Hubble Space Telescope Lesson Booklet Teacher's ... - Top Stars

By Karen Freiboth 

Karen Freiboth 

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Table of Contents 

Edwin P. Hubble...........................................................1 

Tuning Fork Diagram................................................... 2 

Hubble’s Galaxies.........................................................3 

Identify The Galaxies....................................................4 

The Hubble Space Telescope........................................5-6 

Hubble Space Telescope Diagram.................................7 

How Hubble Went to Space.......................................... 8 

Discovery Crew STS-31................................................9 

Positioning Hubble........................................................10 

HST in Space.................................................................11 

Hubble Space Telescope Images... ..............................12-13 

Make Your Own HST Photo Album.............................14-16 

How To Make Your HST Photo Album........................17-22 

Hubble’s Servicing Missions.........................................23 

Questions For Discussion..............................................24-25 

Track the HST 

Hubble Careers 

Glossary 

Credits & Photo Credits 



Vocabulary Words 

Andromeda Galaxy 

Astronaut 

Astronomer 

Astronomy 

Atmosphere 

Barred Galaxies 

Celestial Objects 

Collision 

Constellation 

Diameter 

Earth 

Edwin Powell Hubble 

Elliptical Galaxies 

Expand 

Exploration 

Galaxy 

Goddard Space Flight Center 

Hubble Space Telescope (HST) 

Image 

Kilometer 

Large Magellanic Cloud 

Launch 

Light Year 

Milky Way 

Mph 

NASA 

Nebula 

Orbit 

Orbiter 

Planet 

Reflecting Telescope 

Saturn 

Space Shuttle 

Spacewalk 

Spiral Galaxies 

Star 

STS 

Telescope 

Universe 



Objective: 

To learn a brief history about Edwin P. Hubble. 

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Edwin P. Hubble 

1889 - 1953 

On November 20, 1889 Edwin Powell Hubble was 

born in Marshfield, Missouri. He lived in Missouri for a 

short period of time until his family moved to Wheaton, Illinois. 

The family moved before Hubble’s first birthday. 

When Hubble grew up, he attended college 

and studied law because his father wanted him to. But he 

realized that his passion was astronomy. He then decided to 

study astronomy and mathematics at the University of 

Chicago. In 1910, he earned a bachelor of science degree. 

After completing his education, he pursued other interests of 

his before eventually returning to the University of Chicago 

where he earned a doctorate degree in 1917. 

A few years after the completion of his educational 

studies, Edwin Hubble became a famous American 

astronomer. It was in the 1920s when he discovered that 

there are many more galaxies that exist outside of our own 

Milky Way galaxy. His discovery has forever changed how 

the Universe is viewed. On September 28, 1953 Edwin P. 

Hubble died of a heart attack at the age of 63 years in San 

Marino, California. 



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Objectives: 

To be introduced to the Hubble Tuning Fork Diagram 

To be introduced to Hubble’s Classification Scheme. 

To learn of Hubble’s three types of galaxies. 

Tuning Fork Diagram 

The Hubble 

Tuning Fork Diagram 

In the year 1923, Edwin P. Hubble discovered that the 

Andromeda Nebula was actually a galaxy. Today, the 

Andromeda Nebula is referred to as the Andromeda Galaxy. 

Over the next few years, Hubble discovered many more 

galaxies and by the end of the same decade, Hubble found so 

many galaxies that he started to compare them to one another. 

He then developed a method of classifying the galaxies into 

three categories: elliptical galaxies, spiral galaxies, and 

barred spiral galaxies. This method is called the Hubble 

Tuning Fork Diagram. The diagram is still used by 

scien-tists today, but in an updated version. 



Objective: 

To use visual images of Hubble’s three types of 

galaxies to show the characteristics of each. 

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Hubble’s Galaxies 

Hubble’s Three Types of Galaxies 

Elliptical Galaxy 

Spiral Galaxy 

Barred Spiral Galaxy 



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Objective: 

To use visual images to correctly identify Hubble’s 

three types of galaxies. 

Identify The Galaxies 

Directions: 

You have just learned how Hubble classified galaxies into 

three categories. Below are pictures of the three different 

types of galaxies that Hubble classified. Write the correct 

type of galaxy in the blank box next to each picture. 

