Earth rise-images captured by jaxa

[suntrack2]

May be you have already seen this, but the concept of taking a 'rise and sets" are cleverly captured by their team, mostly their sattelite captured this one or this image taken through any shuttle orbiting the moon !

But the images are interesting one.

In a visible shape of both the moon and earth appears just same, as we see from the earth the "moon", and what is shown in this image, the percentage of "shape visibility is just same". ( I am talking about the shape).

http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071113_kaguya_e.html

:)

[KaiYeves]

So amazing to know that one is actually viewing the surface of the moon from a satellite orbiting around it!
Gibbous Earth is so pretty!

[TrAI]

I see that the article states that "Earth-rise" is only possible from an orbiting satellite, not for a person actually on the surface, but that doesn't seem right to me, after all, the earth rise for a satellite is due to it's own movement, and so the person on the surface should be able to do the same, that is, move along the surface until the earth is visible.

It also sets me thinking, would Kaguya be able to stand still in one place and watch the earth come up over the horizon due to the liberation, or would she need to go for a walk?

(By the way, doesn't this a thread belong in space exploration, not babbling?)

[Moose]

The moon wobbles a bit. I don't know if it wobbles enough for someone at just the right spot near the terminator to see a complete Earthrise or Earthset, but they should get a partial, at least.

[TrAI]

The moon wobbles a bit. I don't know if it wobbles enough for someone at just the right spot near the terminator to see a complete Earthrise or Earthset, but they should get a partial, at least.

Yes, I guess the question is, If Kaguya was standing at the most advantageous spot, with the earth just below the horizon, how far would the earth rise. I expect there are someone on the board that knows.

[01101001]

See article in Kaguya: Japan's lunar orbiter (http://www.bautforum.com/space-exploration/64039-kaguya-japans-lunar-orbiter-3.html#post1112047) in Space Exploration for the news event when it was announced.

See Earthset and Earthrise? (http://www.bautforum.com/astronomy/67056-earthset-earthrise.html) in Astronomy for the libration issues.

[mike alexander]

Cue the Richard Strauss!

[pghnative]

Where are the stars??:whistle:

[TrAI]

Where are the stars??:whistle:

Hmmm... Perhaps the rabbit took them?

[Maksutov]

Cue the Richard Strauss!OK!

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/4623/alsosprachzarathustrascgl7.th.jpg (http://img486.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alsosprachzarathustrascgl7.jpg)

MP3 (http://www.filefreak.com/pfiles/39470/Also%204.mp3)

BTW, it's easy to tell whether or not you're listening to the performance used in the film.

Kubrick used a recording of Also Sprach Zarathustra performed by Herbert von Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic. It was an early stereo recording (c. 1958). The audio engineers decided to keep the stereo separation minimal until, after the third c' - g' - c'' trumpet call, it's increased to its maximum, to great effect.

Those who bought the "sound track" LP got stuck with the pedantic Karl Böhm/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra rendition, due to copyright law squabbles.

If you look at the score you're see that at least Strauss allowed the poor contrabassoon player to breathe every now and then.

[suntrack2]

Where are the stars??:whistle:

interesting question by you, I also had that groundnut which is not yet cracked. :) stars are totally disappeared in the image, I thought beside the earth or so in the blanck space there must be few star, or any space body, but that camera do not allowed them to capture in the main photo.

You are really asked an intelligent question. Thanks

sunil