Table of Contents
- 1 What is the major advantage of space based telescopes over Earth based telescopes?
- 2 What is the benefit of the Hubble Space Telescope compared to telescopes on Earth?
- 3 What are 2 disadvantages for space based telescopes?
- 4 What is a disadvantage of the Hubble telescope?
- 5 What is the main drawback of earth based optical telescope?
- 6 What are the advantages of Earth based research?
- 7 What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a Space Telescope?
- 8 What are the advantages of a ground-based telescope?
- 9 How much does it cost to build a telescope?
What is the major advantage of space based telescopes over Earth based telescopes?
Space telescopes have the advantage of being above the blurring effects of the Earth’s atmosphere. In addition, there are many wavelengths from the electromagnetic spectrum that do not reach Earth because they are absorbed or reflected by the Earth’s atmosphere.
What is the benefit of the Hubble Space Telescope compared to telescopes on Earth?
The Hubble telescope provides four key advantages over most other optical astronomical facilities: unprecedented angular resolution over a large field, spectral coverage from the near infrared to the far ultraviolet, an extremely dark sky, and highly stable images that enable precision photometry.
What are 2 disadvantages for space based telescopes?
Disadvantages. Space telescopes are much more expensive to build than ground-based telescopes. Due to their location, space telescopes are also extremely difficult to maintain. The Hubble Space Telescope was serviced by the Space Shuttle, but most space telescopes cannot be serviced at all.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a space based telescope to an Earth based one?
In space, however, telescopes are able to geta clearer shot of everything from exploding stars to other galaxies. Another disadvantage for ground-basedtelescopes is that the Earth’s atmosphere absorbs much of the infrared andultraviolet light that passes through it. Space telescopes can detect thesewaves.
What are earth based telescopes?
- Ground Telescopes. Anglo-Australian Telescope. Arecibo Observatory. Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) FAST Telescope. Gemini North Telescope. GranTeCan Telescope. Keck Telescope. LIGO. MMT. South African Large Telescope. Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Subaru Telescope. Very Large Telescope (VLT)
- Space Telescopes.
What is a disadvantage of the Hubble telescope?
Disadvantages. There are some limitations with the Hubble Space Telescope when imaging the Moon due to its sensitivity to light and it cannot image areas in the direction of the Sun. They are exceptionally expensive to build and position in place. Maintenance is difficult.
What is the main drawback of earth based optical telescope?
Can receive only visible light/ radiation. Cloud over in Earth’s atmosphere can be a barrier. City lights put limitations.
What are the advantages of Earth based research?
Observations of the Earth from space provide a unique vantage point for gathering information essential to forecasting the weather, assessing environmental hazards, managing natural resources, and improving our understanding of climate.
What is the best telescope on Earth?
NASA. Some have called NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope the “telescope that ate astronomy.” It is the most powerful space telescope ever built and a complex piece of mechanical origami that has pushed the limits of human engineering.
Why do we need space based telescopes?
Telescopes are placed into orbit around the Earth or are sent farther out into space to get a clearer view of the Universe. There are many different types of space telescopes. Some are used to study a special object like the Sun. Others are used to study the different types of light given off by objects in space.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a Space Telescope?
In space, however, telescopes are able to get a clearer shot of everything from exploding stars to other galaxies. Another disadvantage for ground-based telescopes is that the Earth’s atmosphere absorbs much of the infrared and ultraviolet light that passes through it.
What are the advantages of a ground-based telescope?
Compared to space-based telescopes, ground-based telescopes have much to offer. They can be built bigger and for less money. They’re easier to maintain and upgrade. Practically speaking, they also have a much lower risk of being damaged by one of the 500,000 pieces of debris flying through the cosmos—or space junk.
How much does it cost to build a telescope?
Telescopes on Earth cost less because they don’t need to be launched into space, and the materials used in creating an terrestrial telescope are not as expensive. The two ground-based Gemini telescopes each cost about $100 million. whereas the Hubble telescope cost U.S. taxpayers approximately $2 billion.
Why doesn’t any other country have its own space telescope?
There have been 2 main groups over the year promoting a “peoples space telescope”, but neither have achieved orbit. The reason that no other space capable nation has it’s own space based, visible light telescope is that they don’t have the technology to do it.