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bystander
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by bystander » Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:16 am
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SpaceCadet
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by SpaceCadet » Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:14 am
How long will it take for the orbiter to get into position?
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by Boomer12k » Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:50 pm
"Up, Up.... and a way!!!!"
Or....my other one.... "...and it's a grand slam home run...out of the PARK!!!"
And it is a great image, and looks cool going up over the clouds.
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neufer
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by neufer » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:06 pm
A nighttime launch of a solar mission
When will they ever learn
![Question :?:](./images/smilies/icon_question.gif)
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by orin stepanek » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:19 pm
Solar Orbiter to "coordinate observations with Parker Solar Probe"
Also makes a beautiful photo!
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TheZuke!
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by TheZuke! » Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:21 pm
"This Sun-circling robotic spaceship will monitor the Sun's changing light, solar wind, and magnetic field not only from the usual perspective of Earth but also from"
How is this spaceship going to monitor the Sun, from Earth, AND outer space?
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by bystander » Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:24 pm
neufer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:06 pm
A nighttime launch of a solar mission
When will they ever learn
Maybe they figured that by the time the orbiter caught up it would be daytime.
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by bystander » Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:26 pm
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by neufer » Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:57 pm
bystander wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:24 pm
neufer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:06 pm
A nighttime launch of a solar mission!
When will they ever learn?
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Maybe they figured that by the time the orbiter caught up it would be daytime.
Sounds like a risky strategy to me. (Maybe they can redirect it to a different star.)
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by pshaw » Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:41 pm
neufer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:57 pm
bystander wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:24 pm
neufer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:06 pm
A nighttime launch of a solar mission!
When will they ever learn?
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Maybe they figured that by the time the orbiter caught up it would be daytime.
Sounds like a risky strategy to me. (Maybe they can redirect it to a different star.)
What? Now wait a minute, of course it was a nighttime launch - everybody knows it's too hot to visit the sun during the day!
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by THX1138 » Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:44 am
When our robot masters return I for one will be happy to both serve and oil them regularly
I've come to the conclusion that when i said i wanted to be somebody when i grew up i probably should have been more specific
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by daddyo » Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:54 pm
The coordination with Parker might make for some really interesting 3-D images/movies of flares, or views into those "magnetic windows" previously mentioned here:
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200203.html