LORRI First Light |
LORRI First Light |
Sep 5 2006, 06:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 24-August 05 Member No.: 471 |
- Pluto-Bound Camera Sees 'First Light'
M7: --- On Aug. 29, 2006, the New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) opened its launch cover door and took its first image in space, of Messier 7, a star cluster in our Milky Way galaxy. The image shows the center of Messier 7, which was catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764, and described by Ptolemy around 130 A.D. Stars to at least 12th magnitude are clearly visible, meaning LORRI's sensitivity and noise levels in space are consistent with its pre-launch calibrations on the ground. Directionally, north is at the top of the images, east is to the left. --- -------------------- - blue_scape / Nico -
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Sep 11 2006, 04:39 PM
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I mean full time observations lasting from January to June 2007.
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