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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Apr 27 2006, 11:49 PM)  Just imagine what could be done with a better base map and an automated process to extract the route points from the tracking web...  Indeed QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Apr 27 2006, 11:49 PM) There is another possible issue with the maps. If you compare the images I use on my route map (R15-00822 and R22-00640) they simply don't fit each other 100%, and it's not an issue of scaling or rotation. The reason is that MGS doesn't take a due vertical shot but at an angle, and those two images were taken at different positions. It's the same as trying to fit two images of a stereo pair; they won't. That's true, I hadn't thought of that, thanks. James |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #52138 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
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QUOTE (karolp @ Apr 27 2006, 07:24 PM) As for Mars 24, it does show landing sites but only the NASA ones. That's not true, it includes Beagle 2 and Mars 2/3/6, plus a whole load of surface features. |
| Forum: Mars · Post Preview: #52136 · Replies: 15 · Views: 19581 |
| Posted on: Apr 27 2006, 01:39 PM | |
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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Apr 27 2006, 06:24 PM) I think one reason may be the map scale --- there was a discussion on this issue a long time ago (it should be somewhere here on the forum). This one is assumed to be at 0.5m/pix but I'm not 100% convinced of that. I don't think that is a problem, I can't see any obvious scaling or rotation to improve the match. QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Apr 27 2006, 06:24 PM) Another obvious reason is the unaccuracy of my measurements.  I'm not so sure this is a problem either, your positions look good to me (wrt the outcrops) It may be there is no real problem, I think I need to compare more maps. I'll get back to you... James |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #52016 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
| Posted on: Apr 27 2006, 07:55 AM | |
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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Apr 26 2006, 11:19 PM) Right on the money, James. Well, not quite. It's close, but I don't understand the discrepency between the distances I get from the tracking data and that on your map. I'll do some more tests... I've overlayed the route derived from the tracking data over your map (matched at the sol 794 point (the origin of site 69)). What's interesting about this map is it shows the different driving techniques. The 'solid line' of red points shows autonav regions (around 1m between each point) and the more widely spaced points (with yellow lines between) where they are more confident of the terrain (near the start of the sol) and are doing 6-10m (blind) drives before checking for slippage etc. James |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #51989 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
| Posted on: Apr 27 2006, 05:16 AM | |
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QUOTE ((Toma B @ Apr 26 2006 @ 04:07 PM)) I just hate when this happens...Exploratorium is down for 5 days now and MER main site is updating rarely on time...  It seems to be working again now... And includes Sol 801 images James |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #51982 · Replies: 1472 · Views: 708277 |
| Posted on: Apr 27 2006, 12:48 AM | |
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Celestia is hardly LITTLE though!  But well worth it if you can get it running.Seeing your comment "daylight, landing sites etc." made me immediately think of Mars24 which does that at least. James |
| Forum: Mars · Post Preview: #51965 · Replies: 15 · Views: 19581 |
| Posted on: Apr 26 2006, 01:00 PM | ||
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Another sol, another drive... Sol 801 tracking data to site/drive 69NV Distance 26.8m - Bearing 167 Degrees
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| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #51854 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
| Posted on: Apr 26 2006, 02:21 AM | ||
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QUOTE (='jamescanvin' in 'Moving south to Victoria' thread) If my understanding of the data tracking site is correct, then the drive to 69KE on sol 800 was 30.8m on a bearing of 112 degrees. Putting us here
I Think... I hope when the images come through Tesheiner can confirm this. James |
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| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #51808 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
| Posted on: Apr 26 2006, 02:02 AM | |
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OK we may not have pictures yet but... If my understanding of the data tracking site is correct, then the drive to 69KE on sol 800 was 30.8m on a bearing of 112 degrees. James |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #51807 · Replies: 1472 · Views: 708277 |
| Posted on: Apr 18 2006, 04:37 AM | |
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I like the look of this for the coming sol  : CODE 814 p2280.05 52 0 0 52 0 104 pancam_McMudro_pan_col_1_L234567Rall The first column of a pan in all filters (I would assume a 360 )Not only that, but with 52 images that means it's going to be 4 frames high! James |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #51016 · Replies: 603 · Views: 379795 |
| Posted on: Apr 18 2006, 12:52 AM | |
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QUOTE (djellison @ Apr 17 2006, 04:27 PM) Quite right - not quite sure where I got the tender idea into my head. Perhaps you were thinking of the James Caird? |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #51003 · Replies: 778 · Views: 414939 |
| Posted on: Apr 13 2006, 04:34 AM | |
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Finally caught up with myself after my holiday. I've added a handful of small colour mosaics taken by Spirit going back to sol 774 (and redone one from 729) to my site. The most recent one from sol 800...  James |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #50407 · Replies: 409 · Views: 262367 |
| Posted on: Apr 13 2006, 04:07 AM | |
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Warning - crashes my Firefox v1.0.7 on RH Enterprise Linux |
| Forum: Conferences and Broadcasts · Post Preview: #50404 · Replies: 9 · Views: 10734 |
| Posted on: Apr 4 2006, 01:19 AM | |
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Up to now we've been using the "Nasa Picks "juno" As Next New Frontiers Mission" thread. But I guess we're well past the 'picking' so a new thread is in order. Bruce posted a link to a good pdf on the mission: http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/dspace/bitstre...4/1/05-2760.pdf (at the time only visible in the US, but I had no problems here in Oz just now...) for a nice bit of background. James |
