1 Counties and cities can charge an additional local sales tax of up to 4%, for a maximum possible combined sales tax of 8%. 2  Georgia has 961 special sales tax jurisdictions with local sales taxes in addition to the state sales tax. 3  Georgia has a lower state sales tax than 53.8% of states.
The telescope is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble. Hubble's orbit outside the distortion of Earth's atmosphere allows it to take extremely high-resolution images with negligible background light. Hubble has recorded some of the most detailed visible-light images ever, allowing a deep view into space and time.ubble is the only telescope designed to be serviced in space by astronauts. After launch by Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990, four subsequent Space Shuttle missions repaired, upgraded, and replaced systems on the telescope.
This NASA photo shows the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2009 as Atlantis astronauts release it into space after its fifth and final overhaul. Hubble launched into space on April 24, 1990 and celebrated its 20th birthday in 2010.Credit: NASA.he Hubble is the first telescope specifically designed to be repaired in space by astronauts, while other space telescopes cannot be serviced at all. NASA scientists estimate that the telescope will only be able to keep taking pictures for five more years.