Comment on What if we aimed the Hubble Telescope at Earth?

• LazaroFilm@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I did some napkin math and came to about 3.5 miles of field of view of pointed at the earth.

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  • Cort@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hubble is old enough that it only has a 1MP camera, so roughly 720p or 1280x720 pixels , so each pixel would represent about 15 feet if you’re generous. A back yard swimming pool would be like 4 pixels, 9 if your parents are rich.

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    • LazaroFilm@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is a much better way of looking at it! Thanks!

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• Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Earth

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