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Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

I think this has got to be one of the most STUNNING pictures i've seen come down the pike from the Cassini spacecraft.

Observe.
http://www.spacer.com/images/cassini-galileo-jupiter-io-desk.jpg

Pretty, huh?

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Wow!

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

For once I agree with you.

Sweet! On to Saturn!

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Posted by The Talented Mr. Gurgeh (Member # 318) on :

Pretty impressive alright, I'll be adding that spacer.com to my favourites too. Anyone know any other good sites on space travel? (real space travel, I mean)

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Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on :

Like it. Could intimidate people in the office, though. Of course, they think I'm a nut for having cartoons on mine already.

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

Thanks J!! It's now my wallpaper.

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Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Gurgeh: Here's a link to my GCSA Links page. On it is a mix of space sites and other assorted astro-goodies. Enjoy.
http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/r/o/rochella/gcsa/links/links.htm

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

I really thought they'd manage better than a pesky 800x600!

Seriously, you tech-heads, what IS the original resolution that they recieve? Must be big in order to let them inspect da details...

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Posted by The Talented Mr. Gurgeh (Member # 318) on :

Thanks, Quatre, but I couldn't seem to get the link working.

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Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Try it again, Gurgeh. BellSouth can be dodgy at times.

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Posted by The Talented Mr. Gurgeh (Member # 318) on :

Yep, it worked this time, thanks.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Could someone have a go at my inquiry?

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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Well, here is one answer....

One of the three images shows the feature popularly known as the "Face On Mars," at a sharpness of 14.1 feet (4.3 meters) per camera pixel, meaning that the smallest objects that can be seen distinctly in the picture are about the size of a small truck. This resolution is about 10 times sharper than the best of the famous pictures of the "Face" taken by NASA's Viking 1 Mars orbiter in 1976.

From Face on Mars

This is the Yahoo blurb for SEDS.
... 1.5 m/pixel resolution camera. Launched 9/25/92 on ... than 300 meter resolution and obtained a ... made object in space. ... orbiter and atmosphere probe, now in Jupiter ... SEDS

Then I got this.... a very quick reply...
on 1/27/01 5:53 PM, J & J at [email protected] wrote:

> Bill,
> I was wondering what the resolution was for the various craft with cameras.
> Thank You
> Jason

I don't know. Depends on a zillion details. Check the web sites for the
ones you care about. I think in all cases they're better than our biggest
Earth-based telescopes.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Here's a possible answer.

There's more specific (and technical) information on Cassini's imaging systems here.

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Posted by The Talented Mr. Gurgeh (Member # 318) on :

Nimrod: Go to spacer.com. Here's the same photo in 1024x768
http://www.spacer.com/images/cassini-galileo-jupiter-io-desk-1000.jpg

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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

I figure that they use variable resolutions, depending on the area that they are looking at. They might start off at 1600+ pxls/inch or higher.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

"The Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) consists of a wide angle camera, with angular resolution of 60 microradians per pixel, and a narrow angle camera, with angular resolution of 6.0 microradians per pixel."

ISS, huh? Hmm, where have I heard that before?

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Here lies a toppled god,
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.

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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Trek has spawned reality....

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