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Monday, October 20, 2014

 

Relive the Comet Siding Spring - Mars Encounter

Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring captured 6-7 hours before its closest approach to Mars (big object down the bottom) on October 19. Image by Peter Lake at iTelescope, colours inverted to make the comet easier to see.

Here's the YouTube video he made
http://youtu.be/ehufS2GcWO0

Here's the link to the recording of the live hangout form the encounter that night.
https://plus.google.com/events/c37ac7ps3n0va5j6tibeblnkpfc

The NASA Siding Spring site has links to Flika albums of the encounter
http://mars.nasa.gov/comets/sidingspring/

Terry Lovejoy's Animation
http://vimeo.com/109365734

Via Dan Fischer, all five recorded webcasts, if you have a spare 5 hours!

ESA blog, the spacecraft are all okay. Mars Express images not expected until Thursday.
http://blogs.esa.int/mex/

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