How the Mars Spirit makes great photos
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Roger Wright wrote: Maybe it's a really boring place Even if there it is like a desert and not a beautiful place,but I think pictures are still nice,for the sake of adventure in them,very strange and new place that nobody ever touch it, for the sake of scientific reasons and... . :cool: Mazy No sig. available now.
As a postscript - It's nice to see you back, active in the forums. We've missed you, Mazy... Welcome home.:-D "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
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Obviously there is a lot more to it than just it "only" having 1 megapixel. Still, any spin to kick some sense into megapixel-hype is good. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Brian Welsch wrote: "blah blah blah, maybe a potato?" while translating my Afrikaans. Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
We were awfully impressed when, on July 20th, 1969, somebody sent us B&W stills of the Moon. I think that 1 Mpx is a hell of an improvement, given the reluctance of all bureaucracies, including NASA, to resist change. I would, though, like it a bunch to have some nice 4-6 Mpx images to use as wallpaper for my PC... Looking at Mars is so relaxing, and I feel so much at home, it resembles my backyard so... "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
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NASA Admin: Chaps, so we know Mars is red and everything is red on it and there is nothing but red. Right? Right. So, lets cut costs, use only B&W cameras and then we just tint the things when they get back here, before we show the masses. Scientist: Isn't the NASA logo on the side of the landing ve-hik-le, blue? NASA Admin: Oh. Yeah. Well, get Bob to colour that bit in. Then again... maybe not eh? I mean, imagine they find a banana tree on Mars and their cameras can't pick up green and yellow. And aren't Martians themselves green? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Brian Welsch wrote: "blah blah blah, maybe a potato?" while translating my Afrikaans. Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
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I agree, Mazy. It's important for mankind to explore - it's part of our monkey nature to be curious, and I think that it's critical for our further development as a specie to continue to explore new places regardless of how ugly they may be. If we don't continue to stretch the boundaries of our knowledge, we are bound to stagnate and cease to be a significant player in our universe. The pictures are great, as they are permanent records of our unceasing quest for knowledge and understanding of the universe in which we live. There are many who will argue that the money we spend on exploration would be better spent feeding the poor. I would agree, if there was any hope of ever feeding them all. There isn't, though, as they will continue to outbreed us all. I think it far better to explore and find out all that we can learn, so that we can continue - as we have for the past few generations - to learn ways to feed ever more people, while at the same time we learn ways to escape this lonely world for better, less crowded, places. It's high time, I think, for us to consider ourselves citizens of a galaxy, rather than denizens of a single home planet, and we should be making plans accordingly. I, for one, am happy to support Bush's initiative to colonize the Moon, and to visit Mars. I know that we have many problems here on Earth yet to solve, but I think that many of them are incapable of solution, without the alternative of going somewhere else. The idea of having a viable human colony on another spatial body gives me hope for mankind's continuance. Without that, we're doomed. "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
Roger Wright wrote: There are many who will argue that the money we spend on exploration would be better spent feeding the poor. I would agree, if there was any hope of ever feeding them all. There isn't, though, as they will continue to outbreed us all Education is the key methinks. It's a hard job though. Woke up this morning...and got myself a blog
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Roger Wright wrote: There are many who will argue that the money we spend on exploration would be better spent feeding the poor. I would agree, if there was any hope of ever feeding them all. There isn't, though, as they will continue to outbreed us all Education is the key methinks. It's a hard job though. Woke up this morning...and got myself a blog
Senkwe Chanda wrote: It's a hard job though. Methinks you're right, but it's still important to try... "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
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We were awfully impressed when, on July 20th, 1969, somebody sent us B&W stills of the Moon. I think that 1 Mpx is a hell of an improvement, given the reluctance of all bureaucracies, including NASA, to resist change. I would, though, like it a bunch to have some nice 4-6 Mpx images to use as wallpaper for my PC... Looking at Mars is so relaxing, and I feel so much at home, it resembles my backyard so... "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
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We were awfully impressed when, on July 20th, 1969, somebody sent us B&W stills of the Moon. I think that 1 Mpx is a hell of an improvement, given the reluctance of all bureaucracies, including NASA, to resist change. I would, though, like it a bunch to have some nice 4-6 Mpx images to use as wallpaper for my PC... Looking at Mars is so relaxing, and I feel so much at home, it resembles my backyard so... "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
Roger Wright wrote: We were awfully impressed when, on July 20th, 1969 Yes, we were :) I still remember that day, though for me it was Monday afternoon July 21 1969. Ever see an Australian movie called The Dish[^]? It evokes my memories of that day wonderfully. Rob Manderson http://www.mindprobes.net **Paul Watson wrote:**What sense would you most dislike loosing? Ian Darling replied. Telepathy Then I'd no longer be able to find out everyones dirty little secrets The Lounge, December 4 2003
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Obviously there is a lot more to it than just it "only" having 1 megapixel. Still, any spin to kick some sense into megapixel-hype is good. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Brian Welsch wrote: "blah blah blah, maybe a potato?" while translating my Afrikaans. Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
Paul Watson wrote: Obviously there is a lot more to it than just it "only" having 1 megapixel. They seem to have a filter wheel to put before the sensor. Three (more?) color separated pictures are merged to a high resolution picture with one megapixel
for each colour channel. On the down side, a martian walking through the picture would impress as a semi-transparent shade in one of the colours.
