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 May 25 2008, 02:51 PM
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European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC
2008) to be held in Muenster, Germany, 21-26 September 2008 http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2008/ (Doug went to this last year in Berlin, btw) Lots of sessions on various topics. Also a dedicated session on contributions to astronomy by amateurs (I think directed towards actual astronomers, but perhaps they would engage UMSF efforts) abstracts due June 1 |
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May 25 2008, 03:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 23-February 07 From: Occasionally in Columbia, MD Member No.: 1764 |
I fact I checked up with Frank Sohl, the session chair - indeed amateurs
doing work with spacecraft data are welcome, not just telescopic data Have at it - maybe see some of you there. ..................... Ralph, we find stuff related to Unmannedspaceflight.com would be well within the scope of this session as well. So, go ahead. Thanks, Frank ________________________________ Von: Lorenz, Ralph D. [mailto:] Gesendet: Fr 23.05.2008 20:04 An: Sohl, Frank Betreff: RE: Europlanet Conference #3 - Call for Papers - Session OA3 on "Solar System Observations" If you are including in amateur astronomy the role of amateurs who look at spacecraft data on the web, then I know a number of people at Unmannedspaceflight.com that would be interested (the moderator of that group went to Europlanet last year, in fact) Is this within the scope of your session ?
Reason for edit: Edited to remove Ralph's email address to protect against spam bots.
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May 25 2008, 03:26 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I've got an abstract submitted to give another talk similar to last time.
Doug |
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Aug 4 2008, 12:56 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
IN
http://www.cosis.net/members/meetings/sess...8&s_id=6020 And Ralph is 5 after me, in the next session http://www.cosis.net/members/meetings/sess...8&s_id=6021 |
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Aug 4 2008, 01:04 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Nice one Doug, go get 'em!
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Aug 4 2008, 08:35 PM
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 Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8791 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Cool! Break a leg, Doug!
Ralph's lecture title is interesting: amateur obs as well for Titanian surface changes? Will he be presenting some of the fine work done by UMSF's own imagesmiths? -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Aug 4 2008, 10:57 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3242 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
He is talking about atmospheric changes: changes in the haze layers and cloud outbursts. Surface changes would be too small to resolve from ground-based observers.
-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Aug 4 2008, 11:06 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8791 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Ah, gotcha. I was actually thinking of something like Juramike's work, or some of the other Cassini image work that's been done here.
Atmospheric obs by ground-based amateurs would be fascinating in their own right; that obviously would require some serious aperature as well as truly state-of-the-art imaging technology. (Those guys are amazing these days.) -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Aug 20 2008, 09:55 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 7-July 08 Member No.: 4253 |
Hey!
I'm participating to the EPSC'08 and I'm glad that amateurs are also interested about the EPSC. I (or to be exact, our MetNet team) actually have a poster in poster tent. You are all welcome to see it and ask (difficult) questions. Harri Haukka MetNet System Engineer |
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Aug 20 2008, 11:06 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I'll see you there Harri!
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Sep 12 2008, 10:37 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
The full schedule book is up - http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2008/ep...gramme_book.pdf
My current rough-plan for blogging is this... Monday - Phoenix and Miniature Spacecraft. Tuesday - Mercury. Wednesday - Outreach Thursday - Astrobiology and Terrestrial Analogues. Friday - Moon. If you see a paper or poster that especially interests you - let me know! Doug |
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Sep 12 2008, 11:23 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 24-November 04 From: Heraklion, GR. Member No.: 112 |
Doug it seems that the guy speaking after you cancelled, so go ahead and eat up his time
 : http://www.cosis.net/members/meetings/sess...8&s_id=6020 As far as interesting talks, I would say that the GA2 session on Monday is a must. 6-7 talks about Titan, one about the plume composition on Enceladus, and another about sodium on Europa. Not exactly boring ....
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Sep 12 2008, 11:47 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
QUOTE (djellison @ Sep 12 2008, 05:37 PM)  If you see a paper or poster that especially interests you - let me know! Doug Oooh, yeah...this poster caught my eye in the T8 poster session. It definitely gives a different interpretation: P0045; EPSC2008-A-00029 Kochemasov, G. Equatorial cross-cutting ripples on Titan - regularly warped subsiding methane plains, not eolian dunes Curious to know the evidence behind it. -Mike -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Sep 23 2008, 01:54 PM
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 Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Does anyone know what is going on with TPS blog?...
I had some hard time being able to access it and read Doug's first posting from EPSC but I made it last night, but today I'm having the same problem...  Doug...Emily?...Where are you guys?... -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Sep 23 2008, 01:58 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Yeah - TPS is having server issues.
One entry is up. The next is submitted. Another two are getting written now
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Sep 23 2008, 02:39 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Ok!
...And don't drink all the beer tonight...you have a presentation tomorrow! Good luck! 
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Sep 23 2008, 04:42 PM
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 Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
Sorry about the problems with the website. Something about sending Doug to Europlanet seems to bring the site down.
