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Old 17-09-2008, 08:54 PM
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indeed...

When they say that hubble could capture the light of a firefly on the moon, I think they are refering to the amount of light at that distance. As far as Im aware, that does not mean that they could image "a firefly" 380,000kms away. resoloution and sensitivity to light are definitely mutually exclusive in this respect.
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