Teacher remind your students that the three types 

of galaxies are: 


Spiral Galaxy 


Answer Key: 


Answer Key: 


Answer Key: 

Spiral Galaxy 



Objective: 

To use a visual image to introduce the Hubble 

Space Telescope. 

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The Hubble Space Telescope 

HST 

in Space 



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Objective: 

To introduce the HST as an orbiting space telescope. 


NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a very large 

orbiting telescope named after Edwin P. Hubble. NASA’s 

Goddard Space Flight Center controls the telescope by using 

radio commands. The telescope is used by astronomers and other 

scientists to thoroughly search and explore the Universe. The 

HST is a very powerful reflecting telescope. Its light-gathering 

mirror is 94 inches in diameter. Because the Hubble is so 

powerful and it is above the planet Earth’s atmosphere, it 

produces images that are more detailed than images obtained by 

most other telescopes. 

The Hubble Space Telescope is orbiting in space 

approximately 360 miles above the surface of the Earth. Every 97 

minutes, it completes one orbit around the Earth. It is circling 

around the Earth at a speed of 17,500 mph., taking pictures of 

planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects. Since its 

launch in 1990, the HST has taken billions of photo images. The 

images taken by the telescope are transmitted by radio to 

astronomers here on Earth. The data collected by Hubble has 

greatly helped astronomers and the entire scientific community in 

gaining a better understanding of the Universe. 



Objective: 

To use a visual diagram of the HST to show the 

various parts that the HST is built with. 

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Hubble Space Telescope Diagram 

This is a diagram of the Hubble Space 

Telescope. The diagram shows the various parts 

that the Hubble Space Telescope is built with. 

solar panels 

radio antenna 

secondary 

mirror 

light shield 

aperture 

door 

electronic 

boxes 

baffle 

Sun 

sensor 

Primary 

mirror 

solar panels 

instrument 

module 

aft shroud 

guidance 

sensors 

radio antenna 



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Objectives: 

To learn about NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery 

STS-31 crew. 

To use a visual image to learn how the HST went to 

space. 

How Hubble Went to Space 

NASA’s 

Space Shuttle Discovery STS-31 

On April 24, 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope 

rode into space inside of NASA’s Space 

Shuttle Discovery. The Discovery launch was a 

spectacular sight in the sky and it was the beginning 

of the Hubble Space Telescope’s mission. 



Objective: 

To use a visual image to learn about the NASA 

STS-31 astronauts who rode into space with the 

HST. 

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Discovery Crew STS-31 

NASA’s 

Space Shuttle Discovery STS-31 

Astronauts 

Charles F. Bolden, Pilot 

Steven A. Hawley, Mission Specialist 

Loren J. Shriver, Commander 

Bruce McCandless, Mission Specialist 

Kathryn D. Sullivan, Mission Specialist 



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Objective: 

To use a visual image to show how the STS-31 

astronauts positioned the HST in space. 

Positioning Hubble 

Hubble Just Before 

Being Placed into Space 


As it was Being Positioned in Space 

This picture was taken on April 25, 1990 from 

an inside window of the Space Shuttle Discovery 

STS-31; it shows the Discovery orbiter as it is 

placing the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. It took 

years of study and a lot of hard work for each 

astronaut to perform this task, but they had a great time 

doing it because science is fun! 



Objective: 

To use a visual image to show how the HST 

looked in space when the STS-31 astronauts positioned 

and released the HST in space for its first 

time. 

HST in Space 

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Hubble’s First Time in Space 


After it was Positioned and Released 

into Space to Begin its Mission 

On April 25, 1990 the Space Shuttle Discovery 

STS-31 crew positioned the Hubble Space 

Telescope into space. This picture shows how the 

Hubble looked after it was placed into orbit directly 

above the Earth’s atmosphere. This was a new 

beginning for space exploration and discovery with 

the release of the Hubble Space Telescope from the 

Discovery orbiter. 



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Objective: 

To use visual images to learn about the HST image 

Betelgeuse Red Supergiant Star and the HST image 

of the Planet Saturn. 

Hubble Space Telescope Images 

Amazing Images Taken 

By The Hubble Space Telescope 

Betelgeuse 

Red Supergiant Star 

The above image is the very first direct photograph 

of a star that the Hubble Space Telescope captured. 

This is a red supergiant star referred to as Alpha 

Orionis or Betelgeuse. 

