Eyes on the Solar System |
Eyes on the Solar System |
Nov 4 2010, 02:21 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Eyes on the Solar System is JPLs cool new tool for we 'armchair explorers' to use and follow spacecraft as they explore space.
Check it out here. As Doug said: ...go find the NEAR mission and watch it's orbital phase with Eros.... see the Pioneer 11 flyby of Jupiter, and go 'OMFG' at the Ulysses trajectory. There's a million things we're still trying to put into it - chances are any suggestions someone might have, we've already got it on a very very unfunded list of 'love to put in...' - but make suggestions So go for it. Try it out and if you have some cool ideas, leave a message here. |
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Sep 5 2011, 10:16 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Great that there has been a link on the JPL site for a while, but nice to finally see a dedicated article promoting Eyes.
Try it for the first time http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eyes/ or if you haven't looked in a while, then check out new features like the ultra-cool 3D mode and all the spacecraft model updates (the Pioneers are back!) If you do any Outreach work then you definitely want to use Eyes on the Solar System. If you just enjoy space exploration, then share Eyes with others as well as it's cousin Eyes on the Earth 3D. Saw it at the last JPL Open House and still wishing for Eyes on the Network (DSN) to get a public consumption release one day. It was a perfect way to demonstrate the world wide system of antennas communicating with spacecraft across the solar system and beyond. All three programs literally bring 'mission control' to your home. |
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