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Observational astronomy > Astronomical instrumentation > Observatories > Optical observatories > Hubble Space Telescope
Observational astronomy > Astronomical instrumentation > Observatories > Space observatories > Hubble Space Telescope
Observational astronomy > Astronomical instrumentation > Observatories > Ultraviolet observatories > Hubble Space Telescope

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Hubble Space Telescope  

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  • A telescope of 2.4 m in diameter, a joint NASA and ESA project, launched in 1990 into a low-Earth orbit 600 km above the ground. It was equipped with a collection of several science instruments that worked across the entire optical spectrum (from infrared, through the visible, to ultraviolet light). During its lifetime Hubble has become one of the most important science projects ever. (en)

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  • HST (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/761

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