Could Hubble observe the night side of the Moon?
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IIUC the Hubble space telescope cannot observe the Sun lit side of the Moon. And Hubble is never pointed closer than 90 degrees towards the Sun. But this still allows for observing the night side of the Moon during phases between full moon and half moon.
Could Hubble's instruments be damaged if it were pointed to the Sun lit side of the Moon?
Would Hubble observations of the night side of the Moon be of scientific interest? How would such observations, in terms of resolution and the instruments on Hubble today, compare to observations made by Lunar orbiters, like LRO, and Earth ground based telescopes?
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IIUC the Hubble space telescope cannot observe the Sun lit side of the Moon. And Hubble is never pointed closer than 90 degrees towards the Sun. But this still allows for observing the night side of the Moon during phases between full moon and half moon.
Could Hubble's instruments be damaged if it were pointed to the Sun lit side of the Moon?
Would Hubble observations of the night side of the Moon be of scientific interest? How would such observations, in terms of resolution and the instruments on Hubble today, compare to observations made by Lunar orbiters, like LRO, and Earth ground based telescopes?
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IIUC the Hubble space telescope cannot observe the Sun lit side of the Moon. And Hubble is never pointed closer than 90 degrees towards the Sun. But this still allows for observing the night side of the Moon during phases between full moon and half moon.
Could Hubble's instruments be damaged if it were pointed to the Sun lit side of the Moon?
Would Hubble observations of the night side of the Moon be of scientific interest? How would such observations, in terms of resolution and the instruments on Hubble today, compare to observations made by Lunar orbiters, like LRO, and Earth ground based telescopes?
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IIUC the Hubble space telescope cannot observe the Sun lit side of the Moon. And Hubble is never pointed closer than 90 degrees towards the Sun. But this still allows for observing the night side of the Moon during phases between full moon and half moon.
Could Hubble's instruments be damaged if it were pointed to the Sun lit side of the Moon?
Would Hubble observations of the night side of the Moon be of scientific interest? How would such observations, in terms of resolution and the instruments on Hubble today, compare to observations made by Lunar orbiters, like LRO, and Earth ground based telescopes?
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Hubble can in fact observe the Moon, and has done so. Here's a picture of the Apollo 17 site (The upper right is from Apollo 17 mission itself). The x shows where the actual site is. You can also see more Hubble pictures of the Moon at this page.
answered 10 hours ago
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I can see that the lower right photo was taken from approximately 4 o'clock relative to the red X in the left photo, but I can't match the top right photo to the others. What are the common features to look out for?
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I believe COS (the sensitive UV instrument) could be damaged if it were pointed at the illuminated moon. (I wasn't able to find any documents online that confirm this though) The instruments don't point in the same direction. So it's possible to orient the telescope so that one is not pointed at the moon while others are.
Lunar observations are difficult because the platform isn't really designed to track moving objects. So it can't sit and stare at a location. I'm sure any hubble images would have some value, but the resolution will be nowhere near that of LRO.
answered 8 hours ago
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any thoughts on this HST instrumentation question?
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Hubble can in fact observe the Moon, and has done so. Here's a picture of the Apollo 17 site (The upper right is from Apollo 17 mission itself). The x shows where the actual site is. You can also see more Hubble pictures of the Moon at this page.
answered 10 hours ago
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I can see that the lower right photo was taken from approximately 4 o'clock relative to the red X in the left photo, but I can't match the top right photo to the others. What are the common features to look out for?
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– CJ Dennis
4 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Hubble can in fact observe the Moon, and has done so. Here's a picture of the Apollo 17 site (The upper right is from Apollo 17 mission itself). The x shows where the actual site is. You can also see more Hubble pictures of the Moon at this page.
answered 10 hours ago
PearsonArtPhoto♦PearsonArtPhoto
81.5k16231446
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I can see that the lower right photo was taken from approximately 4 o'clock relative to the red X in the left photo, but I can't match the top right photo to the others. What are the common features to look out for?
