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Mars Image
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Posted on 09/03/2003 8:39:47 PM PDT by RadioAstronomer
Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite imaged the planet Mars.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: crevolist; imaging; mars; space
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To: Molly Pitcher
Awww. :-) Thank you!
To: RadioAstronomer; All
This seems an appropriate thread to ask the following: What is the best "desktop planetarium" software? Thanks!
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posted on
09/04/2003 12:30:41 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
("Death awaits you all - with nasty, big, pointy teeth!")
To: RadioAstronomer
A ground based mirror almost 20 feet big! I saw some of the images of Saturn... stunning, the planetary bands were plain, the rings were too much on edge to see any of the divisions. A quick shot of a star showed it point like and absolutely fixed, no apparrent motion due to atmospheric distortion at all. Here is a good article
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030211S0039
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posted on
09/04/2003 12:32:48 PM PDT
by
djf
To: stanz
Since there is a skyline, you should go out late enough to allow Mars to rise over it. It will appear as a ruddy colored star. You cannot see a disk with the naked eye, however, just a take a set of binoculars with you. :-)
To: RadioAstronomer
Another Mars image. Mick Mars, that is.
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posted on
09/04/2003 12:37:17 PM PDT
by
cschroe
To: longshadow
The bigger question is how did you log the experience in your Observation NotebookI simply noted some "alignment difficulties" and that it would require more of my time to resolve. Heh... ;^)
To: Charles Martel; Physicist; longshadow; All
To: djf
Cool! thanks for the link! :-)
To: cschroe
Ewwwwwwwwwwww! LOL!
To: RadioAstronomer
A little vanity here! I helped to take this pic. :-)Very cool!!
Are you working on operations for IKONOS or did you just get time?
To: <1/1,000,000th%
Operations. :-)
To: stanz
How large is it supposed to appear...like the moon or much smaller? A very bright point of light -- much like an airliner with its landing lights on, but it appears to move much s-l-o-w-e-r than an airliner.....
To: RadioAstronomer
Thanks, I'll give it a shot over the weekend.
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posted on
09/04/2003 1:28:58 PM PDT
by
stanz
(Those who don't believe in evolution should go jump off the flat edge of the Earth.)
To: RadioAstronomer
Way cool!
Congratulations!!
To: stanz
I think you will be fine :-)
Good luck! :-))))
To: RadioAstronomer
Showed this to some people here. It's interesting to watch their reaction because all of them think of satellite images as being earth-oriented.
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posted on
09/04/2003 1:33:00 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: RightWhale
Showed this to some people here. It's interesting to watch their reaction because all of them think of satellite images as being earth-oriented.Wow. :-) Eye opener huh! :-)
To: Freedom_Isn't_Free
So, where is the flag the astronauts left? </I
To: Freedom_Isn't_Free
So, where is the flag the astronauts left?
To: longshadow
Thanks for the tip. I was looking for a red moon...no wonder I didn't find it! Will definitely get a pair of binoculars.
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posted on
09/04/2003 2:11:22 PM PDT
by
stanz
(Those who don't believe in evolution should go jump off the flat edge of the Earth.)
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