# Space Telescope Science Institute — Why Do We Put Telescopes in Space?

A whiteboard-style explainer in which a hand draws stick figures, an atmosphere, sunlight and rockets to show why telescopes work better above the air, then pays off with real Hubble images and an end card.

- Code: EX-0046
- Kind: Explainer
- Format: Talking-head explainer
- Brand: Space Telescope Science Institute
- Made by: minutephysics (Henry Reich)
- Length: 140.7s · 22 beats · 9.4 beats/min · 122 hard cuts
- Industry: Education, Media
- Style: Hand-drawn, Flat 2D, Light UI, Voiceover, Characters, Match cuts, Documentary
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij-u2bHo_fw
- Full breakdown: https://cutmap.co/v/space-telescope-science-institute-why-do-we-put-telescopes-in-space

## The breakdown

The full breakdown has eleven sheets: Snapshot, Opening, Structure, Timeline, Rhythm, Look, Movement, Sound & words, Why it works, Production, Build brief. It is available to Cutmap Pro members at https://cutmap.co/v/space-telescope-science-institute-why-do-we-put-telescopes-in-space.