Comments on: Two planets, no waiting http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:52:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John B. Sandlin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14118 John B. Sandlin Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:10:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14118 Ya know, looking at the image of Venus I get an impression of Heaven and that other place. Turns out they're the same place! jbs Ya know, looking at the image of Venus I get an impression of Heaven and that other place. Turns out they’re the same place!

jbs

]]> By: dhtroy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14117 dhtroy Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:26:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14117 Following BA's remarks about Hoagland’s, I had to go visit his site (forgive me for increasing his website hit ratio). Anyway, after reading some of the, uh, "Research" he's presented ... I wondered, exactly how much Meth does one have to do to come up with such ... emmm ... what's the word I'm looking for, oh, right. cr*p. ... and clearly, that's NOT an Orchestra, but a small grouping of Monoliths. You people really need to clear the lint out of your eyes. :p Following BA’s remarks about Hoagland’s, I had to go visit his site (forgive me for increasing his website hit ratio).

Anyway, after reading some of the, uh, “Research” he’s presented … I wondered, exactly how much Meth does one have to do to come up with such … emmm … what’s the word I’m looking for, oh, right. cr*p.

… and clearly, that’s NOT an Orchestra, but a small grouping of Monoliths. You people really need to clear the lint out of your eyes.

:p

]]> By: grand_lunar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14116 grand_lunar Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:32:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14116 Even that compressed image looks great. MRO will deserve it's own photo album (like "Beyond") after a while. And Venus Express is already providing good stuff, I see. I bet many mysteries await us there. Even that compressed image looks great. MRO will deserve it’s own photo album (like “Beyond”) after a while.

And Venus Express is already providing good stuff, I see. I bet many mysteries await us there.

]]> By: Graham http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14115 Graham Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:18:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14115 Tom wrote:<b><i>He’s already found striking evidence of “hyperdimensional physics” in the atmosphere of Venus.</i></b> Nonsense hyperdimensional vortexes rotate the <i>other</i> way. <i>This</i> is clearly a chronic hysterisis Tom wrote:He’s already found striking evidence of “hyperdimensional physics” in the atmosphere of Venus.

Nonsense hyperdimensional vortexes rotate the other way.

This is clearly a chronic hysterisis

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14114 Gary Ansorge Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:38:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14114 Gee, that nice MArtian crater is obviously a space port processing site, just waiting for our arrival,,,please have your intergalactic passports handy before disembarking,,, Gee, that nice MArtian crater is obviously a space port processing site, just waiting for our arrival,,,please have your intergalactic passports handy before disembarking,,,

]]> By: Tom http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14113 Tom Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:38:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14113 As a dedicated fan of all things stupid I felt compelled to take a look at Hoagland's "research" website. He's already found striking evidence of "hyperdimensional physics" in the atmosphere of Venus. George, this is obviously a coverup by the ESA. As a dedicated fan of all things stupid I felt compelled to take a look at Hoagland’s “research” website. He’s already found striking evidence of “hyperdimensional physics” in the atmosphere of Venus. George, this is obviously a coverup by the ESA.

]]> By: Timothy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14112 Timothy Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:07:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14112 Re: HiRISE detector wavelength ranges There are three filter bands: blue-green (400nm-600nm), red (550nm-850nm), and near-IR (800nm-1000nm). There are ten 2048-pixel detectors arranged end-to-end with red filters, producing a monochromatic swath 20,264 pixels wide at a resolution of 1 microradian per pixel. (Some edge pixels are lost for detector overlap.) Co-aligned with the center two red detectors are two blue-green and two near-IR detectors producing a swath 4072 pixels wide that overlaps the center of the red swath. Since separate detectors are used for the three wavelength channels, HiRISE can produce three-color images at the same 1 microradian resolution, albeit over a narrower swath. - Timothy Re: HiRISE detector wavelength ranges

There are three filter bands: blue-green (400nm-600nm), red (550nm-850nm), and near-IR (800nm-1000nm).

There are ten 2048-pixel detectors arranged end-to-end with red filters, producing a monochromatic swath 20,264 pixels wide at a resolution of 1 microradian per pixel. (Some edge pixels are lost for detector overlap.) Co-aligned with the center two red detectors are two blue-green and two near-IR detectors producing a swath 4072 pixels wide that overlaps the center of the red swath.

Since separate detectors are used for the three wavelength channels, HiRISE can produce three-color images at the same 1 microradian resolution, albeit over a narrower swath.

– Timothy

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