Hubble 25
(lipogr*m)
by Akua Lezli Hope
Slivers of pigment undid its polished perfection
misconstrued tools resulted in severe errors
offset edge by 2.2 micrometers, tiny, profound
restored by skyfolk, reworked by outliers
who reengineered vision with corrective devices
more mirrors, new lenses, fixed slight imprecisions
peers further into cosmos through five servicing missions
competition for telescope time is intense
no schedule for unexpected events
It studies the deep field, this fiery, filled universe
geosynchronous systems used to tell us
help discern colors from monochrome sources
Figured the birth of the universe in 2003
found our first moment of being to be
13.7 billion before we were conceived
Redeployed to higher low third-rock orbit
345 miles up there Hubble flies
16,000 miles per hour sees bygone whys
flickering lights in ever unfolding skies
Gyroscope Review !46