Stardust bus spacecraft - Earth flyby 1-14-09 7pm
NASA's Stardust spacecraft with streak by the Earth tonight in a gravity assist pass at between 420,000-300,000km. I have low reliability report it may be mag 10. Empheris below. -I'm not planning on chasing this one myself, but here are the numbers. - Kurt http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stardust/main/index.html Date Time Moon_up RA DEC Alt Az Dist kilometers Const 2009-Jan-14 02:00 05 49 19.94 +36 03 32.7 77.4 46.8 4.2E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 03:00 05 48 33.38 +36 17 17.2 84.7 58.3 4.0E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 04:00 m 05 47 30.82 +36 31 24.6 93.9 69.9 3.7E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 05:00 m 05 46 12.51 +36 45 40.7 114.4 81.3 3.5E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 06:00 m 05 44 39.39 +36 59 54.5 231.1 84.2 3.3E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 07:00 m 05 42 53.10 +37 14 01.0 264.7 73.2 3.0E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 08:00 m 05 40 55.74 +37 28 04.5 275.4 61.5 2.8E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 09:00 m 05 38 49.72 +37 42 22.0 283.2 50.0 2.6E+05 Aur Ephemeris is from JPL Horizons http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi Settings Ephemeris Type [change] : OBSERVER Target Body [change] : Stardust (bus) Spacecraft (NExT) [-29] Observer Location [change] : Salt Lake City, UT ( 111°53'27.6''W, 40°45'23.0''N ) Time Span [change] : Start=2009-01-14 01:00 UT, Stop=2009-01-15, Step=1 h Table Settings [change] : QUANTITIES=1,4,20,29; range units=KM Display/Output [change] : default (formatted HTML)
Thanks for the heads up Kurt. I'm shooting a series of 10" exposures as it crosses my camera's 9' x 13' FOV. Here are three of the raw (unprocessed) images that I converted from FIT to JPG. Blink them and you'll see the craft move. http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/STARDUST01.ZIP Once I finish shooting the series and get them processed I'll post the lot and see if some enterprising person out there cares to turn them into a "movie" (I'm not sure I know how to do that). patrick On 13 Jan 2009, at 19:02, Canopus56 wrote:
NASA's Stardust spacecraft with streak by the Earth tonight in a gravity assist pass at between 420,000-300,000km. I have low reliability report it may be mag 10. Empheris below. -I'm not planning on chasing this one myself, but here are the numbers. - Kurt
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stardust/main/index.html
Date Time Moon_up RA DEC Alt Az Dist kilo Const 2009-Jan-14 02:00 05 49 19.94 +36 03 32.7 77.4 46.8 4.2E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 03:00 05 48 33.38 +36 17 17.2 84.7 58.3 4.0E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 04:00 m 05 47 30.82 +36 31 24.6 93.9 69.9 3.7E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 05:00 m 05 46 12.51 +36 45 40.7 114.4 81.3 3.5E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 06:00 m 05 44 39.39 +36 59 54.5 231.1 84.2 3.3E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 07:00 m 05 42 53.10 +37 14 01.0 264.7 73.2 3.0E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 08:00 m 05 40 55.74 +37 28 04.5 275.4 61.5 2.8E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 09:00 m 05 38 49.72 +37 42 22.0 283.2 50.0 2.6E+05 Aur
Ephemeris is from JPL Horizons http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi
Settings
Ephemeris Type [change] : OBSERVER Target Body [change] : Stardust (bus) Spacecraft (NExT) [-29] Observer Location [change] : Salt Lake City, UT ( 111°53'27.6''W, 40°45'23.0''N ) Time Span [change] : Start=2009-01-14 01:00 UT, Stop=2009-01-15, Step=1 h Table Settings [change] : QUANTITIES=1,4,20,29; range units=KM Display/Output [change] : default (formatted HTML)
I haven't looked into animated gifs or movies, but I can get pretty close by using a slideshow application, and setting the delay interval between slides to minimum. On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Once I finish shooting the series and get them processed I'll post the lot and see if some enterprising person out there cares to turn them into a "movie" (I'm not sure I know how to do that).
Here's a little "movie" I made with the three frames Patrick sent along of his Stardust pics. He has a lot more, so I expect to make a bigger movie with them. These are trimmed to the upper right of his views, and keep your eyes on the upper right of the frame. You'll probably have to click a couple of times to get this and tell it to open in your Windows media player. -- Joe http://cid-9fa170f11315b55f.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Patrick%7C4s%20Sta...
I'll post the
lot and see if some enterprising person out there cares to turn them into a "movie" (I'm not sure I know how to do that).
