Pluto Surface Observations 1: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- 10 Oct 2015 |
Pluto Surface Observations 1: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- 10 Oct 2015 |
Aug 1 2015, 05:53 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
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Aug 6 2015, 09:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1887 Joined: 20-November 04 From: Iowa Member No.: 110 |
I believe these are the MVIC and LORRI Charonshine images listed in the New Horizon's Full Activity List
QUOTE July 14 08:08:13 EDT New Horizons is taking an image of Pluto with MVIC from 20323.226 km away at est. resolution 0.40 km/pix.
July 14 21:47:42 EDT New Horizons is taking 180 images of Pluto with LORRI 4x4 from 692198.32 km away at est. resolution 14 km/pix. July 14 21:57:27 EDT New Horizons is taking 180 images of Pluto with LORRI 4x4 from 700250.68 km away at est. resolution 14 km/pix. New Horizons is 31.9 AU from Earth. July 14 22:11:53 EDT New Horizons is taking 90 images of Pluto with LORRI 4x4 from 712170.95 km away at est. resolution 14 km/pix. July 14 22:16:53 EDT New Horizons is taking 90 images of Pluto with LORRI 4x4 from 716300.37 km away at est. resolution 14 km/pix. New Horizons is 31.9 AU from Earth. July 14 22:21:53 EDT New Horizons is taking 90 images of Pluto with LORRI 4x4 from 720429.80 km away at est. resolution 14 km/pix. July 14 22:25:00 EDT New Horizons' track ending with Madrid 70 m (DSS-63) July 14 22:26:53 EDT New Horizons is taking 90 images of Pluto with LORRI 4x4 from 724559.23 km away at est. resolution 14 km/pix. New Horizons is 31.9 AU from Earth. |
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Aug 7 2015, 11:41 PM
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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 believe these are the MVIC and LORRI Charonshine images listed in the New Horizon's Full Activity List QUOTE July 14 08:08:13 EDT New Horizons is taking an image of Pluto with MVIC from 20323.226 km away at est. resolution 0.40 km/pix. July 14 21:47:42 EDT New Horizons is taking 180 images of Pluto with LORRI 4x4 from 692198.32 km away at est. resolution 14 km/pix. Assuming that the information above is correct, the illumination for the two observations listed above would be like this: The upper image (the one simulating the MVIC geometry) has a FOV of 10 degrees and the lower one a FOV of 0.2907 degrees (the LORRI FOV). I made no attempts to make the brightness of the Charonshine areas correct relative to the bright sunlit limb. These test renders are primarily intended to approximate which areas are in Charonshine. Charon is modeled as a point source but that doesn't make a big difference (in reality the illuminated area should be slightly bigger). |
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