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| Keywords: hst wfpc2 washington dc air and space airandspace museum district of columbia districtofcolumbia usa WFPC2 was the primary camera on the Hubble Space Telescope for many years. It includes optics to correct for the flaw in Hubble's primary mirror, allowing the telescope to produce images as good or better than the original specifications and expectations. WFPC2 was removed during a servicing mission by Shuttle astronauts in May, replaced by the state-of-the-art WFC3, and is now at the Air and Space Museum. Behind WFPC2 is the full-size engineering model for Hubble, used to test design and construction. Along the wall are several prints of Hubble images, some of which were made with WFPC2. It's very moving to see this instrument up close and personal in the Museum, together with many of the images, as I have worked on so many of the pictures. It's especially powerful together with the Telescope mockup, providing a dramatic physical scale and presence of these objects. WFPC2 was the primary camera on the Hubble Space Telescope for many years. It includes optics to correct for the flaw in Hubble's primary mirror, allowing the telescope to produce images as good or better than the original specifications and expectations. WFPC2 was removed during a servicing mission by Shuttle astronauts in May, replaced by the state-of-the-art WFC3, and is now at the Air and Space Museum. Behind WFPC2 is the full-size engineering model for Hubble, used to test design and construction. Along the wall are several prints of Hubble images, some of which were made with WFPC2. It's very moving to see this instrument up close and personal in the Museum, together with many of the images, as I have worked on so many of the pictures. It's especially powerful together with the Telescope mockup, providing a dramatic physical scale and presence of these objects. | ||||
