DSN 43, Tidbinbilla, Canberra is looking after the comms with Cassini through to the end.
Friday, September 15, 2017
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Last orders, please...
The last images have been taken by Cassini and are being received now.
The Bad Astronomer tweeted this out as an example of the gorgeous shots still being produced in these last hours.
(As an aside, reading some of the replies to his tweet it is amazing to see people who think these images are CGI, and the space program is fake. Words fail me... Incomprehensible? Tragic? )
The Bad Astronomer tweeted this out as an example of the gorgeous shots still being produced in these last hours.
(As an aside, reading some of the replies to his tweet it is amazing to see people who think these images are CGI, and the space program is fake. Words fail me... Incomprehensible? Tragic? )
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Cassini's final days
Cassini just had it's last rendezvous with Saturn's moon Titan. This final encounter has adjusted Cassini's orbit so that it is now on its final plunge into Saturn's atmosphere on Friday (in 2 days, 13 hours and 2 minutes as I write this) That's just before 9pm, while the elimination finals footy is on. Sydney should beat Geelong.
It's going to be a strangely empty feeling knowing that there will not be new amazing photos of Saturn arriving almost daily. There'll still be good science being generated from all the data, and more images to be processed and released, but nothing brand new for at least another decade.
Bon voyage, Cassini
It's going to be a strangely empty feeling knowing that there will not be new amazing photos of Saturn arriving almost daily. There'll still be good science being generated from all the data, and more images to be processed and released, but nothing brand new for at least another decade.
Bon voyage, Cassini
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