No...

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No...

R.L. — 11/28/2005 3:05:35 AM (archived)

Spitzer is made for long wavelengths (going from memory) I believe 3-30 microns... it also has a limited lifetime- when its coolant runs out it will be essentially useless... That being said the Spitzer has already been an astounding success...

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Must Hubble be saved? - Raoul - 11/27/2005 11:51:46 AM
- re: To control it's deorbit we would still need to visit Hubble. - Chris Vancil - 11/28/2005 10:30:49 AM
  - re: Choices - Raoul - 11/28/2005 7:18:53 PM
    - They can only control the orientation if the gyros hold out - Larry J - 11/28/2005 9:11:44 PM
      - re: Skylab also had gyro problems - Raoul - 11/28/2005 10:31:35 PM
      - re: They can only control the orientation if the gyros hold out - Chris Vancil - 11/28/2005 9:48:32 PM
        
        re: They can only control the orientation if the gyros hold out - Larry J - 11/28/2005 10:31:00 PM
        
        re: They can only control the orientation if the gyros hold out - Chris Vancil - 11/29/2005 7:30:56 AM
        
        get real... - Scott Evil (SEN News) - 11/28/2005 10:26:38 PM
        
        re: get real... - Chris Vancil - 11/28/2005 10:46:28 PM
        
        You have too much faith in government. - Scott Evil (SEN News) - 11/28/2005 11:05:49 PM
        
        re: And you have too little faith in people/government. - Chris Vancil - 11/29/2005 8:15:10 AM
        
        re: And you have too little faith in people/government. - Scott Evil - 11/30/2005 5:37:48 PM
        
        That's one of the reasons why economics is called the dismal science - Larry J - 11/29/2005 3:02:52 PM
        
        re: This is now off topic. - Chris Vancil - 11/29/2005 8:52:34 PM
- Another idea - Buck Galaxy - 11/28/2005 9:22:18 AM
  - re: Another idea - Larry J - 11/28/2005 5:19:28 PM
- Here's an idea - Buck Galaxy - 11/28/2005 5:55:49 AM
  - Could it be used for NEO detection? (n/t) - Sam F. - 11/28/2005 9:13:09 AM
    - re: You need a much larger field of view - Raoul - 11/28/2005 6:05:39 PM
      - re: One-tenth the diameter of the Moon... - SteveS - 11/28/2005 6:26:43 PM
        
        re: MegaCam - Raoul - 11/28/2005 7:10:32 PM
  - re: Capacity - Raoul - 11/28/2005 6:42:26 AM
    - re: Capacity - Buck Galaxy - 11/28/2005 9:12:48 AM
- re: What a bizarre notion... - BRFelix - 11/28/2005 5:16:31 AM
  - re: Old telescopes, new ones and scientists who wonder where to work - Raoul - 11/28/2005 7:38:59 PM
  - If we had unlimited resources then by all means we should maintain the Hubble - Larry J - 11/28/2005 2:22:18 PM
    - re: If we had unlimited resources then by all means we should maintain the Hubble - Sawyer - 11/28/2005 2:57:24 PM
      - if you don't periodically scrap things... - Scott Evil - 11/28/2005 4:39:09 PM
        
        There's a reason why the Air Force no longer flies P-51s and F-86s - Larry J - 11/28/2005 4:57:52 PM
        
        re: Is it really "either/or?" - BRFelix - 11/29/2005 12:39:57 AM
- Hurts to say it... - R.L. - 11/28/2005 2:43:46 AM
- re: Yes! - Vince - 11/27/2005 4:41:28 PM
  - re: I understand, but... - Raoul - 11/27/2005 5:24:54 PM
- Wasn't Spitzer intended to replace the HST, in which case it is obsolete? - SDF - 11/27/2005 2:15:13 PM
  - Awefully gald they did not decomission the Hooker when the Hale was built. - alcaray - 11/28/2005 6:54:34 PM
    - What the heck does "Awefully gald" mean anyway? Is that Gaelic? (n/t) - alcaray - 11/28/2005 6:55:49 PM
  - No... - R.L. - 11/28/2005 3:05:35 AM
  - James Webb Telescope - SteveS - 11/27/2005 3:41:14 PM
    - re: The HST doesn't have a successor - Raoul - 11/27/2005 5:06:51 PM
      - Replacement was the question - SteveS - 11/28/2005 1:59:12 PM
        
        re: Herschel - Raoul - 11/28/2005 5:29:03 PM
      - I think ground based telescopes will be the HST successor... - R.L. - 11/28/2005 3:07:20 AM
        
        HST may be outdated in certain aspects, but... - LJK - 11/28/2005 4:05:54 PM
        
        It is a question of economy - R.L. - 11/29/2005 9:27:01 AM
        
        It is a question of economy - R.L. - 11/29/2005 9:26:10 AM
        
        But it does hurt - Larry J - 11/28/2005 6:47:42 PM
        
        Exactly correct. - Scott Evil (SEN News) - 11/28/2005 10:31:16 PM
        
        Hubble carries on, despite gripes of its being "old school" - LJK - 12/1/2005 2:28:27 PM
        
        Plans for a HST service mission in 2007 or 2008 - LJK - 12/6/2005 8:26:39 PM

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