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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/index_kGiant.html%%==%%Extrasolar Planets%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%19487%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Current Planet Count 116 Current Planet Count 118 PQ Banner under current planet count area Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Scientists For Press line under Search Box Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Astronomers discover 2 new planets around giant stars A team of astronomers this week announced the discovery of two new planets orbiting giant stars bringing to 118 the total number of known extrasolar planets and providing evidence that planets can survive the evolution of their host star into a giant FULL STORY gt gt NASA recruits amateurs for Night Sky Network Interactive 4 Ways to Find a Planet Key Origins Missions Keck Mission SIM Mission TPF Mission Michelson Science Center Kepler Mission LBTI Mission d nbsp More News New space telescope unveils planet forming disc December 18 2003 NASA s latest orbiting observatory the Spitzer Space Telescope has obtained the first infrared images of the massive dust disc surrounding the nearby star Fomalhaut Such debris discs are the leftover material from the building of a planetary system NASA recruits amateurs to form Night Sky Network December 8 Are you an amateur astronomer engaged in public outreach If so NASA wants you The U S space agency has partnered with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to create the Night Sky Network a coalition of amateur astronomy clubs who will bring the wonders of the universe to the public New evidence for planetary system around Vega November 19 One of the brightest stars in the night sky may be home to planetary system similar to ours according to new research Computer models of the structure of a faint dust disc around the star Vega suggests the presence of a Neptune size planet orbiting at a similar distance to Neptune in our own solar system Largest eyes ever built to aid search for planets November 19 Fully assembled the Large Binocular Telescope resembles a face gazing skyward with a pair of enormous saucer eyes That visual impression isn t too far off the mark Its sharper vision will enable astronomers to carry out a broad range of unprecedented astronomical observations including some of the first direct observations of giant planets around other stars NEWS ARCHIVE gt gt Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe JPL Clearance 01 2757 Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Keck Interferometer Mission Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Space Interferometry Mission Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission Michelson Science Center Kepler Mission LBTI Mission Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets http planetquest jpl nasa gov index kGiant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov index kGiant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov index kGiant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov index kGiant html 
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Links For Educators For Scientists For Press line under Search Box Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Astronomers discover 2 new planets around giant stars A team of astronomers this week announced the discovery of two new planets orbiting giant stars bringing to 118 the total number of known extrasolar planets and providing evidence that planets can survive the evolution of their host star into a giant FULL STORY gt gt Interactive 4 Ways to Find a Planet Submit a question about the Venus Transit Second TPF International Conference scheduled Key Origins Missions Keck Mission SIM Mission TPF Mission Michelson Science Center Kepler Mission LBTI Mission d nbsp More News Venus Transit and the search for new worlds March 19 2004 Teachers students and the public are invited to participate in a live interactive discussion with NASA scientists about a rare astronomical event The webcast broadcast will take place Friday March 19 1 2 p m ET 10 11 a m PT It can be viewed on this website or via satellite Nearest youngest star with planet nursery found February 26 2004 Astronomers at the University of California Berkeley have discovered the nearest and youngest star with a visible disk of dust that may be a nursery for planets Oxygen carbon detected in extrasolar planet atmosphere February 2 2004 Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed oxygen and carbon in the atmosphere of a planet beyond our Solar System for the first time The planet HD 209458b is a hot jupiter located 150 light years from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus Mars mission offers clues in hunt for new worlds January 15 2004 Is there another Mars out there Within the next decade or so NASA plans to develop space telescopes with super sharp vision that can detect planets like Mars or Earth around other stars In the meantime learning as much as possible about our terrestrial next door neighbors is helping scientists understand what to look for Astronomers discover 2 new planets around giant stars January 7 2004 A team of astronomers this week announced the discovery of two new planets orbiting giant stars bringing to 118 the total number of known extrasolar planets and providing evidence that a planet can survive the evolution of its host star into a giant New space telescope unveils planet forming disc December 18 2003 NASA s latest orbiting observatory the Spitzer Space Telescope has obtained the first infrared images of the massive dust disc surrounding the nearby star Fomalhaut Such debris discs are the leftover material from the building of a planetary system NASA recruits amateurs to form Night Sky Network December 8 2003 Are you an amateur astronomer engaged in public outreach If so NASA wants you The U S space agency has partnered with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to create the Night Sky Network a coalition of amateur astronomy clubs who will bring the wonders of the universe to the public NEWS 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy-howBig_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Guide to the Galaxy%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14138%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box GUIDE TO THE GALAXY How Big Intro How Big Search Bubble Spiral Arms Halo The Local Group Central Bulge Our Solar System blue line Illustration of the size of our galaxy How Big The size of our galaxy is estimated to be 100 000 light years across and 10 000 light years thick If our entire solar system were reduced to the size of a quarter then the galaxy would be width of the United States Previous Next Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy howBig 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy howBig 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy howBig 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy howBig 508 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lifesigns.html%%==%%Planet Quest: LifeSigns Game%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%12961%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box LifeSigns Game Here s your chance to be a scientist See if you can recognize which planets are habitable by studying their chemical signatures Lifesigns Game Click to launch Requires Macromedia Flash 6 Player Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game http planetquest jpl nasa gov lifesigns html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lifesigns html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lifesigns html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lifesigns html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_tour_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13225%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Take a 360 degree virtual tour of the W M Keck Observatory home of the world s foremost planet finding telescopes The observatory located atop a dormant volcano 13 600 feet above the Pacific Ocean is the site of NASA s Keck Interferometer project Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour QuickTime Click to launch To view this model you need QuickTime Download the free QuickTime Player Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck tour launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck tour launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck tour launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck tour launch page html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/sim_3D_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: SIM 3D Model%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13028%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box SIM 3D Model The Space Interferometry Mission SIM is a NASA Origins mission that will combine starlight from multiple mirrors to create a virtual telescope of unprecedented sensitivity SIM 3D Model Cult 3D Click to launch To view this model you need the free Cult3D viewer If you do not have the viewer it will either download automatically or you will be prompted with download instructions Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model http planetquest jpl nasa gov sim 3D launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov sim 3D launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov sim 3D launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov sim 3D launch page html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/3D_extrasolar_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: 3D Extrasolar Planetary System%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13120%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search height 4 border 0 alt line under Search Box 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Explore upsilon Andromedae the first solar system discovered around a nearby star Click on individual planets for close up views Use your mouse button to drag and turn the model Use the up down arrow keys to zoom in and out 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Cult 3D Click to launch To view this model you need the free Cult3D viewer If you do not have the viewer it will either download automatically or you will be prompted with download instructions Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3D extrasolar launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3D extrasolar launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3D extrasolar launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3D extrasolar launch page html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/3Datlas_launch.