Conjunction Conjecture, A pancam update in a couple of weeks |
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Conjunction Conjecture, A pancam update in a couple of weeks |
 Oct 18 2006, 03:57 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253  |
QUOTE (djellison @ Oct 18 2006, 04:38 PM)  I'm thinking out loud here - but I wonder if sequence could be written where by Navcam goes cloud watching and when it identifies something - then Pancam cycles L2-5-7-2-5-7-2-5-7-2-5-7 looking at the same spot, and essentially uses the motion of the clouds as a push-frame technique for colour imaging....it's a thought isn't it  Hmmm. I'm thinking out loud too. I'm now making an analogy with those sequences/actions that don't get executed in case of an aborted drive. It seems the capability to trigger or not a(n) (imaging) sequence depending on the result of a previous action or the state of an internal condition already exists, so why not use it to your proposed scenario? |
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Oct 18 2006, 05:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
After the replies of Tesheiner and Doug, now I realize that MER is not capable to detect the clouds due to its limitations of storage and cpu hardware to process every pixels and I think the MER must conduct in a periodic sampling images with different sequence of filters as Doug says (It is reasonable since I can imagine since when I see clouds with different sun eyeglasses colors -I am not sure that PANCAM different filters L0-L7 can simulate as seen with different colors).
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Oct 19 2006, 08:32 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
If Navcam had color filters like Pancam or was a zoom-out wide-angle mode of Pancam, the best ice-cloud watching filter would be the shortest wavelength filter. Because of the reddish dust color, the diffuse scattered light from the dust is least at the shortest wavelengths and water or CO2 ice clouds would have the most contrast.
Dust clouds, as from a dust storm or dust devils will be reddish, and contrast with the sky will vary much less with wavelength. |
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Oct 19 2006, 09:05 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
FYI - we recorded last night - and hopefully it'll go online late tonight some time.
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Oct 19 2006, 05:03 PM
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I'm ready and waiting to post it
...--Emily -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Oct 19 2006, 05:29 PM
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 Dublin Correspondent Group: Admin Posts: 1799 Joined: 28-March 05 From: Celbridge, Ireland Member No.: 220 |
Emily! Are you back at work already?
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Oct 19 2006, 05:45 PM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
Officially, as of this coming Monday, yes. Today I'm beginning to get caught up on what's been happening the last few months; thank goodness Mars is in conjunction now, it's giving me a little breathing room! Hopefully the Jim'n'Doug show will help catch me up on the rovers. I understand Oppy has found a big hole in the ground...
--Emily -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Oct 19 2006, 05:48 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 648 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Subotica Member No.: 384 |
QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Oct 19 2006, 07:03 PM) I'm ready and waiting... Welcome back!!! You have new avatar too...that is your daughter? -------------------- 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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Oct 19 2006, 05:55 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Welcome back Emily! We all missed you!
Yes, Oppy found a really big hole. There's a dragon living in it too...! 
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