Where is New Horizons now |
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Where is New Horizons now |
 Mar 29 2006, 02:58 PM
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Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 691  |
i found this web site
http://www.heavens-above.com/solar-escape.asp it show where NH is compared to voy1, 2/pioneer any one else have a fav web page that shows NH loc? I think this one is updated onece a day |
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Mar 29 2006, 03:10 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3652 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
You won't believe this, but the New Horizons' official site also has diagrams showing the current position.
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Mar 29 2006, 03:21 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 648 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Subotica Member No.: 384 |
QUOTE (ugordan @ Mar 29 2006, 06:10 PM)  You won't believe this, but the New Horizons' official site also has diagrams showing the current position. ...and it is updated 24 times more often then Heavens Above is...WOW! This one is updated every second... -------------------- The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.
Jules H. Poincare My "Astrophotos" gallery on flickr... |
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Mar 29 2006, 03:36 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 691 |
QUOTE (ugordan @ Mar 29 2006, 05:10 PM) You won't believe this, but the New Horizons' official site also has diagrams showing the current position. yes but the last one is blocked by most company's web blocking software.. at my company blocks it. |
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Mar 29 2006, 03:49 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
Here's a screen capture from the NH site. I think someone in a past thread called it the "bat out of hell trajectory"
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Mar 29 2006, 06:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 2-July 05 From: Calgary, Alberta Member No.: 426 |
Right on. NH is already one-eighth of the way to Jupiter. Speedy little guy.
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Mar 29 2006, 09:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 242 Joined: 21-December 04 Member No.: 127 |
Looking at the trajectory side view. I never realized that NH will encounter Pluto right near the point it passes the plane of the solar system.
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Apr 7 2006, 04:02 PM
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Apr 10 2006, 09:41 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 20-March 06 Member No.: 720 |
How is it possible that New Horizons has passed the orbit of Mars in only a few months? I always thought that a trip to Mars takes a year or so. And how much kilometers per second is New Horizons traveling at this moment?
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Apr 10 2006, 10:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: 2-March 05 Member No.: 180 |
That's assuming that you want to stay at Mars. In that case, full-speed isn't your best bet - otherwise you need a LOT of fuel to slow the spacecraft down. When we send a probe to Mars to stay there, it's done gradually, so that the probe can use a smaller amount of fuel for orbit-insertion.
New Horizons isn't concerned with any of that - it's just zipping right by. So a flight to Mars need not take very long. Just depends on 1) if you want to land there, and 2) how much fuel you can carry. And NH is moving at 21 kilometers/sec. |
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May 1 2006, 07:06 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 691 |
well NH is almost two AU from the sun and 1 AU from home.... movein out
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May 3 2006, 02:26 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 204 Joined: 29-June 05 Member No.: 421 |
QUOTE (Jeff7 @ Apr 10 2006, 05:06 PM) So a flight to Mars need not take very long. Just depends on 1) if you want to land there, and 2) how much fuel you can carry. 3) How you feel about lithobraking.   
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May 9 2006, 08:52 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 691 |
so now that we are 2 AU from the sun wha is the Skin temp of the NH? anybody know?
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May 9 2006, 08:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3652 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
Errr... Skin time???
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May 9 2006, 12:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 532 Joined: 19-February 05 Member No.: 173 |
We don't measure skin temp, but our bulk structure is running 27 C.
-Alan |
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