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Awesome pict4r
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| Omega_M |
What is remarkable about this pictar is that it was taken from an earth-based camera system and not from another space borne vehicle. You can see the space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station under the solar panels on the left.
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| quote: | | This remarkable image of the space shuttle orbiter Atlantis docked with the International Space Station (ISS) was taken at a range of 190 nautical miles. To record the fast moving pair, last week astronomers at Clay Center Observatory, near Boston, Massachusetts, planet Earth, used a satellite tracking system and 25-inch diameter telescope in combination with a digital video camera. In the sharp picture, Atlantis is below and left of center. The aft view shows three main engines just below its vertical tail glinting in the sunlight. With the Sun shining from below, the body of the orbiter casts a long shadow across the ISS itself and impressive details of the ISS solar arrays used for power generation are easily visible. The large set of solar arrays installed at the lower right was delivered during this visit from Atlantis. |
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| DJ_Eternal |
| That is impressive, considering it was taken from inside the Earth's atmosphere. |
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| Omega_M |
| They use what is called as adaptive optics to take such images. Basically the mirrors on the telescope deform just a bit to compensate for the distortions in the light rays coming from outer space, created by atmospheric disturbances. The distortions are first measured using sensors and then the computer calculates how much the mirrors should deform to cancel them out. It is an awesome technology and has significantly improved the quality of ground-telescope based observations. |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
They use what is called as adaptive optics to take such images. Basically the mirrors on the telescope deform just a bit to compensate for the distortions in the light rays coming from outer space, created by atmospheric disturbances. The distortions are first measured using sensors and then the computer calculates how much the mirrors should deform to cancel out the distortion. It is an awesome technology and has significantly improved the quality of ground-telescope based observations. |
ahhh.... yes i agree 100%
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| Omega_M |
| yup. it's part of what is called as Adaptive Optics Control System |
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| stren |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
. You can see the space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station under the solar panels on the left. |
no I ing can't ! |
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| Omega_M |
| quote: | Originally posted by stren
no I ing can't ! |
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