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In this artist's depiction, the Hubble Space Telescope is shown against Earth's moon during an eclipse. Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse in January 2019, astronomers using Hubble detected ozone in Earth’s atmosphere. This method serves as a proxy for how they will observe Earth-like planets transiting in front of other stars in search of life. Our planet's alignment with the Sun and Moon during a total lunar eclipse mimics the geometry of a transiting terrestrial planet with its star. In this study, Hubble did not look at Earth directly. Instead, astronomers used the Moon as a mirror that reflects the sunlight transmitted through Earth's atmosphere, which was then captured by Hubble. This is the first time a total lunar eclipse was captured at ultraviolet wavelengths and from a space telescope. Credit: M. Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble), NASA, and ESA For more information, visit: <a href="https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2020/news-2020-30" rel="noreferrer nofollow">hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2020/news-2020-30</a> |
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Author | NASA Hubble Space Telescope |
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Author | Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach |
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User comments | Screenshot |
Short title | Hubble Observes the Total Lunar Eclipse (Artist’s Impression) |
Date and time of data generation | 6 August 2020 |
Credit/Provider | ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser |
Source | STScI |
Image title | Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse in January 2019, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have detected ozone in Earth’s atmosphere. This method serves as a proxy for how they will observe Earth-like planets transiting in front of other stars in search of life. Our planet’s perfect alignment with the Sun and Moon during a total lunar eclipse mimics the geometry of a transiting terrestrial planet with its star. In a new study, Hubble did not look at Earth directly. Instead, astronomers used the Moon as a mirror that reflects the sunlight transmitted through Earth’s atmosphere, which was then captured by Hubble. This is the first time ultraviolet light passing through Earth’s atmosphere was observed from space, and the first time a total lunar eclipse was captured from a space telescope. |
Publisher | STScI |
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JPEG file comment | Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse in January 2019, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have detected ozone in Earth’s atmosphere. This method serves as a proxy for how they will observe Earth-like planets transiting in front of other stars in search of life.
Our planet’s perfect alignment with the Sun and Moon during a total lunar eclipse mimics the geometry of a transiting terrestrial planet with its star. In a new study, Hubble did not look at Earth directly. Instead, astronomers used the Moon as a mirror that reflects the sunlight transmitted through Earth’s atmosphere, which was then captured by Hubble. This is the first time ultraviolet light passing through Earth’s atmosphere was observed from space, and the first time a total lunar eclipse was captured from a space telescope. |
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File change date and time | 14:44, 21 July 2020 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 10:45, 16 June 2020 |
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Contact information | outreach@stsci.edu
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Type of media | Artwork |
Date metadata was last modified | 11:20, 21 July 2020 |
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