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What if we aimed the Hubble Telescope at Earth? (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago (8 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (7 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Apparently you spinning in a chair if you have a skylight over it

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