Hubble Space Telescope turns 20 today

Source: Hubblesite.orgSpace shuttle Discovery carried the legendary orbiting Hubble Telescope in its payload bay this day in 1990. Named after the famous astronomer, Edwin P Hubble, the Hubble Space telescope has revolutionized astronomy. This large observatory provides spectacular views for astronomers to study our Solar system as well as several other galaxies. Our knowledge of the Universe has greatly improved because of Hubble.
Did you know that the Hubble Space Telescope makes one orbit around the earth every 96 minutes with a speed of 8 km/sec or 5 miles/sec ?
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hubble's launch into space, the picture above taken between Feb 1 & 2, showing the image of a pillar of star birth, three light years high has been released. A mountain of dust and gas rising in the Carina Nebula. Cool hydrogen at the top of the three-light-year pillar is being worn away by the radiation of nearby  stars, and the stars within the pillar are seen emitting jets of gas that stream from the peaks.Recommended Reading :
Hubble Site

A WALK THROUGH SPACE

Nebula images here are as seen by the Hubble Telescope.Space is beautiful and engaging even when seen through a telescope.


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Tonight's Sky
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TONIGHT'S SKY

Stars,galaxies,sun ,moon,planets can be watched from your PC at home.If you wish to know what constellation is above your head at that very instant, just log on to Google Sky or WorldWide Telescope.You can watch celestial action on your computer screen.
Tonight's sky can be viewed ahead of time and read about for you to watch in the sky later by logging on to Earth & Sky/skywatching.
You may also visit the archives there to know more.Or if you wish to know the position of stars for the next few days,this is also possible.

INTERACTIVE UNIVERSE

Visual learning engages students to learn via audio and visual,and if it is interactive multimedia, grades shoot up as they understand easily and retain in their memory. I myself have endeavoured to collect videos for all topics in different subjects for school students at www.k12learningvideos.blogspot.com. Learning about the facts of Our Universe can be a lot easier when you view the Interactive Universe. As you begin the journey on screen, you will be lost in time and space as you learn about red-hot planets,dying stars, spectacular galaxies,and asteroids. You will also experience spectacular scenery while you learn the facts.A must for every student and adult, age no bar.

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How a telescope works
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