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First, they have a major advantage, and that is that they have a much clearer image, due to the lack of atmosphere.

The disadvantages are mainly related to the high cost of putting the telescope up into space, and maintaining it (you can't just walk over to repair something). For this reason, other alternatives are also used, or considered, such as telescopes on Earth that compensate the atmosphere with a larger size, or advanced adaptive optics, or even telescopes carried on airplanes at a high altitude!

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Telescopes that begin with the letter Hub?

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.


What is a disadvantage of having a telescope in space?

There are also disadvantages of having telescopes in space 1 is that they are expensive to run and maintain each launch can cost millions of dollars and building the telescope can cost many million as well. Transmitting the information to earth can take longer then telescopes on the ground and can require more power.


What is the name of a placethat uses telescopes and other scientific eguipment to research space and astronomy?

An observatory is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to study space and astronomy. The Mount Polamar Observitory in the west of the US is an iconic example. Today, Earth based observitories are supplimented by space telescopes.


What types of telescopes can be used at any time of the day and in any kind of weather?

Radio telescopes; however, radio telescopes ARE degraded in bad weather. Electrical storms can damage them, and rain in the dish can attenuate the received signal.


What advantage would go a telescope in space have over a telescope on Earth?

The main advantage would be the absence of an atmosphere. Any telescope on earth can only "see" electromagnetic (light) waves after they have travelled through the atmosphere, losing some of their directional integrity, which distorts the image seen in earth bound telescopes. Some light waves never make it to the telescope at all.

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