The Planet Saturn 

The Hubble Space Telescope’s 

Beautiful Image of the Planet Saturn 



Objective: 

To use visual images to learn about the HST 

image of two spiral galaxies colliding in space and 

the HST image of the Large Magellanic Cloud. 

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Hubble Space Telescope Images 

Two Spiral Galaxies 

Colliding in Space 

The Hubble captured this incredible picture of a 

collision in space. The two colliding spiral galaxies are 

part of the Hercules Galaxy Cluster, which is in the 

constellation of Hercules. 

A Fantastic 

Celestial Display 

This remarkable Hubble image, which looks like 

fireworks, is actually pieces left over from a star that 

exploded in a galaxy nearby called the Large Magellanic 

Cloud. 



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Objectives: 

To use technology and photo images taken by the 

HST to learn about celestial objects in space. 

To provide a hands-on learning experience using 

HST images. 

Make Your Own HST Photo Album 

Important 

Pre-Project Teacher Preparations 

Are Listed on Pages 15 & 16 

Introduce the HST Photo Album to students as a 

hands-on HST learning project. 

My Very Own 


Photo Album 



This page contains a list of the materials you will 

need to make a teacher display model of the My 

Very Own HST Photo Album. 

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Make a display model of the HST Photo Album 

before your students begin this project. 

Use your model as a display for your students. 

Your model will provide your students with a 

visual understanding of the project. 

Materials Needed to Make a Display Model: 

Heavy Black Construction Paper (3 Sheets) 

White Multiuse Paper for printers 

Ball of Red Yarn (cut [3] 6 in. pieces) 

Glue Stick 

Scissors 

Ruler (12 In.) 

Hole-Puncher 

1 Photo Album Cover Sheet 

5 Hubble Description Sheets 

5 Hubble Images (Size 3.5 in. X 5in.) 

Computer 

Color Printer 

Internet access to the following website: 

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/printshop/ 



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Pre-make all of your students’ HST photo album 

pages. This step will eliminate paper waste. 

Pre-cut all of your students’ strips of yarn. This 

step will save classroom minutes. 


How to Make My Students’ 

My Very Own HST photo album pages 

Step: 1 

 

 

 

Take 3 Pieces of black construction paper 

Fold all 3 pieces of paper in half horizontally 

Using your hole puncher, make 3 holes on the 

left side of the paper 

Repeat these steps for each student. 

Step: 2 

Use your ruler to measure and then cut 3 (6 in.) 

pieces of yarn 

(Each student needs 3 pieces of yarn) 

Now, distribute the materials listed 

above to your students and begin the project. 



Guide students to a computer to gain access to 

HUBBLESITE’S Astronomy Printshop. 

Distribute the My Very Own HST Photo Album 

Student Selection Packets (1 per student). 

Distribute Photo Album Cover Sheets (I per student) 

Distribute Hubble Images Description Sheets (5 per student) 

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How to Make Your Own HST Photo Album 

Ask Students to Visit the Following Website 

to learn about 32 images 

taken by the HST: 

HUBBLESITE 

Astronomy Printshop 


After your students visit the 

HUBBLESITE Astronomy Printshop, 

distribute the HST My Very Own Photo Album 

Hubble Images Student Selection Packets 

(1 per student). 

NEXT 

Ask Students to Complete their Student Hubble Images 

Selections order Forms (Located at the end of 

each student’s Hubble Images Selection Packet). 

Once you have all of your students’ Hubble Images 

selections forms collected, use your My Students 

Hubble Images Selection Order Form Packet 

to fill each student’s Hubble Images order; 

Return each students’ 5 selected Hubble Images 

Distribute Photo Album Cover Sheets 

(1 per Student) 

Distribute Hubble Images Description Sheets 

(5 per Student) 



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The list below contains all of the materials 

your students will need to complete their own 

individual HST Photo Album. 


Materials Needed for Each Student: 

1 Photo Album Cover Sheet 

5 Hubble Image Description Sheets 

5 Hubble Space Telescope Images (Size 3.5 in. X 

5 in.) 

(3) 6 in. Pieces of Red Yarn 

Photo Album Pages 

1 Glue Stick 

1 Scissors 

Pencil 

1 Hubble Images Student Selection Packet 

Computer 

Internet Access to the Following Web site: 

HUBBLESITE 





Begin the HST Photo Album Project by 

distributing the photo album pages and 

yarn to each student. 

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Ask students to complete the step listed below. 

