2/10/2005: Aurora from space again

Undertoad · 02-10-2005, 12:57 PM

IotD has had auroras from satellite composite shots before, but this new one xoxoxoBruce sends along is European, and a beaut. It's also another nice nighttime sky image, except that it's largely obscured by clouds.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-10-2005, 07:08 PM

Wales must have gone to bed.

tw · 02-10-2005, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

... but this new one xoxoxoBruce sends along is European, and a beaut. It's also another nice nighttime sky image, except that it's largely obscured by clouds.

We don't always get to see the photographer. This (or its sister) would be the bird that took those pictures.
Bird before it flies

Elspode · 02-10-2005, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

We don't always get to see the photographer. This (or its sister) would be the bird that took those pictures.
Bird before it flies

Definitely not this one...this one fell off of the test stand, causing quite a stir. It was...well...broken.

tw · 02-11-2005, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

Definitely not this one...this one fell off of the test stand, causing quite a stir. It was...well...broken.

I believe that bird made it to the launch pad nine months later. Launch windows are difficult to come by and rarely missed. Satellites are internally quite robust. If I remember the numbers, everything must withstand up to 6 Gs in all three dimensions to withstand the extremes of launch. Outside of some external (and replaced) parts, that bird could have been launched - after some expediting and overtime.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-11-2005, 08:42 PM

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after some expediting and overtime.

Yeah, mo money, mo money.

russotto · 02-14-2005, 09:50 AM

Apparently Odin lives in Iceland and is pretty ticked at Norway.

(or is that Greenland?)

Wombat · 02-10-2005, 08:41 PM

That bird looks buggered. And Wales doesn't have electrickery yet.

Wormfood · 02-11-2005, 02:21 AM

I didn't realize there where that many oilriggs out in Northern sea
between Norway and Britain... or is it Atlantis

grazzers · 02-11-2005, 03:43 AM

Hey, you can see my home city of Aberdeen on there! Furthest north blob of light in Britain.

What date was that photo taken, because i saw an aurora from my house on the 21st January. Wasn't exactly spectacular, just a pale green glow to the North, but the first aurora i've ever seen from 16 years living here.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-11-2005, 04:02 AM

That date is about right, grazzers.
Welcome to the Cellar.

02-10-2005, 12:57 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	2/10/2005: Aurora from space again IotD has had auroras from satellite composite shots before, but this new one xoxoxoBruce sends along is European, and a beaut. It's also another nice nighttime sky image, except that it's largely obscured by clouds.

02-10-2005, 07:08 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Wales must have gone to bed. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-10-2005, 08:41 PM	#8
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	That bird looks buggered. And Wales doesn't have electrickery yet. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

02-11-2005, 04:02 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That date is about right, grazzers. Welcome to the Cellar. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-14-2005, 09:50 AM	#7
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Apparently Odin lives in Iceland and is pretty ticked at Norway. (or is that Greenland?)

02-11-2005, 02:21 AM	#9
Wormfood Superior Inhabitant Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 73	I didn't realize there where that many oilriggs out in Northern sea between Norway and Britain... or is it Atlantis

02-11-2005, 03:43 AM	#10
grazzers Aim for the Best Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 134	Hey, you can see my home city of Aberdeen on there! Furthest north blob of light in Britain. What date was that photo taken, because i saw an aurora from my house on the 21st January. Wasn't exactly spectacular, just a pale green glow to the North, but the first aurora i've ever seen from 16 years living here.

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