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Even in excellent weather, telescopes on Earth are affected by the thickness of the atmosphere. This causes the air to be slightly refractive, meaning that the air bents the light as it comes through the atmosphere, and distorts the image that we are trying to see.

The Hubble Space Telescope is much smaller than many terrestrial telescopes, but because there is no atmospheric distortion, the images can be far clearer and can be magnified more.

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Why do you think the hubble telescope is better than a telescope on Earth?

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Why does the HST get better pictures than a telescope earth?

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How many people built the hubble telescope?

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Why can a hubble space see farther into space than a telescope?

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Why is the Hubble telescope better than those on earth?

Hubble does not have to contend with the atmosphere of the earth which bends and distorts images from earth-based telescopes. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_does_the_Hubble_Space_Telescope_give_clearer_images_than_those_from_earth


Why is the hubble telescope better than other telescopes?

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