Step: 1 

Ask Students to insert one piece of yarn into the top 

hole of the photo album pages, then ask them to tie a 

loose double knot (Do not make the knot tight because 

a tight knot will prevent the pages from turning). 

Ask Students to Repeat this step with each piece of 

yarn until all three pieces have been inserted and 

loosely tied as shown in the picture below. 



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Assist students in properly gluing their photo 

album cover sheet onto their HST photo album 

cover. 


Ask students to complete the step listed below. 

Step: 2 

Ask Students to: 

Print their names onto their photo album cover 

sheets 

Cut out their photo sheets (Cut along the red outline) 

Glue their cover sheet onto the front of the photo 

album, as shown in the picture below. 



If necessary, assist students with cutting and 

preparation of the HST photo album materials 

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Step: 3 

Ask Students to: 

Use a pencil to write in the information on each 

of their 5 Hubble Images Description worksheets. 

Step 4: 

After completing the written work on each of the 5 

Hubble Images Description worksheets, Ask Students 

to: 

 

 

Cut out their 5 Hubble Images (Instruct Students 

to cut along the red outline of each worksheet) 

Cut out their 5 Hubble Images 



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The completed HST photo album should like 

the image shown below. 


Final Step: 

Ask Students to glue each of their Hubble images 

onto the left hand pages of their photo albums. 

Completed HST Photo Album 

Ask students to glue each of their completed Hubble 

Images description sheets onto the right side of their 

photo album. 

NOTE: Make sure that each student matches and 

glues the correct Hubble image with its correct Hubble 

images description sheet. 

AND 

Ask students to mark the back of each Hubble image 

with an a symbol (such as an arrow pointing up) to 

indicate the correct direction of the image. This will 

ensure that each image is properly positioned and 

glued into place in the photo album. 



Objective: 

To gain knowledge of all of the Hubble Space 

Telescope’s servicing missions. 

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Hubble’s Servicing Missions 

After NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope was first 

released into space in 1990, NASA astronauts have 

returned to the Hubble several times to do 

maintenance and repairs. The box below lists all of 

Hubble’s Servicing missions: 

Hubble Servicing Mission 1 (STS-61) 

Space Shuttle Endeavour 

December 1993 


Space Shuttle Discovery 

February 1997 

Hubble Servicing Mission 3A (STS-103) 

Space Shuttle Discovery 

December 19, 1999 

Hubble Servicing Mission 3B (STS-109) 

Space Shuttle Columbia 

March 1, 2002 


Space Shuttle Atlantis 

May 11, 2009 



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Objective: 

To engage students in a whole-group class 

discussion of material from this lesson booklet. 

Questions For Discussion 

1) What is astronomy 

The study of stars, planets, and other objects in space 

2) What is an astronomer and what kind of science does an 

astronomer study 

A scientist who observes and studies planets, stars, galaxies, 

and other celestial objects 

3) Who was Edwin P. Hubble and why is he important to the 

study of astronomy 

A famous American astronomer who discovered that there are 

other galaxies that exist outside of the Milky Way and that 

the Universe of galaxies is expanding. 

4) How many types of galaxies did Edwin Hubble identify and 

what are the names of the galaxies 

Three types of galaxies: Spiral Galaxies, Elliptical Galaxies 

and Barred Spiral Galaxies. 

5) What is the Hubble Space Telescope and who is it named 

after 

An orbiting Space Telescope 




Objective: 

To engage students in a whole-group class 

discussion of material from this lesson booklet. 

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Questions For Discussion 

6) Where is the HST and how did it get there 

In orbit above the Earth’s surface. 

Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-31 and 

positioned and Released into Space 

by the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-31 

7) What does the HST do 

Takes images of stars, planets, galaxies and celestial objects 

in space for scientific study 

8) How do you think Edwin Hubble would feel about the HST 

Answers will vary 

9) Every 97 minutes the Hubble Space Telescope completes one 

orbit around the Earth. How many complete orbits around 

the Earth does the HST make each day (Remember: there 

are 24 hours in a day) 

24 × 60 = 1440 

1440 ÷ 97 = 14.8 = 14 Complete Orbits 

10) The Hubble Space Telescope circles around the Earth at a 

speed of 17,500 mph (or, if using metric system, 28,163.52 

kph.) How many miles (or kilometers) does the HST 

travel in one day 

(Remember: there are 24 hours in a day) 

English System Answer 

17,500 mph × 24 = 420,000 miles 

Metric System Answer 

28,163.52 kph × 24 = 675,924.48 kilometers 



Objective: 

To use technology to track the HST. 

