First Images From Upgraded Hubble Telescope

Post by **Nutso** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:18 am

Colorful Stars Galore Inside Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri

http://www.hubblesite.org/newscenter/ar ... /25/image/

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:37 am

Love it. Best scientific instrument ever made.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:25 am

Wow, that's pretty damn colourful.

Tyyr · Post by **Tyyr** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:35 pm

While I appreciate that the James Webb will be great for astronomers I lament it being a purely IR instrument. Nothing's quite as impressive as Hubble's visible light, IR, UV composite images.

Website · Post by **Uzume** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:26 am

How much more could it have cost to see all the pretty colors?

's fun at self...

Tyyr · Post by **Tyyr** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:26 pm

Honestly I have no idea. I do wonder because unless I'm mistaken it's a matter of instrumentation. The mirror and such are universal, its the actual cameras you use that determine the spectrum you view. I think.

Regardless, if we want to get serious about astronomy there's one perfect spot for a telescope, the darkside of the moon.

Post by **Teaos** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:19 pm

No such thing as the dark side of the moon, both sides see equal light, you may be thinking of the far side of the moon... or at the poles where light is very little.

Tyyr · Post by **Tyyr** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:26 pm

Yes, the farside. Plenty of craters deep enough to place a telescope in that it can function most of the time except for when the sun is directly overhead.

Sonic Glitch · Post by **Sonic Glitch** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:32 pm

Tyyr wrote:Honestly I have no idea. I do wonder because unless I'm mistaken it's a matter of instrumentation. The mirror and such are universal, its the actual cameras you use that determine the spectrum you view. I think.

Regardless, if we want to get serious about astronomy there's one perfect spot for a telescope, the darkside of the moon.

So someplace like this?

?

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:36 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:13 pm

Sonic Glitch... WIN!

Okay, very nice picture there.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:59 pm

Nice one, Sonic.

Website · Post by **Uzume** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:27 pm

Sonic Glitch wrote:
Tyyr wrote:Honestly I have no idea. I do wonder because unless I'm mistaken it's a matter of instrumentation. The mirror and such are universal, its the actual cameras you use that determine the spectrum you view. I think.

Regardless, if we want to get serious about astronomy there's one perfect spot for a telescope, the darkside of the moon.
So someplace like this? ?

Lighthawk · Post by **Lighthawk** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:39 am

Nutso wrote:Colorful Stars Galore Inside Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri

http://www.hubblesite.org/newscenter/ar ... /25/image/

My sister has a shirt that looks like that.

Very cool image.

Foxbat · Post by **Foxbat** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:32 am

NOW I get Carl Sagan...

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