[FPSPACE] FW: [JAXA:0166] KAGUYA (SELENE) Image Taking of "Full Earth-Rise" by HDTV

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: "JAXA Press Release Mail Service" <jaxapr at jaxa.jp>
>To: ljk4 at msn.com
>Subject: [JAXA:0166] KAGUYA (SELENE) Image Taking of "Full Earth-Rise" by 
>HDTV
>Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:22:33 +0900
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>                             KAGUYA (SELENE)
>               Image Taking of "Full Earth-Rise" by HDTV
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>                                                         April 11, 2008
>                              Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
>                                   Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
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>The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan
>Broadcasting Corporation) successfully captured a movie of the "Full
>Earth-Rise"*1 using the onboard High Definition Television (HDTV) of
>the lunar explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) on April 6, 2008 (Japan Standard
>Time, JST, all the following dates and time are JST.) The KAGUYA is
>currently flying in the lunar observation orbit at an altitude of about
>100 km.
>
>An "Earth-rise," or the rising Earth over the Moon, was first captured
>by the Apollo project. The Earth rising movie taken by the KAGUYA on
>November 7, 2007, was not a full Earth-rise (i.e. not all of the globe
>was seen in shining blue.) It missed some part. This time, a "full
>Earth-rise"*1 was taken by the onboard HDTV in faraway space, some
>380,000 km away from the Earth. This is the world's first successful
>shooting of such a Full Earth-Rise. It was also very precious because
>it was one of only two chances in a year for the KAGUYA to capture a
>Full Earth-Rise when the orbits of the Moon, the Earth, the Sun and the
>KAGUYA are all lined up.
>
>The shooting was performed by the KAGUYA's onboard HDTV for space use,
>which was developed by NHK. The movie data was received at JAXA, then
>processed by NHK.
>
>
>*1 The phenomenon expressed as a "Full Earth-Rise" can be seen from a
>satellite that travels around the Moon such as the KAGUYA (SELENE) or
>the Apollo manned spacecraft. The Earth is almost stationary when it is
>observed from the Moon, thus a Full Earth-Rise coming out from the
>horizon cannot be seen from the Moon.
>
>
>Photo 1: Full Earth-rise taken by HDTV (Tele camera)
>http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2008/04/20080411_kaguya_e.html#pict01
>Photo 2: Full Earth Rising taken by HDTV
>http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2008/04/20080411_kaguya_e.html#pict02
>
>Figure 1: Timing of taking the Full Earth-Rise image
>http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2008/04/20080411_kaguya_e.html#pict03
>Figure 2: Position of HDTV
>http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2008/04/20080411_kaguya_e.html#pict04
>
>Reference
>Table 1: List of images taken by the HDTV since December 25, 2008
>Table 2: Major Characteristics of the HDTV
>http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2008/04/20080411_kaguya_e.html#ref01
>
>
>Mission website:
>SELenological and ENgineering Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE)
>http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/selene/index_e.html
>KAGUYA (SELENE)
>http://www.kaguya.jaxa.jp/en/index.htm
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