Track the HST 

You can track the Hubble Space 

Telescope by using a computer and the internet. 

To see where the Hubble Space Telescope is at any 

time of the day or night, visit one of the following 

Web sites listed below: 

HUBBLESITE 

THE TELESCOPE 

Where’s Hubble Now.... 

http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/ 

where.a.s_hubble_now/ 

For Basic Hubble Tracking 

Visit This Web site: 


where.a.s_hubble_now/basic_version.php 

For More Advanced Hubble Tracking 

Visit This Web site: 


where.a.s_hubble_now/advanced_version.php 



Objective: 

To introduce students to NASA web sites that 

teach about Hubble Space Telescope careers. 


To Learn About Some of the 

Fun and Exciting Hubble Careers 

Please Visit the Following Web site: 

Hubble Careers in Action 

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/ 

hubble-careers.html 



Objective: 




Goddard Engineers and Divers 

Multi-Task for Hubble 

Did you ever wonder how NASA astronauts 

prepare for Hubble Space Telescope servicing 

missions 

Pictured above are Hubble Carrier 

Manager Mark Hubbard of Goddard (left) 

and EVA and Crew Systems Engineer 

Steve Schneider of SGT, Inc., prepare for a 

two-hour scuba run in the Neutral Buoyancy 

Lab water tank. Hubbard and Schneider's dive 

is part of preparations for Hubble Servicing 

Mission 4. 

To learn more 

please visit this website: 

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ 

hubble/servicing/series/hst_divers.html 



Objective: 




Thermal Blanket Fabricators 

Learn why the Hubble needs thermal 

blankets and what skills and materials are 

needed to make them. 

In this picture Goddard engineer Ben 

Reed studies a portion of a multi-layer 

blanket from Hubble, brought back to Earth 

after Servicing Mission 3A in 1999. 

To learn more 



hubble/servicing/series/hst_blankets.html 



Objective: 




Flight Controllers 

in the Hubble Operations Center 

The Hubble would not be able to do what it does 

without the help of a small group of dedicated engineers 

and technicians at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center 

in Greenbelt, Md. 

This picture shows engineers at Goddard's 

Space Telescope Operations Control 

Center monitoring the Hubble Space Telescope 

around the clock. 

To learn more 



hubble/servicing/series/stocc.html 



Objective: 




Specialized Tool Developers 

A team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight 

Center designs and builds the special tools and aids 

astronauts need when they service the Hubble Space 

Telescope. 

Pictured above astronauts practice 

installing Hubble’s new imaging camera, 

the WFC3, using the instrument’s handling 

aid. This crew aid will help control the 1,000- 

lb. instrument during on-orbit installation of 

the camera during Servicing Mission 4. 

To learn more 



hubble/servicing/series/stocc.html 



Glossary 



Andromeda Galaxy 

Located 2.5 million light-years away, the Andromeda is 

our largest nearby galactic neighbor. 

Astronaut 

A person trained to travel and work in space. 

Astronomer 

A scientist who observes and studies planets, stars, and 

galaxies. 

Astronomy 

The study of stars, planets, and other objects in space. 

Atmosphere 

The layers of gases that surround a star, like our Sun, or 

a planet, like our Earth. 

Barred Spiral Galaxies 

Spiral galaxies whose central regions are in the shape of 

bars at the ends of which the spiral arms begin. About 

one half of all spiral galaxies are barred spiral. 

Celestial Objects 

Objects in space beyond the Earth. 

Collision 

A crash or forceful joining together. 

Constellation 

A named pattern of stars in the sky. 

Diameter 

The size of a circle (or circular cross-section) based on 

the length of the longest straight line that goes through 

the center of the circle. 



Earth 

The third planet from the sun. 

Edwin Powell Hubble 

A famous American astronomer. 


A collection of millions to billions of stars in the form of 

a dense swarm. 

Expand 

To make larger. 

Exploration 

The act of looking into or studying something unknown. 

Galaxy 

A self-gravitating system of stars, gas, dust, planetary 

systems, and other matter in motion about its center of 

mass. Galaxies are the most visible components of the 

larger Universe. 

