Lunar Flyby - NASA's LCROSS - LIVE video 23 June 09, page 3
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reply posted on 23-6-2009 @ 08:09 AM by watchZEITGEISTnow
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in all honesty you aint missing much - thought they were going to zoom in on the moons surface - haven't done that yet...



reply posted on 23-6-2009 @ 08:13 AM by Chadwickus
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I thought these critters only lived close to earths atmosphere?

The moon seems a bit far away.


reply posted on 23-6-2009 @ 08:37 AM by argentus
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EXcellent! Haven't heard that in quite a while. Bowie is an all-time favorite.

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I'd say that too, if I was watching live streaming video of moon critters.

heh. On the NASA tv channel, they're doing interviews intermingled with moon shot flashbacks. O, joy.

Oh wait, better still, I get to watch tthe Flight Director watch his monitor.



reply posted on 23-6-2009 @ 08:40 AM by Soylent Green Is People
Originally posted by Kaytagg
I will not see the moon "up close and personal" again til day of impact, Oct 9th.

twitter.com...

Well, I'll tune in again on october 9th. Until then....


Don't forget about the LRO. The LRO satellite will start taking Hi-res pictures of the moon real soon (in a few weeks, I think) -- much sooner than October.




Originally posted by watchZEITGEISTnow
reply to post by argentus


in all honesty you aint missing much - thought they were going to zoom in on the moons surface - haven't done that yet...


LCROSS's camera isn't as good as the one on LRO, so even if they did zoom in at this distance, I doubt the pictures would be very detailed anyway.


[edit on 6/23/2009 by Soylent Green Is People]


reply posted on 23-6-2009 @ 08:52 AM by argentus
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I enjoy them as well, my fellow nerd, I'm just on the downside of a tantrum, that's all They're detailing some of the variables of the topography now, which is pretty interesting.


reply posted on 23-6-2009 @ 08:55 AM by Soylent Green Is People
Originally posted by argentus
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I enjoy them as well, my fellow nerd, I'm just on the downside of a tantrum, that's all They're detailing some of the variables of the topography now, which is pretty interesting.






I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but the moon (as seen from earth) is now in "New Moon" phase -- which means all of the "lit" portions of the moon are on the far side...

...so this streaming video is showing the far side of the Moon right now.

[edit on 6/23/2009 by Soylent Green Is People]


reply posted on 23-6-2009 @ 01:15 PM by reugen
Originally posted by Kaytagg
I will not see the moon "up close and personal" again til day of impact, Oct 9th.

twitter.com...

Well, I'll tune in again on october 9th. Until then....

[edit on 23-6-2009 by Kaytagg]


The LRO will be in low orbit of the moon for a year at least. Expect some great images from it. The LCROSS is just a rocket with a video camera, its main objective is to blast a crater in the moon surface.

Follow NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) missions here.
lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov...


Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) will retrieve high resolution black and white images of the lunar surface, capturing images of the lunar poles with resolutions down to 1m, and will image the lunar surface in color and ultraviolet. These images will provide knowledge of polar illumination conditions, identify potential resources & hazards, and enable safe landing site selection. lro.gsfc.nasa.gov...


I think it was awesome live footage of the far side of the moon, first time ive seen such video ever. I too noticed that NASA cut video two short moments, something with electrical, who knows.


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