MSL Curiosity imaged departing Earth orbit

deanm (Dean) · #1 30-11-2011, 09:22 AM

Wow!

Duncan Waldron & Mark Rigby from the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium imaged the Curiosity spacecraft as it departed Earth orbit heading for Mars.

The residual exhaust plume is quite a sight!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpghu6pCpcg

Dean

jenchris (Jennifer) · #2 30-11-2011, 10:12 AM

What a terrific and amazing thing to photo.

Ric · #3 30-11-2011, 01:53 PM

Awesome, how cool is that.

Shiraz (Ray) · #4 30-11-2011, 08:45 PM

that is a remarkable record of the event.

John Hothersall · #5 30-11-2011, 09:01 PM

Possibly the most remarkable astrovideo I have seen.

John.

Derek Klepp · #6 30-11-2011, 09:24 PM

Fascinating

Lester · #7 01-12-2011, 08:11 AM

Thanks for the view. Well captured.

Clayton · #8 01-12-2011, 10:19 AM

Very interesting

Troy · #9 01-12-2011, 05:38 PM

They did a very good job on capturing it

astroron (Ron) · #10 01-12-2011, 06:46 PM

On the last night of the 2010 Queensland Astrofest we saw an American Spy Satellite and it's rocket do exactly the same thing.
We could see the vehicles seperating throug our telescopes

Kevin Dixon spotted it first and it was observed in scopes from Peter Robbin's 30" down to mine and Kevins 16"s
Terry Cuttle published some images on iceinspace.
Truely a remarkable video from Duncan and Mark

Cheers