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) 

NASA’s flight control center in Greenbelt, Maryland, 

which receives data from orbiting observatories such as 

the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). HST digital data are 

then relayed to the Space Telescope Science Institute in 

Baltimore, Maryland, where they are interpreted into pictures. 

Goddard also conducts scientific investigations, 

develops and operates space systems, and works toward 

the advancement of space science technologies. 

Hubble Space Telescope (HST) 

A large telescope placed in orbit above Earth that takes 

pictures of objects in space. 



Image 

In astronomy, it is a picture of some part of the sky. 

Kilometer 

1,000 meters. A kilometer equals 0.6214 miles. 

Large Magellanic Cloud 

The larger of two small galaxies orbiting nearby our 

Milky Way galaxy. 

Launch 

To send a rocket from Earth. 

Light Year 

The distance light travels in a year, about 10 trillion kilometers, 

or 6 trillion miles. 

Milky Way 

The galaxy which includes the sun and Earth. 

Mph 

Miles per hour. 

NASA 

The NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 

ADMINISTRATION which is in charge of all public 

space programs of the United States. 

Nebula, plural: nebulae 

A low density cloud of gas and dust; galaxies were once 

thought to be nebulae but are now recognized as much 

larger systems of stars, nebulae, planetary systems and 

other matter. 

Orbit 

The path followed by a moon, planet or artificial satellite 

as it travels around another body in space. 



Orbiter 

The part of the space shuttle that looks like an airplane, 

flies into space and back down again, carrying people 

and equipment. 

Planet 

A body that orbits a star in a solar system, and which 

shines only by reflected light. 

Reflecting Telescope 

Telescope that uses mirrors to collect and focus light 

from a celestial object onto a detector for recording or 

into an eyepiece for viewing. 

Saturn 

Sixth planet from the sun noted for its bright system of 

rings. 


A reusable spacecraft designed to take people and cargo 

between Earth and space. It is made up of the external 

tank, two solid rocket boosters, and the orbiter with the 

three space shuttle main engines. 

Spacewalk or Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 

Outside the spacecraft; activity in space conducted by 

suited astronauts. 

Spiral Galaxy 

A galaxy that is shaped like a disk with a bulge in the 

center. The disk resembles a pinwheel, with bright spiral 

arms that coil out from the center bulge. 

Star 

A large ball of gas that creates and emits its own radiation. 



STS 

Space Transportation System (NASA’s name for the 

overall Space Shuttle Program. Part of the mission name: 

STS-125 was the 125th Space Shuttle mission.) 

Telescope 

A device that creates a larger and brighter image of a far 

away object. 

Universe 

The huge space which contains all of the matter and 

energy in existence. 



Credits 

& 

Photo Credits 



HUBBLESITE 



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Glossary 

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HUBBLESITE 


Glossary 

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HUBBLESITE 

THE TELESCOPE 

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NASA 


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servicing_missions.php 


servicing_missions.php#sm4 

HUBBLESITE 


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NASA 



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THE TELESCOPE 

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NASA 



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Dawn Dictionary 

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NASA 

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Picture Dictionary 

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NASA 

COSMICOPIA 

An abundance of cosmic rays 

Glossary 


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NASA 


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BASIC TRACKING 


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HUBBLE 

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STARCHILD 

Level 1 Glossary 

The Star Child Team 

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glossary.html 



STARCHILD 

Level 2 Glossary 

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Online Reference Center. 2004. World Book, Inc. 

http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Articleid=ar265630. 

http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/ 

hubble_telescope_worldbook.html 

NASA 

World Book at NASA 

Edwin Hubble 

Sweitzer, James S. "Hubble, Edwin Powell." World Book Online 

Reference Center. 2004. World Book, Inc. 

http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Articleid=ar265600. 

www.nasa.gov/worldbook/hubble_edwin_worldbook.html 



NASA 


Scientific Breakthroughs and Breathtaking Images 

Hubble Accomplishments 

September 9, 2008 

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/main/ 

accomplishments_index.html 

NASA 


Scientific Breakthroughs and Breathtaking Images 

History 

The Hubble Story 

May 18, 2009 

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/story/the_story.html 

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/story/ 

the_story_2.html 

NASA 


August 13, 2009 

http://hubble.nasa.gov/ 

NASA 


NASA’S IMAGINE THE UNIVERSE! 

Ask an Astrophysicist 

Silvis, Jeff 


http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/ 

answers/971019c.html 

NASA 


NASA’S COSMIC TIMES 

Brought to you by Imagine The Universe! 

