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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #405 on: May 07, 2015, 07:17:28 AM »
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3071123/See-stunning-sunset-MARS-Curiosity-rover-captures-red-planet-s-blue-sky-star-sets-horizon.html

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They were sent by the rover in black and white, but Damia Bouic from the Planetary Society was able to recreate the colours to create these stunning views.

Pretty, but you'd think NASA could afford a colour camera. ::)
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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #406 on: May 07, 2015, 07:51:49 AM »
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3071123/See-stunning-sunset-MARS-Curiosity-rover-captures-red-planet-s-blue-sky-star-sets-horizon.html

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They were sent by the rover in black and white, but Damia Bouic from the Planetary Society was able to recreate the colours to create these stunning views.

Pretty, but you'd think NASA could afford a colour camera. ::)

Its not the camera, it is the extra for the colour (color) TV licence to watch them.... ::)
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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #407 on: May 07, 2015, 10:06:34 PM »
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3071123/See-stunning-sunset-MARS-Curiosity-rover-captures-red-planet-s-blue-sky-star-sets-horizon.html

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They were sent by the rover in black and white, but Damia Bouic from the Planetary Society was able to recreate the colours to create these stunning views.

Pretty, but you'd think NASA could afford a colour camera. ::)

Its not the camera, it is the extra for the colour (color) TV licence to watch them.... ::)

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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #408 on: May 11, 2015, 03:22:14 PM »
Better resolution but still no definite idea as to what the bright spots on Ceres are:





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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #409 on: May 11, 2015, 03:34:13 PM »
 redface:  That renault 4 I crashed in 1988  redface:
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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #410 on: May 12, 2015, 11:30:53 AM »
Better resolution but still no definite idea as to what the bright spots on Ceres are:





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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #411 on: July 04, 2015, 09:42:58 AM »
New Horizons is getting closer:





Pluto and Charon ~ just over a week to closest encounter.

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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #412 on: July 04, 2015, 09:51:00 AM »
Are they going to crash into each other?  scared2:
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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #413 on: July 04, 2015, 10:01:25 AM »
 noooo:

The New Horizons space probe will zip past Pluto and it's moons at a speed of 9 miles a second(!) on the 14th July.

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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #414 on: July 04, 2015, 10:02:34 AM »
So I can get back to worrying about Serena Williams's knockers then! Phew.
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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #415 on: July 04, 2015, 10:03:48 AM »
So I can get back to worrying about Serena Williams's knockers then! Phew.

Imagine a close encounter with those  eeek:

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« Reply #416 on: July 04, 2015, 10:04:44 AM »
Hundreds could die  noooo: noooo:
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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #417 on: July 04, 2015, 10:42:25 AM »
So I can get back to worrying about Serena Williams's knockers then! Phew.

Imagine a close encounter with those  eeek:

A close encounter of the nerd kind in Nick's case! happy001
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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #418 on: July 04, 2015, 11:25:50 AM »
New Horizons is getting closer:





Pluto and Charon ~ just over a week to closest encounter.
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Close in size aren't they
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Re: Uncle Mort's Space Pictures
« Reply #419 on: July 04, 2015, 04:11:46 PM »
So I can get back to worrying about Serena Williams's knockers then! Phew.

After having a holiday with BM and Apey I'm surprised you are worried by a pair of fits
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