“spirit” Cover On Aviation Week: 14 November 2005, Rocky Martian High: Spirit Takes Summit |
“spirit” Cover On Aviation Week: 14 November 2005, Rocky Martian High: Spirit Takes Summit |
Nov 14 2005, 04:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
“Spirit” Cover on Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine: 14 November 2005
Rocky Martian High: Spirit Takes the Summit “Spirit” at the Summit of Husband Hill appears as the Cover image for the 14 November 2005 issue of Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine. The highly detailed 6 page cover package, titled "Rocky Martian High", describes the dramatic flight operations of the JPL/Cornell team as Spirit completed work on a Martian mountaintop: see www.aviationweek.com. The cover photo of Spirit and 2 additional pictures inside (full widescreen view and hazcam of Hillary rock outcrop), were derived by an international team of Mars enthusiasts indicating how outside analysts can use the raw imagery data from the rovers available to everyone. Forum Members picture credit: Marco Di Lorenzo (dilo), Doug Ellison (djellison), Bernhard Braun (nirgal) and Kenneth Kremer (mars loon) View at this link: www.aviationweek.com |
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Nov 14 2005, 06:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
...Long overdue recognition...
Congratulations to all of you. -------------------- ...Tom
I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Nov 14 2005, 06:06 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 20-June 04 From: Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Member No.: 86 |
Very nicely done.
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Nov 14 2005, 07:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 |
Hi all, this is a little explaination about the AWST cover for the 14 Nov 2005 issue.
The image is the result of patient, coordinated work from Doug (djellison), Bernhard (Nirgal), Ken (mars loon) and myself. First inspiration was from the "autocelebration" panorama, a stitch posted by me in this Forum and then colorized by Bernhard. The original picture is based on 9 NavCam images taken on Sol618, close to the rock outcrop nicknamed "Hillary" at the summit of Husband Hill. Assembly was initially done with Autostitch and captured the attention of many people due also to the many "hardware" details visible in the foreground. The portion you are seeng here is only a small part of the complete panorama, re-created by Doug (as he will explain in another post). -------------------- I always think before posting! - Marco -
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Nov 14 2005, 08:31 AM
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Aviation week - even I know that is one well regarded quality publication.
So congratulations all four of you! WBR Myran |
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Nov 14 2005, 09:07 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Unfortunately, I dont have a the words to express the joy of the past few weeks waiting for this - but it's been awesome, particularly with Ken, Bernhard and Marco - all working as a team
It's the 'cheekiest' Navcam mosaic I've seen done - using imagery from Left and Right cameras to 'patch up' where the perspective caused the LGA to 'rip' half way down, but the end result is something we're all proud of. Cool isnt it Doug |
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Nov 14 2005, 09:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 30-March 05 Member No.: 223 |
[quote=djellison,Nov 14 2005, 11:07 AM]
Unfortunately, I dont have a the words to express the joy of the past few weeks waiting for this - but it's been awesome, particularly with Ken, Bernhard and Marco - all working as a team Yeah ! it has been truely an example of what the concerted internatioanl effort of us forum members can achieve ;-) Following is another image (exclusively colorized for the Aviation Week's story on the Hillary campaign ... ... So if anyone wondered why I havn't posted that much recently,... I was just too busy with the Aviation Week Project Fortunately, as a "spin-off" result of this project there are several other images, (also made for the Aviation Week but not chosen for the final article because of space limitations) Among them a complement "celebration pan" of Opportunity at Erebus and other panoramas and colorizations that Marco and I will publish here in future forum postings ... :-) |
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Nov 14 2005, 10:01 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 877 Joined: 7-March 05 From: Switzerland Member No.: 186 |
Yeah that's cool!
Very nice work! Glad to see it in a print media. -------------------- |
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Nov 14 2005, 10:19 AM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
Awesome work guys, Doug, the LGA looks, well, perfect
What a great example of coöperation for the media! Nico -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
http://500px.com/sacred-photons & |
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Nov 14 2005, 10:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3008 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
Wonderful. It's fantastic that "amateurs" have made to to the cover of a national publication. That cover image has been my Windows wallpaper for several weeks.
Hopefully you all did it for $$ and not "photo credit"; freebies set a bad precedent for the imaging community. --Bill -------------------- |
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Nov 14 2005, 02:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 877 Joined: 7-March 05 From: Switzerland Member No.: 186 |
QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 14 2005, 11:07 AM) It's the 'cheekiest' Navcam mosaic I've seen done - using imagery from Left and Right cameras to 'patch up' where the perspective caused the LGA to 'rip' half way down, but the end result is something we're all proud of. That's really cheeky Never done so far. I guess it was also a compromise between horizon and Spirit's left and right solar panels (because of warped shape). When can you show these pictures and pans here too? You have to wait some time I guess. -------------------- |
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Nov 14 2005, 02:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Congratulations to all of you.
Well done! |
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Nov 14 2005, 02:46 PM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
I second that - Congratulations!
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Nov 14 2005, 02:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: 4-January 05 Member No.: 135 |
Fantastic work. Much kudos to all of you. It makes me, once again, very pleased to be part of this community.
Chris |
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Nov 14 2005, 03:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 19-June 04 Member No.: 85 |
Yes, yes, congratulations all around! A pat on the shoulder, firm handshake and a round of drinks (if I could)!!
That cover image is a real teeezer When can we see more? I don't think any of the bookstores here carry Aviation Week. -------------------- |
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