To: clyde asbury; Batrachian; manwiththehands
They don't require servicing as Hubble does.And Hubble has no onboard fuel to prevent deposits on the mirror. Hubble was modular and not only designed to be serviced but upgraded as well. It is a platform like no other. Loss of Hubble will be a great loss indeed.
The Webb cannot replace Hubble.
26 posted on
12/14/2005 7:07:27 AM PST by
RadioAstronomer
(Senior member of Darwin Central)
To: RadioAstronomer
Perhaps a compromise could be reached: the Webb Hubble telescope. It's big but can't see any problems in Arkansas.
34 posted on
12/14/2005 7:31:48 AM PST by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
To: RadioAstronomer
The Webb cannot replace Hubble.
A strange comment to make to me, since I didn't refer to Webb in any way.
To: RadioAstronomer
The Webb telescope will be a much, much finer instrument than Hubble ever was. It will have something like 6 times the light grasp, and will be in a far orbit, away from the interference of Earth. There will be no comparison.
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