Pluto and Stuff

[MikeFleming]

Today, NASA released this astonishing image of Pluto acquired yesterday,
as it headed towards closest approach:

( https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/tn-p_lorri_fullframe_color.jpg )

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(https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/tn-p_lorri_fullframe_color.jpg)
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-horizons-spacecraft-displays-pluto-s-big-heart-0

This is truly one of the most historical images every acquired
by humanity. And I’m proud to say that our man Tod Lauer is part
of the image processing team that produced this image from
the raw data.

[escogt]

Just awesome!!!! I love science!!

[Laredo]

Cool! Worth every day of the 9 year wait!

[MikeFleming]

Yup - Three Billion Miles.

Definitely out of warranty.

[rodster]

Wow, amazing!

"the message took four hours and 25 minutes to traverse 4.7 billion km of space."

I've sent messages to certain people and they never receive them so the distance between the ears and brain must be longer! :D

Oh by the way, I used my binoculars and and looked toward Pluto and this is what I saw.

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[MikeFleming]

Previous pics of Pluto:

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Obtained on different nights during June 1999 at Gemini North, utilizing the University of Hawaii's infrared camera QUIRC and the adaptive optics (A0) system, Hokupa'a.

[Under Pressure]

That's the top of my head.

[dagenham]

It still looks like a planet to me.