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers ...%%==%%14285%%==%%16 Nov 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Planet Quest Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Web Showcase Planet Finder Club News Alerts Missions Patches and More Explore the Universe in 3D The 3D New Worlds Atlas is a virtual simulation of all planets that have been discovered around stars other than the Sun Begin exploring our cosmic neighborhood by clicking the image at right Shockwave plugin required 3D New Worlds Atlas CLick to Launch 3D New Worlds Atlas CLick to Launch Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified August 27 2003 National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3Datlas launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3Datlas launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3Datlas launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3Datlas launch html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/nwa_animation.html%%==%%Planet Quest: NWA Animated Gif%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%12540%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NWA Animated Gif NWA Animated Gif Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa animation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa animation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa animation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa animation html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/nwa_update2.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers &amp; Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site &nbsp; Planet ...%%==%%18213%%==%%14 Jun 105%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Planet Quest Home Page Overview Science Technology TPF SIM Keck LBTI nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Web Showcase Planet Finder Club News Alerts Missions Patches and More 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas click to launch Blue Line Click image to launch Blue Line The New Worlds Atlas is a continuously updated database of all planets that have been discovered around stars other than the Sun Begin exploring our extrasolar neighborhood in 3D by clicking the image at right Shockwave required You can also obtain profiles of each planetary system using the search engine below Total planets discovered 116 Total planetary systems 100 Database Searches List All Planets Planets with host stars visible to the naked eye Planets within multiple planet systems Planets with small orbits lt 1 AU from host star Planet Type Gas Giant nbsp nbsp nbsp Hot Jupiter nbsp nbsp nbsp Terrestrial nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Advanced Search Options nbsp nbsp nbsp Quick Search Enter the name of a planet star or constellation into the box below Note This search engine provides information only on planets that exist outside our solar system References The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia University of California Planet Search Project European Southern Observatory Administrative Options Add a Planet Add a Star View Stars Without Planets Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified August 12 2003 National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa update2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa update2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa update2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa update2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Multimedia%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14684%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Multimedia Flash Navigation The Flash navigation element on the Planet Quest home page consists of the following which can be accessed by clicking on their text link below 55 Cancri System RealPlayer Geoff Marcy professor of astronomy at the University of California Berkeley and a Principal Investigator with NASA s Space Interferometry Mission recalls his first planet discovery 3D Blackhole Requires Cult3D plugin Interactive 3D Blackhole model 3D Extrasolar System Requires Cult3D plugin Upsilon Andromedae is the first multiple planet system ever found around a normal star other than the Sun 3D Space Interferometry Mission Requires Cult3D plugin The Space Interferometry Mission SIM is a NASA Origins mission that will combine starlight from multiple mirrors to create a virtual telescope of unprecedented sensitivity Four Ways to Find a Planet Flash Learn about the various methods scientists are using to discover new worlds with this fun and funny tutorial Keck Virtual Tour QuickTime QTVR Roam through the corridors and domes of the world s largest and most powerful observatory located atop an extinct volcano in Hawaii New Worlds Atlas Shockwave The New Worlds Atlas is a continuously updated database of all planets that have been discovered around stars other than the Sun Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia http planetquest jpl nasa gov multimedia html http planetquest jpl nasa gov multimedia html http planetquest jpl nasa gov multimedia html http planetquest jpl nasa gov multimedia html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/pq_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: 3D Black Hole Model%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13165%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box PLANETQUEST THE MOVIE This brief video provides a dramatic fast paced introduction to NASA s search for life bearing planets around other stars featuring planet hunter Geoff Marcy Requires QuickTime player PlanetQuest The Movie QuickTime 4 6 MB or 9 4 MB nbsp nbsp nbsp Find out more about planet hunting Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq launch page html 
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Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Michelson Fellowship Program Links For Educators For Scientists For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box WEBCAST BROADCAST Venus Transit and the Search for New Worlds Venus Venus Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Submit a question Blue Line Viewer Poll function surveyResults window open webcasts results cfm SurveyResultWindow width 250 height 210 toolbar no location no status no menuBar no scrollBars auto resizable no top 50 left 50 focus document SurveyQuestions target SurveyResultWindow document SurveyQuestions submit How soon will we discover another habitable planet like Earth Within 5 10 years Between 10 20 years More than 20 years Never Results Disclaimer Blue Line PLANETQUEST Teachers students and the public are invited to participate in an interactive discussion with NASA scientists about a rare astronomical event The live webcast broadcast will take place Friday March 19 1 2 p m ET 10 11 a m PT It may be viewed in RealPlayer format on this website or by satellite receiver SBS 6 Transponder 8 74 degrees west longitude vertical polarization downlink frequency 11896 MHz Audio is at 6 2 6 8 MHz The search for habitable planets On June 8 2004 Venus will cross the Sun s disc for about seven hours an event not seen since 1882 The transit will demonstrate a key technique being used to detect planets orbiting stars outside our solar system Just as Venus will temporarily dim the light of our star the Sun when it crosses in front of it a distant planet may crossover and block the light of its parent star Several planned missions will hunt for such extrasolar planets as part of NASA s Origins program which seeks to answer the questions Where did we come from Are we alone Venus Transit and the Search for New Worlds will bring together a panel of top NASA scientists and engineers to discuss the future of extrasolar planet research the science behind this rare astronomical event and how to observe the transit when it occurs on June 8 2004 Classrooms are invited to submit questions to the experts in real time during the broadcast or to select a science activity from the attached list to complete in advance See Venus Transit activities Broadcast schedule All times Eastern Schedule is subject to change please check back for updates 1 1 20 p m Introduction Overview video Venus Our Deadly Twin Live discussion of terrestrial planet evolution with Dr David Crisp senior research scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1 20 p m Video Twice in a Lifetime The Venus Transit Live discussion with Dr Lou Mayo and Solar System Ambassador James Butts Topics History of the Venus Transit how to view the Venus Transit solar science in the transit 1 35 p m 2 p m Video PlanetQuest the Search for Another Earth Live discussion with full NASA panel Topics Kepler mission transit method of planet detection discovery of extrasolar planets the search for Earth like planets around others stars Panel will take live questions from the audience in real time via the Internet Panelists The panel will be composed of scientists engineers and astronomers from NASA s Origins Solar System exploration and astrobiology programs including nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Paul Mortfield astronomer host nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr David Crisp senior research scientist Jet Propulsion Laboratory nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Lou Mayo planetary scientist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp James Butts Solar System Ambassador and astronomy lecturer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Riley Duren project system engineer Kepler Mission nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Rolf Danner research scientist NASA Origins program nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Victoria Meadows lead Jet Propulsion Laboratory astrobiology 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Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Scientists For Press line under Search Box Keck Interferometer team to make stars disappear Keck Interferometer team to make stars disappear A new instrument has been installed as part of the Keck Interferometer that can make stars disappear almost completely from a telescope s view and reveal the close in regions where planets may have formed This fall astronomers will continue integration