The Hubble Space Telescope?

Question

a. The .... of the HST receives the reflected light from a mirror and directs it towards the camera and other computer instruments

b. The .... is a large mirror in the HST that collects light from outer space and focuses it to form an image.

Choices: Primary Mirror, Secondary mirror

Which ones does primary and secondary mirror go into? I have a picture here of the telescope, but the secondary mirror is very small and the light from a distant object is directly going into the secondary mirrior and the primary mirror is in the back of the scope..but again im not sure.

Answer 1

A. Secondary
B. Primary

I expect you to give me credit on your homework.

Answer 2

Exactly how would that stop any hoax? Hoax tehorists don't care one iota about evidence, they care about confirming and reconfirming common knowledge. They don't have any creativity or capability to do anything constructive so the only way they can feel good about themselves is to try to cast doubt on other people's achievements. If one of the important scientific missions of the Hubble telescope were to be cancelled to satisfy the whims of people with dubious scientific credentials (assuming the angle was right to get a perfect recognisable image and the resolution of the telescope was sufficiently detailed) all the hoax theorists will say is that the pictures were doctored. Hoax theorists and conspiracy theorists thrive on and exploit ignorance and have no interest in hearing answers to their questions just getting attention for themselves. Furthermore photos of the moon landing have been taken by orbiting satellites and that hasn't stopped the hoax theorists. Any attempt to address their concerns only gives them undeserved credibility. It would be cheaper and easier for everyone if these people simply got some decent qualifications. Universities and space agencies around the world have real science to be doing and shouldn't waste time and money indulging these people.

Answer 3

The light goes to the primary mirror, then is reflected back to the secondary.

Look at Figure 5-17 in the link below:

Answer 4

a secondary

b primary

simple, the picture is right secondary mirrors are usually pretty small