Hubble's hit parade

Alan Boyle — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:05:06 GMT

By the way, if you want to keep up with the latest from Hubble, the Space Telescope Science Institute has a cool feature called "Inbox Astronomy." You can have advisories about fresh imagery delivered right to your e-mailbox. For more information about signing up, click on over to this Web page:

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/
hubble_on_the_go/inbox_astronomy/

Hubble's hit parade

Dennis McClain-Furmanski, Dalworthington Gardens, TX — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:14:05 GMT

One of my favorite Hubble pictures is its "first light" picture. Despite the problem with the mirror, its very first picture provided better results than ground based telescopes. It showed a double star that the 100 inch Las Campanas scope couldn't resolve

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/
archive/releases/star%20cluster/1990/04/image/a/

Hubble's hit parade

Thomas Ashby, Calgary — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:27:29 GMT

Like I said before, the HST should have unlimited budget until it just can't do anymore....YOU NEED IT..YOU GOT IT!!

It's the one and only 20th sentinel from the 20th century that brings the universe to anyone on earth who has an internet connection. Not to mention the ability to do real science

Hubble's hit parade

steve smyth lynn ma — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:13:29 GMT

I'd like to see comparative pics of equal resolution microscopic images...of anything...done properly, they would look just like the big pics...let us feel more significant, not less...but just as awed...it would really help...The Virgin Earth Challenge could help with the significance/insignificance problem if Branson would show some interest....click name below for more.

Hubble's hit parade

Steve Madwin, Fremont, CA — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:51:50 GMT

I love the "Pillars of Creation" image, but I find it even more amazing to see what a small part of the Eagle Nebula they are when you see the photo inlaid in this image from the Spitzer Space Telescope.

http://www.space.com/php/
multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?
pic=070109_spitzer_pillarA_02.jpg&
cap=The+Spitzer+Space+Telescope%27s+
new+view+of+the+Eagle+Nebula
+with+a+pullout+of+the+Pillars+of+Creation+
region.+Credit%3A+NASA%2FJPL-Caltech%2FN.
+Flagey%2FMIPSGAL+Science+Team.+Click+to+enlarge.+

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Mark, Kansas City, Mo — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:19:37 GMT

In my opinion, sentimental feelings toward the Hubble are misplaced and it's unfortunate that NASA has chosen 'one more' servicing mission. Yeah, it's given us some great images over the years and there's a scale replica of the telescope in front of the county courthouse of Edwin Hubbles hometown, Marshfield, Missouri. But it is just a telescope after all, fated to burn up in the earth's atmosphere. Better tools have been available for a while:

The European Southern Observatory offers just as good or better optical performance with its adaptive optics and the James Webb telescope will be even better.

The Hubble's been great, thanks. Hello James Webb...

Hubble's hit parade

Alan Boyle — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:54:36 GMT

Thanks for that, Steve... We have a whole slide show on imagery from the Pillars of Creation and the Eagle Nebula at:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6955261/

(Look for 'Piles of Pillars')

In the Spitzer imagery, the Pillars themselves are just one little spot in the bigger picture. Talk about cosmic perspective!

Hubble's hit parade

Spyros Solomou, Larnaca, Cyprus — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:07:59 GMT

With the help of Hubble and other telescopes we see the big picture of the whole universe. Consist of 100 billion galaxies with 100 billion stars average in each one.
The diameter of the universe is around 28 billion light years based on observations.

Of course what we can see is the light that can reach us. Imagine what might exist even further that even light don't reach us. The creator whoever is it shows us his great power.

Hubble's hit parade

Thomas Ashby, Calgary — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:01:21 GMT

Please don't attach gender to "God" . It's sexist!

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Frank Glover — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:20:38 GMT

Steve, this might not be quite what you had in mind, but it's interesting:

http://www.technologyreview.com/
read_article.aspx?id=18837

Hubble's hit parade

Tom Coulcher, Shellharbour City. NSW. Australia. — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:47:22 GMT

My mind boggles. The photo's, all are beautiful. Even if there was a God surely that God would totally repudiate the "creation museum" and the religious belief that the world is only 7000 years old. Eventually someone will have the brain/mind to understand this creation. Though probably not in my lifetime.