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Because the Hubble Space Telescope was designed for periodic servicing, the items to be replaced are easily accessible. Ranging in size from a shoebox to a telephone booth, most of these items can be removed or installed using special wrenches and power tools.

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What makes the hubble telescope different from all the land based telescopes you have?

The Hubble telescope is different from land based telescopes in that being in space it does not suffer atmospheric distortion, thus clearer pictures.


Why was the hibble telescope invented?

You are probably referring to the Hubble space telescope. The basic idea is that a telescope in space has a clearer view, because it doesn't have atmospheric interference. Thus, the hubble telescope, while only being 2.4 meter in diameter, can get clearer pictures than a 5-meter telescope on Earth, for example. Also, it can capture some wavelengths that don't get to the Earth's surface, because they are almost completely absorbed by the atmosphere.


What is the purpose of a Hubble telescope?

The Hubble Space Telescope it used to take pictures of distant objects in space.


What does the hubble telescope do for the earth?

the hubble tellesc ope takes pictures


Where might one view pictures taken with the Hubble Telescope?

To view pictures taken by the Hubble Telescope you can go to Hubble Site, Space Latest Views, Space Telescope, NASA, Discovery Channel and National Geographic.


Why was the hubble telescope built?

The main reason that the Hubble telescope was built was to get pictures from outer space. The Hubble telescope was also built to help figure out how different planets function and if the telescope managers takes pictures of the sun or moon we can also find how natural disasters happen and how to help with the impacts on earth.


What is a thing that take pictures of the earth?

the hubble telescope


What does hubble space telescope see?

Hubble space telescope sees very detailed pictures of the happenings in the cosmos like very detailed pictures of a death of a star.


What is the name of the telescope that was sent out in space so it could see sharper and clearer images of planets star and deep space?

The telescope sent into space to capture sharper and clearer images of planets, stars, and deep space is called the Hubble Space Telescope.


Is the Hubble telescope and all the associated pictures just another big hoax?

No. The Hubble Space Telescope is very real indeed.


Why Hubble Telescope take pictures better than telescopes in observation?

Since the Hubble Telescope is in space, it avoids interference from the atmosphere.


Why is the Hubble Telescope able to take clear pictures?

There is little atmosphere to hinder Hubble's view.