Hubblecast 130 Light: Hubble Studies the Earth during a Total Lunar Eclipse
Channel: HubbleWebbESA
Date: 2020-08-06

Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse in January 2019, astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have measured the amount of ozone in Earth’s atmosphere. This method serves as a proxy for how they will observe Earth-like planets around other stars in search of life.

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Credit:
Directed by: Bethany Downer and Nico Bartmann.  
Editing: Nico Bartmann  
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida  
Written by: Bethany Downer  
Music: tonelabs (www.tonelabs.com) – Orion Fog.   
Footage and photos: ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser