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Posted by: ngunn Nov 21 2008, 03:33 PM

Just noticed this:
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMY1B5DHNF_0.html

Posted by: antipode Nov 21 2008, 09:26 PM

So, faint, maybe not visible at visual wavelengths, but still - a possible target for MEX VMC?

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Posted by: ormstont Dec 2 2008, 04:34 PM

You're way ahead of us We'd love to try and capture some images of the aurorae from VMC but I have the feeling that they might be just too faint for VMC to capture. We should have a crescent season coming up though when we return to VMC ops in 2009 so we might put in some long exposures and see what we get. We're also keen to try and catch meteors this way if we can. Hopefully they'll be some willing people on UMSF to take a look at what we get!

Posted by: RoverDriver Dec 2 2008, 05:04 PM

QUOTE (ormstont @ Dec 2 2008, 08:34 AM)

You're way ahead of us We'd love to try and capture some images of the aurorae from VMC but I have the feeling that they might be just too faint for VMC to capture. We should have a crescent season coming up though when we return to VMC ops in 2009 so we might put in some long exposures and see what we get. We're also keen to try and catch meteors this way if we can. Hopefully they'll be some willing people on UMSF to take a look at what we get!

Posted by: Doc Dec 2 2008, 06:36 PM

This is quite an ambitious plan. I guess the new aurorae map will come in handy, that is if specific points are imaged and not randomly (magnetic regions). Careful planning required hear.