New Horizons, Pluto and the Kuiper belt |
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 Jul 26 2012, 07:55 PM
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Resolution of best HST images (FOC and ACS/HRC cameras) of Pluto is ~500 km/pix. New Horizons' monochromatic camera LORRI has similar resolution from distance ~100 millions km. It'll be three months before Pluto flyby.
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Oct 16 2012, 07:41 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1153 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
I just watched Alan Stern's presentation to the DPS congress on ustream (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aas-reno)
he showed some of the studies being carried out for the safe-haven trajectories. I wonder: is the presentation somewhere on the net? or can Alan share it with us? -------------------- I'm one of the most durable and fervent advocates of space exploration, but my take is that we could do it robotically at far less cost and far greater quantity and quality of results.
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Oct 16 2012, 08:55 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2566 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Get an article, sorry not Alan's but well: http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=38923
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Oct 17 2012, 12:24 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 336 |
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Oct 17 2012, 12:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 19-February 05 Member No.: 173 |
QUOTE (Paolo @ Oct 16 2012, 07:41 PM)  I just watched Alan Stern's presentation to the DPS congress on ustream (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aas-reno) he showed some of the studies being carried out for the safe-haven trajectories. I wonder: is the presentation somewhere on the net? or can Alan share it with us? Here you go! |
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Oct 17 2012, 01:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1153 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
thanks, I would really like to have a better look at two graphs that were in the prez: that of the possible "cloud" distribution of debris in the Pluto system, and that showing some possible bail-out trajectories relative to Pluto and its moons
-------------------- I'm one of the most durable and fervent advocates of space exploration, but my take is that we could do it robotically at far less cost and far greater quantity and quality of results.
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 Jan 1 2013, 07:24 PM
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Happy New Year 2013 from New Horizons!...Been waiting to say this for a long, long time, and now I can-- WE EXPLORE PLUTO THE YEAR AFTER NEXT! !
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Jan 1 2013, 09:27 PM
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Indeed!!!
 Alan, how's the Pluto system observation campaign going with respect to trajectory selection for C/A? I assume the ground-based part can't start again for a month or two (at least) given the time of year? -------------------- 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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Jan 1 2013, 09:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 19-February 05 Member No.: 173 |
We've been doing a lot of work with HST and modelling the dynamics, and also using high speed guns to test how hard our spacecraft is to impacts by various size particles. We'll be selecting SHBOT trajectories in Jan and Feb from those data...
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Jan 6 2013, 01:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 19-February 05 Member No.: 173 |
New Horizons has exited hibernation. Active operations begin tomorrow and will extend through January 30th.
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Jan 6 2013, 04:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 6501 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Awesome on all counts, Alan. Seems like my anticipation grows year after year...will switch to a monthly "oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!" schedule shortly...
-------------------- 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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Jan 6 2013, 09:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 19-February 05 Member No.: 173 |
...Just 3 more hibernations left (this winter/spring, this summer/fall), next winter/spring. In May 2014 we exit hibernation to begin encounter pre-ops leading to encounter start 2 years from this week..
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Jan 8 2013, 10:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2281 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
QUOTE WE EXPLORE PLUTO THE YEAR AFTER NEXT! ! How time flies. Seems like we had the thrill of launch just the other day... --Bill -------------------- |
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Jan 8 2013, 01:30 PM
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Yes, time flies - fast. I was always going to experiment a bit by processing some of the PDS Jupiter flyby data (FITS files) from LORRI, MVIC and maybe LEISA to be ready for the Pluto flyby. By doing that I wouldn't have to spend (possibly lots of) time figuring it out once the Pluto data is released and I would be able to immediately do something with that data. However, I have always delayed this in favour of something else because the Pluto flyby has been so far away in the future. Now I'm realizing that if I want to experiment with the Jupiter flyby before the Pluto flyby I will soon not be be able to delay that project any longer because suddenly the Pluto flyby isn't that far away. Feels a bit strange...
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Jan 10 2013, 01:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 19-February 05 Member No.: 173 |
Upload of new command & data handling (C&DH) software for New Horizons with a key operating system bug fix begins today, finishes Saturday. |
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