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Posts Made By: Maurice Clark

August 24, 2006 06:02 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

WOW

Posted By Maurice Clark
Thanks for that Brian.

Something to add to the astro class this term!!

Cheers,

Maurice

September 12, 2006 09:02 PM Forum: Home Observatories

HOA Blues.... :(

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi Enrico,

Just out of curiosity, what is HOA?

Cheers,

Maurice

September 20, 2006 10:17 PM Forum: N.A.S.A.

Victoria in sight!

Posted By Maurice Clark
First PanCam images of Victoria crater are now available. It looks like on mean crater! 8O Will be interesting when we get some colout images from the rim!! 8)

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/pancam/2006-09-20/

Also, the latest PI update.

http://athena.cornell.edu/news/mubss/

We are, frankly, feeling a little overwhelmed by what we see so far. It's very reminiscent of our first glimpse into Endurance Crater, more than two years ago. We figured out how to deal with that then, and in time we'll figure out how to deal with Victoria too. But for the moment we're feeling a bit awestruck.

Cheers,

Maurice

September 27, 2006 01:47 PM Forum: N.A.S.A.

Victoria in sight!

Posted By Maurice Clark
The first views of the bottom of Victoria (crater!!) 8O shocked grin

Not sure what they will do inside that crater. It looks very sandy with little exposed rock. sad

Cheers,

Maurice

September 28, 2006 08:17 PM Forum: N.A.S.A.

Victoria in sight!

Posted By Maurice Clark
The latest images show a complete view of the crater. She's a biggie!!!!!

Maurice

More here: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/navcam/2006-09-28/

October 3, 2006 02:24 AM Forum: N.A.S.A.

Victoria in sight!

Posted By Maurice Clark
APOD has a colour mosiac of Victoria crater.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061002.html

Maurice

October 16, 2006 04:47 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Saturn: do the rings ever align parallel to sunli

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi Steven,

The rings orbit directly about the equator of Saturn, so they would be edge-on to the Sun during the equinox on Saturn.

Cheers,

Maurice

October 16, 2006 04:59 PM Forum: Politics

Yippe! We're a Nation of 300 Million!

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi Rod,

The US gets one additional person every 11 seconds.

Is this including illegal immigration?? smile

Maurice

October 31, 2006 04:58 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Hubble Repairs back on the table!

Posted By Maurice Clark
GReat news, but not unexpected since NASA announced yesterday there would be interviews with the astronauts chosen to undertake the mission. 8)

Just one thing though, did you notice the ghastly piece of bad astronomy by senator Mikulski?

"The Hubble telescope has been the greatest telescope since Galileo invented the first one," said U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski

AARRRGGGGG!!!!!!!!!

Oh well, at least my class had a great laugh over that one!

Time to take an aspro!

Maurice

November 17, 2006 03:33 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

CCD market information

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi Andrew,

Just a couple of thoughts on what you posted. Why only a 12-bit? 16 would be better.

Also, why full colour? That is OK for "pretty pictures", however most scientific applications are best done monochrome.

Regards,

Maurice

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