter, NASA has successfully launched its New Horizons mission to Pluto...:thumbsup:

 

[incog]

Its amazing what a telescope can capture. The universe is so large but yet can show us beautiful pictures. Just think some of the images the hubble has shown us are galaxys and planets forming that could be another earth.

 

[SLKSMTH]

Hubble ultra deep field in 3D -

http://www.wimp.com/hubblefield/