Comment Re:700km? (Score 1) 40
As I'm not an 'active' member any astronomers' circle, I'm still a bit confused as to what they're trying to say when they say that its 1/5 the diameter of the moon. Are they saying that the image produced by Hubble is 1/5 the size of the moon? But what magnification was Hubble operating under to produce that picture? It just seems like they're comparing apples and oranges since one body (the moon) is tangible, where as the other (the picture) is digital. Maybe you can help set me straight.