And you call yourself a Mac user!? Quicktime does timelpase movies quite easily: file-> open image sequence -> click on the first image in your folder of images you want to use for the movie choose your frame rate at the bottom, (the default is 29.97 frames per second) and then click OK,-> Save as and you're done!!! Good Luck. Howard PS: I'm a PC! ;-P --- On Tue, 1/13/09, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Some alternative easy to use programs (PC) are Photolapse or JPGvideo, both are freeware. I've used both to great effect, I've got a great timelapse of a drive I made to Monroe from West Jordan. I used photolapse, with over 1200 frames it only took about 5 minutes to process. 300+ miles in 3 minutes I should post it to youtube..... Howard --- On Wed, 1/14/09, Howard Jackman <sumoetx@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Howard Jackman <sumoetx@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Stardust bus spacecraft - Earth flyby 1-14-09 7pm To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 2:01 AM I'll post the
lot and see if some enterprising person out there cares to turn them into a "movie" (I'm not sure I know how to do that).
And you call yourself a Mac user!?
Quicktime does timelpase movies quite easily: file-> open image sequence -> click on the first image in your folder of images you want to use for the movie choose your frame rate at the bottom, (the default is 29.97 frames per second) and then click OK,-> Save as and you're done!!!
Good Luck.
Howard
PS: I'm a PC! ;-P
--- On Tue, 1/13/09, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
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On 14 Jan 2009, at 02:01, Howard Jackman wrote:
And you call yourself a Mac user!?
C'est Moi :)
Quicktime does timelpase movies quite easily...
Interesting. I didn't think Quicktime could handle FITs files. I've got the equipment tied up on two other projects until dawn. I still hope to get them reduced and aligned and posted to the web before turning in. I'll give Quicktime a go this afternoon after I get up. Still, I've had so many folks offer to do it I may just let them do it. Thanks for the suggestion, patrick
Sorry Patrick didn't notice the FITs part, I've only used it with JPEGs. So it might not work without being converted first. Howard --- On Wed, 1/14/09, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Stardust bus spacecraft - Earth flyby 1-14-09 7pm To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 2:24 AM On 14 Jan 2009, at 02:01, Howard Jackman wrote:
And you call yourself a Mac user!?
C'est Moi :)
Quicktime does timelpase movies quite easily...
Interesting. I didn't think Quicktime could handle FITs files.
I've got the equipment tied up on two other projects until dawn.
I still hope to get them reduced and aligned and posted to the web before turning in. I'll give Quicktime a go this afternoon after I get up.
Still, I've had so many folks offer to do it I may just let them do it.
Thanks for the suggestion,
patrick
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Posting all 76 images in a single file seemed a bit much so I zipped them into two files, images with even numbers in one and odd in the other. Each zip file is about 12 MB. Download only one zip file if all you want is every other image. Download both if you want them all. http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/EVEN.ZIP http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/ODD.ZIP Miscellaneous data: Telescope: C-14 @ f/11 (3,900mm focal length) Camera: ST-10XME binned 3x3 and cooled to -10, clear filter, unguided Date/Time: 2009 JAN 14, 0514 to 0547 UT No copyright but if you post any of the images please credit "Patrick Wiggins". Carpe Noctem! patrick On 13 Jan 2009, at 22:33, Patrick Wiggins wrote:
Thanks for the heads up Kurt.
I'm shooting a series of 10" exposures as it crosses my camera's 9' x 13' FOV.
Here are three of the raw (unprocessed) images that I converted from FIT to JPG. Blink them and you'll see the craft move.
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/STARDUST01.ZIP
Once I finish shooting the series and get them processed I'll post the lot and see if some enterprising person out there cares to turn them into a "movie" (I'm not sure I know how to do that).
patrick
On 13 Jan 2009, at 19:02, Canopus56 wrote:
NASA's Stardust spacecraft with streak by the Earth tonight in a gravity assist pass at between 420,000-300,000km. I have low reliability report it may be mag 10. Empheris below. -I'm not planning on chasing this one myself, but here are the numbers. - Kurt
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stardust/main/index.html
Date Time Moon_up RA DEC Alt Az Dist kilo Const 2009-Jan-14 02:00 05 49 19.94 +36 03 32.7 77.4 46.8 4.2E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 03:00 05 48 33.38 +36 17 17.2 84.7 58.3 4.0E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 04:00 m 05 47 30.82 +36 31 24.6 93.9 69.9 3.7E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 05:00 m 05 46 12.51 +36 45 40.7 114.4 81.3 3.5E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 06:00 m 05 44 39.39 +36 59 54.5 231.1 84.2 3.3E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 07:00 m 05 42 53.10 +37 14 01.0 264.7 73.2 3.0E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 08:00 m 05 40 55.74 +37 28 04.5 275.4 61.5 2.8E+05 Aur 2009-Jan-14 09:00 m 05 38 49.72 +37 42 22.0 283.2 50.0 2.6E+05 Aur
Ephemeris is from JPL Horizons http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi
Settings
Ephemeris Type [change] : OBSERVER Target Body [change] : Stardust (bus) Spacecraft (NExT) [-29] Observer Location [change] : Salt Lake City, UT ( 111°53'27.6''W, 40°45'23.0''N ) Time Span [change] : Start=2009-01-14 01:00 UT, Stop=2009-01-15, Step=1 h Table Settings [change] : QUANTITIES=1,4,20,29; range units=KM Display/Output [change] : default (formatted HTML)
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