Endeavour Crater, And again shall we conquer the Remoteness Options

[TheChemist]

TheChemist...don't tell me you have reached that poem only know?!...

Well, the english translation of it, yes. I just had a flash realizing agora --> forum --> UMSF,
and it felt weird

[djellison]

I don't know about anyone else, but "High Flight" always chokes me up, and I cannot read it aloud.

Channel 4 here in the UK had a WW2 veteran read it at the end of an episode of the archeology program 'Time Team' where they found and recovered a Spitfire. I was in floods of tears.

[Greg Hullender]

. . . there have been, at least, two poems through which this mission has been fueled by, well, I personally didn't know these so, at least for me, they work as my two favourite works so far...El Dorado by Poe and Ithaca by Kavafis, and these you can't disassociate from the sols we've been through...

In that vein, thinking about Opportinity's trek to Endeavour, have a look at Ulysses by Tennyson:

http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/tennys...lyssestext.html

This bit of it is particularly apropos:

Death closes all: but something ere the end,
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.

Or maybe it just seems so to someone embarking on a mid-life career change. ;-)

--Greg

[Shaka]

Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

[ustrax]

"...Come, my friends,
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world."

God...I'm in tears...

[CosmicRocker]

/me wipes a tear from his eye and provides hugs for everyone within reach.

Now, can we get back to science, engineering, exploration, and planetary adventure here? (I'm not totally insensitive to the emotional side of planetary exploration...I actually enjoyed the challenge of reading and trying to interpret all the poetry. Personally, I've been looking for an opportunity to insert some operatic mp3 files into the discussion, but I'd have to guess that Doug might frown on that. )

... And...of course...don't forget this from Jim...

OMG! I've been waiting for that! Do you know when his book will actually be printed? I can't wait to get a copy of it. Currently it can only be pre-ordered.

After Ken asked people to submit 3D images for possible inclusion in the book I began collaborating with another member on a large color anaglyph. I guess it didn't make the final cut, or we would have heard by now. That's somewhat of a bummer, but I'll get over it.

I think there is a problem with the book cover. We may need to get word back to Jim Bell and his publisher regarding the 3D anaglyph affect in the title. The "3-D" portion of the title is printed as an anaglyph, but it appears they got the red and blue parts reversed. Most red/blue anaglyph glasses put the red filter over the left eye, and blue over the right eye. To properly see the 3-D effect on the book cover, one would need to wear their glasses backwardly.

[Shaka]

Personally, I've been looking for an opportunity to insert some operatic mp3 files into the discussion,

Una furtiva lagrima ?
Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön ?
E lucevan le stelle ?
Che gelida manina ?

[CosmicRocker]

We probably should not go there. I am crying again... Hehe.

[ustrax]

OMG! I've been waiting for that! Do you know when his book will actually be printed? I can't wait to get a copy of it. Currently it can only be pre-ordered.

I remember Jim Bell telling at spacEurope that the book would come out in November, and that is the date also at the Sterling site, but at Barnes&Nobles a more specific date is indicated: December 02.

I've forwarded your words about the anaglyph and the cover to Jim.

EDITED: Here is Jim's notes, it will come out in November indeed:

It's printed, now expected to be available in stores over here Nov. 4.

About the cover:

The cover is not an anaglyph--it just uses shiny print to make it "seem" like 3-D. The rover photo on the cover isn't an anaglyph either, just a regular photo that "looks" deep because of the view. The publisher ultimately decided that the anaglyphs would only go inside the book, so that they can be used with the 3-D glasses included in the flap of the book.

For all those anxious with the Long Trek, we're almost there...:

I have to get back to my Opportunity weekend work... I expect that we'll spend a week or two more near the rim and then head out on the long LONG trip south...

[BrianL]

I think there is a problem with the book cover. We may need to get word back to Jim Bell and his publisher regarding the 3D anaglyph affect in the title. The "3-D" portion of the title is printed as an anaglyph, but it appears they got the red and blue parts reversed. Most red/blue anaglyph glasses put the red filter over the left eye, and blue over the right eye. To properly see the 3-D effect on the book cover, one would need to wear their glasses backwardly.

Marketing opportunity, Tom (no pun intended). In addition to buying the book, you will also have to buy the special proprietary Mars 3-D glasses.

[CosmicRocker]

The cover is not an anaglyph--it just uses shiny print to make it "seem" like 3-D. The rover photo on the cover isn't an anaglyph either, just a regular photo that "looks" deep because of the view. The publisher ultimately decided that the anaglyphs would only go inside the book, so that they can be used with the 3-D glasses included in the flap of the book.

Rui: I know the cover of the book is not an anaglyph. That is very obvious. I was only speaking of the "3-D" part of the title on the cover. If that was not intended to appear as an anglyph, I'll eat my cardboard glasses. I am attaching an annotated image of the cover to illustrate my point. It's probably a very small thing to talk about, but if you are going to create such an anaglyph impression in the cover design, why the heck wouldn't you do it correctly?

Marketing opportunity, Tom (no pun intended). In addition to buying the book, you will also have to buy the special proprietary Mars 3-D glasses.

hehe! One would expect the glasses to come with the book. We'll have to see which sides the filters will be on.

[djellison]

It's probably a very small thing to talk about

There is no wrong-way-round for an anaglyph. One way around suggest closer, the other suggests further. In most Mars anaglyphs - you will find some rocks that look like that logo, and some that look the other way. There is nothing incorrect about that logo at all. You're never going to look at that with the glasses that come with it because they're built into the book itself.

But you know what - I think you might be right. It Does. Not. Matter.

[Guest_Oersted_*]

I think there is a problem with the book cover. We may need to get word back to Jim Bell and his publisher regarding the 3D anaglyph affect in the title. The "3-D" portion of the title is printed as an anaglyph, but it appears they got the red and blue parts reversed.

It is meant to signal "3-D" to the browsing public in the book shop, not meant to be an actual 3-D text. Only those UMSF fanatics who wear red-green glasses in daily life will be thrown off...

[CosmicRocker]

... In most Mars anaglyphs - you will find some rocks that look like that logo, and some that look the other way.

That's a very good point. I see what you are saying, and you are correct, but in this case the "other way around" doesn't work for me. As I said, it is a small matter and I will not debate it further other than to say that if it had been my project, I would have had it done the other way around.

[SFJCody]

Haven't seen these HiRISE views of the rim of Endeavour posted yet.

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