• @nucleative
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    289 months ago

    Tl:dw Hubble is designed to look at objects really far away and isn’t calibrated for Earth or fast enough to track a single spot long enough for good exposure, so the earth would be blurry.

    • LazaroFilm
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      59 months ago

      Now, if we had the ability to focus at earth distance with proper stabilization, what would we see?

        • LazaroFilm
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          39 months ago

          Yes but to what degree of magnification? Would we see a city, a street, a car, a person…?

          • LazaroFilm
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            49 months ago

            I did some napkin math and came to about 3.5 miles of field of view of pointed at the earth.

            • @Cort
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              49 months ago

              Hubble is old enough that it only has a 1MP camera, so roughly 720p or 1280x720 pixels , so each pixel would represent about 15 feet if you’re generous. A back yard swimming pool would be like 4 pixels, 9 if your parents are rich.

              • LazaroFilm
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                19 months ago

                This is a much better way of looking at it! Thanks!