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 The Poet Dude  Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60  |
Has anyone ever thought "Why didn't they take a picture of... xxx?" during the MER mission? One image that wasn't attempted - and it's always baffled me why not - was a shot Oppy's reflection in the backshell at Endurance. How cool a picture would that have been?! Maybe they didn't want to drive in amongst all those sprinngs and cogs and wreckage (fair enough) or maybe it just wouldn't have worked, technically... not a reflective enough surface or something, I dunno, I'm sure someone will give the specs... but I like to think it would have looked something like this...
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Jan 5 2009, 09:55 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Backshell & Chute for me as well. It would have been a two week excursion JUST for pretty pictures (wouldn't get close enough to do the analysis we had at the heatshield)
The self portait would have struggled - I might be able to fudge a simultion from the MER model and the terrain wedge of Navcams from there. Doug |
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Jan 5 2009, 05:17 PM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 5 2009, 04:55 AM)  The self (portrait) would have struggled - I might be able to fudge a (simulation)... Don't know if you noticed that Stu's image is a self portrait simulation. The MER body looks good to me but the mast looks too solid and clear. |
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Jan 5 2009, 05:57 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jan 5 2009, 05:17 PM) The MER body looks good to me but the mast looks too solid and clear. Everyone's a critic...  Just a bit of fun, anyway. Guess I'll just have to make do with MSL taking Oppy's photo when the two meet sometime in 2010...  -------------------- |
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Jan 5 2009, 07:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 117 Joined: 7-December 06 From: Sheffield UK Member No.: 1462 |
QUOTE (Stu @ Jan 5 2009, 05:57 PM) Everyone's a critic... Just a bit of fun, anyway. Guess I'll just have to make do with MSL taking Oppy's photo when the two meet sometime in 2010... With the way the MERs are soldiering on, they may someday get to take portraits of each other!
-------------------- It's a funny old world - A man's lucky if he gets out of it alive. - W.C. Fields.
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Stu Pictures never taken... Jan 5 2009, 07:49 AM
James Sorenson I know this was not feasible, and was considered t... Jan 5 2009, 08:35 AM
Stu QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 5 2009, 09:55 AM) ... Jan 5 2009, 09:58 AM djellison Try shaving, using kitchen foil as a mirror Jan 5 2009, 10:03 AM
Stu QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 5 2009, 10:03 AM) ... Jan 5 2009, 11:24 AM lyford We will have to satisfy ourselves with this ... Jan 5 2009, 05:12 PM sci44 I thought we were going to get Oppy to film MSL... Jan 5 2009, 08:12 PM Paolo QUOTE (sci44 @ Jan 5 2009, 09:12 PM) Anot... Jan 7 2009, 06:14 PM Thu In my craziest dream, I want to see Oppy (since sh... Jan 6 2009, 07:41 AM dvandorn I sort of wish that Spirit had navigated around to... Jan 6 2009, 06:27 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (dvandorn @ Jan 6 2009, 01:27 PM) I... Jan 6 2009, 09:23 PM DDAVIS I wish that more low sun gray scale landscape phot... Jan 6 2009, 10:14 PM Stu QUOTE (DDAVIS @ Jan 6 2009, 10:14 PM) I w... Jan 7 2009, 10:35 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (DDAVIS @ Jan 6 2009, 02:14 PM) I w... Jan 7 2009, 06:02 PM Shaka Here's an interesting challenge to Astro0... Jan 6 2009, 09:14 PM Astro0 Shaka: Here's an interesting challenge to Astr... Jan 6 2009, 09:30 PM Thu QUOTE (Astro0 @ Jan 7 2009, 04:30 AM) Sha... Jan 8 2009, 09:15 AM sci44 QUOTE (Thu @ Jan 8 2009, 09:15 AM) That... Jan 8 2009, 10:03 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (sci44 @ Jan 8 2009, 05:03 PM) You ... Jan 9 2009, 05:01 PM mchan QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jan 9 2009, 09:01 ... Jan 14 2009, 05:57 AM centsworth_II QUOTE (mchan @ Jan 14 2009, 12:57 AM) It ... Jan 14 2009, 04:11 PM Decepticon QUOTE Another category could be "Pictures mad... Jan 6 2009, 10:36 PM Chmee QUOTE (Decepticon @ Jan 6 2009, 05:36 PM)... Jan 13 2009, 02:27 AM sci44 QUOTE (Chmee @ Jan 13 2009, 02:27 AM) Pro... Jan 14 2009, 05:41 PM peter59 QUOTE (Chmee @ Jan 13 2009, 03:27 AM) Pro... Jan 14 2009, 07:58 PM K-P QUOTE (Chmee @ Jan 13 2009, 04:27 AM) Pro... Jan 16 2009, 09:05 AM RoverDriver I' m going to add my picture: the underside of... Jan 8 2009, 03:36 PM Stu Some more thoughts on this here... don't want ... Jan 8 2009, 09:33 PM |
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