Comments on: A Different Perspective http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:36:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: JPL the new Disneyland? - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-46446 JPL the new Disneyland? - Asymptotia Sun, 20 May 2007 10:31:08 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-46446 [...] If you’re looking for a day (or half day) out today in the greater Los Angeles area, let me suggest a trip up to the Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL). (Details here.) Their open house (held today and yesterday) is rather fun…. you get to learn about some of the grand space missions of yesteryear (like the 1977 Voyager missions… both craft are still actively sending data from beyond the solar system now), or of the moment (like Cassini-Huygens, for example sending wonderful pictures of Saturn and Titan back for us to learn from and marvel at - see e.g. here), or to come soon (like WISE (an infra-red telescope which will help broaden and deepen our understanding of planetary systems, galaxies, and the universe at large), or Dawn (a mission to go and orbit and study two large asteroids). [...] [...] If you’re looking for a day (or half day) out today in the greater Los Angeles area, let me suggest a trip up to the Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL). (Details here.) Their open house (held today and yesterday) is rather fun…. you get to learn about some of the grand space missions of yesteryear (like the 1977 Voyager missions… both craft are still actively sending data from beyond the solar system now), or of the moment (like Cassini-Huygens, for example sending wonderful pictures of Saturn and Titan back for us to learn from and marvel at - see e.g. here), or to come soon (like WISE (an infra-red telescope which will help broaden and deepen our understanding of planetary systems, galaxies, and the universe at large), or Dawn (a mission to go and orbit and study two large asteroids). [...]

]]> By: pedant http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22964 pedant Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:38:14 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22964 That is beautiful Thanks, and a happy new year. That is beautiful

Thanks, and a happy new year.

]]> By: Carl Brannen http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22904 Carl Brannen Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:22:22 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22904 Loved the clean tumbling along the short axis until it reaches air, and also the shock wave off the nose from the forward looking camera. Loved the clean tumbling along the short axis until it reaches air, and also the shock wave off the nose from the forward looking camera.

]]> By: Amara http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22902 Amara Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:43:51 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22902 Dear Phil, I learned of the SRB movie from <a href="http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2006/07/10/awesome-shuttle-launch-videos/#comment-33247" rel="nofollow">you</a>! Dear Phil, I learned of the SRB movie from you!

]]> By: Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22896 Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:13:55 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22896 Clifford, thanks for the link love! Amara, I totally forgot about the SRB video. I linked to it back in July (http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2006/07/10/awesome-shuttle-launch-videos/). You should read that post; it features my very smart daughter. :-) Clifford, thanks for the link love!

Amara, I totally forgot about the SRB video. I linked to it back in July (http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2006/07/10/awesome-shuttle-launch-videos/). You should read that post; it features my very smart daughter. :-)

]]> By: Anya http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22880 Anya Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:48:49 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22880 Dear Clifford, Thank you for showing the striking image and the link to Phil Plait’s blog. I will use this pic as a New Year greeting card. Happy New Year! Regards from Russia. Anya Dear Clifford,
Thank you for showing the striking image and the link to Phil Plait’s blog.
I will use this pic as a New Year greeting card.

Happy New Year!
Regards from Russia.
Anya

]]> By: Christine Dantas http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22872 Christine Dantas Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:22:34 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22872 Beautiful and serene in glory, and the pale blue microscopic dot wonders why, and looks back to the sublime abysm... Thanks for a breathtaking picture! Christine Beautiful and serene in glory, and the pale blue microscopic dot wonders why, and looks back to the sublime abysm…

Thanks for a breathtaking picture!

Christine

]]> By: Cynthia http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22837 Cynthia Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:56:53 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22837 It just seems too surreal to be real. Yet please pardon me for the cheesy cliche. At present, though, I'm simply at a loss for words... Nevertheless, thanks--Clifford-- for sharing this most spectacular image of Saturn! It just seems too surreal to be real. Yet please pardon me for the cheesy cliche. At present, though, I’m simply at a loss for words… Nevertheless, thanks–Clifford– for sharing this most spectacular image of Saturn!

]]> By: Plato http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22836 Plato Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:47:41 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22836 Oh! Nice selection Phil. I still think "<a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061229.html" rel="nofollow">Orion's belt</a>" is quite brilliant. :) Thanks Q. Oh! Nice selection Phil.

I still think “Orion’s belt” is quite brilliant. :) Thanks Q.

]]> By: Plato http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22834 Plato Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:24:53 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22834 <b>Clifford</b>: <i>giant NASA flashgun</i> What is that? :) Clifford: giant NASA flashgun

What is that? :)

]]> By: Amara http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22830 Amara Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:03:25 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22830 OK, the SRB movie link isn't working right. If you go to this page: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/news/index.html , then you can see the movie of the right forward solid rocket booster (and choose your media format). OK, the SRB movie link isn’t working right. If you go to this page: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/news/index.html , then you can see the movie of the right forward solid rocket booster (and choose your media format).

]]> By: Amara http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22828 Amara Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:56:46 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/29/a-different-perspective/#comment-22828 I was in the conference room at the Division of Planetary Sciences Pasadena meeting in October when Carolyn Porco of the imaging team displayed that picture for the first time to a roomful of planetary scientists. There was an audible gasp from the audience, so that shows you that planetary scientists are not immune to stunning beauty from their field. The second 'feature' that you allude to was unknown to me when I saw this in October, so thank you for pointing us to Phil's blog, as now the value of this picture is multiplied another 100 times for me. One pic that I didn't see on Phil's Best 10 list, but then, it was a movie, was the awesome <a href="http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai. com/18355/wm.nasa-global/sts-121/right_forward_srb_camera.asx" rel="nofollow">"My Life as a solid rocket booster"</a> cam movie. (camera on the SRB of the July 4 shuttle launch) The fall back down to Earth made me dizzy! I was in the conference room at the Division of Planetary Sciences Pasadena meeting in October when Carolyn Porco of the imaging team displayed that picture for the first time to a roomful of planetary scientists. There was an audible gasp from the audience, so that shows you that planetary scientists are not immune to stunning beauty from their field. The second ‘feature’ that you allude to was unknown to me when I saw this in October, so thank you for pointing us to Phil’s blog, as now the value of this picture is multiplied another 100 times for me.

One pic that I didn’t see on Phil’s Best 10 list, but then, it was a movie, was the awesome “My Life as a solid rocket booster” cam movie. (camera on the SRB of the July 4 shuttle launch) The fall back down to Earth made me dizzy!

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