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Webb is at L2, so if it wants to look at Hubble in low Earth orbit, it's going to be pointing at the sun.
by wumpus 5y ago
Webb is at L2, so if it wants to look at Hubble in low Earth orbit, it's going to be pointing at the sun.
- mnw21cam 5y agoL2 is further from the Sun than the Earth is, so no Hubble wouldn't be pointing at the Sun if it is looking at JWST.
- wumpus 5y agoI was only talking about JWST looking at Hubble for exactly that reason. Sorry you found my words confusing.
- rtkwe 5y agoL1 is inside the Earth's orbit (relative to the sun), L2 is outside, L3 is directly opposite the Earth, L4 is on the same orbit ahead of earth and L5 is on the same orbit behind the Earth.