Teachers’ Guide to the 2006 Articles 

Faster Walk on the Dark Side 


http://cosmictimes.gsfc.nasa.gov/2006/guide/faster_walk.html 



NASA 

HUMANSPACEFLIGHT 

Space Shuttle Basics 

Misfuselage 

June 25, 2003 

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/basics/orbiter/ 

index.html 

NASA 


STS-125 Mission Information 

August 22, 2009 

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/ 

sts125/main/index.html 

NASA 


Mission Overview 

STS-125: The Final Visit 

June 12, 2009 

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/ 

sts125/main/overview.html 

NASA 

HUBBLE 

Hubble as seen through the shuttle's window being put into 

orbit. Earth looms in the background. 

Deployment : STS-31 

Space 

1990 Apr 25 

Uploaded: 2002 Aug 22 

July 18, 2008 


http://hubble.nasa.gov/multimedia/results.php 

mission=Deployment+%3A+STS- 

31&place=Space&keyword_list=&search=Search 

http://hubble.nasa.gov/hubble/med/img28.jpg 



NASA 

HUBBLE 

Hubble is on its own in space for the first time. The shuttle's 

shadow still covers most of it. 

Deployment : STS-31 

Space 

1990 Apr 25 

Uploaded: 2004 Aug 27 

July 18, 2008 


http://hubble.nasa.gov/multimedia/results.php 

mission=Deployment+%3A+STS- 

31&place=Space&keyword_list=&search=Search 

http://hubble.nasa.gov/hubble/sm/img53.jpg 

NASA 

NASA Image eXchange 

Astronomy Picture of the Day 

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 

Hubble Heritage Team, ESA, NASA 

June 22, 2008 


http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080622.html 

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0806/ 

ngc1300_hst_big.jpg 



NASA 

NIX 


Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA-JPL) 

May 5, 2005 


http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=7n5g5qk33qc2f 

id=PIA07901&orgid=10 

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/browse/PIA07901.jpg 

NASA 


Celestial Fireworks 


July 3, 2003 

http://nix.ksc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=93fon9211ma 



NASA 

NIX 


Collision Between Two Spiral Galaxies 


April 24, 2008 

http://nix.ksc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=93fon9211ma 


http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/browse/PIA10387. 



NASA 

NIX 


HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE CAPTURES FIRST 

DIRECT IMAGE OF A STAR 

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA-GSFC) 


http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=7h9fug52mm3vvid=GL- 

2002-001047&orgid=6 

http://library01.gsfc.nasa.gov/nix/nixImages/screenimage/GL- 

2002-001047.jpg 

NASA 

NIX 


Saturn from Far and Near 


May 26, 2004 

http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=1s0eemfku0ncf 





NASA 

NIX 


NGC 1316 




http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=7n5g5qk33qc2f 



f 

NASA 

NIX 


STS-31 Crew Portrait 

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC) 

February 1, 1990 

http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=3vp85auqubdv2 

id=MSFC-9007000&orgid=11 

http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/IMAGES/MEDIUM/9007000.jpg 

NASA 

NIX 


STS-31 Launch 

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC) 

April 24, 1990 

http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=1iv2hubk6i1kdid=MSFC 

-9009635&orgid=11 

http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/IMAGES/MEDIUM/9009635.jpg 



HUBBLESITE 

newscenter 

News Release Archive: Galaxy > Spiral 

News Release Number: STScI-2005-01 

A Poster-Size Image of the Beautiful Barred Spiral Galaxy 

NGC 1300 

A Hubble Heritage Release / An American Astronomical Society 

Meeting Release 

NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScl/AURA) 

Acknowledgement: P. Knezek (WIYN) 



http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/galaxy/spiral/ 

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/galaxy/ 

spiral/2005/01/ 


spiral/2005/01/image/a/ 


spiral/2005/01/image/a/format/small_web/ 



HUBBLESITE 

newscenter 

News Release Archive: Galaxy > Elliptical 


Isolated Galaxy or Corporate Merger Hubble Spies NGC 

1132 

A Hubble Heritage Release NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage 

(STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration Acknowledgment: M. 

