Telescopes in Pink

Pinkish Sky with Telescopes




Credit: Daniel López, IAC


I love telescopes not only for what we can observe with them, but the telescopes themselves. On this image both the zodiac to the left and the Milky Way to the right look painstakingly pink. Normally I can only accept that color with Hello Kitty, but barely even then...

James Webb Telescope

Sunshield



Credit:NASA


Feels strange to see a sunshield this time of year at this particular place on Earth...:-)
This shiny shield is for the next Hubble; the James Webb telescope (inserted image). I love the material!

The Hubble Telescope - collection

Hubble Telescope



The Hubble telescope is named after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble



European Hubble site



American Hubble site



The Hubble Heritage



Hubble at NASA



Hubble at ESA



Space Telescope Science Institute


All my Hubbles...

Webb telescope instruments

Pretty Camera




Calling it a pretty 'camera' is of course an understatement and slightly misleading. The MIRI instrumentabove is part of the Webb telescope being jointly built by US and European organizations.

The Webb telescope will be the most sensitive infrared space telescope ever built. Its many pursuits include:

1.) Discovery of the 'first light'

2.) Assembly of galaxies: history of star formation, growth of black holes, production of heavy elements

3.) How stars and planetary systems form

4.) Evolution of planetary systems and conditions for life

Telescopes

Spooky Telescopes



Credit: Rachael Beaton and George Privon

VLBI Telescope

Listen to the Radio



Radio telescopes are being used in astronomy and geodesy. This here is one of the largest and the only of its kind in Europe. They listen to radio signals from outer space.

Radio telescope Effelsberg