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Hubble to Astronomers
•Despite the cost, evaluated as most science per dollar.
•Time Allocated by Orbit
•Last year, 26000 orbits requested by > 1100 proposals, 5300 orbits approved (250 approved) •Cosmology and galaxies usually the big winners.
picture of HST
Big advantages:
1.No atmosphere to distort images.
2.UV Sensitivity.