and test of the instrument called the Nuller which will contribute to NASA s search for planets around other stars FULL STORY gt gt A conversation with Origins host Neil Tyson Key Origins Missions Keck Mission SIM Mission TPF Mission Kepler Mission LBTI Mission Michelson Science Center d nbsp More News Race to the impossible SIM s technology breakthroughs September 30 2004 To determine the feasibility of the proposed SIM Planet Finder mission NASA set forth eight milestones or technology gates to be completed in the laboratory before the mission could move forward Although many outside of NASA considered the goals impossible all but one have now been achieved paving the way for a 2009 launch of the most powerful space telescope ever devised Scientists discover first of a new class of extrasolar planets August 31 2004 Astronomers announced today the first discovery of a new class of planets beyond our solar system about 10 to 20 times the size of Earth far smaller than any previously detected The planets make up a new class of Neptune sized extrasolar planets Small telescope finds giant planet August 24 2004 Astronomers on Tuesday announced the discovery of the 124th planet outside our Solar System and the first to be discovered using a small 4 inch diameter telescope External press release NASA to consider giant planet census August 19 2004 A complete census of giant extrasolar planets for all types of stars in our galaxy is among nine projects selected by NASA for further study as possible future mission concepts with its Astronomical Search for Origins Program Each of the selected studies will have eight months to further develop and refine concepts for missions External press release Planet survey Knocking on heaven s door August 2 2004 The Milky Way is a big diverse neighborhood And if you re hoping to find Earthlike planets that may harbor life you ll need to figure out a way to narrow the search That s where the SIM planet finder scheduled for launch in 2009 comes in Astronomers discover orbiting brown dwarf pair July 19 2004 Astronomers have announced the discovery of a unique pair of newborn brown dwarfs in orbit around each other Brown dwarfs are planet like objects that are too small to ignite hydrogen fusion and shine as stars yet too big to be considered planets External press release An alien Earth in Saturn s backyard June 25 2004 When the Cassini mission s Huygens probe plunges through the atmosphere of Saturn s moon Titan it will provide a glimpse behind the veil of what many 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Disclaimer Blue Line PLANETQUEST Teachers students and the public are invited to participate in an interactive discussion with NASA scientists about a rare astronomical event The live webcast broadcast will take place Friday March 19 1 2 p m ET 10 11 a m PT It may be viewed in RealPlayer format on this website or by satellite receiver SBS 6 Transponder 8 74 degrees west longitude vertical polarization downlink frequency 11896 MHz Audio is at 6 2 6 8 MHz The search for habitable planets On June 8 2004 Venus will cross the Sun s disc for about seven hours an event not seen since 1882 The transit will demonstrate a key technique being used to detect planets orbiting stars outside our solar system Just as Venus will temporarily dim the light of our star the Sun when it crosses in front of it a distant planet may crossover and block the light of its parent star Several planned missions will hunt for such extrasolar planets as part of NASA s Origins program which seeks to answer the questions Where did we come from Are we alone Venus Transit and the Search for New Worlds will bring together a panel of top NASA scientists and engineers to discuss the future of extrasolar planet research the science behind this rare astronomical event and how to observe the transit when it occurs on June 8 2004 Classrooms are invited to submit questions to the experts in real time during the broadcast or to select a science activity from the attached list to complete in advance See Venus Transit activities Broadcast schedule All times Eastern Schedule is subject to change please check back for updates 1 1 20 p m Introduction Overview video Venus Our Deadly Twin Live discussion of terrestrial planet evolution with Dr David Crisp senior research scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1 20 p m Video Twice in a Lifetime The Venus Transit Live discussion with Dr Lou Mayo and Solar System Ambassador James Butts Topics History of the Venus Transit how to view the Venus Transit solar science in the transit 1 35 p m 2 p m Video PlanetQuest the Search for Another Earth Live discussion with full NASA panel Topics Kepler mission transit method of planet detection discovery of extrasolar planets the search for Earth like planets around others stars Panel will take live questions from the audience in real time via the Internet Panelists The panel will be composed of scientists engineers and astronomers from NASA s Origins Solar System exploration and astrobiology programs including nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Paul Mortfield astronomer host nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr David Crisp senior research scientist Jet Propulsion Laboratory nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Lou Mayo planetary scientist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp James Butts Solar System Ambassador and astronomy lecturer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Riley Duren project system engineer Kepler Mission nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Rolf Danner research scientist NASA Origins program nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Victoria Meadows lead 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/PQquiz_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13194%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box SCIENCE FACT OR FICTION QUIZ Here s a short quiz to test your knowledge of what s real and what isn t in the area of space travel and the search for extraterrestrial life Science fact or science fiction Take the Quiz Click to launch To view this presentation you need the Flash 6 plugin For an HTML version click here Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz http planetquest jpl nasa gov PQquiz launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov PQquiz launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov PQquiz launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov PQquiz launch page html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/PQquiz_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%18663%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box SCIENCE FACT OR FICTION QUIZ Here s a short quiz to test your knowledge of what s real and what isn t in the area of space travel and the search for extraterrestrial life Are we alone 1 We have strong evidence that that our solar system is not the only one we know there are many other Suns with planets orbiting them SCIENCE FACT Improved telescopes and detectors have led to the detection of dozens of new planetary systems within the past decade including several systems containing multiple planets One giant leap for bug kind 2 Some organisms can survive direct exposure to the vacuum of space for years SCIENCE FACT A small colony of the common bacteria Streptococcus mitis stowed away for nearly three years aboard Surveyor 3 an unmanned spacecraft that landed on the moon in 1967 The crew of Apollo 12 recovered the organisms and brought them back to Earth under sterile conditions This unplanned experiment proved that certain microorganisms can survive years of radiation exposure the vacuum of space and deep freeze without any nutrient water or energy source Hot real estate 3 Organisms have been found living happily in scalding water with temperatures as high as 235 degrees F SCIENCE FACT More than 50 heat loving microorganisms or hyperthermophiles have been found thriving at very high temperatures in such locations as hot springs in Wyoming s Yellowstone National Park and on the walls of deep sea hydrothermal vents Some of these species multiply best at 221 degrees F and can reproduce at up to 235 degrees F Has E T already phoned home 4 We now have evidence that some form of life exists beyond Earth at least in primitive form SCIENCE FICTION While many scientists speculate that extraterrestrial life exists so far there is no conclusive evidence to prove it Future missions to Mars the Jovian moon Europa and future space telescopes such as the Terrestrial Planet Finder will search for definitive answers to this ageless question To infinity and beyond 5 We currently have the technology necessary to send astronauts to another star system within a reasonable timespan The only problem is that such a mission would be overwhelmingly expensive SCIENCE FICTION Even the the unmanned Voyager spacecraft which left our solar system years ago at a breathtaking 37 000 miles per hour would take 76 000 years to reach the nearest star Because the distances involved are so vast interstellar travel to another star within a practical timescale would require among other things the ability to move a vehicle at or near the speed of light This is beyond the reach of today s spacecraft regardless of funding Fellowship of the rings 6 All of the gas giant planets in our solar system Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune have rings SCIENCE FACT Saturn s rings are the most pronounced and visible but they aren t the only ones May the force be with you 7 In the Star Wars films the Imperial TIE Fighters are propelled by ion engines TIE stands for Twin Ion Engine While these spacecraft are fictional real ion engines power some of today s spacecraft SCIENCE FACT Ion propulsion has long been a staple of science fiction novels but in recent years it has been successfully tested on a number of unmanned spacecraft most notably NASA s Deep Space 1 Launched in 1998 Deep Space 1 rendezvoused with a distant asteroid and then with a comet proving that ion propulsion could be used for interplanetary travel A question of gravity 8 There is no gravity in deep space SCIENCE FICTION If this were true the moon would float away from the Earth and our entire solar system would drift apart While it s true that gravity gets weaker with distance it can never be escaped completely no matter how far you travel in space Astronauts appear to experience zero gravity because they are in continuous free fall around the Earth Beam me up Scotty 9 The basic premise of teleportation made famous in TV s Star Trek is theoretically sound In fact scientists have already teleported the quantum state of individual atoms from one location to another SCIENCE FACT As early as the late 1990s scientists proved they could teleport data using photons but the photons were absorbed by whatever surface they struck More recently physicists at the University of Innsbruck in Austria and at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder Colorado for the first time teleported individual atoms using the principle of quantum entanglement Experts say this technology eventually could enable the invention of superfast quantum computers But the bad news at least for sci fi fans is that experts don t foresee being able to teleport people in this manner Good day Suns shine 10 Tatooine Luke Skywalker s home planet in the Star Wars films has two Suns what astronomers would call a binary star system Scientists have discovered recently that planets really can form within such systems SCIENCE FACT Double stars or binary systems are common in our Milky Way galaxy Among the more than 100 new planets discovered in recent years some have been found in binary systems including16 Cygni B and 55 Cancri A But so far no one has found a habitable planet like Luke Skywalker s Tatooine Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/FormationFlight_launch.