Hubble telescope returns to scientific operations

The POT has restored the scientific operations of the Hubble Space Telescopewhich had suspended scientific observations on November 23 due to a problem with one of its gyroscopes.

The telescope automatically entered safe mode when one of the three gyroscopes still in use – it originally had six – gave erroneous readings. Gyroscopes measure the speed of rotation of the telescope and are part of the system that determines which direction the telescope points.

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After analyzing the data, the team determined that scientific operations could resume under the control of its three working gyroscopes. Based on the performance observed during testing, the team decided to operate the gyros in a higher precision mode during scientific observations, NASA reports. Hubble’s instruments and the observatory itself remain stable and in good condition.

Hubble’s two main cameras, the Wide Field Camera 3 and the Advanced Camera for Surveys, resumed scientific observations on December 8. The team plans to restore operations of the Cosmic Origins spectrograph and the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph later this month.

Launched in 1990, Hubble has been observing the universe for more than 33 years.

Source: Elcomercio

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