Fri, Jan 30, 2009
Vote On Where To Aim Orbital Observatory!
NASA is giving everyone the
opportunity to use the world's most celebrated telescope to explore
the heavens and boldly look where the Hubble Space Telescope has
never looked before.
The space agency is inviting the public to vote for one of six
candidate astronomical objects for Hubble to observe in honor of
the International Year of Astronomy. The options, which Hubble has
not previously photographed, range from far-flung galaxies to dying
stars.
Votes can be cast until March 1. Hubble's camera will make a
high resolution image revealing new details about the object that
receives the most votes. The image will be released during the
International Year of Astronomy's "100 Hours of Astronomy" from
April 2 to 5.
Everyone who votes also will be entered into a random drawing to
receive one of 100 copies of the Hubble photograph made of the
winning celestial body.
NASA also invites teachers and students to participate in an
accompanying Hubble Space Telescope classroom collage activity that
integrates art, science and language arts. Students in
participating classes will select their favorite Hubble images and
assemble them in a collage. Students in each class also will choose
their favorite object from the image voting contest and write
essays about why they made their selections.
The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, was designed so
that it can be repaired in space by astronauts. The next servicing
mission to the telescope is targeted to launch on space shuttle
Atlantis May 12, 2009.
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