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Title: Man captures images of Atlantis pulling Hubble out of orbit Post by: Alex on May 16, 2009, 12:50:18 PM Man captures images of Atlantis pulling Hubble out of orbit
NASA and some very brave astronauts are currently on a mission to perform maintenance on the aging Hubble space telescope. The mission itself is to repair broken parts and add in a new camera and other new pieces to help extend the life of the telescope. One amateur astronomer wasn't content with only reading about it online or possibly watching a live feed. He decided to take a picture of the repair mission by himself from down here on Earth. What you see below is Atlantis as it is about to capture Hubble from orbit. These impressive and stunning photos were taken by Thierry Legault's from Florida and the backdrop in the picture is the Sun. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/Z6XIse-lNhc/man-captures-images-of-atlantis-pulling-hubble-out-of-orbit |