Mike Meynell
Mike Meynell
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RE: Blackheath Observing Last Night

Mike, you mentioned you use an infra red weather forecasting, is it a site on the web that I can have a look at? Thanks Tej. The main site that I use...

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

What an emotional rollercoaster that was. Philae did a brilliant job... way, way beyond what I expected of it. Only a few days ago, most people though...

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Frantic work going on this morning with the Philae lander. It looks like ESA are throwing caution to the wind, as it's likely that Philae only has 24 ...

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Lander goes into "hibernation" if the battery runs down. It could survive in an inactive mode and wake up in a few months when it gets closer to the S...

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Good news... solar panels probably not damaged... just in shadow.

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

"Very hesitant to activate the drill"... they fear that they may tip over the lander. "Hesitant to try and re-fire the harpoons"... would place momen...

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

solar panels, batteries, sensors – must be a limiting factor to some extent They always planned for the worst case, as I understand it... assuming th...

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Image taken 40 seconds prior to first landing. Note the rock in the top right partially covered in dust, suggesting active processes on the surface:

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Only 1.5 hours of sunlight being received, instead of 6 hours. That will certainly shorten the lifespan of the lander.

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

So, they bounced from the red area to somewhere in the blue area: In the shadow of a cliff, and possibly on the rim of a crater.

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

These new images are amazing. Firstly, the overhanging cliff, probably metres away from the lander: Facing the sky: Foot of lander: Stretche...

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Press conference hasn't started yet... seems to be their usual customary delay ;) All I could see was the back of Stuart Clark's head for 5 minutes.....

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Looks like we have our first official picture from the surface: One of the lander's feet can be seen in the foreground. Beautiful image, but a worr...

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

It's still alive! Signals received from Philae.

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