Posted on Sep 10, 2021
APOD: 2021 September 10 - Rosetta's Comet in View
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Good Red Friday morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Rosetta's Comet in View." The European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta mission was launched in 2004 to rendezvous with Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P). That happened in August 2014. The lander accompanying Rosetta, Philae, successfully touched down on the comet in November 2014. The Rosetta mission was ended in September 2016.
Comet 67P is now returning along its periodic orbit toward its closest approach to the Sun, on November 2. It's currently in the constellation Taurus, which makes for a long night of comet watching. The comet's closest approach to Earth occurs on November 12. If you're interested, there's a pretty good tracker for Comet 67P on theskylive.com.
Comet 67P is now returning along its periodic orbit toward its closest approach to the Sun, on November 2. It's currently in the constellation Taurus, which makes for a long night of comet watching. The comet's closest approach to Earth occurs on November 12. If you're interested, there's a pretty good tracker for Comet 67P on theskylive.com.
APOD: 2021 September 10 - Rosetta's Comet in View
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Thank you my space-exploration advocate and NASA photography advocate friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Friday, September 10, 2021 entitled "Rosetta's Comet in View.
Image: Rosetta's Comet in View - Image Credit & Copyright - Rolando Ligustri (CARA Project, CAST)
APOD Background:
Image Credit & Copyright: Rolando Ligustri (CARA Project, CAST)
Explanation: Faint comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) sweeps past background stars in the constellation Taurus and even fainter distant galaxies in this telescopic frame from September 7. About 5 years ago, this comet's 4 kilometer spanning, double-lobed nucleus became the final resting place of robots from planet Earth, following the completion of the historic Rosetta mission to the comet. After wandering out beyond the orbit of Jupiter, Churyumov-Gerasimenko is now returning along its 6.4 year periodic orbit toward its next perihelion or closest approach to the Sun, on November 2. On November 12, the comet's perigee, its closest approach to Earth, will bring it within about 0.42 astronomical units. Telescopes should still be required to view it even at its brightest, predicted to be in late November and December. On September 7 Rosetta's comet was about 0.65 astronomical units away or about 5.4 light-minutes from our fair planet."
The Ventures - The Lonely Bull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGf2e9beXZI
FYI SMSgt Lawrence McCarterLTC (Join to see)MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D.PO1 William "Chip" NagelSPC Michael TerrellCPL Douglas ChryslerLt Col John (Jack) ChristensenGySgt Jack WallaceMSgt James Clark-RosaSGT (Join to see)SMSgt Mark Venzeio]SGT Randell Rose Sgt (Join to see) SGT (Join to see) A1C Riley Sanders SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SPC Margaret Higgins1st Lt Padre Dave Poedel
Image: Rosetta's Comet in View - Image Credit & Copyright - Rolando Ligustri (CARA Project, CAST)
APOD Background:
Image Credit & Copyright: Rolando Ligustri (CARA Project, CAST)
Explanation: Faint comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) sweeps past background stars in the constellation Taurus and even fainter distant galaxies in this telescopic frame from September 7. About 5 years ago, this comet's 4 kilometer spanning, double-lobed nucleus became the final resting place of robots from planet Earth, following the completion of the historic Rosetta mission to the comet. After wandering out beyond the orbit of Jupiter, Churyumov-Gerasimenko is now returning along its 6.4 year periodic orbit toward its next perihelion or closest approach to the Sun, on November 2. On November 12, the comet's perigee, its closest approach to Earth, will bring it within about 0.42 astronomical units. Telescopes should still be required to view it even at its brightest, predicted to be in late November and December. On September 7 Rosetta's comet was about 0.65 astronomical units away or about 5.4 light-minutes from our fair planet."
The Ventures - The Lonely Bull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGf2e9beXZI
FYI SMSgt Lawrence McCarterLTC (Join to see)MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D.PO1 William "Chip" NagelSPC Michael TerrellCPL Douglas ChryslerLt Col John (Jack) ChristensenGySgt Jack WallaceMSgt James Clark-RosaSGT (Join to see)SMSgt Mark Venzeio]SGT Randell Rose Sgt (Join to see) SGT (Join to see) A1C Riley Sanders SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SPC Margaret Higgins1st Lt Padre Dave Poedel
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Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass The Lonely Bull Video 1962
Extremely rare video segment from the Singer Show in 1967. Enjoy.P.S. I had the once in a lifetime opportunity to see Herb and Lani play at Blues Alley in Ge...
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass The Lonely Bull Video 1962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16B5Xm8_IKw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16B5Xm8_IKw
FYI SSG Michael Noll SFC (Join to see)SGT Denny EspinosaSP5 Dennis LobergerSFC Ralph E KelleySSG Robert WebsterSGT Randell RoseSGT James MurphySgt Jim BelanusSPC Woody BullardSSG Byron HewettPFC Craig Karshner SGT David A. 'Cowboy' GrothSPC Diana D. SPC Margaret Higgins CSM Chuck Stafford SFC Chuck Martinez Sgt John H. MSgt Dave Hoffman PO1 H Gene Lawrence
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SPC Margaret Higgins
LTC Stephen F. - Dear Steve, and, Dear Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Thank You So Very Kindly for posting the above video.
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It's a shame the mission ended. I wonder how much more information we could have gotten from it.
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
Lt Col Charlie Brown There wasn't much choice. Initial batteries on the lander Philae only lasted for two days. And as the comet moved further out from the Sun, Rosetta (which had solar arrays) had no other source of power.
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