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Formation Flight Game%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%12976%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Flight Formation Game Control a trio of droids as they perform tricky flight maneuvers in this simulation of a key planet finding technology Based on a real NASA flight experiment about the International Space Station Surround imagery courtesy Johnson Space Center and the crew of Expedition 6 Flight Formation Game Click to launch Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game http planetquest jpl nasa gov FormationFlight launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov FormationFlight launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov FormationFlight launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov FormationFlight launch html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/NameRobot.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Name the Robot%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%15737%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Name the robot and win movie tickets The Terrestrial Planet Finder project recently took delivery of the first of three air bearing robots that will demonstrate formation flight technologies in the renovated Celestarium on Surveyor Road The robots in this trio will be identical except each will have a different color red yellow and blue Each stands 3 5 feet high and weighs more than 700 pounds Click here for a brief video clip of robot Their purpose is to demonstrate formation flying technologies that will eventually be used in space to detect and characterize Earthlike planets around other stars The formation flight robot travels on a paper thin cushion of air supplied by a ring of pressurized tanks in its base Click here to view video Blue Line The formation flight robot travels on a paper thin cushion of air supplied by a ring of pressurized tanks in its base Blue Line Find Out More Robots set stage for cosmic choreography Blue Line Enter your name suggestions here Robot 1 Robot 2 Robot 3 Rationale optional nbsp nbsp nbsp Your name The name winning name suggestion will be treated to a free lunch coupon at or movie theatre tickets This contest is intended for JPL employees and contractors only This Web page is not externally accessible For more information or questions contact randal k jackson jpl nasa gov Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot http planetquest jpl nasa gov NameRobot html http planetquest jpl nasa gov NameRobot html http planetquest jpl nasa gov NameRobot html http planetquest jpl nasa gov NameRobot html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/tpf3d_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Terrestrial Planet Finder in 3D%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%18138%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER CORONAGRAPH The Terrestrial Planet Finder mission consists of a series of two complementary observatories The Terrestrial Planet Finder mission consists of a series of two complementary observatories a mid infrared information flying interferometer TPF I and an optical coronagraph TPF C shown at left The combined purpose of the missions is to provide comprehensive family portraits of stars and their orbiting planets to study those planets to see which might be habitable and to search for the biological signatures of life Components TPF C components include the following The telescope is protected from the Sun by a six layer radiator that provides extreme thermal stability for the observatory s sensitive optical components This 40 foot 12 3 meter tall sun shield structure will be deployed in space because it is too large to fit within a launch vehicle Solar arrays These convert sunlight into electricity which is used to power the observatory s components Communications antenna Used to receive commands from the ground and to send back data Solar sail Solar sail The solar sail provides stability against the solar wind which is composed of photons and matter released by the Sun in the form of high speed particles The solar sail acts as a counterbalance against this force Secondary mirror Reflects light from the primary mirror toward the coronagraph and wavefront correction system which are housed below the primary mirror The wavefront correction system removes distortions caused by the mechanical thermal and optical effects in the telescope itself The coronagraph uses a central disc and special optics to block a star s glare which would otherwise obstruct the observatory s view of faint planets surrounding it Radiator boom Telescoping assembly used to deploy and support sun shields Support tower Folds up for launch and deploys in space Support tower Folds up for launch and deploys in space Primary mirror Receives incoming starlight and focuses image 26 x 11 5 8m x 3 5 m Terrestrial Planet Finder Interferometer The Terrestrial Planet Finder interferometer is the second in the project s series of two observatories Introduction The Terrestrial Planet Finder interferometer is the second in the project s series of two observatories It will combine the infrared or heat radiation gathered by the multiple telescopes flying in precise formation Using a technique called interferometery the arrays will combine starlight and perform as a single telescope of enormous power Components Sunshades Five layer radiator that provides extreme thermal stability for the observatory s sensitive optical components Telescope Aperture Opening through which starlight is collected Solar Arrays These convert sunlight into electricity which is used to power the spacecraft s components Sunshade Boom Telescoping structure used to deploy and support sunshades Primary Mirror 11 5 foot 3 5 m mirror gathers and focuses incoming starlight Secondary Mirror Reflects light gathered by primary mirror toward spacecraft s internal optical system Collectors Set of four identical autonomous formation flying telescopes that gather starlight Combiner Combines starlight gathered by four collector telescopes Thruster Modules Used for spacecraft maneuvering and precise positioning TPF I features A key advantage of using separated spacecraft working together as a virtual telescope is the ability to vary the separation between the spacecraft known as the baseline Increase Baseline A key advantage of using separated spacecraft working together as a virtual telescope is the ability to vary the separation between the spacecraft known as the baseline A shorter baseline is used to study nearby stars while a wider baseline is ideal for more distant targets Formation Acquisition Following deployment from a launch vehicle the five TPF spacecraft must acquire the desired configuration to act together as a virtual telescope This is achieved through radio communication between the spacecraft precise position maneuvering and laser metrology Laser beams provide precise positioning information between the spacecraft Laser Metrology Laser beams provide precise positioning information between the 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Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links Search Projects For Educators For Scientists For Press Search line under Search Box PlanetQuest RSS Feed nbsp nbsp About line under Search Box Artist s conception of two possible versions of the planet With a mass halfway between those of Earth and Uranus it could be rocky upper left or mostly gas and ice lower right National Science Foundation image Artist s conception of two possible versions of the planet With a mass halfway between those of Earth and Uranus it could be rocky upper left or mostly gas and ice lower right National Science Foundation image New software finds smallest extra solar planet yet A new computer program analyzed the motions of two giant planets and the star they orbit and uncovered evidence of a third much smaller planet just 7 5 times the mass of Earth FULL STORY gt gt Large Binocular Telescope home page New NASA s planet finding roadmap PDF 1 5 MB Key Origins Missions Keck Mission SIM Mission TPF Mission Spitzer Mission Kepler Mission LBTI Mission Michelson Science Center d nbsp More News A giant planet finding telescope takes shape June 10 2005 The Large Binocular Telescope is an advanced dual mirror observatory under construction atop Mount Graham Arizona When completed in the spring of 2006 it will be able to image giant planets outside of our solar system Click the link below to view a time lapse movie of telescope construction through installation of the first mirror cell Movie created by Tom Herbst using pictures from the LBT webcam QuickTime 61 MB 3 5 MB Amateur pro astronomers discover new planet May 26 2005 An international collaboration of astronomers including two well equipped amateurs in New Zealand has made the second discovery of an extrasolar planet using gravitational microlensing Spitzer sees signs of alien asteroid belt May 20 2005 NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted what may be the dusty spray of