Thanks - I think I pretty much understand the "wider is better" rule of thumb.
More specificly, are the new instruments on Hubble (or any collector for that matter) just more sensitive and thus more efficent gathering more of the protons which went previoulsy uncaptured? Or are we capturing...
Seeing the incredible images from the Hubble today really perplexed me. I am quite sure this is basic Physics, however I cannot find the answer anywhere on the Interweb :(
My questions all have to do with peering farther back into time, by collecting light photons in some different or...