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EDWIN POWELL HUBBLE



Edwin Hubble, by his inspired use of the largest telescope of his time, the 100 inch reflector on the Mount Wilson Observatory, revolutionized our knowledge of the size, structure, and properties of the universe. Hubble 's observations proved that galaxies are 'island universes". Hubble also outlined a classification system for galaxies that is still in use. His greatest discovery was the linear relationship between a galaxy's distance and the speed with which it is moving, known as the Hubble Constant.

CGI representation of the formation of a solar system.

Hale-Bopp Comet

the milky way

A supernova

A view from space shuttle

July 19, 2005
Hurricane Emily and the Moon

the moon from the north pole

Kris i think youve been had?
there's no water at the North Pole !
Well wet water.

its wat it said on google lol

Just down the road

wheres that then?

Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire.

It was at one time the worlds largest radio telescope - not sure if it still is though.

Correct Stuy, it's the Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank. When it was completed it was the worlds largest radio telescope, I think that honour now goes to the RATAN-600 in Russia, which towers over the Lovell with a 576M diameter compared to the Lovell's 76M.

There are actuallty a few telescopes at Jodrell Bank, and quite a few have been removed/dismantled over the years. The Lovell is the most famous though as its the biggest (the newer ones have been smaller as they found they don't need to go bigger to get better definition as was believed in the 50's and 60's) and also because during the "space race" it was used reguarly by the USSR to track their space probes.

the moon behind stonehenge (dono if it a real 1)