Better camera than Hubble?
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RobDickinson said:
Thats not one image, its many stitched together to form a gigapixel panoramic.
Absolute resolution is down to focal length (field of view) number of frames stitched, overlap, resolution of the sensor, quality of the optics yada yada.
But typically a normal camera filters out much IR and UV that hubble would need to see, then it would likely get fried in space and stop working entirely.
The tech in hubble is quite old, and its near end of life, a new telescope is going up soon and is far more advanced, but still years of planning and building means it wont be cutting edge when we launch it. despite the billions of dollars...
What is the new telescope called?Absolute resolution is down to focal length (field of view) number of frames stitched, overlap, resolution of the sensor, quality of the optics yada yada.
But typically a normal camera filters out much IR and UV that hubble would need to see, then it would likely get fried in space and stop working entirely.
The tech in hubble is quite old, and its near end of life, a new telescope is going up soon and is far more advanced, but still years of planning and building means it wont be cutting edge when we launch it. despite the billions of dollars...
Also since there is no shuttle now, if technology advanced sufficiently, would it be cheaper to send a new telescope to space instead of, somehow, trying to upgrade this new telescope that will launch soon?
The "new" telescope (it's been in the works for 30 odd years) is the James Webb Telescope.
It will a very different type of animal to Hubble and will be positioned over 1 million miles from earth (unlike Hubble, which was in low earth orbit).
The James Webb is too far away for manned servicing flights and is not designed for mid life updates. So, what gets launched in a year or so will be it.
It will a very different type of animal to Hubble and will be positioned over 1 million miles from earth (unlike Hubble, which was in low earth orbit).
The James Webb is too far away for manned servicing flights and is not designed for mid life updates. So, what gets launched in a year or so will be it.
Eric Mc said:
Exactly. They could have put the most super duper camera in the world on Hubble but it would have been no good without the corrective optics provided by COSTAR.
Over the decades Hubble has been operating, it received numerous uogrades and improvements to boost its performance.
Hmm now let me see if you use an optical camera Mirrors and optics often feature quite large in these devices or they won't work so my guess by stating it was the corrective optics not the camera isn't quite correct they are all part of the system to take a picture.Over the decades Hubble has been operating, it received numerous uogrades and improvements to boost its performance.
You would, wouldn't you.
Is your mission to just quote me so you can disagree with me?
How sad. You obviously have a brain. Why not use it to be constructive rather than disagreeable.
I honestly think you could do with some help. There is a strange pattern to your behaviour on this forum which does indicate a kind of psychosis.
Is your mission to just quote me so you can disagree with me?
How sad. You obviously have a brain. Why not use it to be constructive rather than disagreeable.
I honestly think you could do with some help. There is a strange pattern to your behaviour on this forum which does indicate a kind of psychosis.
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