The Hubble Space Telescope orbits Earth at an average speed of about 28,000 kilometers per hour (approximately 17,500 miles per hour). At this speed, it completes an orbit around the Earth roughly every 95 minutes. This high velocity allows Hubble to stay in low Earth orbit, where it can effectively observe celestial objects without atmospheric interference.
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The Hubble Space Telescope is not affected by atmospheric distortion, providing clearer images than ground-based telescopes. Ground-based telescopes have the advantage of being easier to upgrade and maintain than a space-based telescope like the Hubble.
The Hubble Space Telescope orbits Earth at an average speed of about 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,500 miles per hour). This high velocity allows it to complete one full orbit approximately every 95 minutes. Hubble's orbital altitude is around 547 kilometers (about 340 miles) above the Earth's surface.
There are a few reasons. When you watch the stars at night, you’ve seen how they twinkle. This is because of atmospheric distortion, and that really hampers the ability of telescopes on Earth to get clear images. Since the Hubble is above the atmosphere, it isn’t affected by atmospheric distortion - for Hubble, the stars don’t twinkle. Another reason is that Hubble doesn’t have to contend with light pollution. Telescopes are places in areas where they sky is affected as little as possible by light, but there’s always some light. Another is that Hubble can take very long exposures. Telescopes on Earth are limited to observations at night, but Hubble can take very long exposures, and can observe an object indefinitely.
A device that takes pictures in space is called a space telescope. These telescopes are equipped with advanced imaging technologies and are placed in orbit around Earth or other celestial bodies to capture images of astronomical objects in space. Some well-known examples include the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.
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There are several astronomical telescopes in orbit. The most famous is of course the Hubble, but COROT, MOST, and the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Observer are all visible light telescopes in orbit around Earth, and there's another - Kepler - that doesn't orbit Earth, but does orbit the Sun. There are also a multitude of orbital telescopes that use segments of the electromagnetic spectrum other than visible. Spitzer, for example, uses infrared light (it's another solar orbiter).
I'm not aware of any telescopes that begin with the letter "Hub." Telescopes often have names like Hubble, which is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble, or Hubbell, which may be a variation or misspelling of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Telescopes that work grounded on Earth include optical telescopes, radio telescopes, and infrared telescopes. However, space telescopes, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, do not operate from the Earth's surface. Instead, they are placed in orbit to avoid the Earth's atmosphere, which can distort observations.
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No, there's a great number of highly specialized telescopes in orbit. The most famous ones apart from Hubble are the Spitzer Space Telescope (for infrared) and the Chandra (for X-rays).
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Telescopes like Hubble produce more detailed images than Earth-based telescopes because they are positioned above Earth's atmosphere, which can distort and blur images. This allows Hubble to capture sharper and clearer images of celestial objects. Additionally, Hubble's location in space enables it to observe wavelengths of light that are absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.
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Because light is absorbed and disturbed as it passes through air ... effects that ground-based telescopes have to live with but Hubble doesn't.
Never. The Hubble telescope has never left orbit around Earth.
The Hubble is in orbit around planet earth.