Dawn approaches Vesta, Approach phase, 3 May to 16 July 2011 |
Dawn approaches Vesta, Approach phase, 3 May to 16 July 2011 |
May 3 2011, 03:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 544 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
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Jun 4 2011, 01:35 AM
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IMG to PNG GOD Group: Moderator Posts: 2254 Joined: 19-February 04 From: Near fire and ice Member No.: 38 |
I thought image release policies like Dawn's had become a thing of the past but clearly I was wrong.
As Discovery missions, NEAR (an old example) and Messenger (a recent example) are nice examples of how things can be done. In both cases some early low-res images were released shortly after they were obtained. It was interesting to see them, especially when knowing that in a few days/weeks one would know more about the nature of some tantalizing markings visible in the early images. The single Dawn image that has been released is interesting. It may even show some hints of Vesta's nonspherical shape (but I wouldn't bet my money on it). And even if not, by now Vesta's nonspherical shape should be obvious in recent images. Some very large scale markings are probably visible as well. Once the resolution equals HST's resolution things get *really* interesting. Seeing the tantalizing and fuzzy features of the early images gradually 'evolve' into something well resolved is one of the exciting things about following these missions. QUOTE ("Emily's blog) Never in my adult life have I been able to follow a space mission as it discovered a large new world for the first time. The last (and in fact also the first) time this happened to me was back in 1989 when Voyager 2 encountered Neptune and Triton. I didn't see any images from that flyby until I received an issue of Sky & Telescope a few months later. Not since back in 1989 has a really big world been explored for the first time from close range. And I'm getting a sense of deja vu: Despite some changes over these 22 years (in particular the Internet/WWW) in a way I feel like it's 1989 again. One thing though: I'm not a US citizen so maybe I shouldn't be complaining. But I'm pretty sure there are Americans that share my opinions on this issue. For example, how would Steve Jobs handle the Dawn photo release? By changing the name of the mission to iDawn. |
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Jun 4 2011, 04:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
For example, how would Steve Jobs handle the Dawn photo release? By changing the name of the mission to iDawn. ...and replacing all the controls with just one button. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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