--Emily -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Sep 23 2008, 06:12 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10265 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
"P0045; EPSC2008-A-00029
Kochemasov, G. Equatorial cross-cutting ripples on Titan - regularly warped subsiding methane plains, not eolian dunes Curious to know the evidence behind it." He has a history, worth following up. There's no evidence. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Sep 23 2008, 08:12 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Give me questions to ask him - I may or may not make it to the poster session tomorrow (as it will be post-outreach-sessions and thus we'll be wanting to hit a restaurent ) but if I do - I'll ask him.
Doug |
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Sep 23 2008, 08:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
QUOTE (djellison @ Sep 23 2008, 04:12 PM) Give me questions to ask him - I may or may not make it to the poster session tomorrow (as it will be post-outreach-sessions and thus we'll be wanting to hit a restaurent ) but if I do - I'll ask him. Doug Coupla questions that spring to mind: * Why do the "features" diverge around the bright highlands in a seemingly eolian manner (teardrop pattern)? * If it's not eolian, would could explain the global teardop pattern have a similar global orientation (teardrop pattern always trailing to the east) * Why would the plains be subsiding, but the brightlands not so evidently? (I'll bet I can guess the answer on this one) * The ripple pattern seems to be the youngest feature on the planet (aside from clouds), what caused the geologically recent subsistence (I'll bet I can also guess this answer, also) * What further observations/evidence would support a subsiding model compared to an eolian model? [But please don't let science triumph over food. We've lost good people that way! ]-Mike -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Sep 23 2008, 09:34 PM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
The site is now (mostly) back up, as is the first of Doug's entries from today; a second one will follow soon, if, FSM willing, the server stays with us...
http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001658/ --Emily -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Sep 24 2008, 04:17 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 23-February 07 From: Occasionally in Columbia, MD Member No.: 1764 |
QUOTE (Juramike @ Sep 12 2008, 06:47 PM) P0045; EPSC2008-A-00029 Kochemasov, G. Equatorial cross-cutting ripples on Titan - regularly warped... As Phil alludes, some context may be applied. You tend to find one or more abstracts\posters by this chap at most planetary meetings - not sure if I have ever seen the guy himself (maybe gets a colleague to pin them up). They all have a contention (regardless of the planetary body concerned, looks like now has Titan in his sights) of geometric regularity / harmonic series in global-scale topography/geology (e.g. 'crystalline earth') After reading the first couple of posters on this stuff I ceased paying attention. |
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Sep 24 2008, 10:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 23-February 07 From: Occasionally in Columbia, MD Member No.: 1764 |
QUOTE (ustrax @ Sep 23 2008, 10:39 AM) ...And don't drink all the beer tonight...you have a presentation tomorrow! If he had too much beer last night it didnt show - great job Doug! Lovely presentation of all the results from all the UMSF talent! Ralph (from the back of the room) |
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Sep 24 2008, 11:35 AM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE (rlorenz @ Sep 24 2008, 11:00 AM) If he had too much beer last night it didnt show - great job Doug! Lovely presentation of all the results from all the UMSF talent! Ralph (from the back of the room) That's our Doug! -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Sep 24 2008, 11:55 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
QUOTE (rlorenz @ Sep 24 2008, 12:17 AM) They all have a contention (regardless of the planetary body concerned, looks like now has Titan in his sights) of geometric regularity / harmonic series in global-scale topography/geology (e.g. 'crystalline earth') Oh well. It did sound interesting. I was curious if some of the mechanisms proposed would be applicable to the tectonic ridges (same mechanisms, different terrain). The harmonic regularities of the EW tectonic ridges or putative NS undulations on Titan are pretty neat-o. I keep wondering if they are similar to the harmonics that have been proposed for Ganymede's grooved terrain: Bland and Showman, LPS 37 (2006) Abstract 1417. "Tectonic resurfacing of icy satellites by periodic necking instabilities: application to Ganymede and Enceladus." and the full paper: Bland, M.T.; Showman, A.P. Icaurs 189 (2007) 439-456. "The formation of Ganymede's grooved terrain: Numerical modeling of extensional necking intabilities." [Pay for article: abstract here] Except the wavelengths on Titan's features seem about an order of magnitude longer than those on Ganymede (the amplitude might be bigger, too). -Mike (Go Doug!) -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Sep 24 2008, 12:41 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Somehow, I ended up giving my talk twice. (it got moved, and I think some people arrived at it's orig. time to see it, so I was asked to do it again )
It went down fairly well - and maybe it's just me, but Lebreton and Foing seemed far more positive this year than last year. |
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Sep 29 2008, 09:48 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Planetary Radio with.... ME
(And Veronica)http://planetary.org/radio/show/00000308/ Doing a tiny interview with Veronica was actually my highlight of the week. I think I might do things more that way in the future. This : http://www.uniscience.tv/index.html?ac=1222724959 : was a really great project by Europlanet. Look for 'Pensive Doug' and 'Doug hanging around behind Tom Spilker waiting for the camera to go away' (http://www.uniscience.tv/monday1.html) in some of the videos Oh - and I have three words for you... Random Space Fact  Doug |
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