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LCritchfi

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on: Jul 27, 2018
Why doesn't the Hubble Space Telescope need adaptive optics?
 
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At the end of the Kelvin-Helmholtz contraction a star is hundreds of times brighter than it will be as a main sequence star.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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josephsuarez

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Adaptive optics correct poor seeing in our atmosphere, but above the atmosphere, Hubble always has perfect seeing and sharp images all the time.

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LCritchfi

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Excellent

meganmoser117

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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