Who is 'General Failure'? And why is he reading my harddisk?!?
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I agree, Mazy. It's important for mankind to explore - it's part of our monkey nature to be curious, and I think that it's critical for our further development as a specie to continue to explore new places regardless of how ugly they may be. If we don't continue to stretch the boundaries of our knowledge, we are bound to stagnate and cease to be a significant player in our universe. The pictures are great, as they are permanent records of our unceasing quest for knowledge and understanding of the universe in which we live. There are many who will argue that the money we spend on exploration would be better spent feeding the poor. I would agree, if there was any hope of ever feeding them all. There isn't, though, as they will continue to outbreed us all. I think it far better to explore and find out all that we can learn, so that we can continue - as we have for the past few generations - to learn ways to feed ever more people, while at the same time we learn ways to escape this lonely world for better, less crowded, places. It's high time, I think, for us to consider ourselves citizens of a galaxy, rather than denizens of a single home planet, and we should be making plans accordingly. I, for one, am happy to support Bush's initiative to colonize the Moon, and to visit Mars. I know that we have many problems here on Earth yet to solve, but I think that many of them are incapable of solution, without the alternative of going somewhere else. The idea of having a viable human colony on another spatial body gives me hope for mankind's continuance. Without that, we're doomed. "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
Roger Wright wrote: There are many who will argue that the money we spend on exploration would be better spent feeding the poor Yes,but we can cut thr budget in other part and snd them for food and education. Countries spend a lot on wars,weapons and many other bad things,but exploring space is a clear and positive technology,I don't agree with those people,science and technolgy always worth its value if we use them in good way. Roger Wright wrote: I, for one, am happy to support Bush's initiative to colonize the Moon, and to visit Mars. I know that we have many problems here on Earth yet to solve, but I think that many of them are incapable of solution, without the alternative of going somewhere else. The idea of having a viable human colony on another spatial body gives me hope for mankind's continuance. Without that, we're doomed. Yah,I know it won't happend very soon but I always think of Asimof and C Clark storeis. :-D Mazy No sig. available now.
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As a postscript - It's nice to see you back, active in the forums. We've missed you, Mazy... Welcome home.:-D "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
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"...Anyone who has ever agonized over whether to buy a 3-megapixel or 4-megapixel digital camera might be surprised to learn that Spirit's stunningly detailed images of Mars are made with a 1-megapixel model, a palm-sized 9-ounce marvel that would be coveted in any geek's shirt pocket..." Full Story[^] Steve
interestin tech, but that's some of the clunkiest writing i've ever read. ClickPic | ImgSource | CheeseWeasle
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Roger Wright wrote: We were awfully impressed when, on July 20th, 1969 Yes, we were :) I still remember that day, though for me it was Monday afternoon July 21 1969. Ever see an Australian movie called The Dish[^]? It evokes my memories of that day wonderfully. Rob Manderson http://www.mindprobes.net **Paul Watson wrote:**What sense would you most dislike loosing? Ian Darling replied. Telepathy Then I'd no longer be able to find out everyones dirty little secrets The Lounge, December 4 2003
Rob Manderson wrote: Ever see an Australian movie called The Dish[^]? No, I haven't. In fact, I can't recall ever seeing anything remotely Australian on the screen that didn't feature Paul Hogan.;P "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
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I agree, Mazy. It's important for mankind to explore - it's part of our monkey nature to be curious, and I think that it's critical for our further development as a specie to continue to explore new places regardless of how ugly they may be. If we don't continue to stretch the boundaries of our knowledge, we are bound to stagnate and cease to be a significant player in our universe. The pictures are great, as they are permanent records of our unceasing quest for knowledge and understanding of the universe in which we live. There are many who will argue that the money we spend on exploration would be better spent feeding the poor. I would agree, if there was any hope of ever feeding them all. There isn't, though, as they will continue to outbreed us all. I think it far better to explore and find out all that we can learn, so that we can continue - as we have for the past few generations - to learn ways to feed ever more people, while at the same time we learn ways to escape this lonely world for better, less crowded, places. It's high time, I think, for us to consider ourselves citizens of a galaxy, rather than denizens of a single home planet, and we should be making plans accordingly. I, for one, am happy to support Bush's initiative to colonize the Moon, and to visit Mars. I know that we have many problems here on Earth yet to solve, but I think that many of them are incapable of solution, without the alternative of going somewhere else. The idea of having a viable human colony on another spatial body gives me hope for mankind's continuance. Without that, we're doomed. "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
I agree. What happens if this piece of dirt suddenly becomes uninhabitable? Humans we become extinct. Thousands of things could cause the destruction of the human race: Bacteria plagues, nuclear war, sun expansion, sun contraction, meteorites, comets, temperature changes, near by supernova radiation, alien invasions ……. We have all of our eggs in one basket. We need to go forward and conquer, we can learn massive amounts about the universe and ourselves by going to mars. Mind you I do think ultimately humans will be superseded by the machines we will make. And good job, perhaps they will be able to solve the big questions about the universe. So perhaps we should just go hard out making REAL intelligence. What is beyond the universe?