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.
In addition to biographical information and resources, we have included a gallery of photographs taken from the Hubble Space Telescope, which was so named in Edwin Hubbleâs honor. News: December 17th 2015. A stunning new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the detail behind HH 24 â more than 1000 light years away.