Dec 12, 2014

Comet Chury's jets - before, during, after

emission of a jet on comet 67P C-G imaged on Nov 30, 2014

Comparison of the neck area of comet 67P C-G on images from ESA's Rosetta blog
Credits: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
here with some contrast processing (HDR) applied

Inset upper left Nov 30, during emission, background Dec 09
The "rilles" which appear to be new are located at the origin of  the jet.
Also the dark "smear" to the left of them seems to be more prominent now.

Comparison of images taken 2014 Nov 30, Oct 02, and Dec 09
Comparison  Nov 30, Oct 02, and Dec 09, 2014


The interpretation by ESA of the Dec 09 Rosetta NAVCAM image is rather cautious.

Follow the discussion started on the UMSF forum
"The latest Navcam blog shows new - or apparently new - features in the neck. Here's a comparison between October and December images (December on the right). I would suggest a close examination of images would probably show more things like this.
Phil"

Take a look at the comparative series by Bill Harris

Nov 22, 2014

3D views of comet 67P and Philae landing site


To illustrate Philae's trajectory from first touchdown at Agilkia to its final landing spot I produced a 3D view (anaglyph) from the Rosetta OSIRIS NAC image of comet #67P C-G on Aug 03, 2014 and a screenshot from the pre-landing video by DLR.

On the comet's smaller lobe at right the Agilkia landing site is near the upper rim. The trajectory of Philae past or over the large depression to its final landing spot near the equator and the shadow of the polar night  can be well imagined. Follow the discussion on the UMSF forum












More illustrations and 3D anaglyphs in this Google+ gallery  or on  Picasa



Also a comparison of the public shapemodel of #67P on Github with the latest analysis in Rosetta Blog Nov21 Homing in on Philae’s final landing site  on a much more detailed 3D-model

as well as the latest anaglyph from ROLIS images 



Sep 5, 2014

Sun behind Mercury

The Sun behind the statue of Mercury (Hermes) in Stuttgart

2014 Sep 05, 17:45 CEST

Aug 19, 2014

Belukha and Comet Chury 67P

Comet 67P_Churyumov–Gerasimenko just beyond Akkem Wall, Mt. Belukha (4506m)

Comet Rosetta navcam image Aug 03 2014 pasted in photo Jul 31 2008

Jun 14, 2014

ISS passing through Aquila

ISS passing through Aquila in full moonlight, 2014 Jun 13, 21:17-18 UT

Animation from 4 8-sec exposures 2014 Jun 13, 23:17 - 18 CEST















Stack of 4 8-sec exposures 2014 Jun 13, 23:17 - 18 CEST

May 5, 2014

Occultation of Lambda Gem

Occultation of Lambda Gem 2014 May 04 22:34 CEST
Soligor lens f=500mm f/5

1 - 22:03 CEST









2 - video screenshot 22:30 CEST






















3 - video screenshot 22:33 CEST




















Apr 18, 2014

MSL Panorama

MSL Mastcam 34 from http://www.midnightplanets.com/web/MSL/sol/00592.html
 processed with  Arcsoft Panorama Maker and FDRTools

Original size 7011 x 1161 pix



Mar 23, 2014

Spring Full Moon Rising

Full moon rising behind Fernsehturm Stuttgart on March 16, 2014

Spaceweather gallery
Slideshow
Lumix G3 f=42mm, stacked exposures 18:03 - 18:24 UT















18:28 UT

18:28 UT, moon pasted from short exposure

Feb 21, 2014

Conjunction Moon Mars Spica

Conjunction of Moon and Mars, Spica 2014 Feb 20, 01h17m CET

High-res in  Spaceweather gallery


Lumix G3 f=42mm ISO400 f/5.6 exp 1s and 1/20s combined