Comments on: More incredible Hubble pictures http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:57:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Meg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-185767 Meg Sat, 23 May 2009 08:21:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/#comment-185767 Wow! This is a bautiful picture of Hubble :) . Wow! This is a bautiful picture of Hubble :) .

]]> By: Michael L http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-185593 Michael L Fri, 22 May 2009 19:50:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/#comment-185593 If you look really close, there is a round object near the bottom of the picture, between the solar panel and the Telescope. I think that this is proof that.... Oh, wait... never mind. It's a smudge on my monitor... If you look really close, there is a round object near the bottom of the picture, between the solar panel and the Telescope. I think that this is proof that….

Oh, wait… never mind. It’s a smudge on my monitor…

]]> By: actuator http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-185562 actuator Fri, 22 May 2009 18:57:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/#comment-185562 I watched NASA TV during the last 3 days of the repair. It was amazing that I could be so enthralled for so long with so little verbiage. Those spacewalkers and their supporting crew are absolutely incredibly competent people. I sure hope that schools piped the NASA feed to classrooms. This is the kind of inspirational stuff we need to get out. I watched NASA TV during the last 3 days of the repair. It was amazing that I could be so enthralled for so long with so little verbiage. Those spacewalkers and their supporting crew are absolutely incredibly competent people. I sure hope that schools piped the NASA feed to classrooms. This is the kind of inspirational stuff we need to get out.

]]> By: Riley http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-185444 Riley Fri, 22 May 2009 15:23:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/#comment-185444 The other picture of the Earth is of the Canary Islands. The other picture of the Earth is of the Canary Islands.

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-185394 Mike Fri, 22 May 2009 13:04:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/#comment-185394 You might try checking out the link below to see if they have any better STIS pics... http://io.jsc.nasa.gov/app/collections.cfm?cid=370&ref=blog You might try checking out the link below to see if they have any better STIS pics…

http://io.jsc.nasa.gov/app/collections.cfm?cid=370&ref=blog

]]> By: Johnny Vector http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-185391 Johnny Vector Fri, 22 May 2009 13:00:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/#comment-185391 And no pics of ACS Repair. Course that's because they'd have to be helmet-cam snaps, hence low-res. There was a point where NASA TV switched to the outside camera showing the telescope and shuttle with a beautiful Earth backdrop, in full sun, and I thought how sad that John Grunsfeld had to spend the day inside (the aft shroud). I don't think he minded. Speaking of ACS Repair, the optimization program will likely be cut short, because the very first test images from the Functional Test are showing the same noise levels as the best we got in ground testing (which Oh By The Way is slightly but significantly lower than the noise ACS had before the failure). Take that, Mr. Murphy! Your law doesn't apply when you're up against Frank Cepollina! And no pics of ACS Repair. Course that’s because they’d have to be helmet-cam snaps, hence low-res. There was a point where NASA TV switched to the outside camera showing the telescope and shuttle with a beautiful Earth backdrop, in full sun, and I thought how sad that John Grunsfeld had to spend the day inside (the aft shroud). I don’t think he minded.

Speaking of ACS Repair, the optimization program will likely be cut short, because the very first test images from the Functional Test are showing the same noise levels as the best we got in ground testing (which Oh By The Way is slightly but significantly lower than the noise ACS had before the failure). Take that, Mr. Murphy! Your law doesn’t apply when you’re up against Frank Cepollina!

]]> By: Stan9FOS http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-185378 Stan9FOS Fri, 22 May 2009 12:24:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/21/more-incredible-hubble-pictures/#comment-185378 One is Florida - I can see my old house from there! - just a little south of the Cape - and the Bahamas, the other I'm not sure. One is Florida – I can see my old house from there! – just a little south of the Cape – and the Bahamas, the other I’m not sure.

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