Orraloon Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Approximately 5 minutes till touchdown. Exciting stuff !! They are all looking a wee bit nervous. Imagine how you would be feeling if you had put 20 years of your life into this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Landed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khana Lagur Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Any signs of late-opening pubs? Or burdz ye'd love tae? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lunger Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 They are all looking a wee bit nervous. Imagine how you would be feeling if you had put 20 years of your life into this project. Still looking a bit nervous !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lunger Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Phew !! It's looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Benny Hill on noo tae liven it up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Are these comets not supposed to be dirty ice balls. Can't seem to see much ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Are these comets not supposed to be dirty ice balls. Can't seem to see much ice. Maybe you are just looking at the dirty bits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 They think that the anchors haven't fired so it might fall off the comet. Hope the ice isn't too slippery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Fantastic. Beers in at mission control the night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 The sound coming from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has caught the imagination of hundreds of thousands on social media. The scientists are just as surprised as social media users. Anyone got a link to these 'sounds'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 The sound coming from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has caught the imagination of hundreds of thousands on social media. The scientists are just as surprised as social media users. Anyone got a link to these 'sounds'? http://www.space.com/27737-comet-song-rosetta-spacecraft.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 http://www.space.com/27737-comet-song-rosetta-spacecraft.html Cheers still won't play on this fe kin device so will listen at home. Curious how it emits sound in deep space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) http://www.space.com/27737-comet-song-rosetta-spacecraft.html Wow... that is weird. Was reading today it 'smells' of farts and horse piss as well. "The Rosetta spacecraft was able to pick up the strange, echoed clopping sound, but if a human were floating through space next to the comet, he or she wouldn't hear anything at all. Comet 67P/C-G is singing well below the frequency that the human ear can hear, according to ESA. " So does that mean you would be able to hear it even in space were you ears sufficiently attuned to the low frequencies? edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum Edited November 12, 2014 by thplinth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Wow... that is weird. Was reading today it 'smells' of farts and horse piss as well. "The Rosetta spacecraft was able to pick up the strange, echoed clopping sound, but if a human were floating through space next to the comet, he or she wouldn't hear anything at all. Comet 67P/C-G is singing well below the frequency that the human ear can hear, according to ESA. " So does that mean you would be able to hear it even in space were you ears sufficiently attuned to the low frequencies? edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum Sound in space is through vibrations in the EM spectrum as opposed to vibrating air, not really sure beyond that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Maybe you are just looking at the dirty bits? Maybe you are just not looking at all? Rosetta has uncovered some surprising features about comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it orbits it in deep space. Instead of imaging a bright, ice-covered comet, the probe’s instruments have detected that 67P is in fact darker than charcoal in some wavelengths of light. And scientists working on Rosetta’s Alice instrument have so far failed to find any large patches of water-ice on 67P’s surface. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2747872/Rosettas-comet-no-ice-darker-charcoal-Surprising-discovery-probe-sends-set-data.html#ixzz3IselJ6Sk Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Maybe you are just not looking at all? Rosetta has uncovered some surprising features about comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it orbits it in deep space. Instead of imaging a bright, ice-covered comet, the probe’s instruments have detected that 67P is in fact darker than charcoal in some wavelengths of light. And scientists working on Rosetta’s Alice instrument have so far failed to find any large patches of water-ice on 67P’s surface. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2747872/Rosettas-comet-no-ice-darker-charcoal-Surprising-discovery-probe-sends-set-data.html#ixzz3IselJ6Sk Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook See the problem is you tried to introduce a novel idea, the TAMB will dismiss it without reading the links(or any sort of cognitive activity), as evidenced before. Edited November 12, 2014 by phart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 See the problem is you tried to introduce a novel idea, the TAMB will dismiss it without reading the links(or any sort of cognitive activity), as evidenced before. I must admit the constant supercilious response is wearing... Are we going to get to see this thing start to flare live('ish) from the orbiter? If so this landing is only the hors d'oeuvre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Sounds like a few problems may be developing. Hopefully can be rectified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Just watched the press conference. No new images for now but the two top boy scientists (who have I think seen the first surface pictures) look like very pleased with themselves. Edited November 12, 2014 by thplinth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) See the problem is you tried to introduce a novel idea, the TAMB will dismiss it without reading the links(or any sort of cognitive activity), as evidenced before. No ice but darker than charcoal. Graphite is I believe an excellent a very good conductor. I am open minded at this point. Edited November 12, 2014 by thplinth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Sounds like a few problems may be developing. Hopefully can be rectified. The harpoons didnae fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthTam Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 They are worried about what they see in the sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Some great pics from the comet coming in now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 When i was in Germany for the game in September I lived with friends in Darmstadt and managed to get on a tour of the ESO control centre. The tour was in German and mine wasn't good enough to understand 72.7% of it but it was amazing to see mission control and all the screens with trajectorys and shit. They had a full size mockup of all the craft and the lander.and were explaining the enormity of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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