Hubble Space Hubble Space TelescopeTelescope

By Greg LeonBy Greg Leon

Wait, what is it?Wait, what is it? Hubble Space Hubble Space

Telescope (HST)Telescope (HST) It takes sharp, It takes sharp,

detailed imagesdetailed images Designed in Designed in

19701970 Launched in Launched in

19901990

Some Facts…Some Facts… Length: 43.5 ftLength: 43.5 ft Width: 14 ftWidth: 14 ft Weight: 12 tonsWeight: 12 tons Travels at Travels at

17,500 mi/hr17,500 mi/hr Will last for 20 Will last for 20

years from startyears from start Cost: Cost:

$2,200,000,000$2,200,000,000

Who’s running it? (main people)Who’s running it? (main people) Keith NollKeith Noll Howard BondHoward Bond Carol ChristianCarol Christian Lisa FrattareLisa Frattare Forrest HamiltonForrest Hamilton Zolt LevayZolt Levay

What are the parts?What are the parts?

You wanna interact with HST?You wanna interact with HST?

http://www.spacetelescope.org/goodihttp://www.spacetelescope.org/goodies/interactive_hubble/index.htmles/interactive_hubble/index.html

You can see all the different parts of You can see all the different parts of HST with descriptionsHST with descriptions

5/23/06 – Group 5/23/06 – Group of 5 star-like of 5 star-like images; images; zoomzoom to to see more detailsee more detail

1/11/06 – Very 1/11/06 – Very detailed picture of detailed picture of Orion Nebula; Orion Nebula; zoomzoom to see more to see more detaildetail

Info Collected…Info Collected…

Reflecting and Reflecting and Refracting TelescopesRefracting Telescopes

Yea, uh, also by me, same Yea, uh, also by me, same person as before, Greg Leonperson as before, Greg Leon

Refracting TelescopesRefracting Telescopes Galileo Galilei made it in Galileo Galilei made it in

the early 1600’sthe early 1600’s Refracts/Bends light at Refracts/Bends light at

each end with lenseseach end with lenses 3 main parts are the 3 main parts are the

tube and the 2 lensestube and the 2 lenses Criticized for making Criticized for making

things look round, air things look round, air bubbles getting stuck in bubbles getting stuck in the glass, color fringing, the glass, color fringing, and dimmingand dimming

Reflecting TelescopesReflecting Telescopes Uses both curved and Uses both curved and

flat mirrors to reflect flat mirrors to reflect light and form an imagelight and form an image

Niccolo Zucchi created Niccolo Zucchi created the main idea in 1616, the main idea in 1616, but had trouble with the but had trouble with the mirrors making him quitmirrors making him quit

Sir Isaac Newton then Sir Isaac Newton then perfected in 1670perfected in 1670

Traditional one is known Traditional one is known as Newtonian reflectoras Newtonian reflector

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