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2014 MU69 "Ultima Thule" flyby, For discussion of the encounter as it happens
elakdawalla
post Dec 13 2018, 10:12 PM
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It's only 10 days now until the "Core" phase of the 2014 MU69 flyby begins! I thought it was time for a new thread. Carry on discussing distant observations of other KBO worlds in the KBO encounters thread, and use this one for MU69 until after the departure phase is officially over on 8 January.

I'll be posting a "What to Expect" article next week.


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- elakdawalla   2014 MU69 "Ultima Thule" flyby   Dec 13 2018, 10:12 PM
- - nprev   Looks good. Applause and hugs. Science downlink ex...   Jan 1 2019, 03:40 PM
- - Steve G   How bright is Ultima Thule to an observer with hum...   Jan 1 2019, 03:55 PM
|- - Nafnlaus   QUOTE (Steve G @ Jan 1 2019, 02:55 PM) Ho...   Jan 1 2019, 04:15 PM
|- - fredk   QUOTE (Steve G @ Jan 1 2019, 04:55 PM) Ho...   Jan 1 2019, 04:19 PM
|- - scalbers   QUOTE (fredk @ Jan 1 2019, 04:19 PM) It...   Jan 1 2019, 06:28 PM
|- - Daniele_bianchino_Italy   QUOTE (scalbers @ Jan 1 2019, 07:28 PM) T...   Jan 1 2019, 06:52 PM
||- - AndyG   QUOTE (Daniele_bianchino_Italy @ Jan 1 2019, ...   Jan 1 2019, 08:22 PM
||- - Daniele_bianchino_Italy   QUOTE (AndyG @ Jan 1 2019, 09:22 PM) If y...   Jan 1 2019, 08:45 PM
|- - Aldebaran   QUOTE (scalbers @ Jan 1 2019, 06:28 PM) T...   Jan 1 2019, 08:43 PM
|- - JRehling   Post-sunset brightness also depends upon transpare...   Jan 1 2019, 08:51 PM
||- - Mongo   QUOTE (JRehling @ Jan 1 2019, 08:51 PM) P...   Jan 1 2019, 10:57 PM
||- - scalbers   QUOTE (Mongo @ Jan 1 2019, 10:57 PM) The ...   Jan 2 2019, 05:16 PM
|- - scalbers   QUOTE (Aldebaran @ Jan 1 2019, 08:43 PM) ...   Jan 1 2019, 09:53 PM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   Awesome news, apparently the spacecraft did everyt...   Jan 1 2019, 03:58 PM
- - Explorer1   Latest image on NASA TV! Looks like a bowling ...   Jan 1 2019, 04:35 PM
- - Hungry4info   Failsafe 2.   Jan 1 2019, 04:36 PM
- - Hungry4info   We can see the rotation. Rotation period is either...   Jan 1 2019, 04:38 PM
- - fredk   More like somewhere between 15-ish and 30-ish hour...   Jan 1 2019, 04:42 PM
|- - fredk   QUOTE (fredk @ Jan 1 2019, 05:42 PM) it s...   Jan 1 2019, 04:55 PM
|- - Themisto   QUOTE (fredk @ Jan 1 2019, 05:55 PM) Thou...   Jan 1 2019, 06:05 PM
|- - JRehling   If it is a double object, they should dub the two ...   Jan 1 2019, 06:25 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Another round of high-fives for Alan Stern and his...   Jan 1 2019, 04:57 PM
- - PDP8E   this is amazing... to the New Horizon Team! To...   Jan 1 2019, 06:44 PM
- - Themisto   https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/i...tati...   Jan 1 2019, 06:48 PM
|- - Daniele_bianchino_Italy   QUOTE (Themisto @ Jan 1 2019, 07:48 PM) h...   Jan 1 2019, 06:55 PM
|- - Themisto   QUOTE (Daniele_bianchino_Italy @ Jan 1 2019, ...   Jan 1 2019, 08:11 PM
- - avisolo   Quick Crop:   Jan 1 2019, 06:51 PM
|- - Aldebaran   QUOTE (avisolo @ Jan 1 2019, 06:51 PM) Qu...   Jan 1 2019, 08:48 PM
- - WTW   DSN Now is reporting start of the NYT 1 ("New...   Jan 1 2019, 08:19 PM