$endgroup$
– CJ Dennis
4 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Hubble can in fact observe the Moon, and has done so. Here's a picture of the Apollo 17 site (The upper right is from Apollo 17 mission itself). The x shows where the actual site is. You can also see more Hubble pictures of the Moon at this page.
answered 10 hours ago
PearsonArtPhoto♦PearsonArtPhoto
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Hubble can in fact observe the Moon, and has done so. Here's a picture of the Apollo 17 site (The upper right is from Apollo 17 mission itself). The x shows where the actual site is. You can also see more Hubble pictures of the Moon at this page.
answered 10 hours ago
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I can see that the lower right photo was taken from approximately 4 o'clock relative to the red X in the left photo, but I can't match the top right photo to the others. What are the common features to look out for?
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– CJ Dennis
4 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I can see that the lower right photo was taken from approximately 4 o'clock relative to the red X in the left photo, but I can't match the top right photo to the others. What are the common features to look out for?
$endgroup$
– CJ Dennis
4 hours ago
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I can see that the lower right photo was taken from approximately 4 o'clock relative to the red X in the left photo, but I can't match the top right photo to the others. What are the common features to look out for?
$endgroup$
– CJ Dennis
4 hours ago
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I can see that the lower right photo was taken from approximately 4 o'clock relative to the red X in the left photo, but I can't match the top right photo to the others. What are the common features to look out for?
$endgroup$
– CJ Dennis
4 hours ago
add a comment |
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I believe COS (the sensitive UV instrument) could be damaged if it were pointed at the illuminated moon. (I wasn't able to find any documents online that confirm this though) The instruments don't point in the same direction. So it's possible to orient the telescope so that one is not pointed at the moon while others are.
Lunar observations are difficult because the platform isn't really designed to track moving objects. So it can't sit and stare at a location. I'm sure any hubble images would have some value, but the resolution will be nowhere near that of LRO.
answered 8 hours ago
BowlOfRedBowlOfRed
2,966716
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any thoughts on this HST instrumentation question?
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– uhoh
5 hours ago
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I believe COS (the sensitive UV instrument) could be damaged if it were pointed at the illuminated moon. (I wasn't able to find any documents online that confirm this though) The instruments don't point in the same direction. So it's possible to orient the telescope so that one is not pointed at the moon while others are.
Lunar observations are difficult because the platform isn't really designed to track moving objects. So it can't sit and stare at a location. I'm sure any hubble images would have some value, but the resolution will be nowhere near that of LRO.
answered 8 hours ago
BowlOfRedBowlOfRed
2,966716
$endgroup$
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any thoughts on this HST instrumentation question?
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– uhoh
5 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I believe COS (the sensitive UV instrument) could be damaged if it were pointed at the illuminated moon. (I wasn't able to find any documents online that confirm this though) The instruments don't point in the same direction. So it's possible to orient the telescope so that one is not pointed at the moon while others are.
Lunar observations are difficult because the platform isn't really designed to track moving objects. So it can't sit and stare at a location. I'm sure any hubble images would have some value, but the resolution will be nowhere near that of LRO.
answered 8 hours ago
BowlOfRedBowlOfRed
2,966716
$endgroup$
I believe COS (the sensitive UV instrument) could be damaged if it were pointed at the illuminated moon. (I wasn't able to find any documents online that confirm this though) The instruments don't point in the same direction. So it's possible to orient the telescope so that one is not pointed at the moon while others are.
Lunar observations are difficult because the platform isn't really designed to track moving objects. So it can't sit and stare at a location. I'm sure any hubble images would have some value, but the resolution will be nowhere near that of LRO.
answered 8 hours ago
BowlOfRedBowlOfRed
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answered 8 hours ago
BowlOfRedBowlOfRed
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BowlOfRedBowlOfRed
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answered 8 hours ago
BowlOfRedBowlOfRed
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any thoughts on this HST instrumentation question?
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any thoughts on this HST instrumentation question?
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– uhoh
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any thoughts on this HST instrumentation question?
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– uhoh
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any thoughts on this HST instrumentation question?
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