Life with Hubble : an insider's view of the world's most famous telescope /

The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most important scientific and engineering endeavors of our time. It has given humankind the first truly clear view of the heavens and has revolutionized almost every area of modern astronomy. The author this text, David Leckrone, worked as a project scientist...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Leckrone, D. S. (David S.) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2020]
Series:IOP (Series). Release 6.
AAS-IOP astronomy. Release 2.
Subjects:
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) > History.
Space telescopes.
Space astronomy.
History of science.
SCIENCE / Astronomy.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A small error : the origin of spherical aberration
  • 2. The road to redemption : learning to service in space
  • 3. The sharper image : correcting spherical aberration
  • 4. Leading the way : preparing to service Hubble
  • 5. To the rescue : the first servicing mission
  • 6. Transfiguration : life without spherical aberration
  • 7. Once in a thousand years : preparing for Comet S/L-9
  • 8. When worlds collide : the comet campaign
  • 9. From darkness to light : black holes and quasars
  • 10. How high is the sky? Measuring the universe
  • 11. You can almost see forever : the Hubble Deep Fields
  • 12. A bad sunburn : the second servicing mission
  • 13. Resurrection : the NICMOS saga
  • 14. Racing Y2K : Servicing Mission 3a
  • 15. Dangerous liaison : Servicing Mission 3b
  • 16. Stormy Weather : Hubble under siege
  • 17. Replenishing the toolbox : the science instruments of SM4
  • 18. A new beginning : the last servicing mission
  • 19. Worlds without end : exploring exoplanets
  • 20. The fathomless universe : dark matter and dark energy
  • 21. Epilogue.

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