- - paraisosdelsistemasolar   First I want to say congratulations to Alan and al...   Jan 1 2019, 08:49 PM
- - MarkG   Just about out of time for wild speculation, so I...   Jan 1 2019, 09:06 PM
|- - Themisto   QUOTE (MarkG @ Jan 1 2019, 10:06 PM) Just...   Jan 1 2019, 10:06 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (MarkG @ Jan 1 2019, 10:06 PM) Just...   Jan 1 2019, 10:21 PM
- - Daniele_bianchino_Italy   Im not very expert but unfortunately I think that ...   Jan 1 2019, 11:00 PM
|- - MahFL   NYT 1 data download should be on the ground now.   Jan 1 2019, 11:35 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (MahFL @ Jan 2 2019, 12:35 AM) NYT ...   Jan 2 2019, 12:02 AM
- - WTW   And NYT 2 downlink has begun, with stable signal a...   Jan 2 2019, 01:50 AM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (WTW @ Jan 2 2019, 01:50 AM) Should...   Jan 2 2019, 02:58 AM
- - dolphin   Well done project team!   Jan 2 2019, 04:15 AM
- - nprev   Anybody seen an announcement for the next news con...   Jan 2 2019, 05:20 AM
- - Explorer1   Emily's post says 2:00 PM EST, and that's ...   Jan 2 2019, 05:28 AM
- - nprev   Yes, that is classic Emily. Was wondering if perh...   Jan 2 2019, 05:32 AM
- - WTW   The New Horizons web site at http://pluto.jhuapl.e...   Jan 2 2019, 06:11 AM
- - climber   A tweet from James Tuttle Keane: Finishing a long ...   Jan 2 2019, 08:00 AM
|- - Themisto   QUOTE (climber @ Jan 2 2019, 09:00 AM) A ...   Jan 2 2019, 09:41 AM
|- - Y Bar Ranch   QUOTE (climber @ Jan 2 2019, 03:00 AM) A ...   Jan 2 2019, 01:34 PM
|- - YesRushGen   QUOTE (climber @ Jan 2 2019, 03:00 AM) A ...   Jan 2 2019, 02:13 PM
|- - Blue Sky   My guess is that a lot of medium-sized bodies will...   Jan 2 2019, 02:44 PM
- - WTW   NYT 2 just finished. Signal dropped at Canberra a...   Jan 2 2019, 08:49 AM
- - Themisto   From the "Failsafe 2" raw-image data s...   Jan 2 2019, 10:17 AM
- - Daniele_bianchino_Italy   Ummm �� https://twitter.com/i/statu...   Jan 2 2019, 02:43 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (Daniele_bianchino_Italy @ Jan 2 2019, ...   Jan 2 2019, 05:03 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (HSchirmer @ Jan 2 2019, 06:03 PM) ...   Jan 2 2019, 05:19 PM
|- - Daniele_bianchino_Italy   QUOTE (HSchirmer @ Jan 2 2019, 06:03 PM) ...   Jan 2 2019, 06:45 PM
- - Daniele_bianchino_Italy   Ummm like evident contact object; no binary distan...   Jan 2 2019, 03:24 PM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   Judging from what Alan Stern posted on FB, the pre...   Jan 2 2019, 03:30 PM
|- - Req   QUOTE (Bjorn Jonsson @ Jan 2 2019, 07:30 ...   Jan 2 2019, 04:02 PM
|- - stevesliva   Alan Stern Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/s.al...   Jan 2 2019, 04:08 PM
|- - Req   QUOTE (stevesliva @ Jan 2 2019, 08:08 AM)...   Jan 2 2019, 04:10 PM
- - volcanopele   Judging from Roman's processing, it looks like...   Jan 2 2019, 03:33 PM
- - Daniele_bianchino_Italy   I remember the Hartley comet form: . .   Jan 2 2019, 03:43 PM
- - kenny   I got it OK from that link. This is Alan's i...   Jan 2 2019, 04:21 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (kenny @ Jan 2 2019, 08:21 AM) ...   Jan 2 2019, 04:36 PM
|- - Nafnlaus   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Jan 2 2019, 03:36 PM)...   Jan 2 2019, 05:02 PM
