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 Oct 30 2007, 04:10 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253  |
We are now on sol 1359 and Spirit drove a little bit just a few hours ago.
Fresh pictures at the exploratorium, as usual, including the ones making this pancam mosaic.
Do we have an unnofficial name (UMSF name, I mean) for the rocky feature at the right foreground? I'll update the map with it. |
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Oct 30 2007, 04:33 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Oct 30 2007, 04:10 PM)  Do we have an unnofficial name (UMSF name, I mean) for the rocky feature at the right foreground? I think this is what Fredk called 'The Saddle' - see post 190. |
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Oct 30 2007, 04:44 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
Hi,
Big updates on my website (new banner, new micro-banner, new butttons...) and new images. This is the "H&H" panorama as I named it. The 360° directly out of autostitch :  And the "surprise", the same panorama but with a whole sky, from horizon to zenith, showing the sun, and other bodies like Earth and Jupiter, and two major stars, Antares and Arcturus (have good eyes to see these) at the place they would be take at the time of the acquistion of the panorama. So, stop talking, the picture :  All resolution here. -------------------- |
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Oct 30 2007, 05:05 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Wow... Ant... words fail me, really they do... possibly one of THE images of the whole MER mission. That should be on APOD and many other websites if there's any justice.
My humble offerings...
and...
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Oct 30 2007, 05:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 30 2007, 05:33 PM) I think this is what Fredk called 'The Saddle' - see post 190. Thanks for pointing that. And now that I look back again to the image it really looks like a saddle. 
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Oct 30 2007, 05:55 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
... and a bit more "arty", just cos I'm in a creative - if not entirely accurate! - mood
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Oct 30 2007, 11:22 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 25-June 07 From: United States Member No.: 2537 |
That's a great looking image, Ant103.
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Oct 30 2007, 11:31 PM
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QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 30 2007, 10:55 AM) ... and a bit more "arty", just cos I'm in a creative - if not entirely accurate! - mood Ah yes, the Southern Sunset that Gusev is famous for... 
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Oct 30 2007, 11:38 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
That's not the Sun, silly, that's Comet Holmes shining thru the dust
I did say "arty not accurate". -------------------- |
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Oct 31 2007, 02:16 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 30 2007, 04:38 PM) That's not the Sun, silly, that's Comet Holmes shining thru the dust Look out! That thing's coming in for a landing!  
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Oct 31 2007, 03:06 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
I was working on an 'arty' version too, Stu!
Enjoy Astro0
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Oct 31 2007, 04:03 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
Ant103: Your surprise was wonderful. Send it to APOD, ASAP.
-------------------- ...Tom
I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Oct 31 2007, 09:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
A new status update at the MER site: Spirit Considers Options for Surviving Another Winter on Mars
QUOTE Spirit's handlers are currently confronted with the decision of where to send the rover for the winter. ... Members of the science team hope to find a place where Spirit can achieve a tilt of 20 degrees or more toward the north, facing the sun. ... Proposed locations for a winter haven include driving south down the off-ramp and making a break for "von Braun," a hill approximately 120 meters (390 feet) away; heading north across Home Plate and driving down the north-facing edge; or driving west of Home Plate to a hill tentatively identified as "West Knob." Meanwhile, Opportunity's status update is frozen on Sep 20th... I'm waiting for the monthly update by The Planetary Society which should be online today or tomorrow. |
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Oct 31 2007, 09:30 AM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 144 Joined: 17-July 07 From: Canberra Australia Member No.: 2865 |
Ant, Breathtaking. Just imagibne without the dust contamination...
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Oct 31 2007, 11:58 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
Dust contamination? I was about to say what a pleasure it is to work with Spirit and her nice [relatively] clean lenses for a change.
Although I was also going to say what a right pain it is trying to process full resolution 360 degree panoramas using a P3 with 256Mb RAM, but that's all I have at the moment and at least it made me track down a few memory leaks. Home Plate Site 3 Panorama  Click image for resolution options up to the full 22890 x 3687. Enjoy, James -------------------- |
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