Hubble Space Telescope, Sternberk, Czech Republic
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Hubble Space Telescope at Exposition of time
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Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/31/2012
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About Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by a Space Shuttle in 1990 and remains in operation. A 2.4-meter (7.9 ft) aperture telescope in low Earth orbit, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared. The telescope is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble.
Hubble's orbit outside the distortion of Earth's atmosphere allows it to take extremely sharp images with almost no background light. Hubble's Ultra-Deep Field image, for instance, is the most detailed visible-light image ever made of the universe's most distant objects. Many Hubble observations have led to breakthroughs in astrophysics, such as accurately determining the rate of expansion of the universe.
About Exposition of time
The „Exposition of time” (CZ: Expozice casu) covers 10 rooms and is extensively broad and extends from space-time to atomic clock and modern methods of time measurement. This unique exhibition enables its visitors to explore the process of the birth of the universe and time as well as to discover the diversity of calendars and various conceptions of time in different cultures throughout centuries. It also describes the development of ancient clock and the principles of timekeeping.
The model of Hubble Space Telescope is located in one of the rooms of exposition. This room is dedicated to space exploration, terrestrial navigation systems and most accurate methods of measuring time. You can to rotate this model using electromotors, it is also possible to make own photo (
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