||- - moustifouette   QUOTE (Nafnlaus @ Jan 2 2019, 06:02 PM) W...   Jan 2 2019, 05:53 PM
||- - Nafnlaus   QUOTE (moustifouette @ Jan 2 2019, 04:53 ...   Jan 2 2019, 06:06 PM
|- - Daniele_bianchino_Italy   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Jan 2 2019, 05:36 PM)...   Jan 2 2019, 05:04 PM
- - Explorer1   Alan you sneaky PI! https://twitter.com/Alan...   Jan 2 2019, 06:07 PM
|- - JRehling   Just stirring up excitement with 45 minutes to go,...   Jan 2 2019, 06:17 PM
|- - Bjorn Jonsson   QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jan 2 2019, 06:07 PM) ...   Jan 2 2019, 06:27 PM
- - Betelgeuze   Anyone got a link to the press briefing? It shoul...   Jan 2 2019, 06:51 PM
|- - Nafnlaus   QUOTE (Betelgeuze @ Jan 2 2019, 05:51 PM)...   Jan 2 2019, 06:56 PM
- - Therion   Here are scientific papers available before the fl...   Jan 2 2019, 06:53 PM
- - scalbers   I see it here: https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nas...   Jan 2 2019, 06:57 PM
- - nprev   Live now.   Jan 2 2019, 07:00 PM
- - Nafnlaus   I find it mildly amusing that I'm watching thi...   Jan 2 2019, 07:02 PM
|- - Bjorn Jonsson   QUOTE (Nafnlaus @ Jan 2 2019, 07:02 PM) I...   Jan 2 2019, 07:05 PM
- - nprev   Contact binary!   Jan 2 2019, 07:04 PM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   Wow, this is a really weird object...   Jan 2 2019, 07:05 PM
- - dtolman   Wow - so it really was a contact binary - believe ...   Jan 2 2019, 07:05 PM
- - dtolman   Interesting that there are no obvious impact crate...   Jan 2 2019, 07:13 PM
- - Nafnlaus   "No obvious impact craters" - huh...   Jan 2 2019, 07:13 PM
- - nprev   The hi-res shots will probably show some, but not ...   Jan 2 2019, 07:20 PM
|- - Nafnlaus   QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 2 2019, 06:20 PM) The ...   Jan 2 2019, 07:24 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (Nafnlaus @ Jan 2 2019, 12:24 PM) E...   Jan 2 2019, 07:29 PM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   As was mentioned at the press conference, it's...   Jan 2 2019, 07:21 PM
- - xflare   This makes the results of the occultation experime...   Jan 2 2019, 07:25 PM
- - MichaelJWP   Taking a step back, this is absolutely awesome stu...   Jan 2 2019, 07:29 PM
- - machi   Quick and dirty color composite of the highest pub...   Jan 2 2019, 07:29 PM
- - Spock1108   A first processing between the best image released...   Jan 2 2019, 07:30 PM
|- - vikingmars   QUOTE (Spock1108 @ Jan 2 2019, 08:30 PM) ...   Jan 2 2019, 07:35 PM
- - Nafnlaus   They just talked about craters, but I didn't q...   Jan 2 2019, 07:34 PM
|- - dtolman   QUOTE (Nafnlaus @ Jan 2 2019, 02:34 PM) T...   Jan 2 2019, 07:42 PM
|- - MahFL   QUOTE (Nafnlaus @ Jan 2 2019, 07:34 PM) T...   Jan 2 2019, 07:44 PM
|- - JRehling   How much fun would it be to stand at the junction ...   Jan 2 2019, 07:55 PM
- - Explorer1   Yeah, it would be fun... but you might need a pret...   Jan 2 2019, 07:59 PM
- - fredk   Stereo views from NYT1 and 2. Quite noisy, but we...   Jan 2 2019, 08:00 PM
- - Steve G   Successful Ultima Thule flyby, OSIRIS-REx enters o...   Jan 2 2019, 08:03 PM
- - machi   Denoised version with more subtle colors.   Jan 2 2019, 08:20 PM
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