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Navcam Image - Artifact?, Request explanation of 'halo' in sky

Shaka View Member Profile	Dec 30 2005, 08:12 PM Post #1
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1229 Joined: 24-December 05 From: The blue one in between the yellow and red ones. Member No.: 618	http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...KCP2731R0M1.JPG Would one of our folks-in-the-know give a quick and simple explanation of this 'halo' effect in this night sky (?) image. I assume it's an artifact of the camera rather than something we need to write the Pope about Thanx On another matter, we must have by now at least a dozen full panoramas from this same spot near Erebus. Do they actually serve some scientific purpose or are they just killing time while we unstick the arm? Were they taken at a range of different sun angles? Has anyone been comparing them? -------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!

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Dec 30 2005, 08:23 PM

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QUOTE (Shaka @ Dec 30 2005, 11:12 PM)

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...KCP2731R0M1.JPG

Would one of our folks-in-the-know give a quick and simple explanation of this 'halo' effect in this night sky (?) image. I assume it's an artifact of the camera rather than something we need to write the Pope about

Thanx

This could not be it right?

QUOTE (Shaka @ Dec 30 2005, 11:12 PM)

On another matter, we must have by now at least a dozen full panoramas from this same spot near Erebus. Do they actually serve some scientific purpose or are they just killing time...

Killing time...killing time...killing time...how long has it been so far 40 days or what?

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Shaka Navcam Image - Artifact? Dec 30 2005, 08:12 PM

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