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Post by epsiloneridani on Jan 10, 2009 19:29:55 GMT
I can't wait to see up close images of Kuiper Belt Objects and its moons. Can any of you?
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Post by glactus on Jan 10, 2009 22:37:35 GMT
yes, I have plenty of images of the main Kuiper belt objects if you would like them.  |
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Post by Andy Mac on Jan 11, 2009 0:12:40 GMT
Epsiloneridani as you're 14 I suspect you'll be around much longer than us to see some better quality images in the years to come. Welcome to Spacetalk BTW.
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Post by epsiloneridani on Jan 11, 2009 6:26:21 GMT
yes, I have plenty of images of the main Kuiper belt objects if you would like them. Ohh! Please! |
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Post by glactus on Jan 11, 2009 20:58:31 GMT
 Kuiper belt objects  The Kuiper belt  Quaoar Quaoar is a Trans-Neptunian object and potential dwarf planet orbiting the Sun in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on June 4, 2002 by astronomers Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown at the California Institute of Technology from images acquired at the Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory'.  Sedna Sedna is a trans-Neptunian object and a likely dwarf planet. It is currently 88 AU from the Sun, about three times farther than Neptune. For most of its orbit Sedna is farther from the Sun than any other known dwarf planet candidate.  Iris Iris is a large main belt asteroid. Among S-type asteroids it ranks fifth in geometric mean diameter. Its bright surface and small distance from the Sun make Iris the fourth brightest object in the asteroid belt. It has a mean opposition magnitude of +7.8, comparable to that of Neptune, and can easily be seen with binoculars at most oppositions.  |
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Post by epsiloneridani on Jan 13, 2009 22:38:57 GMT
Not to be mean or anything, I kinda thought they were real TAKEN pictures, not artists impressions.
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Post by Andy Mac on Jan 16, 2009 12:36:09 GMT
Sadly I think it'll be a few years yet before we get to see any detailed images of Pluto. The best I've seen to date was no more than a featureless blob!
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