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I propose that Hubble be privatized and that the buyer could sell High
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"Parallax" wrote in message om... I propose that Hubble be privatized and that the buyer could sell High Res images of places on earth. I am sure some ppl would pay him NOT to take such images. As I recall, some of Hubble's instruments would be damaged if viewing the fully illuminated Earth; it's too bright. At least, that was the reason given when it was proposed to use Hubble to view the moon, which has a much lower albedo than Earth, so I guess looking at the Earth would be worse. -- Andrew J. Higgins |
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Andrew Higgins wrote: As I recall, some of Hubble's instruments would be damaged if viewing the fully illuminated Earth; it's too bright. Some couldn't take it, but some can -- in fact, it's been used for instrument calibration (as has the Moon). http://www.badastronomy.com/mad/2000/hubbleearth.html Hubble can't *track* something going past that quickly, however. (In fact, if memory serves, it can't track the Moon, never mind the Earth -- its occasional lunar images are taken using low-precision pointing that wouldn't be adequate for serious scientific work but does passable snapshots.) -- MOST launched 30 June; science observations running | Henry Spencer since Oct; first surprises seen; papers pending. | |
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"Parallax" wrote in message om... I propose that Hubble be privatized and that the buyer could sell High Res images of places on earth. I am sure some ppl would pay him NOT to take such images. Hubble cant track when pointed at Earth. Jason |
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Parallax ) wrote:
: I propose that Hubble be privatized and that the buyer could sell High : Res images of places on earth. I am sure some ppl would pay him NOT : to take such images. It cheaper to buy Landsat images of the earth. Eric |
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