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Stardust-NExT, Revisiting Tempel 1
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post Feb 15 2011, 09:19 AM
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Apparently, they intended to download the closest approach images first, but for some unknown reason, the images are coming in in the order they were taken.

edit: Will have press conference tomorrow to show closest approach images.
edit2: Tomorrow being... in the morning


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post Feb 15 2011, 09:20 AM
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First image. 20 x zoom
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post Feb 15 2011, 09:22 AM
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They're saying ~6hr wait to get the closest approach images. Looks like it's time for bed. (And great consolation for all the folks who couldn't stay up!)
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post Feb 15 2011, 09:23 AM
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2 up at : http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/stardust/

Flicking between them shows some vagueness...

Still to early to say for sure.

EDIT: several more: oh this is excruciating! Looks like some vague circle. Dare I say it's the crater? Going to be no matter what now. Press conference delayed so at least I'll get some sleep.

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/516881main_n30008te01.jpg
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post Feb 15 2011, 09:44 AM
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QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Feb 15 2011, 10:23 AM) *


This one is sharper - no motion blur: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/stardust/index.php?fileID=6073


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post Feb 15 2011, 09:55 AM
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EDIT: Revised animation sequence - first 6 images @200% (no sharpening)
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post Feb 15 2011, 10:01 AM
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6th image is down. Also blurry.

Tick... tock...


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post Feb 15 2011, 10:02 AM
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Hmmm tantalising, but still too early to say whether the same hemisphere's in view..
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post Feb 15 2011, 10:20 AM
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In image "n30007te01" 2 circular formations (craters) can be seen.

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Could they be theese 2 craters?

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post Feb 15 2011, 10:24 AM
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I don't know, the sharpened images Astro0 posted really suggest to me we're seeing that crater and crescent feature near the impact site, it's just that the comet is rotated slightly. If only my Photoshop at work didn't crap out on me...

If that is the case, it's also pretty obvious any resulting crater isn't huge.

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post Feb 15 2011, 10:38 AM
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My version:

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post Feb 15 2011, 11:36 AM
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hmmm website stopped updating with images.
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post Feb 15 2011, 12:17 PM
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They are proberbly asleep, or keeping them back for the news conference. It's 4:16 am at JPL.
Also the spacecraft isn't sending the pictures down in the order expected.
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post Feb 15 2011, 01:01 PM
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The broad end of the nucleus seems to be facing Stardust in the photos. I think that this means that the plan to take a detailed photo the Deep Impact crater just before closest approach has succeeded.

On the TV coverage I saw someone pick up the comet model and point to the fat end of the nucleus. The bearded project scientist responsible for determining the rotation of the comet then vigourously nodded his head in agreement. This is encouraging. smile.gif
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post Feb 15 2011, 01:51 PM
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I tried to make crossed-eye stereogram with second and last pictures (after rotation/rescaling/sharpening processings):
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