Posted on 03/05/2004 7:47:47 AM PST by ZGuy
Well, this current Hubble engineer says youre full of crap. The WFPC, NICMOS, FOS, HSP, ACE and other science instruments that have been installed SM-1,2,3,4A,and in the planned 4b mission have given information not just on visible light , but infrared , and other source of electromagnetic energy. The age of the universe, the birth of stars, and seeing almost back to the big bang is only possible through Hubble. The government would not be spending billions on the next generation of telescope (Webb Telescope) if this one wasnt a total success.
My guess is your friend was fired for drinking on the job. Am I right?
You are a total idiot
From your home page, you may know something about flying, but from what you have posted on this thread, you are clueless when it comes to spacecraft, image processing, and astronomy.
When you say Hubble is just a camera, you are aware ALL astronomy involves the electromagnetic spectrum (with a few exceptions, such as tidal measurements due to gravity). What is the difference between a scientist peering into a microscope and one peering thru a telescope? Both are observing using photons and lenses.
The public has been fed a steady stream of PR and doctored, painted images and told that they were the real thing
Just because the Hubble digitally sends the images down a telemetry stream, that does not invalidate its data.
As Nonstatist pointed out, Hubble is far more than a simple optical camera. Think of the improvements that the servicing missions have accomplished. Hubble is an amazing instrument that is well worth the next series of upgrades. Not only does it accomplish amazing science, it is a marvel of engineering. The control law and control systems onboard are just incredible.
Sorry, thanks for playing. Nobody can be that aggressively ignorant or hostile to science without refusing to touch a computer, or even to wear clothes. I can't vouch for the clothes, but since you have evidently touched a computer, it's obvious that you're trolling. You were doing fine until you tipped your hand too far.
No, I think you're play-acting.
How 'bout this guy? Philistine or troll?
From his daughters older male friend?
;-)
Woof-wooooffff!
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