Comments on: Another fuzzy Dawn image? https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/another-fuzzy-dawn-image/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:33:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Walter Walkie https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/another-fuzzy-dawn-image/#comment-22431 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:33:38 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=10536#comment-22431 so we will get sharp images when dawn gets to orbit? well if the pics don’t get even prettier lets hope the scientific discoveries are extra pretty

]]> By: Stu Harris https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/another-fuzzy-dawn-image/#comment-22430 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:22:51 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=10536#comment-22430 There is no hi-res camera. There’s a mapping spectrometer that may show sharper detail but 150mm focal length is all she wrote, image-wise.

]]> By: BSJ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/another-fuzzy-dawn-image/#comment-22409 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:13:59 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=10536#comment-22409 The caption says it was taken with the “Framing Camera.”

Is that camera mostly used for navaigation/star checks?

Perhaps the Hi-Res cameras havn’t been used yet.

]]> By: Walter Walkie https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/another-fuzzy-dawn-image/#comment-22402 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:31:41 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=10536#comment-22402 ok this might be stupid and i’m halfway joking but what if the object itself is fuzzy? hehe . i’m sharing your concern . these pics aren’t sharp . if there’s something wrong with the focus it would be devastating . any mission faliures now will probably lead to worse budget cuts for all space projects

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