If the Hubble telescope was re-aimed toward Earth, would it be able to take close-up pictures of people? Or would the Earth be too close and outside of Hubble's focal range?
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Nelson L. Squeeko
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I dont think the focal range would be a problem, the lenses could just be adjusted to adapt! I think the problem would be atmospheric interference. The Hubble telescope is an old telescope designed for seeing out to space with amazing accuracy and as such would pick up all the tiny little particles in our atmosphere and especially the pollution. I answer no, it could not see people.
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I remember they did it in a movie, so why not in real life!?
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I remember it being reported when it was first launched that Hubble's cameras were too sensitive for that. The Earth is bright enough to burn them out.
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The latter.
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NO. The smallest objects on the Earth's surface that Hubble could resolve(see clearly)would be larger than a person. Perhaps school-bus size. Also the optics are much too sensitive for aiming at a bright light-source like the Earth.
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I believe the Earth is too bright and too close for that to happen.
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Yes, I'm still big in pictures it's the pictures that got smaller.
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To everyone who says there is too much light couldn't a "simple filter" reduce the quantity of light?
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