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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicA series of images and interviews to illustrate the advances in space observation made possible by the Hubble Space Telescope. The contemporary problem of spherical aberration is discussed.
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00:02:24:00 animation: cs Hubble Space Telescope [HST], away from cam
00:02:43:00 mcs interview, spherical abberation and results of HST; animation HST at (18), HST images Saturn at (34), Pluto and moon at (44), star complexes at (52)
00:03:45:00 gvs' lecture
00:03:55:00 mcs interview, HST results; ground-based/Faint Object Camera [FOC] images of Pluto and moon at (15), FOC image oss at (49), ground-based image of Supernova 1987a with zi at (71), FOC images SN1987a/comparison star at (83), FOC images SN1987a with ring at (127), (139), (165)
00:07:00:00 gvs' lecture
00:07:12:00 mcs interview, maintenance of HST; ms solar array opens in space at (8)
00:07:52:00 mcs interview, purpose of HST
00:08:30:00 end