nprev
Oct 9 2009, 02:19 AM
T minus 9 hrs. 10 min till impact. NASA TV coverage begins @ 1015 GMT (0315 PDT). Link to coverage
here.
Astro0
Oct 9 2009, 03:06 AM
Separation image (inset) and interpretation (using Celestia add-on).
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Hungry4info
Oct 9 2009, 03:11 AM
You've had much better luck with simulating it in Celestia with that add-on than I. In Celestia, I had the moon behind the Centaur as seen from LCROSS, and there doesn't seem to be the moon in the live feed.
Shaka
Oct 9 2009, 03:19 AM
O.K. Bend over please.
This may sting a little.
nprev
Oct 9 2009, 04:15 AM
(Ouch!!!!!!)
Astro0, what's the FOV of that Celestia view? Reason I ask is that the Moon wasn't visible in the post-separation raw images as far as I could see; just curious. (Great composition, BTW, as per your usual!)
(EDIT: I see that Hungry already mentioned that.)
Humph.
Stupid Moon.
Have to go to work, so I'll miss the whole thing.
(scuffs toes on ground)
Not fair.
Have fun everyone! Looking forward to hearing all about it when I get back.
Astro0
Oct 9 2009, 06:26 AM
nprev... I've got no idea of the FOV for that image...I just thought it looked nice and helped orient me to the 'real' image...not even sure if it's right! Remember me
I'm the 'artist' not the scientist
Hungry4info
Oct 9 2009, 07:12 AM
QUOTE (nprev @ Oct 8 2009, 11:15 PM)
...Reason I ask is that the Moon wasn't visible in the post-separation raw images as far as I could see; just curious.
Is this the terminator of the moon in the lower-left corner of the IR image? If so, it may suggest either a very narrow FOV, or simply that the moon is quite off-centre from the image.
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/lcross-c...separation2.jpg
ustrax
Oct 9 2009, 07:16 AM
Here's the moon as I see it now, ignorant mode here, where's the impact site in this photo?
Hungry4info
Oct 9 2009, 07:22 AM
Haha, it's the very southern point in that image. I don't suspect your image is detailed enough to resolve Cabeus crater.
ElkGroveDan
Oct 9 2009, 07:25 AM
QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 9 2009, 12:16 AM)
Here's the moon as I see it now, ignorant mode here, where's the impact site in this photo?
It's at the left tip of the lighted side in that image Rui/
ustrax
Oct 9 2009, 08:43 AM
Thanks guys!
Decepticon
Oct 9 2009, 08:53 AM
Tee Hee
Decepticon
Oct 9 2009, 09:34 AM
Every time I see the impact story on the news, the media tends to over play the impact.
Zvezdichko
Oct 9 2009, 09:38 AM
I can already see that. Bombing the Moon, that's it. Fortunately or not, we're living in a sci-fi shaped world. And there are people who are afraid of the impact. But there's no danger. Impacts occur very often.
MahFL
Oct 9 2009, 10:04 AM
Good morning all.
Zvezdichko
Oct 9 2009, 10:14 AM
MahFL
Oct 9 2009, 10:22 AM
Can't watch video at work
. I'll make do with JSC stills.
Zvezdichko
Oct 9 2009, 10:25 AM
I usually take snapshots, but I'm also at work and don't have the graphics programs. I'll try however to do the best I can from here.
Phil Stooke
Oct 9 2009, 10:26 AM
Recent Twitter post:
SSC_Final_ME_sph = 310.52235358536 E -84.7311739853509
about 1 hour ago from web
LCROSS Centaur and SSC target coordinates (Lat., Lon. in ME): Centaur_Final_ME_sph = 311.302088477883 E -84.6743872273512
about 1 hour ago from web
I see they are targeting an individual molecule...
Phil
volcanopele
Oct 9 2009, 10:30 AM
If that's a water molecule is that such a bad thing?
Hungry4info
Oct 9 2009, 10:37 AM
The target molecule will probably be destroyed. Perhaps they're hoping to detect the water molecules adjacent to that one?
Zvezdichko
Oct 9 2009, 10:45 AM
Moon!
Don't know if it was the Moon imaged by the previous flyby or a live downlink. Too noisy here.
Zvezdichko
Oct 9 2009, 10:48 AM
All instruments are operating nominally, that's great news, great chance of getting data!
