英语(天文学)之哈勃望远镜论述.pptVIP

Now you will see a picture for those moments when you feel life is overwhelming. When you think your problems are enormous… …and when you think there is a immense difference between the things you do and those you don’t, And finally… …a picture for those moments when you think the world is so big where you live that it is indestructible. With its great cities, all the oceans, mountain ranges and continents… Invulnerable Planet… …insensitive, with its size and greatness, With our actions as men accomplishing… or not. Insensitive Because, Earth has five hundred millions square kilometres of surface! Six thousands quadrillions tons of rocks!... And more then one thousand trillions tons of water!… Think about it... zartha janv 2009 SEND THIS MESSAGE TO THOSE YOU KNOW IT MAY HELP THEM TO FEEL BETTER IN CONSIDERING WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN LIFE. * * * * Here’s a little astronomy to help you put this into perspective Hubble The Hubble telescope is located outside our atmosphere and is orbiting around the Earth at 593 km above sea level with an orbital period of about 96 to 97 minutes at a speed of 28,000 km/h. Its name is in honor of astronomer Edwin Hubble, it was placed in orbit on April 24, 1990. It weighs about 11000 kg in a cylindrical form with a 13.2 m length and a diameter of 4.2 m. This telescope can obtain images of the cosmos at an 0.1 arc second of resolution. View from inside the Space Station Hubble’s best This is the Sombraro Galaxie also called M104 in Messier’s catalog at a distance of 28 millions light years. This is considered one of the best pictures Hubble took. Then we have the Ant’s Nebula so called because of its shape and located 3000 and 6000 light years. Then here is the Esquimo Nebula at 5000 light years. In fourth place the Cat’s Eye Nebula. Fifth place the Hour Glass Nebula located 8000 light years the result of an exploding star. In