Go Go Phoenix
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16 years 6 months ago #68799
by dave_lillis
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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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Wouldn't it be great if it lasted long enough to see the start of that happening, cool !!
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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16 years 6 months ago #68809
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Hi,
Superb image over on APOD today showing an aerial shot of Phoenix landing:
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080530.html
Superb image over on APOD today showing an aerial shot of Phoenix landing:
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080530.html
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16 years 6 months ago #68819
by dave_lillis
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
Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: Go Go Phoenix
Hi Steve, thanks for putting that up.
A fantastic image, talk about plunging into the abyss!! :shock:
A fantastic image, talk about plunging into the abyss!! :shock:
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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16 years 6 months ago #68820
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Such a cool image. You can see the shute,ropes,lander etc................
I didnt know it touched down in a crater.
I didnt know it touched down in a crater.
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16 years 6 months ago #68821
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PJ it didnt land in the crater.
Though the lander looks like it might be dropping straight into Heimdall, it is really descending about 20 kilometers in front of the crater, in the foreground of the scene.
John
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16 years 6 months ago #68823
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Paul C
My next scope is going to be a Vixen VMC200L Catadioptric OTA
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Ahhhhh ok. i was right.
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