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20 years 5 months ago #3513 by albertw
Cassini-Huygens into orbit was created by albertw
saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/gs2.cgi?path...40628.jpg&type=image

Images due to be released arounf July 1st.

Cheers,
~Al
Albert White MSc FRAS
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20 years 5 months ago #3517 by ctr
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Orbit insertion successful :lol: :lol: :lol:

www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html

Each of us is here on earth for a reason, and each of us has a special mission to carry out - Maria Shriver

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20 years 5 months ago #3521 by John OBrien
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Tis cool... I have this image in my mind of the Cassini craft dancing with the planets to a waltz like the Blue Danube.

There was a comment I heard from some JPL engineer concerning the time it takes for data to get back to earth - damn the speed of light for being so slow! :lol:
"We are the music makers ... and we are the dreamers of dreams." - W.W.

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20 years 5 months ago #3553 by Eugene Burke
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If you want tocheck it out live ,interviews etc log on to
esa.capcave.com/esa/cassinihuygens/
If you don't have it already site links you to RealPlayer to view webcasts.
Ona dialup connection it takes c.40 min to download RealPlayer but its worth it.
EG I'm on this site and seeing everything thats going on .

Isn't technology wonderfull !!!
EB

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20 years 5 months ago #3557 by voyager
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The images on this site are great!
My Home Page - www.bartbusschots.ie

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20 years 5 months ago #3560 by dave_lillis
Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: Cassini-Huygens into orbit
Hi All,
Heres another site for cassini.
www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
This has live feed from nasa, (lots of talking etc).

Technology is very handy sometimes :wink:
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)

Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go. :)
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor

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