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06/26/2006 01:24:17 AM · #1 |
News Story
I wonder if NASA's service is any better than Canon or Nikon?
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06/26/2006 01:28:47 AM · #2 |
Shame.
Interesting article in this month's Scientific American about Hubble's 10 greatest achievements. Worth reading. |
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06/26/2006 01:33:00 AM · #3 |
Hope it's still under warranty...
What a great piece of engineering that thing is, it's been up there since 1990 and still works great (well, up until now at least) with only a few repairs, maintenence, and a few upgrades. I think it was only expected to run until the late 90's and it's still going. They were going to put another telescope into orbit, but Hubble is still doing a great job so I'm not sure if the launch of that was postponed or cancelled.
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06/26/2006 05:27:44 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
I wonder if NASA's service is any better than Canon or Nikon? |
I hope NASA's still keeping the Walmart warranty card. |
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06/26/2006 07:47:00 AM · #5 |
Hubble, launched in April 1990, needs new batteries and gyroscopes if it is to keep working beyond next year.
Wonder if it takes AA or a lithium battery pack? ;)
That's really a shame but I'm sure they will get it fixed. |
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06/26/2006 08:28:53 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by sabphoto:
That's really a shame but I'm sure they will get it fixed. |
It won't. Some time ago NASA decided they would no longer launch Hubble repair missions. They would use it as long as it worked and once it stopped working that would be end of it. Looks like this is it.
June
Message edited by author 2006-06-26 08:29:09.
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06/26/2006 08:54:38 AM · #7 |
It's probably sending back Err99.
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06/26/2006 09:25:33 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
It's probably sending back Err99. |
LOL!
Seriously, they are still hoping to get it repaired from the ground... apparently it's a power supply problem and the camera is in "safe mode." If they cannot repair it, it will still continue to do some work, probably through next year, with the other instruments aboard. There's also still an outside possibility of another servicing mission. The new NASA Administrator that took the reins last year directed NASA to look at options for servicing Hubble. This incident may be what finally compels a decision. |
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06/26/2006 09:52:00 AM · #9 |
A source inside NASA rumored that the trouble started when junior engineers made adjustments to mirrors and camera optics in an attempt to capture a planetary "motion blur" image for some kind of photo competition.
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06/26/2006 09:52:52 AM · #10 |
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06/26/2006 09:58:45 AM · #11 |
LOL
Originally posted by stdavidson:
A source inside NASA rumored that the trouble started when junior engineers made adjustments to mirrors and camera optics in an attempt to capture a planetary "motion blur" image for some kind of photo competition. |
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06/26/2006 10:46:50 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by stdavidson:
A source inside NASA rumored that the trouble started when junior engineers made adjustments to mirrors and camera optics in an attempt to capture a planetary "motion blur" image for some kind of photo competition. |
now, that was funny |
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04/23/2010 02:45:30 PM · #13 |
Well, it seems even more impressive that something which was "broke" has survived to celebrate its 20th anniversary tomorrow.
Hubble Telescope
Discussion at Science Friday. AFAIK this is what's being released as the commemorative image:
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04/23/2010 02:49:10 PM · #14 |
| Hmmm...seems over processed and DNMC. Definitely needs a validation. I give it a 4 ;^) |
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04/23/2010 02:56:10 PM · #15 |
Instant wallpaper!
Message edited by author 2010-04-23 14:56:42. |
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04/23/2010 02:58:24 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Instant wallpaper! |
And we already own it, so it's guiilt-free wallpaper as well! |
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04/23/2010 02:59:25 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Instant wallpaper! |
And we already own it, so it's guiilt-free wallpaper as well! |
Eggg-zactly! |
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04/23/2010 03:01:35 PM · #18 |
| 20 years, and an amazing amount of ground-breaking science. Perhaps the most important single scientific instrument yet created by Man. |
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04/23/2010 04:14:41 PM · #19 |
ummm, did you check the date on the "hubble is broke" article?
Updated 6/25/2006 5:39 PM ET
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04/23/2010 04:32:31 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
ummm, did you check the date on the "hubble is broke" article?
Updated 6/25/2006 5:39 PM ET |
Yeah, but I was making a point (sarcastically) when I posted the notice of the 20th anniversary and the over-large photo.
I thought about changing the thread title, but I thought it would attract more attention this way. I prefer to reuse relevant threads rather than starting new ones whenever possible -- maybe a holdover from a lifetime of reusing/recycling stuff ... :-)
Also, I normally view threads in reverse order, so I see the newest posts first.
Message edited by author 2010-04-23 16:34:27. |
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04/23/2010 05:32:19 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Well, it seems even more impressive that something which was "broke" has survived to celebrate its 20th anniversary tomorrow.
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that was very intesting story back then. Hard to believe that it was broke because of 1mm of paint.
anyway they were working on its replacement which i guess was due in 2012 or 2013. The new telescopre is many times more sensetive then hubble.
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04/23/2010 05:36:12 PM · #22 |
| I note the original post above was the same date (2006)as the article, How many cameras have you owned since the initial launch in 1990? |
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04/23/2010 05:41:21 PM · #23 |
The Webb Telescope will not "replace" the Hubble -- it "sees" in a different array of wavelengths than the Hubble. The scientists on the Science Friday show (previously linked) said they expected the Hubble to be functional long enough for the two instruments to work in conjunction.
If you're interested in amazing pictures from space, check out the first pictures of the Sun taken by the new Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) -- link in this thread.
Originally posted by d56ranger:
I note the original post above was the same date (2006)as the article, How many cameras have you owned since the initial launch in 1990? |
I still have the first digital camera I bought, in 2000, have it with me always and use it frequently. :-)
Message edited by author 2010-04-23 17:44:47. |
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04/23/2010 06:57:28 PM · #24 |
Please do not post large images directly to the forums. When posting images to the forums, be aware that some readers access the site via dial-up, and that in some countries, Internet access is charged per KB downloaded. With this in mind, images larger than about 30K, or more than 500 pixels in either dimension, should be posted as links or thumbnails.
Why does this rule not apply to you GeneralE? If another member did this a member of SC would edit it to a link. And yet you do it anyway. |
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04/23/2010 08:00:04 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by MattO:
Please do not post large images directly to the forums. When posting images to the forums, be aware that some readers access the site via dial-up, and that in some countries, Internet access is charged per KB downloaded. With this in mind, images larger than about 30K, or more than 500 pixels in either dimension, should be posted as links or thumbnails.
Why does this rule not apply to you GeneralE? If another member did this a member of SC would edit it to a link. And yet you do it anyway. |
Too much caffeine today Matt?
ETA: :)
Message edited by author 2010-04-23 20:00:32. |
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