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It is above the atmosphere and not in any atmosphere.
The problem with ground based telescopes is that the atmosphere distorts images, The Hubble space telescope is above the atmosphere and therefore can view with much better clarity.
31 (including the Hubble Space Telescope)
The service call Columbia provide a 36 mins boost to move Hubble's orbit by about 6km. Without a boost, Hubble and other satellites would fall back into earth's atmosphere, burning up on re-entry.
outside the aptmoshpere
The hubble telescope collects solar radiation
It is above the atmosphere and not in any atmosphere.
Since the Hubble Telescope is in space, it avoids interference from the atmosphere.
There is no atmospheric interruption from the Hubble because it is outside the atmosphere.
There is little atmosphere to hinder Hubble's view.
In closed elliptical paths of which the Earth's center is one focus, at any distance outside the Earth's atmosphere. Examples include the International Space Station, TV satellites, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Moon.
The problem with ground based telescopes is that the atmosphere distorts images, The Hubble space telescope is above the atmosphere and therefore can view with much better clarity.
31 (including the Hubble Space Telescope)
He doesnt travel.. The Hubble telescope is stationairy and only in space to bypass the atmosphere. The Hubble telescope maginfies so much, that if you are beneath the atmosphere, you get a blurry image. Like looking through a dirty window. So they shot it in space. Beyond the "dirty window".
There is little atmosphere to hinder Hubble's view
The service call Columbia provide a 36 mins boost to move Hubble's orbit by about 6km. Without a boost, Hubble and other satellites would fall back into earth's atmosphere, burning up on re-entry.
"Better" at doing WHAT, exactly? First, the Hubble Space Telescope _IS_ a satellite. It was the first large astronomical telescope placed in orbit. Since then, other larger ones have been launched, but the Hubble itself has been a great asset to astronomy. Second, the HST has a few specific purposes. It doesn't aid in weather forecasting, it cannot relay telephone calls and it doesn't broadcast TV programs to your dish, which are things that other satellites CAN do. But other satellites can't do what the Hubble does, or as well.