Sunday, April 11, 2004
A Spec of Paint....
Over 10,000 people took 8 years to create the Hubble telescope.
The Hubble once launched immediately was recognized as a "failure" - being unable to take a clear picture.
After investigation it was discovered that the original instrument used to measure the mirror's proper surface was flawed.
It seems that a single spec of paint on a mirror surface testing sensor has a small paint chip thus causing an error in the alignment.
The mirror surface was off less than one-fifthieth of a human hair.
Tech TV - April 11th, 2004 - The Hubble Telescope
Over 10,000 people took 8 years to create the Hubble telescope.
The Hubble once launched immediately was recognized as a "failure" - being unable to take a clear picture.
After investigation it was discovered that the original instrument used to measure the mirror's proper surface was flawed.
It seems that a single spec of paint on a mirror surface testing sensor has a small paint chip thus causing an error in the alignment.
The mirror surface was off less than one-fifthieth of a human hair.
Tech TV - April 11th, 2004 - The Hubble Telescope
