yes, quite frankly I've seen equal or better images taken with meade lx200 scts using webcams in the hands of a competant imager... no need to spend $27million to get such in-flight spacecraft shots from the ground. -----Original Message----- >From: Jim Scotti <jscotti@pirl.lpl.Arizona.EDU> >Sent: Jun 21, 2007 10:10 AM >To: John Locker <john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk> >Cc: SeeSat-L@satobs.org >Subject: Re: Very Hi-Resoution Adaptive Optics Satellite Image > >No, that was a misunderstanding - it wasn't the Starfire 3.5-m telescope that >obtained those images, but a small amateur telescope and imaging equipment >run by some staff there. > >Jim. > >On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, John Locker wrote: > >> He he....................now that,s what I call an image :O))))))) >> >> I this the telescope that imaged Columbia during her last mission ? >> >> John >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Masding" <zen32156@zen.co.uk> >> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> >> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:36 PM >> Subject: Very Hi-Resoution Adaptive Optics Satellite Image >> >> >>> Although the Russian images are impressive take a look at the image in the >>> PDF document referenced at the bottom of this web page >>> >>> http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/starfire.htm >>> >>> This was taken with a 3.5m American scope and is amazing. >>> >>> Regards >>> Philip Masding >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: >>> http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: >> http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html >> > >"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan >---------- >Jim Scotti >Lunar & Planetary Laboratory >University of Arizona >Tucson, AZ 85721 USA http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/ > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: >http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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