If you are one of those curious people who always look at the stars, this is a great opportunity to find out what the sky looked like when you were born. The National Center for Aeronautics and Space Administration (a pot), shared a tool for Users Recognize the Photography which was captured from space on his day birthday.
Telescope Hubble It is one of the most advanced projects of man. It has been observing the skies of the universe since then. 30 years On the occasion of its anniversary a pot He created a page where you enter your date of birth and it shows you the image taken by the telescope. Hubble.
“Hubble Explore the universe 24/7. That means he sees some amazing cosmic wonders every day of the year, including the special day you were born.
But what is the Hubble telescope?
Hubble is one of the most famous space telescopes in modern astronomy. It orbits outside the Earth's atmosphere, in a circular orbit around the planet, at an altitude of 593 kilometers above sea level, with an orbital period ranging between 96 and 97 minutes. It was named in honor of astronomer Edwin Hubble, and was launched into orbit on April 24, 1990, on the STS-31 mission as a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency, to inaugurate the Large Observatory Program.
The telescope observes and photographs space day and night, every day of the year. This makes it a lottery for your birthday photo, and the chance to find something innovative or revolutionary emerging. Like the Monkey Head Nebula, the Eagle Pillars Nebula, or a magical image of Jupiter.
How do I enter my birthday picture?
Very easy. All you have to do is go to NASA's website: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/what-did-hubble-see-on-your-birthday Enter your day and month of birth.
The procedure is very simple, you have to go to NASA's website and choose the day and month you want. Once you have chosen them, just click on the name that appears after the chosen date. When the new page opens, you will see an image with a short description of what is shown in the image written by a professional astronomer.
What is Hubble looking at now?
If this telescope and its more than 100,000 photographs have piqued your interest, you can follow minute by minute on a specially designed page so that space enthusiasts can follow every detail of this amazing space adventure. Here is the link: https://hubblesite.org/