Edwin Hubble invented a simple classification system for galaxies. The Hubble Space Telescope was named after him for his discoveries in astronomy.
The Hubble Telescope was named after its designer Edwin Hubble.
Edwin P. Hubble is related to the Hubble space telescope because he suggested that we launch a telescope into space so they named it after Edwin's last name, Hubble.
Edwin Hubble
Edwin Powell Hubble
The Hubble classification. See related link for more information.
The current galaxy classification is based on. * The Hubble sequence is a morphological classification scheme for galaxies invented by Edwin Hubble in 1936 * The de Vaucouleurs system for classifying galaxies is a widely used extension to the Hubble sequence, first described by Gérard de Vaucouleurs in 1959. * The Yerkes (or Morgan) scheme uses the spectra of stars in the galaxy
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Edwin Hubble invented a simple classification system for galaxies. The Hubble Space Telescope was named after him for his discoveries in astronomy.
Messier 87 is an elliptical galaxy.
At the core of M87 is a supermassive black hole with about 6.4×109 times the mass of the Sun (See related question)
The Hubble Space Telescope was named after Edwin Hubble.
The M87 is the largest galaxy within the Virgo cluster.It has a diameter of approximately 120,000 light years. The Milky Way Galaxy is a mere 100,000 light years.The Earth for comparison has a diameter of 0.0645 light seconds.
Hubble microscope.
Edwin Hubble was a American astronomer, the Hubble telescope is named after him.
The Hubble Telescope was named after its designer Edwin Hubble.
Edwin Hubble