asteroids banging together in a belt that orbits a star like our Sun The discovery offers astronomers a rare glimpse at a distant star system that resembles our home and may represent a significant step toward learning if and where other Earths form Terrestrial Planet Finder in 3D May 9 2005 Explore the future of planet finding with this new interactive visualization of NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Use your mouse to rotate the spacecraft fire the thrusters or zoom in for a closer look at these advanced space observatories designed for search for Earth size planets and life Shockwave player required Astronomers confirm extrasolar planet image April 30 2005 An international team of astronomers has reported confirmation of the first image of a planet mass object outside of our solar system The object about five times the mass of Jupiter orbits a brown dwarf rather than a star Night Sky Network engages 100 000 in wonders of the universe April 22 2005 More than 100 000 people across the United States have been introduced to planet finding black holes and other astronomy topics through the Night Sky Network founded in 2004 by the Astronomy Society of the Pacific and NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory European team releases image of possible planet April 12 2005 A team of European astronomers has released an image of what may be an extrasolar planet obiting within the dusty disc surrounding a young star The estimated mass of the substellar companion is between one and 42 times that of Jupiter NEWS ARCHIVE gt gt Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits First Gov website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe JPL Clearance 01 2757 Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/AlienSafari_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Alien Safari%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%18712%%==%%27 Jun 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box ALIEN SAFARI Image Rotating globe Welcome to Alien Safari Explore the life zones below to find some of the extreme organisms on our planet 1 Hottest Thermophiles Name Archaea Strain 121 Location Hot springs at Yellowstone National Park Wyoming Description This microbe belongs to a class called hyperthermophiles which live in extremely hot or acidic water Some species can survive temperatures over 235 degrees Fahrenheit hot enough to boil an egg in minutes What this means for life in the universe The discovery of organisms that thrive within a broad range of temperatures opens up new prospects for finding microbial life elsewhere in the universe 2 Deepest Underground Researchers study microbes deep inside a South Africa gold mine Photo by Louise Gubb Princeton University Researchers study microbes deep inside a South Africa gold mine Photo by Louise Gubb Princeton University Name Bacillus infernus Location Johannesburg South Africa Description New species of bacteria have been discovered in caves and gold mines as deep as 2 miles underground These species are known as thermophiles or heat lovers because they thrive in high temperature environments What this means for life in the universe The study of habitable environments deep below the Earth s surface may hold important clues to finding life on other planets Many scientists believe that if there is life on Mars it will be found underground 3 Most Acidic Acidophiles found in a treatment plant in Wales Acidophiles found in a treatment plant in Wales Name Acidophiles Location Lechuguilla Cave Carlsbad New Mexico Description These hardy organisms have been found living in a number of caves under conditions of pH of 0 0 about as acidic as battery acid What this means for life in the universe Some scientists speculate that the clouds of Venus could be a plausible habitat for microbial life The clouds are highly acidic but that wouldn t be a problem for acidophiles 4 Highest Radiation Dose D radiodurans this special has been found in many extreme environments including contaminated soil at the U S Department of Energy s Hanford Nuclear Site D radiodurans this special has been found in many extreme environments including contaminated soil at the U S Department of Energy s Hanford Nuclear Site Name D radiodurans Location Hanford nuclear waste storage site Washington state Description D radiodurans has been humorously dubbed Conan the Bacterium It s the most radiation resistant organism known These guys can withstand 1 5 million rads units of radiation a thousand times more than any other life form on Earth What this means for life in the universe D radiodurans species beats most of the constraints for survival of life on Mars including radiation cold vacuum and dormancy 5 Living without Sunlight Tube Worms Tube Worms Name Hydrothermal vent communities Location First discovered on the Galapagos Rift off the coast of Ecuador Description In 1977 scientists first discovered entire communities of organisms flourishing miles below the surface of the ocean around openings in the ocean floor out of which hot mineral rich water erupts The openingshost a variety of strange and amazing organisms that have adapted to immense pressure total darkness and proximity to super heated water that reaches 662 degrees F What this means for life in the universe There is strong evidence that a liquid ocean exists below the icy surface of Jupiter s moon Europa If this ocean contains hydrothermal vents as well scientists speculate they could be wellsprings of alien life 6 Strangest Habitat An ice worm closeup An ice worm closeup Name Methane Ice Worms Location Gulf of Mexico 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana Description In 1997 vast colonies of strange rosy pink worms 1 2 inches in length were found burrowing in mounds of methane rich ice erupting from the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico What this means for life in the universe The discovery of these previously unknown life forms living in frigid ocean depths far beyond the reach of sunlight extend our definition of what constitutes a habitable environment The discovery provides further evidence that life is tough in the extreme Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/AlienSafari_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Alien Safari%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13326%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box ALIEN SAFARI Click the image below to discover some of the most extreme organisms on our planet and find out what they are telling astrobiologists about the search for life beyond Earth Explore extreme life forms with Alien Safari Click to launch To view this presentation you need the Flash 6 plugin For an HTML version click here View NASA s Astrobiology Education Poster Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari http planetquest jpl nasa gov AlienSafari launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov AlienSafari launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov AlienSafari launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov AlienSafari launch page html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy-centralBulge_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Guide to the Galaxy%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14113%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Central Bulge Intro How Big Search Bubble Spiral Arms Halo The Local Group Central Bulge Our Solar System blue line Illustration of the galaxy s central bulge Central Bulge At the heart of the Milky Way is a dense ball of old stars known as the central buldge The stars surround the galactic nucleus which may contain a supermassive black hole Previous Next Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy centralBulge 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy centralBulge 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy centralBulge 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy centralBulge 508 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy-galaxyTypes_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14178%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box THE SIM PLANETQUEST GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Galaxy Types How big Search Bubble Spiral Arms Halo The Local Group Galaxy Types Central Bulge Our Solar System blue line Barred galaxy Similar to the spiral type of galaxy A bar of material runs through the nucleus and the arms begin away from the central zone Galaxy Types Barred galaxy Similar to the spiral type of galaxy A bar of material runs through the nucleus and the arms begin away from the central zone Example FINISH THESE Top of SIM Guide to Galaxy Page Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy galaxyTypes 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy galaxyTypes 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy galaxyTypes 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy galaxyTypes 508 html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy-localGroup_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Guide to the Galaxy%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14256%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box GUIDE TO THE GALAXY The Local Group Intro How Big Search Bubble Spiral Arms Halo The Local Group Central Bulge Our Solar System blue line Illustration of the Local Group of galaxies The Local Group The Milky Way is a member of a collection of more than 50 galaxies called the Local Group The largest galaxies in the local group are the spirals Andromeda M31 and the Milky Way Other galaxies in the local group include Pegasus Draco Ursa Minor Fornax Sculptor Carina Leo I and II Sextans and NGC 6822 Previous Next Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy localGroup 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy localGroup 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy localGroup 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy localGroup 508 html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/gas_giant.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Gas giant: Any large, massive planet composed primarily of light substances such as hydrogen, helium, methane and ammonia in their gaseous or liquid state. ...