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Explorer8939 wrote:
Does Hubble perform observations while in direct sunlight (ie the
period of its orbit when it is not in the Earth's shadow.

In general, yes. There are astronomy spacecraft which can work
effectively only when in shadow, but Hubble is not one of them.
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