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Hubble Space Telescope

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The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that wis carried intae orbit bi a Space Shuttle in 24 April 1990 an remains in operation.[1][2] A 2.4-meter (7.9 ft) apertur telescope in law Yird orbit, Hubble's fower main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, an near infrared spectra. The telescope is named efter the astronomer Edwin Hubble.

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  1. "Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts". HubbleSite.org. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. Garner, Rob (4 September 2018). "About - Hubble History Timeline". nasa.gov (in Inglis). Retrieved 20 Julie 2022.