[JAXA:0146] KAGUYA (SELENE) Image Taking of Earth-Rise by HDTV

This is so good.  Do go look at the High Definition TV images of Earth.
- LRK -

What a site to see if you were on your honeymoon at a Lunar Hotel,
looking out at Earth.
Put your quarter in the telescope and get a close up view.
Watch Earth turn to see all in 24 hours, +- a few minutes, and see the
Sun come up and go down in a months time.

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*PRESS RELEASE*
*Date Released:* Wednesday, June 6, 2001
Source: New Scientist Magazine <http://www.newscientist.com>
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn839.html
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                          KAGUYA (SELENE)
                Image Taking of Earth-Rise by HDTV

                                             November 13, 2007 (JST)
                           Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
                                NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan
Broadcasting Corporation) have successfully performed the world's first
high-definition image taking of an Earth-rise* by the lunar explorer
"KAGUYA" (SELENE,) which was injected into a lunar orbit at an altitude
of about 100 km on October 18, 2007 (Japan Standard Time. Following
times and dates are all JST.)

The Apollo project was the first mission to take images of Earth rising
over the Moon. The KAGUYA successfully shot high-definition images of
the Earth-rise showing an impressive image of the blue Earth which was
the only floating object in pitch-dark space. These are the world's
first high-definition earth images taken from about 380,000 km away
from the earth in space.

The image taking was performed by the KAGUYA's onboard high definition
television (HDTV) for space use developed by NHK. The moving image
data acquired by the KAGUYA was received at the JAXA Usuda Deep Space
Center, and processed by NHK.

The satellite was confirmed to be in good health through telemetry
data received at the Usuda station.

* Note: we use the expression "Earth-rise" in this press release, but
the Earth-rise is a phenomenon seen only from satellites that travel
around the Moon, such as the KAGUYA and the Apollo space ship. The
Earth-rise cannot be observed by a person who is on the Moon as they
can always see the Earth at the same position.


Earth-rise Images Wide Shot by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071113_kaguya_e.html#pict01

Figure 1:  Earth-rise image shot taken by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA
This still image was cut out from a moving image (wide shot) taken by
the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA at 2:52 p.m. on November 7, 2007 (JST)
then sent to the JAXA Usuda Deep Space Center.
In the image, the Moon's surface is near the North Pole, and the
Arabian Peninsula and Indian Ocean can be observed on the Earth.


Earth-set Images Tele Shot by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071113_kaguya_e.html#pict02

Figure 2:  Earth-set image shot by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA
This still image was cut out from a moving image (tele shot) taken by
the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA at 12:07 p.m. on November 7, 2007 (Japan
Standard Time, JST,) then sent to the JAXA Usuda Deep Space Center.
In the image, the Moon's surface is near the South Pole, and we can
see the Australian Continent (center left) and the Asian Continent
(lower right) on the Earth. (In this image, the upper side of the
Earth is the Southern Hemisphere, thus the Australian Continent looks
upside-down.)


The images below are the Earth setting to the horizon near the Moon's
South Pole. It took about 70 seconds from the left image to the right
image (complete setting.)
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071113_kaguya_e.html#pict03

Figure 3: Earth setting image shot by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA


Images taken by the HD camera of the KAGUYA (480x270, no audio)
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071113_kaguya_movie_e.html


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