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From this link... http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/team_hubble/#hubbletime http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/team_hubble/#hubbletime Each year astronomer
by ourmandave 8y ago
From this link...
http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/team_hubble/#hubbletime http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/team_hubble/#hubbletime
Each year astronomers from dozens of countries vie for precious minutes of Hubble's unrivaled view of the cosmos.
A review committee made up of experts from the astronomical community determines which proposed observations address pressing scientific questions and make the best use of the telescope's capabilities.
Each year more than 1,000 proposals are reviewed and approximately 200 are selected, which represents roughly 20,000 individual observations.
I feel bad for all the projects that got delayed. I wonder if they'll be rescheduled, or have to be resubmitted or are just out of luck.
- ambicapter 8y agoSome of them might not actually need Hubble specifically. There are a fair amount of observation platforms, maybe they can get their work done on another satellite.
- antognini 8y agoPerhaps, but given the competition for Hubble time, if you can get the data you need from another observatory you're generally better off doing so. For these competitive observatories you usually need to explain why your project actually requires those facilities.
- InclinedPlane 8y agoTo some degree yes, but most of the approved observation plans have already been sifted through the "can they get this done without Hubble?" filter.