One Advantage of the Hubble Space Telescope Over Ground Based

question 19

Multiple Choice

One advantage of the Hubble Space Telescope over ground based ones is that

• A) its adaptive optics controls atmospheric blurring better.
• B) in orbit, it can operate close to its diffraction limit at visible wavelengths.
• C) it is larger than any Earth- based telescopes.
• D) it can make better observations of the ozone layer.
• E) it can better focus X- ray images.

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