Occurs to me we will probably spend some time fending off kooks...

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Occurs to me we will probably spend some time fending off kooks...

alcaray — 6/30/2006 9:12:05 PM (archived)

...saying the same thing you and I just did! Hope they don't quote us!

Anyway, the position of the sun is pretty much fixed on the moon (certainly for the period of this photo run, anyway). So any motion of the shadow must be explained by the orbit of the photographer. Can't think how it could make a left turn like that. Even so, SMART1 is pretty small and it is flying pretty high. The shadow should not be visible.

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SMART-1 views Kepler - Raoul - 6/30/2006 8:29:53 PM
- It's SMART-1's shadow - ljk - 7/1/2006 7:32:15 PM
  - re:Bien sur que non!;) (n/t) - Raoul - 7/1/2006 8:40:44 PM
- Technical Notes - ER - 7/1/2006 2:50:51 PM
  - re: another dark spot - Raoul - 7/1/2006 4:07:22 PM
    - So this is Mars! - ER - 7/1/2006 5:03:19 PM
      - re: Kepler is a Moon crater, not far from Copernicus - Raoul - 7/1/2006 6:00:44 PM
        
        To avoid confusion: Copernicus is middle of the picture (n/t) - Raoul - 7/1/2006 6:33:35 PM
- It has companions! - ER - 7/1/2006 2:03:20 PM
  - re: It has companions! - Raoul - 7/1/2006 6:06:16 PM
  - OOPs! - ER - 7/1/2006 5:13:44 PM
- What is that??? (n/t) - alcaray - 6/30/2006 8:33:50 PM
  - re: I wonder if it's dust and moving - Raoul - 6/30/2006 8:48:29 PM
    - It seems to make a turn in it's path. I am stumped. Must be aliens. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/30/2006 8:53:36 PM
      - Shadow... - R.L. - 7/1/2006 7:31:32 AM
      - Must be. Notice how quickly it is trying to get out of the picture. "Damn, they saw me!" - REB - 6/30/2006 9:01:32 PM
        
        Could be a shadow - Robert - 6/30/2006 10:06:49 PM
        
        Occurs to me we will probably spend some time fending off kooks... - alcaray - 6/30/2006 9:12:05 PM
        
        Don't blame me... - R.L. - 7/1/2006 9:05:01 PM
        
        re: Would it be kooky - Johannes - 7/1/2006 4:42:58 PM
        
        You made the same mistake I did. This is not Mars, it's the moon. (n/t) - ER - 7/1/2006 8:36:13 PM
        
        re: Ahh, in that case - Johannes - 7/1/2006 10:43:12 PM
        
        re: Ahh, in that case - gbaikie - 7/2/2006 12:26:46 AM
        
        re: Ahh, in that case - gbaikie - 7/2/2006 1:07:34 AM
        
        re: re:Thank you for the links - Johannes - 7/2/2006 1:30:14 AM
        
        re: re:Thank you for the links - gbaikie - 7/2/2006 2:54:37 AM
        
        re: Occurs to me we will probably spend some time fending off kooks... - REB - 6/30/2006 9:29:56 PM
        
        re: Occurs to me we will probably spend some time fending off kooks... - Doug Ellison - 6/30/2006 9:33:15 PM

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