%%==%%1280%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Gas giant Any large massive planet composed primarily of light substances such as hydrogen helium methane and ammonia in their gaseous or liquid state The four gas giants in our solar system are Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary gas giant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary gas giant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary gas giant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary gas giant html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/solar_system.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Solar system: The Sun and its planets, asteroids, comets and so on. Close Window ...%%==%%1110%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Solar system The Sun and its planets asteroids comets and so on Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary solar system html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary solar system html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary solar system html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary solar system html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/angular_size.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Angular size: The apparent size of an object measured by the angle between two lines of sight along each side of an object. An ...%%==%%1269%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Angular size The apparent size of an object measured by the angle between two lines of sight along each side of an object An object s actual linear diameter can be found from the angular size if the distance is already known Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary angular size html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary angular size html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary angular size html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary angular size html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/galaxy.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Galaxy: A large collection of stars, such as the Milky Way galaxy, held together by mutual gravitational attraction. Close Window ...%%==%%1159%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Galaxy A large collection of stars such as the Milky Way galaxy held together by mutual gravitational attraction Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary galaxy html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary galaxy html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary galaxy html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary galaxy html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/red_dwarf.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Red dwarf: The most common type of star in the galaxy, accounting for 70 percent of all stars. Red dwarfs are fainter, cooler, and ...%%==%%1196%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Red dwarf The most common type of star in the galaxy accounting for 70 percent of all stars Red dwarfs are fainter cooler and smaller than the Sun Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary red dwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary red dwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary red dwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary red dwarf html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/terrestrial_planet.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Terrestrial planet: A small planet with a rocky, solid surface. The terrestrial planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Close ...%%==%%1187%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Terrestrial planet A small planet with a rocky solid surface The terrestrial planets in our solar system are Mercury Venus Earth and Mars Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary terrestrial planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary terrestrial planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary terrestrial planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary terrestrial planet html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/interferometer.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Interferometer: An instrument that combines light from two or more telescopes pointed at the same target, resulting in a resolution equal to that of ...%%==%%1216%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Interferometer An instrument that combines light from two or more telescopes pointed at the same target resulting in a resolution equal to that of a much larger telescope Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary interferometer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary interferometer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary interferometer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary interferometer html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/radial_velocity.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Radial velocity: That component of an objects velocity directed away from or toward Earth. Close Window ...%%==%%1133%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Radial velocity That component of an objects velocity directed away from or toward Earth Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary radial velocity html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary radial velocity html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary radial velocity html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary radial velocity html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/lbti_index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - LBTI%%==%%NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest - the search for another Earth Home Page ...%%==%%14221%%==%%5 Dec 103%%==%% NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Michelson Fellowship Program Links For Educators For Scientists For Press line under Search Box MISSIONS gt LBTI An instrument for ground based planet searches Artist s concept of the Large Binocular Telescope Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot LBTI home page Black Dot NASA s Origins program Blue Line The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer LBTI will study the formation of solar systems and will be capable of directly detecting giant planets outside our solar system Two 8 meter class telescopes on Mount Graham Arizona will be connected in an infrared interferometer The resulting instrument will have a maximum baseline of 22 8 meters Because of its unique geometry and relatively direct optical path the LBTI will offer science capabilities that are different from other interferometers It will provide high resolution images of many faint objects over a wide field of view including galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field with 10 times the Hubble resolution Nulling techniques will enable the LBTI to study emissions from faint dust clouds around other stars These dust clouds reflect light and give off heat and so interfere with the search for planets By helping to characterize these emissions the LBTI will provide critically needed data for the design of the Terrestrial Planet Finder a future mission that will study planets orbiting nearby stars Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary lbti index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/index.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%138%%==%%18 Oct 105%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/DG_Tau.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the disk surrounding the young star DG Tau Blue Line ...%%==%%2849%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the disk surrounding the young star DG Tau Blue Line Artist s concept of the disk surrounding the young star DG Tau Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck DG Tau html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck DG Tau html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck DG Tau html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck DG Tau html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/keck_index.html%%==%%Keck%%==%%...%%==%%133%%==%%17 Oct 105%%==%% Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/keck_observatory.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Keck Observatory Blue Line The Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii ...%%==%%2784%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Keck Observatory Blue Line The Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck observatory html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck observatory html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck observatory html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck observatory html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/moving.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line At JPL, Keck team members Marco Hernandez (left) and ...%%==%%2907%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line At JPL Keck team members Marco Hernandez left and Bob Thompson wheel a cart containing the first JPL assemblies for the interferometer over from a lab for shipping to Hawaii Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck moving html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck moving html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck moving html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck moving html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/sunset.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line The two spherical Keck domes bask in the glow ...%%==%%2914%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line The two spherical Keck domes bask in the glow of sunset along with the Japanese Subaru Telescope left Visible in the distance is the Island of Maui just right of the Keck 2 dome Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck sunset html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/announ.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Keck Interferometer%%==%%Coming August 23 ... http://keckint.jpl.nasa.gov/ ...%%==%%507%%==%%18 Oct 105%%==%% Coming August 23 http keckint jpl nasa gov Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck announ html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck announ html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck announ html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck announ html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/index.html%%==%%Keck%%==%%...%%==%%133%%==%%17 Oct 105%%==%% Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/keck_project.html%%==%%Keck%%==%%...