Why does the Hubble telescope with a 2-meter mirror sometimes provide better resolution than ground-based
September 15, 2020 | Education
| Why does the Hubble telescope with a 2-meter mirror sometimes provide better resolution than ground-based telescopes with a mirror 6-8 meters in diameter?
The resolution of telescopes on Earth is limited by the influence of the Earth’s atmosphere and is equal to about 1 “. The resolution of the Hubble telescope is better than 0.1”.