| Forum: Juno · Post Preview: #49115 · Replies: 597 · Views: 607347 |
| Posted on: Mar 31 2006, 01:49 AM | |
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Yep, that's what we need, get to it Doug.  |
| Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #48536 · Replies: 42 · Views: 46078 |
| Posted on: Mar 30 2006, 05:28 AM | |
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QUOTE (Pertinax @ Mar 29 2006, 07:44 AM) The resulting maps that I quickly put together today (with Microdem) I thought be worth sharing. I was unable to use a mars projection, so the results are not perfect, but all things considered, still reasonable. These are very nice, good job. Any chance you could make one showing the component of the slope in the north-south direction? Cheers, James |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #48358 · Replies: 409 · Views: 262367 |
| Posted on: Mar 30 2006, 01:19 AM | |
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QUOTE (indy @ Mar 30 2006, 12:24 AM) Hi! For the Aussies here I just discovered that Roving Mars is starting tomorrow Thursday 30 March!!! Wow! I had no idea. Last month when I rang the Imax at Darling Harbour they told me it wouldn't be starting until later in the year - they never said next month! So it's really starting tomorrow! Can't wait to see it. Anyone else going? Here's the session times at the Sydney Imax site and the 2nd link has a review. Hope to see lots of marsaholics there. Wow, thanks for the heads up! I'll cirtainly be going very soon, would be great to have a UMSF.au outing to see it sometime QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 30 2006, 01:10 AM) Insert 'still not out anywhere in the UK' rant here. Doug  QUOTE (indy @ Mar 30 2006, 01:19 AM) Hey catch a flight to Sydney. The sun's shining and the surf's up!  And I have a spare room, 3 mins from the beach, 30 mins from the IMAX (CitiRail dependent  ) |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #48329 · Replies: 175 · Views: 198975 |
| Posted on: Mar 28 2006, 03:33 AM | |
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I'll go 973 |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #47953 · Replies: 294 · Views: 213936 |
| Posted on: Mar 28 2006, 03:21 AM | |
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QUOTE (sattrackpro @ Mar 9 2006, 03:54 PM) You'll be missed, James... but, we'll do our best to leave a good diary here for you to read when you can get back. You sure did! I feel fully up to date after the last day and a half of catching up on UMSF posts! QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Mar 9 2006, 09:21 AM) P.S. This is about it from me for the next 2.5 weeks. I look forward to seeing MRO safely in orbit, Spirit well on the way to McCool and Oppy the best part of a km closer to Victoria with a good view of it, when I return. I trust you lot can ensure that for me! QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Mar 9 2006, 11:02 AM) Consider it done. Thanks Phil. Although I didn't say anything about breaking Spirit along the way, and can we see Victoria yet? I'm not so sure. James |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #47952 · Replies: 409 · Views: 262367 |
| Posted on: Mar 8 2006, 10:32 PM | |
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QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Mar 9 2006, 09:00 AM) Never mind a web page, anyone know the name of the Hospital? Here is the BBC Article which says QUOTE The 83-year-old was admitted to St Richard's Hospital in Chichester, West Sussex, on Tuesday. |
| Forum: Chit Chat · Post Preview: #44701 · Replies: 6 · Views: 8310 |
| Posted on: Mar 8 2006, 10:21 PM | ||
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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Mar 9 2006, 01:02 AM) I see an interesting/strange pattern at Ultreya/El Dorado dunes. Is that real or may it be a sort of jpeg artifact? Edited: I've edited the previous crop and added some drawing. I hope you don't mind, James. No problem, the more use my pictures get the better. QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 9 2006, 01:19 AM) No - that's real - we saw the same 'ripple' pattern up close some time ago QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Mar 9 2006, 01:29 AM) Could be, but it's not the same effect seen from quite far away. See that zig-zagging -- I've edited the previous crop and added some drawing. I'm pretty sure thats the real structure of the dunes/ripples. Attached is a .png of the raw .jpgs in that region with just contrast/brightness adjustment. Those markings are in all the filters and look like real dunes/ripples to me.
P.S. This is about it from me for the next 2.5 weeks. I look forward to seeing MRO safely in orbit, Spirit well on the way to McCool and Oppy the best part of a km closer to Victoria with a good view of it, when I return. I trust you lot can ensure that for me! Bye, James |
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QUOTE (mhoward @ Mar 8 2006, 03:18 PM) Can't wait to see the mosaic tomorrow. You don't need to...  |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #44555 · Replies: 409 · Views: 262367 |
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QUOTE (Shaka @ Mar 8 2006, 11:55 AM) And Oppy has left the buildin'! Is back on the sand, headed southerly and I think I spy with my little eye Mogollon in the distance! http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...23P0686L0M1.JPGNice  I see the drive number in the filenames is broken again though... |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #44534 · Replies: 245 · Views: 185864 |
| Posted on: Mar 3 2006, 12:57 AM | |
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QUOTE (Decepticon @ Mar 3 2006, 11:24 AM) !%#*(*&%!  I couldn't have put it better myself! I REALLY want to see Ceres! If only we could get the IAU to come up with a suitible definition of a planet... |
| Forum: Cometary and Asteroid Missions · Post Preview: #43917 · Replies: 248 · Views: 189779 |
| Posted on: Mar 2 2006, 11:55 PM | |
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QUOTE (paxdan @ Mar 3 2006, 10:11 AM) i'm gonna add this to the this thread as it is an access problem: since the most recent invision update UMSF crashes safari on my mac, and i mean all the time. nothing else (and i get throught a lot of other stuff) crashes safari but UMSF. i'm currently running osx 10.3.9 (yes yes i know i need to get 10.4) and safari version: 1.3.2 (312.5). anyone else having this problem? I've had no problems using 10.4.5, Safari Version 2.0.3 (417.8), but that doesn't really help you does it. It has crashed Firefox (1.5) on my Linux box, but only once. James |
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