%%==%%135%%==%%30 Sep 104%%==%% Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck project html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/keckGalleryLaunch.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%14099%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box KECK OBSERVATORY GALLERY Keck Observatory Gallery Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGalleryLaunch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGalleryLaunch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGalleryLaunch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGalleryLaunch html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/bottomFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Blue Line Introduction | January 2003 | February 2003 | March 2003 | May 2003 June 2003 | August 2003 | September 2003 | ...%%==%%2896%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Blue Line Introduction January 2003 February 2003 March 2003 May 2003 June 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 October 2003 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck bottomFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame6.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Keck Observatory &nbsp; Previous Next Sunset As the sun begins to set over Mauna Kea, the shadows of the twin Keck domes ...%%==%%2065%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Next Sunset As the sun begins to set over Mauna Kea the shadows of the twin Keck domes stretch across the barren landscape In the background are two other summit observatories the Canada France Hawaii Telescope left and the Gemini Telescope Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame6 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame7.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Keck Observatory &nbsp; Previous Twilight The Keck I telescope is opened in preparation for another night of observing atop Mauna Kea. ...%%==%%1735%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Twilight The Keck I telescope is opened in preparation for another night of observing atop Mauna Kea Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame7 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame3.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Keck Observatory &nbsp; Previous Next Keck Mirror The 10-meter (33-foot) primary mirror of each Keck telescope is composed of 36 hexagonal segments, ...%%==%%2042%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Next Keck Mirror The 10 meter 33 foot primary mirror of each Keck telescope is composed of 36 hexagonal segments each of which is computer controlled and positioned to make the front surface act as a single telescope mirror Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame4.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Keck Observatory &nbsp; Previous Next Combining Lab A fisheye view of the combining lab in the basement of the Keck Observatory, where ...%%==%%2248%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Next Combining Lab A fisheye view of the combining lab in the basement of the Keck Observatory where starlight from each telescope is steered through an intricate network of mirrors and optics then combined and manipulated In this area starlight can be intensified or suppressed enabling astronomers to observe objects orbiting near the star Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame4 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame5.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Keck Observatory &nbsp; Previous Next Open Domes At dusk, the observatories are opened to equalize temperatures inside and outside of the domes. ...%%==%%1927%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Next Open Domes At dusk the observatories are opened to equalize temperatures inside and outside of the domes Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Keck Observatory &nbsp; Previous Next Base Structure Each of the 10-meter Keck telescopes is supported by a multi-ton structure that can be ...%%==%%1948%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Next Base Structure Each of the 10 meter Keck telescopes is supported by a multi ton structure that can be rotated full circle Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/topFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Keck Observatory Bottom Graphic Line ...%%==%%1755%%==%%30 Sep 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Keck Observatory Bottom Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck topFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck topFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck topFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck topFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/keckGallery.html%%==%%Keck Observatory Gallery%%==%%...%%==%%638%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGallery html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGallery html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGallery html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGallery html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/introduction.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Keck Observatory &nbsp; Next Introduction Located at 13,600 atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii, the twin Keck telescopes are the world's largest ...%%==%%1996%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Next Introduction Located at 13 600 atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii the twin Keck telescopes are the world s largest optical and infrared telescopes The Keck Interferometer project links the two telescopes together to create an instrument of unprecedented power Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck introduction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck introduction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck introduction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck introduction html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/structure_5.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; June 2003 - A view of progress from left-front. Previous Next June 2003 A view of progress from left-front. ...%%==%%1826%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp June 2003 A view of progress from left front Previous Next June 2003 A view of progress from left front Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck structure 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck structure 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck structure 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck structure 5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/a.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck Map Diagram This is panel a Click on the areas of the map for a panoramic tour of the Keck Interferometer. Look for ...%%==%%1522%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Keck Map Diagram This is panel a Click on the areas of the map for a panoramic tour of the Keck Interferometer Look for hot spots within each room for details about specific features Clicking on doors will lead to adjoining rooms QTVR photography by Dr Gerard T Van belle Begin the tour D H E K J Combining Lab C I B F G Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr a html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/bottom.html%%==%%Go to Keck mission area &gt; ...%%==%%780%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% Go to Keck mission area gt http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck Interferometer The Keck Interferometer is a powerful new instrument that is being developed to search for new planets and investigate our cosmic origins. ...%%==%%1275%%==%%26 Aug 102%%==%% Keck Interferometer The Keck Interferometer is a powerful new instrument that is being developed to search for new planets and investigate our cosmic origins Located 4 150 meters 13 600 feet above the Pacific Ocean atop Hawaii s Mauna Kea a dormant volcano the W M Keck Observatory houses the world s two largest optical and infrared telescopes By linking them together as an instrument called an interferometer astronomers can obtain measurements that are not possible with a single telescope Observations are carried out by pointing both telescopes at the same target and combining their light in an optical laboratory in the basement of the observatory For more information about how this process works see Technology Interferometry Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/bottomFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%desc2Frame Graphic Line ...%%==%%1026%%==%%16 Sep 105%%==%% desc2Frame Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/desc1PlaceHolder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic Description Area 1 Place Holder Graphic Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%1271%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic Description Area 1 Place Holder Graphic Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc1PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc1PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc1PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc1PlaceHolder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/desc2PlaceHolder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Description Area 2 Place Holder Graphic Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%1268%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Description Area 2 Place Holder Graphic Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc2PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc2PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc2PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc2PlaceHolder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FlashPlaceHolder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("Keck1BaseSupportStruct.html", "Keck2Mirror.html", "Keck1ControlRoom.html", "Keck1Exterior.html", ...%%==%%4663%%==%%15 Sep 105%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array Keck1BaseSupportStruct html Keck2Mirror html Keck1ControlRoom html Keck1Exterior html LongDelayLineArea html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrFrame location href qtvrHTML newVR window open qtvrHTML newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton var sample new FlashTag nav swf 381 519 sample setFlashvars lcId uid sample write document Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashPlaceHolder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckFull.html%%==%%PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer%%==%%...