Titan Flyby 10/26/04 - As it happens

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I'm getting the feeling Porco is a bit vexed with this lady's vapid questions... <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

[Leovinus]

White blob. I hope it gets better. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[Leovinus]

Good news is that there doesn't seem to be any data loss in the pictures. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[backspace]

it's...... a big white ball!

 

[natrium]

Amazing, Captain Kirk.

 

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strangely, the control room feed had the image up on one of their overhead screens for several minutes before the feed with the commentators got it.

 

[natrium]

Yeah, and they didn't seem very exited. This long-haired guy was just standing and eating or something similar. I don't think they know they are live.

 

[backspace]

at least he doesn't have his feet up on the desk anymore. And what's with the hat on the other guy?

 

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next pictures in 10 sec i think. new one in control room feed.

 

[natrium]

Looks white as well -- but it's too small to tell yet, I guess.

 

[decepticon]

A image was just shown on the NASA channel that shows how they enhance titan images, strangely I have NOT seen this image online yet!<br /><br />Does anyone know if this image has been released?<br /><br />Seeing it on TV I was sure I could see craters in the dark areas north of the white area(Forgot name of that highland)<br />

 

[Leovinus]

One could imagine the dark area was an ocean. But I think they said there was no reflection from an ocean, so it is probably not liquid. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[natrium]

Yes, it's here: http://ciclops.lpl.arizona.edu/view_event.php?id=6

 

[decepticon]

Thanks!<br /><br />Well what you People think? <br /><br />I think I see at least 2 craters. They look weathered a bit.

 

[natrium]

Maybe they are dryicebergs? Although they do have circular shape...<br /><br />That image was taken yesterday, BTW.

 

[Leovinus]

I just saw a real good UV shot. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[natrium]

Wow, nice images are showing now!

 

[Leovinus]

I see two threads in the picture. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[Leovinus]

I wonder if that is the Huygens landing site. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[mikehoward]

Curiously, they didn't mention the threads that I heard... Image artifact or not? Whoah, nice picture showing up now.

 

[Leovinus]

See that upside-down horseshoe in the center? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[mikehoward]

Looks like a crater to me. I'm surprised that the dark area appears to be solid. (But the night is young.)

 

[natrium]

Has anybody managed to get the raw pictures yet? Site seems to be slashdotted...

 

[mikehoward]

One of the first new ones has been posted to the main jpl site:<br />http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/titan/flyby-102604/titan-flyby1_800x800.jpg <br />p.s. Other than that, no.

 

[Leovinus]

The Cassini home page says that the playback will last 7 1/2 hours more. I was unable to get to the raw images page -- the site must be getting hammered. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>