AndyG
Oct 9 2009, 10:49 AM
Live - and getting bigger!
centsworth_II
Oct 9 2009, 10:50 AM
QUOTE (Zvezdichko @ Oct 9 2009, 05:45 AM)
Don't know if it was the Moon imaged by the previous flyby or a live downlink. Too noisy here.
Sounded live to me. the scientist being interviewed was quite emotional when asked his feeling at the time it was shown. He said he was feeling [many] emotions at the same time.
deefatman
Oct 9 2009, 10:50 AM
I didn't realise Hubble was going to be observing things!
Zvezdichko
Oct 9 2009, 10:54 AM
Yes, this is the Moon seen by LCROSS in real time!
Yet another screenshot coming. Unfortunately I won't be able to combine them all - no graphics programs here.
volcanopele
Oct 9 2009, 11:00 AM
Which crater is Cabeus in that screenshot?
Zvezdichko
Oct 9 2009, 11:00 AM
centsworth_II
Oct 9 2009, 11:09 AM
QUOTE (volcanopele @ Oct 9 2009, 06:00 AM)
Which crater is Cabeus in that screenshot?
Asked if they can pick out the target, the scientists said it's still too far away for them to pick it out.
deefatman
Oct 9 2009, 11:10 AM
It really reminds you how big the moon is when you consider how long left there is and that the moon is already filling up the entire frame, we always consider the moon small next to earth but in it's own right it's still enormous.
elakdawalla
Oct 9 2009, 11:11 AM
Can anybody spot Cabeus in the LCROSS view? Having trouble getting oriented this morning, even with coffee
Zvezdichko
Oct 9 2009, 11:12 AM
Live view from the IR camera!
ElkGroveDan
Oct 9 2009, 11:13 AM
YAWN .... I am tired! Going to watch on the large screen TV. I'll check back here in a while.
volcanopele
Oct 9 2009, 11:15 AM
Okay, nevermind, here is what I could put together:
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volcanopele
Oct 9 2009, 11:16 AM
In the current view on screen now, Cabeus is just below and to the left of center
nprev
Oct 9 2009, 11:17 AM
'Mornin' everyone. Just got the NASA feed working on my computer; @#$% cable company here STILL don't carry NASA TV.
(The marine layer has torpedoed plans to set up my scope!)
MahFL
Oct 9 2009, 11:18 AM
Juramike
Oct 9 2009, 11:18 AM
(Are we supposed to eat peanuts now?)
Zvezdichko
Oct 9 2009, 11:19 AM
Visible...
And IR image...
volcanopele
Oct 9 2009, 11:22 AM
QUOTE (nprev @ Oct 9 2009, 04:17 AM)
'Mornin' everyone. Just got the NASA feed working on my computer; @#$% cable company here STILL don't carry NASA TV.
(The marine layer has torpedoed plans to set up my scope!)
Be careful. Even if NASA TV doesn't show up on your digital cable box lineup, NASA TV may still be available over clearQAM by plugging the coax directly into your TV. That's the case here in Tucson with Cox Cable. In Tucson, it's on channel 72-4.
mchan
Oct 9 2009, 11:27 AM
Bit humorous there when they went thru the station checks and concluded with "go for impact". It's not like they can scrub...
deglr6328
Oct 9 2009, 11:29 AM
(Are we supposed to eat peanuts now?)
NO! Eating peanuts during a crash (even when deliberate) confuses the flying spaghetti monster and then he won't be able to be relied upon to guide our future soft landing missions down safely with his noodly appendage.
Juramike
Oct 9 2009, 11:29 AM
The image is growing visibly frame by frame. This is so cool....
volcanopele
Oct 9 2009, 11:29 AM
Thanks for the link, MahFL! Slooh was rained and clouded out at both locations.
Cloudy here...
Zvezdichko
Oct 9 2009, 11:29 AM
Latest snapshot
AndyG
Oct 9 2009, 11:31 AM
And poor Stu is missing it!
volcanopele
Oct 9 2009, 11:32 AM
Impact flash! Woot!
EDIT: err. maybe not... that's just a surface feature...
deglr6328
Oct 9 2009, 11:39 AM
ehhhhhh, did I miss it? I didn't see a thing on the video.
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