Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Other >> Science of Astronomy & Space exploration Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 igs newbie Reged: 05/30/08 Posts: 2 Kaguya orbiter Apollo lander Moon images       #2433736 - 06/01/08 05:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hey guys, Seeing the images of the Phoenix on the surface taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter made me wonder. The Japanese have placed the Kaguya orbiter around our Moon. Having an orbit of around 100km and equipped with high resolution imagers, has the Kaguya ever taken images of any of the Apollo landing sites. Specifically showing the lander, rover tracks, etc? Just curious. Note: I am not a conspiracy buff and this has nothing to do with wether the Moon landings happened or not. Pease don't take this thread in the wrong direction. Thanks. Edited by igs (06/01/08 06:56 PM) Post Extras:       gordianknot sage Reged: 09/04/05 Posts: 446 Re: Kaguya orbiter Apollo lander Moon images [Re: igs]       #2433993 - 06/01/08 08:21 PM Attachment (11 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I don't think Selene (nicknamed Kaguya) has the resolving power to image the human artifacts. The wikipedia article says that it has 20-10 m per pixel resolution, or about 1/50th the resolution of the HIRISE camera that's been used to image landers and rovers on Mars. Attached is an image (lifted from Google Maps) of some of the San Jose Area at roughly 10 m per pixel. As you can see, it is quite difficult to resolve anything smaller than freeways or large buildings. Even San Jose International Airport looks quite small. I think it would be extremely hard to find something as small as a lunar lander on such an image. It would be nothing more than small variation in color for a single pixel. The good news is that Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will have a very high resolution camera with .5 m/pixel resolution. Post Extras:       igs newbie Reged: 05/30/08 Posts: 2 Re: Kaguya orbiter Apollo lander Moon images [Re: gordianknot]       #2434501 - 06/02/08 06:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks alot for the info. I guess we'll have to wait until higher resolution. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 3 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  llanitedave  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 182 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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