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Oct 25 2005, 02:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1089 Joined: 19-February 05 From: Close to Meudon Observatory in France Member No.: 172 |
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Oct 28 2005, 02:34 PM
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Why is it assumed that this is the southern sky? Spirit can see very far into the northern sky, as well. 56 deg N would still be at about 42 deg elevation. In fact, I think that the camera platform cannot look up very far. I'll look it up, if nobody knows that off the top of their head.
I just want to point out that it could be the northern sky... ed |
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Oct 30 2005, 12:48 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
QUOTE (Edward Schmitz @ Oct 29 2005, 12:34 AM) In fact, I think that the camera platform cannot look up very far. I'll look it up, if nobody knows that off the top of their head. No, the pancam can look vertically up, (more than) vertically down and anywhere inbetween. -------------------- |
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Oct 30 2005, 08:16 PM
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Oct 31 2005, 12:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
QUOTE (Edward Schmitz @ Oct 31 2005, 06:16 AM) You're right. It can look straight up. Spec for elevation is +/- 90 deg in elevation. Per Dec 2003 JGR. Actually it's -104 to +90 in elevation (and for completeness 0 to 370 in azimuth) QUOTE (Edward Schmitz @ Oct 31 2005, 06:16 AM) No of course not, I deliberately didn't quote that bit of your post as I wasn't making any reference to that. However the image fredk posted is made of several pancam frames stacked together, so the direction of rotation can be deduced. I just had a quick look and the stars are moving clockwise (down the image, with the centre of rotation to the left) which makes that the south pole they are rotating around and hence this is the southen sky. James -------------------- |
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