This page describes an image Hubble Space Telescope over Earth
Caption: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope orbiting Earth. This picture was taken by astronauts on board the space shuttle Columbia, right after the Servicing Mission 3B to the space telescope itself. The telescope has an opening that allows light in (seen here on the left). The light travels through the telescope optics to the cameras and spectrographs located in the bulge at the other end of the observatory (seen here on the right). Data from these instruments is then sent back to Earth using an antenna. The black rectangles on either side of the observatory are the solar panels that provide it with power.
Captions in other languagesCredit:
NASA/ESA Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Infrared Astronomy
, Observatory
, Optical Astronomy
, Space Telescope
Categories:
Telescopes, Instruments and Observatories
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Caption: Le télescope spatial Hubble de la NASA/ESA en orbite autour de la Terre. Cette photo a été prise par les astronautes à bord de la navette spatiale Columbia, juste après une mission d'entretien du télescope. Il possède une ouverture laissant entrer la lumière (vue ici à gauche). La lumière traverse l'optique jusqu'aux caméras et aux spectrographes situés à l'autre extrémité (ici à droite). Les données de ces instruments sont ensuite envoyées vers la Terre à l'aide d'une antenne. Les rectangles noirs situés de part et d'autre du télescope sont les panneaux solaires qui l'alimentent en énergie.
Credit: NASA/ESA
Related glossary terms: Infrared Astronomy , Observatoire , Optical Astronomy , Space Telescope Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Caption: Il telescopio spaziale Hubble della NASA/ESA in orbita intorno alla Terra. Questa foto è stata scattata dagli astronauti a bordo della navicella spaziale Columbia, subito dopo la Missione di Manutenzione 3B al telescopio spaziale stesso. Il telescopio ha un'apertura che consente alla luce di entrare (qui a sinistra). La luce viaggia attraverso le ottiche del telescopio fino alle telecamere e agli spettrografi, situati nel rigonfiamento all'altra estremità dell'osservatorio (qui a destra). I dati provenienti da questi strumenti vengono poi inviati a Terra tramite un'antenna. I rettangoli neri ai lati dell'osservatorio sono i pannelli solari che gli forniscono energia.
Credit: NASA/ESA
Related glossary terms: Astronomia all'infrarosso , Astronomia ottica , Osservatorio , Telescopio spaziale Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Rodolfo Canestrari
