Now That's Panning

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  • 11-06-2008, 07:29 AM
    Speed
    Now That's Panning
    At 40,000 miles per hour!!!

    The August Flyby:

    http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pres...cfm?newsID=864

    The Halloween Flyby:

    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/33840874.html
  • 11-06-2008, 07:48 AM
    Ballen Photo
    Re: Now That's Panning
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Speed
    At 40,000 miles per hour!!!
    Neat stuff. Thanks for the links. :thumbsup:
    -Bruce
  • 11-06-2008, 11:30 AM
    SmartWombat
    Re: Now That's Panning
    Range of 171km at 40,000mph
    I'm just wondering how it compares with panning for a F1 car at 200mph from 30 feet :)

    Anyone care to do the maths?
  • 11-06-2008, 11:34 AM
    NoKnees
    Re: Now That's Panning
    "The Cassini spacecraft recorded the jumbled icescape near Enceladus's south pole with a resolution of just 40 feet (12 m) per pixel."

    And we worry about per-pixel resolution or sharpness. Sheesh...

    Cool stuff!