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Rosetta Comet Orbiter -** 120 Icy Patches ** Philae Phones Home ** Ceres Fly Over Video ** New Coma Discovery ** Picture MOTHER LODE !
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[quote:BG-Fan:MV8yNTk4OTk2XzQ1NzczNDEwXzY0MjAwNDhD] [quote:Anonymous Coward 33796177:MV8yNTk4OTk2XzQ1NzcyOTIwX0ZGNjlBMzc5] [quote:Dr. Astro:MV8yNTk4OTk2XzQ1NzcyNzA4X0M5MUE2NEMz] [quote:BG-Fan:MV8yNTk4OTk2XzQ1NzcwMzc0XzIyRURERTc4] I realize the policies may have differing charters perhaps but its interesting that the both the ISON observation campaign and now with 67P, amateur astronomers are encouraged to image these comets with the robotic telescopes that K Hall has mentioned. Why not just post as many images as possible taken by the multi-milliion dollar equipment that US and European citizens paid for and let the amateur astronomers contribute any ideas that way? [/quote] There are a multitude of reasons why amateur data is important. I myself have been participating in that partnership. Amateur data provides a wealth of astrometric and photometric data on the comet being studied. Over the course of the mission this will also allow changes in the comet over time seen by the ground to be correlated to the data collected up close by the spacecraft. Such a long term and intense observing campaign can be conducted without any taxpayer money at all by amateur astronomers like me. That's a good thing, not a bad thing. [/quote] Indeed! Astronomy is one of the few sciences where amateurs can continue to make real contributions. As for the "multi-million dollar equipment that US and European citizens paid for" - well, there's a limited amount of it, and it's in very high demand by professional astronomers for all sorts of projects, so observing time is carefully rationed (and paid for). It may sound like there's a lot of money spent on telescopes, but really, it's a drop in the ocean (compare it to what's spent on fast food or cosmetics every year!). I've worked with astronomers who get only a few hours of scope time [i]per year[/i] to get data for their research, and amateurs can often help fill the gaps. I wish I had the time to do more, but I try when I can. [/quote] I think maybe you and astro misunderstood what I was trying to say. I'm trying to focus on the present -- 67P Rosetta and the multi-million dollar equipment on Rosetta and Philae (when deployed). Why use earth bound or space bound equipment that isn't at the comet for data analysis (this is a unique experience)? Surely no amateurs have access to Rosetta equipment right? What I'm saying is ESA/NASA Rosetta teams should upload much more visual data and even non-visual data for (as stated above in their Earth Science data sharing policy) the ability for specialists not on ESA/NASA Rosetta teams, amateurs and the general public to provide input. As an example we have been studying Mars up close visually starting with the Viking mission since what '74-'75. At first planetary scientists thought they knew exactly what some of the more larger formations were and perhaps how they formed as they were similar to Earth's formations -- Olympus Mons (shield volcano) and Vales Marineris (canyon system). Mars is like half the size of Earth with something like one-quarter the surface area but Olympus Mons dwarfs Mt Everest and Valles Marineris dwarfs the Grand Canyon. When we look closer at the surface of Mars many abnormalities appear within what look like Earth-like formations. Olympus Mons is no shield volcano. At virtually every formation; river beds, canyons, collapsed lava tubes, craters, domed craters, etc., on Mars, they have planetary scientists baffled. Let's see the close-up images of 67P. Let the planetary scientists and comet specialists have a better look, after all the Rosetta mission is a mission to better understand planetary and solar system formation and planets and our solar system aren't owned by gov't space agencies ... at least not yet!! [/quote]
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I want to use this thread to highlight news from the Rosetta comet mission.
Ten years ago the European Space Agency ( ESA ) launched the Rosetta comet chaser to rendezvous with comet 67P, go into orbit around it and land a probe on its surface.
120 Icy Patches - by last September
Thread: Rosetta Comet Orbiter -** 120 Icy Patches ** Philae Phones Home ** Ceres Fly Over Video ** New Coma Discovery ** Picture MOTHER LODE ! (Page 69)
thanks FBVA
Philae Phones Home
Great news, thanks F-BVFA
Thread: Rosetta Comet Orbiter -** 120 Icy Patches ** Philae Phones Home ** Ceres Fly Over Video ** New Coma Discovery ** Picture MOTHER LODE ! (Page 68)
Ceres fly over video
Thread: Rosetta Comet Orbiter -** 120 Icy Patches ** Philae Phones Home ** Ceres Fly Over Video ** New Coma Discovery ** Picture MOTHER LODE ! (Page 67)
New Coma Discovery
Thread: Rosetta Comet Orbiter -** 120 Icy Patches ** Philae Phones Home ** Ceres Fly Over Video ** New Coma Discovery ** Picture MOTHER LODE ! (Page 67)
Pictures MOTHER LODE !
- There are
hundreds
thousands of images from Rosetta, this post will always point to the most recent NAVCAM or OSIRIS picture. Updated several times per week. ( Thanks F-BVFA )
Thread: Rosetta Comet Orbiter -** 120 Icy Patches ** Philae Phones Home ** Ceres Fly Over Video ** New Coma Discovery ** Picture MOTHER LODE ! (Page 67)
Ceres Spot Shot
Thread: Rosetta Comet Orbiter -** 120 Icy Patches ** Philae Phones Home ** Ceres Fly Over Video ** New Coma Discovery ** Picture MOTHER LODE ! (Page 66)
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Thread: Rosetta Comet Orbiter -** 120 Icy Patches ** Philae Phones Home ** Ceres Fly Over Video ** New Coma Discovery ** Picture MOTHER LODE ! (Page 66)
When the Rosetta mission is complete we will know so much more about comets, their composition and formation. Comets have been a cause of fear and fascination throughout human history, within the next few months many long standing mysteries will be solved.
K
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