Hubble Space Telescope has observed numerous nebulae, with one of the most famous being the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula. This striking image showcases towering columns of gas and dust where new stars are forming. Hubble's observations have provided valuable insights into the processes of star formation and the dynamics of these celestial structures.
The Hubble Space Telescope was found to be out of focus after it was launched in 1990, due to a flaw in its primary mirror. This issue was corrected in 1993 during a servicing mission, which installed corrective optics to fix the problem and improve the telescope's imaging capabilities.
Nebulae have been observed for centuries, but the first documented discovery of a nebula is attributed to Charles Messier in the 18th century. Messier cataloged various astronomical objects, including nebulae, which are now known as the Messier objects.
The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens. It is called this because it's shape looks like an eagle.It is well know because of the award winning photograph - Pillars of Creation.See related link for more information.
Emission nebula glow and reflection nebula reflect the light form other stars
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The Hubble Telescope uses both mirrors and lenses to focus on images.
The Cat's Eye Nebula [See Link] is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Draco.Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope revealed remarkable structures such as knots, jets and sinewy arc-like features.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~jus/0302/bester.pdf This is a lengthy 6 page answer but a good read if you have a technical background
Edwin Hubble did not discover the Milky Way; rather, he is renowned for his contributions to our understanding of the universe's structure and the existence of galaxies beyond the Milky Way. In the 1920s, Hubble provided evidence that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe, using observations of the Andromeda Nebula. His work fundamentally changed our understanding of the scale of the cosmos.
The spiral galaxy reminded Hubble of a "spiral nebula," leading to the realization that these spiral nebulae were actually distant galaxies outside of our Milky Way. This discovery fundamentally changed our understanding of the universe.
The Hubble Space Telescope was found to be out of focus after it was launched in 1990, due to a flaw in its primary mirror. This issue was corrected in 1993 during a servicing mission, which installed corrective optics to fix the problem and improve the telescope's imaging capabilities.
"Nebula" means "cloud" [cf. "nebulous," meaning misty or uncertain]. At one time, it was though that those fuzzy lights in the night sky were patches of glowing gas, probably satellites of our Galaxy. Better ranging techniques eventually confirmed that those were other galaxies, so far away they we couldn't discern the individual stars. Pre-Hubble, it would have been quite acceptable to speak of the "Andromeda Nebula." Now, only something we KNOW is a gas cloud can be called a nebula, the most common usage being for "planetary nebulae" which, to add further confusion to the uninitiated, aren't composed of planets.
"Nebula" means "cloud" [cf. "nebulous," meaning misty or uncertain]. At one time, it was though that those fuzzy lights in the night sky were patches of glowing gas, probably satellites of our Galaxy. Better ranging techniques eventually confirmed that those were other galaxies, so far away they we couldn't discern the individual stars. Pre-Hubble, it would have been quite acceptable to speak of the "Andromeda Nebula." Now, only something we KNOW is a gas cloud can be called a nebula, the most common usage being for "planetary nebulae" which, to add further confusion to the uninitiated, aren't composed of planets.
Nebulae have been observed for centuries, but the first documented discovery of a nebula is attributed to Charles Messier in the 18th century. Messier cataloged various astronomical objects, including nebulae, which are now known as the Messier objects.
The problem with Hubble Space Telescope (the HST, or just the "Hubble") was that the primary reflector, that is, the mirror which redirects the incoming light to focus it, was ground using an incorrectly calibrated reference as a guide. This left it "out of focus" in areas farther from the center. There were a couple of checks for accuracy made with secondary references, and they were off, but the "warning" was ignored and the opinion was offered that the two secondary references were not as accurate as the primary reference was. More information can be had by reading the Wikipedia post on the Hubble. A link to that post can be found below.
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Hubble did not discover that there were other galaxies; that had been discovered earlier. But Hubble was the first to demonstrate that the more distant another galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us. Edit: I'm not sure that's right. Hubble was surely the first to prove that a "spiral nebula" was too far away to be in the Milky Way. That nebula is what we now call the "Andromeda galaxy". I know that Slipher and others did important earlier work on red shifts, but I'm pretty sure Hubble did discover that other galaxies existed.