Tag Archives: Satellites

Pluto in False Colour

Posted on July 30, 2015 by PlatoHagel

Image Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI See: New Horizons Pluto Dazzles in False Color Dialogos of Eide

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Very-long-baseline interferometry

Posted on May 7, 2015 by PlatoHagel

Dialogos of Eide

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Observatories Across Spectrum

Posted on May 7, 2015 by PlatoHagel

It is important to understand the basis of examination in terms of measure, requires us in this case to be able to see in a certain spectrum. Heisenberg originally formulated his ideas in terms of a relationship between the precision … Continue reading →

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IRIS(Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph) and the Latest

Posted on October 19, 2014 by PlatoHagel

Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) Graphic of proposed IRIS spacecraft. The IRIS instrument is a multi-channel imaging spectrograph with a 20 cm UV telescope. IRIS will obtain spectra along a slit (1/3 arcsec wide), and slit-jaw images. Credit: NASA The … Continue reading →

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Rosetta’s arrival at comet 67P/C-G

Posted on August 7, 2014 by PlatoHagel

Highlights from ESA’s mission control centre during Rosetta’s arrival at comet 67P/C-G on 6 August 2014. Includes live updates from the Rosetta flight control team, confirmation of orbit entry and presentation of latest images and science results.See: Rosetta arrival highlights … Continue reading →

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Lifi and 5g: Optical Communications

Posted on June 7, 2014 by PlatoHagel

Visible light is only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. I have been away a while getting caught up on some work and enjoying some vacation time. I am always exciting about where we are going next in terms … Continue reading →

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CUBESats

Posted on February 26, 2014 by PlatoHagel

Station Live: NanoRacks Makes Space for CubeSats *** See Also:  CubeSats Deployment Begins, More Life Science Work on Station  Outernet Space Station Live: NanoRacks Deploying Cubesats from the Station Dialogos of Eide

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OPAL

Posted on February 19, 2014 by PlatoHagel

OPALS is manifested to launch on the third ISS resupply mission by a SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon in February 2014. This artist’s concept shows how the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) laser will beam data to Earth from the … Continue reading →

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Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft

Posted on February 18, 2014 by PlatoHagel

See: NASA Ames LADEE Mission: NASA Briefing Previews Lunar Mission   NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, or LADEE, spacecraft has completed the check-out phase of its mission and has begun science operations around the moon. All the science instruments … Continue reading →

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Landsat Science

Posted on February 5, 2014 by PlatoHagel

The Landsat Program provides repetitive acquisition of high resolution multispectral data of the Earth’s surface on a global basis. The data from Landsat spacecraft constitute the longest record of the Earth’s continental surfaces as seen from space. It is a … Continue reading →

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