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Presented
by
Nayan Raj J
(1MJ05TE03
Introduction
Hubble Space Telescope
(HST) is located in space.
Cooperative program of
ESA & NASA.
STScI is responsible
for calibrating the data
and providing them to
the astronomer who
requested the
observations
Hubble takes amazing images...
Current and planned
science instruments
Consists of L-shaped
wide field sensors
Spreading allows to
determine properties of
celestial objects
Uses 3 detectors
Capability for 2
dimensional
spectroscopy
Near Infrared camera & Multi-
object spectrometer (NICMOS)
Mainly used for infrared
imaging
It is a integral part
of HST’s Pointing
control System
(PCS)
Has 2 observing
mode
v. Position mode
vi. Transfer mode
Cosmic Origin Spectrograph
(COS)
To be installed on HST
during 2009 servicing
mission
Will be installed in
HST during 2009
service mission
WFC3 has 2
camera channels
v. UVIS channel
vi. IR channel
Previously Flown Instruments
Replaced by NICMOS
in 1997
Has 3 modes of
operation:
vii. Low resolution.
viii. Medium resolution.
ix. High resolution.
Corrective Optics Space
Telescope Axial Replacement
(COSTAR)
Costar is not a science
instrument
Designed to optically
correct the effects of
primary mirror’s
aberration on FOC,
HRS,& FOS
It is no longer needed
Faint Object Camera (FOC)
Developed by ESA
Uses 2 detectors
Beginning
Dark Energy Powerful stellar
Age of the Universe explosions
Baby galaxies Source of quasar
with
Chemical makeup of light
extra-solar planets Forming Planets
Black holes in galaxies Comet impact on
We don’t know
Identifying what dark
energy is requires bigger
telescopes and new
techniques
Planets around
other stars
Ground-based telescopes find planets
Hubble can measure their chemical makeup
sodium, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen in the atmosphere of a
Jupiter-sized planet
Does life exist on extra-solar planets?
Hubble also measured the masses of two distant worlds
One is the oldest known planet - 13 billion years
Monster
Black
Holes
Stellar Deaths
Supernovae: Massive stars end in
glorious explosions. Hubble found three
mysterious rings of material encircling a
doomed star that exploded as a
supernova in 1987. During the years
since the eruption, Hubble spied
brightened spots on the middle ring
caused by material ejected from the
explosion slamming into it.
Estimated Cost of the Mission
Initially Hubble cost $1.5 billion
to build and put into orbit.
Eventually, Hubble's time will end. In the years after servicing mission, Hubble's
components will slowly degrade to the point at which the telescope stops
working.
When that happens, Hubble will continue to orbit the Earth until its orbit
decays, allowing it to spiral toward Earth. Astronauts or a robotic mission could
either bring Hubble back to Earth or crash it safely into the ocean.