West (ESO, Chile) 




elliptical/2008/07/ 


elliptical/2008/07/image/ 


elliptical/2008/07/image/a/ 


elliptical/2008/07/image/a/warn/ 

http://stsciopo.cachefly.net/hu/db/images/hs-2008-07-afull_jpg.jpg 



HUBBLESITE 

newscenter 



Hubble Photographs Grand Design Spiral Galaxy M81 

A Hubble Heritage Release / An American Astronomical Society 

Meeting Release 

NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScl/AURA) 

Acknowledgement: A. ZEZAS and J. Huchra (Harvard- 

Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) 

May 28, 2007 

Spiral Galaxy 



spiral/2007/19/ 







HUBBLESITE 

newscenter 



Hubble's Largest Galaxy Portrait Offers a New High- 

Definition View 

A Hubble Heritage Release 

NASA, ESA, K. Kuntz (JHU), F. Bresolin (University of Hawaii), 

J.Trauger (Jet Propulsion Lab), J. Mould (NOAO), Y.-H. Chu 

(University of Illinois, Urbana), and STScl 


Spiral Galaxy 



spiral/2006/10/ 







NASA Quest 

An Educational Website 

Live from the Hubble Space Telescope 

A Passport To Knowledge Project 

III. Pictures of the Hubble Space Telescope System 

A labeled diagram of the Hubble Space Telescope 

http://quest.nasa.gov/hst/photo.html 

http://quest.nasa.gov/hst/images/HSTdigram.gif 

NASA Quest 

An Educational Website 

Live from the Hubble Space Telescope 

A Passport To Knowledge Project 

III. Pictures of the Hubble Space Telescope System 

A 3D rendered images of the Hubble 

http://quest.nasa.gov/hst/photo.html 

http://quest.nasa.gov/hst/images/Render.gif 



NASA 



June 16, 2008 

http://hubble.nasa.gov/overview/hubble_bio.php 

http://hubble.nasa.gov/art/overview/hubble_bio/edwinhubble.jpg 

http://hubble.nasa.gov/art/overview/hubble_bio/ 

hubble_earth_horz.jpg 


tuning_fork_diagram.jpg 


andromeda_big.gif 



NASA 

SERVICING MISSION 4 

THE HUBBLE PROGRAM 

SM4 Multimedia 

HUBBLE 

Hubble Photo Images 

SM4 Mission 

July 17, 2009 

http://sm4.gsfc.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery7.php 

Hubble with Earth 

http://sm4.gsfc.nasa.gov/art/graphics/hubble_telescope.jpeg 




My Very Own Hubble Space Telescope Photo Album 

Images 

October 2009 

HUBBLESITE 

gallery 

Spacecraft Hubble: Hubble in Flight 1997 

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/spacecraft/03/ 

NASA 

STScl 

Hubble in Flight (1997) 

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/spacecraft/03/full_jpg 



NASA 

Educational Information 


April 17, 2009 

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/hubble-careers.html 

Over 3,000 people are currently involved in the servicing mission 

to Hubble. 

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/272451main_hubble-careersxltn.jpg 

NASA 

Mission to Hubble 

Making Hubble More Powerful Than Ever 



Learn how Hubble team members use their skills to plan for 

the repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. 

April 17, 2009 

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/hubble-careers.html 

Hubble Carrier Manager Mark Hubbard of Goddard (left) 

and EVA and Crew Systems Engineer Steve Schneider of 

SGT, Inc., prepare for a two-hour scuba run in the Neutral 

Buoyancy Lab water tank. Hubbard and Schneider's dive is 

part of preparations for Hubble Servicing Mission 4. 

http://www.nasa.gov/images/ 

content/206097main_hstdivers3_HI.jpg 



NASA 






http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/servicing/series/ 

hst_blankets.html 

Goddard engineer Ben Reed studies a portion of a multi-layer 

blanket from Hubble, brought back to Earth after Servicing 

Mission 3A in 1999. 


content/205972main_hstblanketcutting3_hi.jpg 

NASA 







stocc.html 

Engineers at Goddard's Space Telescope Operations Control 

Center monitor the Hubble Space Telescope around the clock. 


content/211736main_stocc_HI_20080219.jpg 



NASA 





August 6, 2008 


cats.html 

Astronauts practice installing Hubble’s new imaging camera, 

the WFC3, using the instrument’s handling aid. This crew aid 

will help control the 1,000-lb. instrument during on-orbit installation 

of the camera during Servicing Mission 4. 


content/209220main_hstcatsaid_HI.jpg

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