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Once again, bloggers beat NASA

dtb — 6/13/2005 1:54:15 PM (archived)

There were some great versions of this Sol 480 sunset posted two weeks ago by amateurs over at Doug's www.unmannedspaceflight.com.

My favorite, by poster "Dilo":

Wider field of view than the NASA one. Sky is more ochre, with a brighter, bluer sun tower than the mauve-brown sky of JPL. Which one is more accurate, who knows.

Another, by "Tman":

This one adds more artistic touches, like adding some lens flare on the sun. Personally I prefer the other guy's unenhanced version, but some find it pretty:

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The whole thread (18 posts)

• Sunset at Gusev - Raoul - 6/13/2005 5:28:08 AM
  • re: Sunset at Gusev - Chris Vancil - 6/14/2005 9:37:20 AM
  • DAMN!! - R.L. - 6/13/2005 7:21:24 PM
    • re: mountain - Raoul - 6/13/2005 7:29:40 PM
      • Gusev rim (n/t) - dtb - 6/13/2005 8:52:18 PM
  • Very cool! thanks! (n/t) - Gary - 6/13/2005 3:42:29 PM
  • Once again, bloggers beat NASA - dtb - 6/13/2005 1:54:15 PM
  • that photo could become iconic (like Aldrin on the moon) - Daniel - 6/13/2005 9:30:35 AM
    • How much smaller does the Sun's disk appear from Mars? - ljk - 6/13/2005 1:54:02 PM
      • re: How much smaller does the Sun's disk appear from Mars? - Nick Hoffman - 6/14/2005 2:47:31 PM
      • yep, it's wallpaper-class all right .. - Daniel - 6/13/2005 5:07:59 PM
        • re: yep, it's wallpaper-class all right .. - ljk - 6/13/2005 5:10:00 PM
          • maybe you're really a character in a Philip K Dick story .. - Daniel - 6/13/2005 5:17:12 PM
            • re: maybe you're really a character in a Philip K Dick story .. - ljk - 6/13/2005 5:33:25 PM
              • I'll say this at least .. - Daniel - 6/14/2005 6:01:09 AM
                • Irrefutables... - Adam - 6/14/2005 9:10:58 AM
                  • This is the path to insanity. Leave it alone.... - Gary - 6/16/2005 5:05:53 AM
                  • The Gusev Image even made NASA's Earth Observatory list - ljk - 6/15/2005 3:58:06 PM