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You can see things with the naked eye- you can see them well. They are cheap. They are easy to use (you don't need training) Easy availability (you can get them from Tesco's) They gave us good early info (Gallieo used them to try and prove that the Earth revolved round the sun- not the other way round!) •
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe answer is so easy even a school kid from midlands could figure it out.
In space there is no interference from the earths atmosphere so you can see clearer and farther without distortion.
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∙ 15y agoThe biggest advantage is that anything viewed through an orbiting telescope doesn't suffer from the jiggling of the image caused by Earth's atmosphere. This image distortion by the atmosphere is what makes stars twinkle, as seen from Earth. Seen through a telescope, this "twinkle" becomes a swimming or wobbling effect to what you see that is sometimes so bad that observations become useless. Orbital telescopes never have this problem.
An orbiting telescope can observe the stars or planets full time, not just at night.
Clouds can block an earthbound telescope, but an orbital telescope is above the clouds and therefore can't be blocked by them.
An orbiting telescope can (at times of the year that the sun isn't in the way, and times in its orbit when the Earth isn't in the way) observe any point in the sky you might wish. An earthbound telescope can only see all points in the sky if that telescope happens to be located right on the Earth's equator; the North Star would be on the northern horizon, the south polar point in the sky on the south horizon, and the rest of the sky (of course) spread out between. But any earthbound telescope that is not on the equator has a region above the opposite pole of the Earth which it can never see.
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∙ 16y agoA telescope in orbit is able to work
1) without the shimmering caused by earth's atmosphere
2) without the absorption of some of the light caused by earths atmosphere.
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Which telescope must be mounted high to study the stars?
They all could benefit from higher altitude. The higher up you go, the thinner the atmosphere. The thinner the atmosphere, the clearer the view through the telescope. This is why space born telescopes produce such stunningly clear images.
What race was Isaac Newton?
Newton was English. He made many contributions including inverting the reflecting telescope and formulating a quite good theory of gravity and orbital mechanics. He shares the invention of the calculus with Leibniz.
Electrons in an orbital with l equals 3 are in what orbital?
an f orbital
Is dsp2 hybridised orbital is Inner Orbital Complex?
Yes dsp2 is an inner orbital complex. It involves the inner d orbital.
What is an artificial telescope?
an artificial telescope is a telescope that is man made by people from NASA or anyone who can make a telescope
What is the height of the Hubble telescope?
The Hubble space telescope is in near Earth orbit at a orbital height of 559 km (347 miles)
How fast does Hubble's telescope move?
The Hubble Space Telescope has an orbital velocity of 7,500 m/s (meters a second) or nearly 17,000 mph.
Where is the hubble telescope right now in space?
HST orbits the Earth every 97 minutes at an orbital altitude of 347 miles.
Who benefited from Galileo Galilei's work?
we benefit from him because of his military compass, telescope we still use today
Which planet contains the Cassini's Division?
The Cassini Division is a large gap that is visible from Earth, and it is produced by an orbital resonance with the moon Mimas.
How does the hubble telescope orbit the earth?
HST orbits the Earth approximately 15 times daily, or about 96 minutes per orbit. You can see its orbital track and learn more about it at the link below.
How far up in space is the Hubble Telescope?
The Hubble's orbital altitude is about 559 km (347 miles) above the Earth's surface ... less than half of the distance from New York to Chicago.
Which telescope must be mounted high to study the stars?
They all could benefit from higher altitude. The higher up you go, the thinner the atmosphere. The thinner the atmosphere, the clearer the view through the telescope. This is why space born telescopes produce such stunningly clear images.
What race was Isaac Newton?
Newton was English. He made many contributions including inverting the reflecting telescope and formulating a quite good theory of gravity and orbital mechanics. He shares the invention of the calculus with Leibniz.
Why is Hubble space telescope orbiting earth faster than Space Station?
It doesn't orbit earth faster. The ISS is in a lower orbit with a period of 91 minutes compared to the Hubble's orbital period of 96-97 minutes. Orbital periods generally increase with orbit radius and speed in the orbit decreases with increasing orbit radius.
How are new planets discovered?
There are a couple of techniques. The one used by the Kepler Space Telescope uses the tiny differences in the apparent brightness of a distant star when a planet passes between that star and the Kepler Space Telescope. By analyzing the light patterns over a period of time, we can calculate the orbital period of the planet around the star. Please note that in order for this to work, the distant solar system's orbital plane must be precisely aligned with the Earth; if the orbital plane were tipped even slightly, the planet would never pass between the Kepler and the star. So it's pretty limited in which planets it might detect. However, the fact that the Kepler Space Telescope has discovered thousands of extra-solar planets means that planets must be as common as dirt. We used to believe that planets might be rare; now we're pretty sure that they are quite common.
Electrons in an orbital with l equals 3 are in what orbital?
an f orbital
