Never more than about 350 miles closer than you can be.
That's about 0.0000038 of the total distance from you to the sun.
And for about half of the time, the HST is farther from the sun than you are.
Mercury orbits very close to the Sun and looking near to the Sun could damage the telescope.
the hubble telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope cannot see Mercury clearly because Mercury is too close to the Sun, making it difficult for Hubble to observe without damaging its instruments. Additionally, Mercury's small size and proximity to the bright glare of the Sun make it challenging to distinguish from the surrounding brightness.
Mercury orbits very close to the Sun and looking near to the Sun could damage the telescope.
Because the Sun is too close and too bright.
365 Days.
Yes, the Hubble Space Telescope is capable of taking pictures of Mercury. However, since Mercury orbits close to the Sun, special considerations must be taken to avoid damaging the telescope's sensitive instruments. Additionally, images of Mercury taken by Hubble may not be as detailed as those captured by spacecraft specifically sent to study the planet.
On our ability to view space is limited because of all the particles in our atmosphere that filter or refract light as it passes from space to us. The Hubble Space telescope was built to be an orbiting Telescope that was out of our atmosphere. It was used to probe the earliest reaches of the universe. The Hubble is roughly 370 miles from the Earth's surface. The newest space telescope created by NASA is the James Webb Space Telescope. That will be far more powerful than Hubble and will be in orbit around the sun 1 Million miles from Earth.
No, Mercury is too close to the sun and pointing the HST in that direction could possibly damage the sensitive instruments on board.
So it can gather energy off the Sun and store it in the panels.
The Hubble Space Telescope is powered by solar panels that convert sunlight into electricity. These solar panels charge the spacecraft's batteries, which provide power to operate its scientific instruments and communication systems.
Helium, Hydrogen (elements in stars and planets). Hubble (astronomer and telescope). Hercules (constellation) Heliocentric theory. Hypergiant (star). HR diagram.