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, 13 Feb 2012 22:40:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 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

]]> By: Nigel Depledge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14111 Nigel Depledge Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:34:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14111 Another nice post, BA. I love that day / night pic of Venus. Incidentally, have you visited the Cassini-Huygens site recently? They have photos that C-H took as it swung by Jupiter, centred on Jupiter's poles: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/SEMZU1NFGLE_0.html Another nice post, BA. I love that day / night pic of Venus. Incidentally, have you visited the Cassini-Huygens site recently? They have photos that C-H took as it swung by Jupiter, centred on Jupiter’s poles:

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/SEMZU1NFGLE_0.html

]]> By: DIguana http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14110 DIguana Fri, 14 Apr 2006 03:59:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14110 OMG! It's a set of footprints from a Martian Fighting Machine! Stop taking flu vaccines, it's our only chance for survival! OMG! It’s a set of footprints from a Martian Fighting Machine! Stop taking flu vaccines, it’s our only chance for survival!

]]> By: JodyWheeler.Com / Naked Writing http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14109 JodyWheeler.Com / Naked Writing Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:39:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14109 <strong>Brought to you by the letter "V"...</strong> One of the first images from the Venus Express Orbiter. Left side is night side, right is day side. Incredible. h/t: Bad Astronomy...... Brought to you by the letter “V”…

One of the first images from the Venus Express Orbiter. Left side is night side, right is day side. Incredible. h/t: Bad Astronomy……

]]> By: Dan Gerhards http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14108 Dan Gerhards Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:22:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14108 This is simply colorized greyscale. This is a perspective shot generated from the first MRO image. That image was taken in visible light taken through a red filter (which tends to help detail stand out on Mars). This is simply colorized greyscale. This is a perspective shot generated from the first MRO image. That image was taken in visible light taken through a red filter (which tends to help detail stand out on Mars).

]]> By: John B. Sandlin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-14107 John B. Sandlin Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:20:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/04/13/two-planets-no-waiting/#comment-14107 That's not the London Symphony Orchestra in that crater, it's obviously the Texas A&M Marching Band! I didn't see it on the site - are this true or false color? Just curious if these are visible light or other types of images. I gather from the NASA page they're still fine tuning the calibration of the cameras and I'm assuming that the detectors include ranges outside visible as well. jbs That’s not the London Symphony Orchestra in that crater, it’s obviously the Texas A&M Marching Band!

I didn’t see it on the site – are this true or false color? Just curious if these are visible light or other types of images. I gather from the NASA page they’re still fine tuning the calibration of the cameras and I’m assuming that the detectors include ranges outside visible as well.

jbs

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