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This new Hubblecast episode takes a detailed look into the refined Pointing Control System that allows Hubble to keep its gaze into the Universe firm and steady.

This animation shows one of the gyroscopes installed in the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

To change its orientation and to correct for drifts Hubble does not use propellants. Their fumes could contaminate Hubble’s observations and limit its lifetime.

Credit: ESO
Directed by: Mathias Jäger  
Visual design and editing: Martin Kornmesser  
Written by: Ivana Kurecic  
Narration: Sara Mendes da Costa  
Images: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)  
Videos: NASA, ESA, ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada, N. Bartmann  
Music: Johan B. Monell (www.johanmonell.com)  
Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida
Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen