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It sounds like Route 2.75 is about the way we're going - essentially making Clovis, and LL the first two 'tack' points driving up the hill in a big Z Doug |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #12162 · Replies: 78 · Views: 87063 |
| Posted on: Jun 9 2005, 02:44 PM | |
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Once again - Steve reads our minds  QUOTE But after a lot of thought we have finally decided, and the decision is to head up Husband Hill. We're not going to try a frontal assault this time. Instead, we're going to spiral up and to the right, working both upslope and also cross-slope simultaneously. Whether we'll actually reach the summit is an open question at this point. But we're convinced that the route we've chosen offers the quickest path to a view of whatever's on the south side of the hill... and that's what we want to see next. |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #12157 · Replies: 78 · Views: 87063 |
| Posted on: Jun 9 2005, 12:11 PM | |
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Thing is - Erebus and Erebus highway are probably a little bit lower than where we are now Doug |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #12148 · Replies: 42 · Views: 38868 |
| Posted on: Jun 9 2005, 09:01 AM | |
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Looks like efforts to start putting on the insulation over MRO's skeleton has begun... http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countd...chan13large.jpg Doug |
| Forum: MRO 2005 · Post Preview: #12139 · Replies: 1 · Views: 3785 |
| Posted on: Jun 9 2005, 07:39 AM | |
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Photoshop CS2 can handlt 16bit Doug |
| Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #12136 · Replies: 3 · Views: 5784 |
| Posted on: Jun 8 2005, 12:23 PM | |
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Dont worry - I had a VERY strange dream two nights ago.. I was walking around the Natural History Museum in London, and I saw SS over the other side of the building, so I introduced myself and we proceeded to look at this strange small golden rock like thing in a cabinet. Quite random I blame Brian Muirhead - as I was reading a book he's co-written before I fell asleep. Doug |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #12096 · Replies: 78 · Views: 87063 |
| Posted on: Jun 7 2005, 06:36 PM | |
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'No slope too steep, no dune too deep' Cracking. Doug |
| Forum: Forum News · Post Preview: #12052 · Replies: 30 · Views: 47700 |
| Posted on: Jun 7 2005, 03:46 PM | |
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Metaphorical Mars Bar - DEPLOYED  Doug |
| Forum: Mars Express & Beagle 2 · Post Preview: #12028 · Replies: 128 · Views: 90831 |
| Posted on: Jun 7 2005, 02:53 PM | |
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Wonder if these would stack to increase detail at all. Doug |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #12024 · Replies: 78 · Views: 87063 |
| Posted on: Jun 7 2005, 12:58 PM | |
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Oh..oh...very droll  Doug(las) i.e. no spade on my head  |
| Forum: Forum News · Post Preview: #12017 · Replies: 30 · Views: 47700 |
| Posted on: Jun 7 2005, 11:47 AM | |
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JimO has dropped a hint over at the Uninhabitable Zone that we should keep a look out at the ESA website re: marsis today. First one to spot it gets a metaphoricaly deployed marsbar Doug |
| Forum: Mars Express & Beagle 2 · Post Preview: #12013 · Replies: 128 · Views: 90831 |
| Posted on: Jun 7 2005, 11:00 AM | |
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Actually - technically - they were still greyscale - they had filters over individual pixels in a particular pattern that was then reconstructed into colour on the ground - but the images transmitted were greyscale. Doug |
| Forum: Past and Future · Post Preview: #12009 · Replies: 158 · Views: 99128 |
| Posted on: Jun 7 2005, 10:19 AM | |
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 That is a picture of the actual trowel - but not quite finished - the handle needs a smidge more work The spade end looks fantastic, and actually - the handle does as well, but it's had another two coats since that pic. I've found somewhere that sells backing wood and will do the engraving as well I think there may have to be a Golden Hammer award for the science team at some point Doug |
| Forum: Forum News · Post Preview: #12007 · Replies: 30 · Views: 47700 |
| Posted on: Jun 6 2005, 08:38 PM | |
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"When Opportunity got stuck, they dug in" hmm - doesnt quite sound right - I need a 'hook' of some sort if you know what I mean - something just to tie it together, but make the relavance of the trowel apparant All suggestions welcome...it needs something, not sure what. The July date was a typo - I mean June obviously. Doug |
| Forum: Forum News · Post Preview: #11969 · Replies: 30 · Views: 47700 |
| Posted on: Jun 6 2005, 03:20 PM | |
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Leicester eh.... I live in Aylestone, and I'm currently at work, about 200 yards from Leicester Station. I worked at the Space Centre here briefly as a pseudo placement/intern type student thing - but left to become a medical animator I'm yet to mock the thing up properly, but once I've put the handle back on, I'll get out some card and size things up, but it might be a bit like this  Looking at that, I might be better going for a wider, shorter plaque bit on the backing wood. Doug |
| Forum: Forum News · Post Preview: #11926 · Replies: 30 · Views: 47700 |
| Posted on: Jun 6 2005, 03:07 PM | |
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QUOTE (maycm @ Jun 6 2005, 02:55 PM) go down to your local Home Depot (Dollar store?) and get an actual trowel, spray paint it with gold coloured paint, and mount it on the plaque. I already have Except being in the UK we dont have Home Depot, but I found a great trowel at Sainsburys that is currently drying off it's last coat of gold The handle is a black rubber, so paint would look rubbish, probably flake off, and generally ruin things, so I pullled that off, and will put it back on to the 'shovel' bit, before figuring out how to mount it all.Pics to follow this week Doug |
| Forum: Forum News · Post Preview: #11924 · Replies: 30 · Views: 47700 |
| Posted on: Jun 6 2005, 02:37 PM | |
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Hey - these things cost by the letter I think just stating the 1000 sols mark says everything that needs to be said really  Doug |
| Forum: Forum News · Post Preview: #11919 · Replies: 30 · Views: 47700 |
| Posted on: Jun 6 2005, 02:10 PM | |
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Good point - I'm sure an american forum member will comment if it's a bit of a faux pas of some sort. I once made an american friend most confused when i used the phrase "he's gone to get some fags" - the meaning of course being that he'd gone to purchase cigarettes Doug |
| Forum: Forum News · Post Preview: #11917 · Replies: 30 · Views: 47700 |
| Posted on: Jun 6 2005, 11:17 AM | |
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Need some help here - I'm getting a little brass plaque engraved to go on a piece of wood with the golden trowel award, but not sure what to put on it... I was thinking something like  |
| Forum: Forum News · Post Preview: #11910 · Replies: 30 · Views: 47700 |
| Posted on: Jun 6 2005, 08:49 AM | |
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MRO imagery cant arrive fast enough eh? The problem is that whilst MGS MOC imagery is good, amazing even with CPROTO, it's still not quite good enough to navigate with on the scale of MER. Doug |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #11906 · Replies: 42 · Views: 38868 |
| Posted on: Jun 5 2005, 10:13 PM | |
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QUOTE (Pando @ Jun 5 2005, 09:41 PM) They could have also included a bogey angle as a trigger to stop the drive. Or motor current - I'm sure that a wheel on the surface will draw fewer amps than one in a trench Doug |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #11889 · Replies: 171 · Views: 144408 |
| Posted on: Jun 4 2005, 04:18 PM | |
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I just gave the celebratory trowel it's last coat of gold - I hope to get a little plaque made tomorrow morning, then mount it tomorrow night and hopefully send it off on Monday Doug |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #11776 · Replies: 353 · Views: 223585 |
| Posted on: Jun 4 2005, 05:51 AM | |
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QUOTE (spaceffm @ Jun 4 2005, 01:45 AM) Is Voyager still this functionial?  No, basically Doug |
| Forum: Voyager and Pioneer · Post Preview: #11751 · Replies: 162 · Views: 357126 |
| Posted on: Jun 4 2005, 12:06 AM | |
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I noticed in an update that some of the CCD's came from this green and pleasant land that I call home, well, England anyway Who did the work, I might see if they'll do an interview.Doug |
| Forum: New Horizons · Post Preview: #11739 · Replies: 93 · Views: 143220 |
| Posted on: Jun 3 2005, 11:38 PM | |
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I'll have an R please Steve Doug |
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