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Hello,
Has The Cassini Mission launched in 1997 reached Saturn and do you have any good interrnet sources of its findings?
Thanks, Rob
Hi Rob,
Yes, Cassini went thru its 96 minute burn for SOI
(Saturn Orbital Insertion) on June 30 without a
glitch....I believe the next long burn is sometime in
September to more circularize and lower its orbit.
It's already discovered 2 new small Saturnian moons
at about 2 and 3 miles in diameter.
I keep up with it on
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/operations/present-position.cfm
and another good site is
www.spaceweather.com and another is
spaceflightnow.com
Another site is the www.skyandtelescope.com
website.
Just check on Google and you will find many more
sites, but I prefer the NASA and JPL ones as they
are the most current.
Hope all this helps,
Clear Skies,
Tom Whiting
Erie, PA
please visit our astronomy club website for
great pictures of my new 30 inch portable truss-DOB
scope, at
http://www.velocity.net/~bwhiting/
and e-mail address is
bwhiting@velocity.net
FOLLOW UP:
Oh, and if you want to really keep up on the Mars
rovers, I use:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Clear Skies,
Tom W.
ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP:
Check that....the correction burn was today for 51 minutes,
which adjusted the spacecraft for the rest of the
Saturn tour.
See NASA and JPL websites.
Clear Skies,
Tom Whiting
Erie, PA
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Tom Whiting
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Astronomy has been my hobby/pasttime for over 50 years. Currently own 3 telescopes, the largest of which is a 30 inch Newtonian truss Dob that is portable.I taught Astronomy/Meteorology at the University Level for 13 years before retiring in 1995. Being retired and home most of the time, I am able to answer all questions relatively quickly, unless it's a new moon weekend with good observing conditions. No astrology questions please, or questions about alleged UFO picture identifications.
Experience
Experience: Astronomy has been my hobby and study for over 50 years. We currently now own a 30 inch portable telescope (Updated - Pennsylvania`s largest portable telescope). It can be seen on our website at:http://www.velocity.net/~bwhiting and also attend several regional starparties during the year, and have been on 5 total solar eclipse expeditions.
Organizations: President, Erie County Mobile Observers Group for over 15 years.
Publications: Wrote the "Over Erie Skies" newspaper article in our local newspaper for 11 years (1975-86).
Education: Masters Degree- Taught at the University level for 13 years. Retired 20 years -USAF Pilot - KC-135 with 180 combat missions; Also Eagle Scout, Philmont staff 2 Yrs, Order of Arrow Lodge Chief, Ham Radio (inactive).
Awards: two discoveries: The mini-coathanger asterism in Ursa Minor (the little dipper) And the mini-ladle- another asterism in the bowl of Ursa Minor. Clients: Currently President of the ECMOG as mentioned above.
Education/Credentials
BS Metallurgical Engineering Grove City College, PAMaster's Degree, Gannon University, Erie, PA
Also retired USAF pilot, 20 years.
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