Art Resource - AR921477

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Polishing the mirror of the Hubble Telescope, 1980s.

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Deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope, 1990.

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The Hubble Space Telescope orbiting the Earth, c1990s.

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Astronaut on Shuttle mission 41-C, 1984.

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False colour image of a solar flare from Skylab, 1973.

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Drawing of Hubble Telescope, 1980s.

Drawing of Hubble Telescope, 1980s. Artist's impression of the exchange of information via Hubble, Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TRDS) and ground stations. Hubble Space Telescope (HST), was designed to see seven times further into space than had been possible before, without the distortion caused by the earth's atmosphere. HST is a reflecting telescope and its main mirror has a diameter of 2 1/2 meters. Work began in 1977 and HST was finally launched by Space Shuttle Discovery on 24 April 1990. Problems with its giant mirror meant that it did not initially work as well as expected. Corrective optics were installed in 1993, greatly improving the telescope's performance, enabling it to view the Universe in unprecedented detail.

Unique Identifier AR921477

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4675px × 3731px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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