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 May 12 2006, 01:44 PM
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Don:
You mentioned your book - can you tell us more about it, please? I'm sure it's one I *need* to buy! Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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May 12 2006, 03:34 PM
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I only now see this thread properly and - wow - I don't think I've ever seen the horizon on these Venera images (even though it's partly copied). Great job don!
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May 12 2006, 04:21 PM
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QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ May 12 2006, 06:44 AM)  Don: You mentioned your book - can you tell us more about it, please? I'm sure it's one I *need* to buy! Bob Shaw I decided to write a book instead of just updating my website about the Soviet Exploration of Venus. I have a lot more material, photos and interviews with scientists, etc. I won't make back the money I've spent, which wasn't the point anyway. A problem with websites is they are not acknowledged officially, never reviewed, discussed or cited in the literature. You can't inject your work into the arena of public discourse unless you write a book, made out of paper and ink. Just a weird fact even in our modern times. |
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May 12 2006, 04:34 PM
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Verba volant, scripta manent.
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May 12 2006, 05:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
Don:
Well, your website is a classic and one I've regularly visited, so I'm sure the book will be good! Where are you in terms of publishers etc? Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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May 12 2006, 08:51 PM
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QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ May 12 2006, 10:52 AM) Don: Well, your website is a classic and one I've regularly visited, so I'm sure the book will be good! Where are you in terms of publishers etc? Bob Shaw I'm writing and doing full layout now, and will look for a publisher when I've a book in hand. |
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May 12 2006, 10:37 PM
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Sometimes i read about lightning on Venus ,but what is the truth about that? Are there thunderstorms like we have here on Earth?
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May 12 2006, 10:58 PM
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The question is still not completely resolved, but the evidence is mounting against Venusian lightning. The strongest item is that Cassini made a very sensitive check for radio bursts from lightning discharges during its second and last gravity-assist flyby of Venus and found nothing. And, from what we know of Venus' weather at this point, it seems unlikely that there are any strong storm-like phenomena in its cloud layers that could build up the sort of massive separation of electrical charge that is necessary to set up the conditions for a lightning bolt. (Its clouds seem to be quite rarified virtually everywhere.)
To repeat, though: the question isn't totally settled yet. |
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May 26 2006, 04:38 PM
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Great pictures Don P., and great posts. Here's to hoping we see more great pictures from future missions!
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May 29 2006, 04:36 PM
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QUOTE (DonPMitchell @ May 5 2006, 09:59 PM) Looks like his image was reconstructed from a set of Russian processed images. Not the raw data actually.  I confirm the images were reconstructed from RAW Russian Venera data given to me a long while ago...
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May 29 2006, 05:12 PM
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QUOTE (vikingmars @ May 29 2006, 09:36 AM) I confirm the images were reconstructed from RAW Russian Venera data given to me a long while ago... Looks like your image was genetated from this data, given to Brown University by the Vernadsky Institute: [attachment=5944:attachment] |
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May 30 2006, 07:24 AM
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QUOTE (DonPMitchell @ May 29 2006, 07:12 PM) Looks like your image was genetated from this data, given to Brown University by the Vernadsky Institute: [attachment=5944:attachment] I can confirm to you that it is indeed RAW imaging data : please find herebelow, an example of the data I'm using to produce my final images (four of the V13 cam2 images for blue, green and red channels)
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May 30 2006, 02:32 PM
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QUOTE (Tom Tamlyn @ May 12 2006, 09:34 AM) Verba volant, scripta manent. TTT Maybe more people would take a website seriously as a publication if it were in Latin... |
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May 30 2006, 03:53 PM
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And what is that ball-shaped object almost touching the lander that looks like it has been munched by a dog and is now glowing where it was bitten? Seriously, I would like a nice explanation as I have not seen any references to it. Is it some kind of volcanic ejecta? Or a boulder crashed upon landing? Anyone?
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May 30 2006, 04:34 PM
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QUOTE (karolp @ May 30 2006, 05:53 PM) And what is that ball-shaped object almost touching the lander that looks like it has been munched by a dog and is now glowing where it was bitten? Seriously, I would like a nice explanation as I have not seen any references to it. Is it some kind of volcanic ejecta? Or a boulder crashed upon landing? Anyone? It's the protective cover of the camera itself, jettisonned soon after landing
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