So the Hubble telescope is something I have heard talked about for as long as I can remember but it wasn't until I downloaded the Hubble app and saw some of the pictures that I got really interested!
Here are two of my favourites and I must say it was incredibly difficult picking just two! I chose the Whirlpool Galaxy because the latest Sixty Symbols video was about spiral galaxies. The spiralling arms are where stars are born as they are areas of high gas density.
The telescope was launched in 1990 and is positioned above the Earths atmosphere so the light is less distorted and the images can have a much higher clarity. The telescope is in orbit around the Earth with a period (time for one complete orbit) of 97 minuetes. I wrote an essay on satelite orbits the other day for school but it was incredibly ordinary so I won't bore you with the details in this area!
There are 5 different instruments which each collect data of different wavelengths of light. The telescope was designed to be maintained by Astronaunts so it can all be taken apart and replaced which helps keep it up to date. There have been 5 visits to the Hubble telescope so far and I'm hope the mission will continue for many years to come.
And I know I said that I would only chose 2 pictures but this one is too great not to include! It is called celestial fireworks! It is the remants of a supernova around a neutron star and I think it is quite spectacular!!
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