%%==%%906%%==%%8 Feb 106%%==%% PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckFull html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckFull html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckFull html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckFull html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/ktvrBlackLeft.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%257%%==%%8 Feb 106%%==%% nbsp Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackLeft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackLeft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackLeft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackLeft html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/ktvrBlackRight.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%257%%==%%8 Feb 106%%==%% nbsp Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackRight html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackRight html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackRight html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackRight html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/ktvrBlackTop.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%257%%==%%8 Feb 106%%==%% nbsp Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackTop html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackTop html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackTop html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackTop html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Multimedia Gallery%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14037%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press For Press Search line under Search Box Keck Virtual Tour Roam through the corridors and domes of the world s largest and most powerful observatory located atop an extinct volcano in Hawaii Requires QuickTime a Javascript Enabled Browser and Flash Player 7 or higher Keck Virtual Tour Keck Virtual Tour Full Screen Roam through the corridors and domes of the world s largest and most powerful observatory located atop an extinct volcano in Hawaii Requires QuickTime a Javascript Enabled Browser and Flash Player 7 or higher Keck Virtual Tour Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/instructionsPlaceHolder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Instructions Place Holder Graphic ...%%==%%1037%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% Instructions Place Holder Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr instructionsPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr instructionsPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr instructionsPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr instructionsPlaceHolder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keck.html%%==%%PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer%%==%%--> ...%%==%%2467%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/Keck1BaseSupportStruct.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1825%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1BaseSupportStruct html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1BaseSupportStruct html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1BaseSupportStruct html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1BaseSupportStruct html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/Keck1ControlRoom.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1819%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1ControlRoom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1ControlRoom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1ControlRoom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1ControlRoom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/Keck1Exterior.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1816%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1Exterior html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1Exterior html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1Exterior html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1Exterior html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/Keck2Mirror.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1814%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck2Mirror html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck2Mirror html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck2Mirror html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck2Mirror html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/ktvrBlackBottom.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%257%%==%%8 Feb 106%%==%% nbsp Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackBottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackBottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackBottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackBottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckOrig.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Virtual Tour%%==%%...%%==%%1202%%==%%8 Sep 105%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckOrig html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keck_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck Interferometer > Begin the tour ...%%==%%650%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% Keck Interferometer Begin the tour Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Subaru The Japanese Large National Telescope, also called the Subaru, one of 13 telescopes atop Mauna Kea. ...%%==%%515%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Subaru The Japanese Large National Telescope also called the Subaru one of 13 telescopes atop Mauna Kea Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Maui The summit of the dormant volcano Haleakala, atop the nearby island Maui. Located on Haleakala is another observatory, operated by the US Air ...%%==%%566%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Maui The summit of the dormant volcano Haleakala atop the nearby island Maui Located on Haleakala is another observatory operated by the US Air Force Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Exhaust Vent Huge fans draw the air in and out of the twin Keck domes in order to maintain a temperature inside equal to ...%%==%%693%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Exhaust Vent Huge fans draw the air in and out of the twin Keck domes in order to maintain a temperature inside equal to the exterior A differential between these two temperatures can cause deformation of the telescope s steel and mirrors when the dome is opened to the night air Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/leftFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Left Graphic ...%%==%%1001%%==%%16 Sep 105%%==%% Left Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr leftFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr leftFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr leftFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr leftFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LongDelayLineArea.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1820%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LongDelayLineArea html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LongDelayLineArea html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LongDelayLineArea html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LongDelayLineArea html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%1011%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/qtvrPlaceHolder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1825%%==%%15 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr qtvrPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr qtvrPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr qtvrPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr qtvrPlaceHolder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/right.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%ns4 = (document.layers)? true:false ie4 = (document.all)? true:false // Show/Hide functions for non-pointer layer/objects function show(id) { if (ns4) document.layers[id].visibility = "show" else if ...%%==%%8838%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% ns4 document layers true false ie4 document all true false Show Hide functions for non pointer layer objects function show id if ns4 document layers id visibility show else if ie4 document all id style visibility visible function hide id if ns4 document layers id visibility hide else if ie4 document all id style visibility hidden Keck Map Diagram Keck Interferometer Map Click on the areas of the map for a panoramic tour of the Keck Interferometer Look for hot spots within each room for details about specific features Clicking on doors will lead to adjoining rooms QTVR photography by Dr Gerard T van Belle A Combining Lab This is the back end of the interferometer where light from both telescopes is tracked and combined It is carefully protected from dust and air currents that can distort the light beams B Control Room This room houses the computers and electronic equipment used to control the Keck Interferometer C Fast Delay Line Area In this area motorized carts travel along 30 foot rails allowing astronomers to adjust the length of the light path in real time This adjustable section of the light path is called the Fast Delay Line D Keck 1 Base Structure M6 Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle E Keck 1 Lounge Dining and break area for astronomers F Keck 2 Mirror This view is from the 100 foot high balcony of the Keck 2 telescope The telescope itself and some of its instruments are visible G Keck 2 Mirror Cell In this view from the balcony of the Keck 2 dome the telescope is pointed toward the horizon a position typically used for servicing the telescope mirrors and instruments H Keck 1 Mirror In this view from the balcony of the Keck 1 dome the primary mirror is pointed toward the viewer I Long Delay Lines This area houses the long delay line rails used to make coarse adjustments in the starlight pathlength J Roof View from the roof of the Keck Observatory shortly before sunset Other telescopes atop Mauna Kea are visible in the background K Sunset A view at sunset from the backyard of the Keck Observatory facility atop Mauna Kea A Combining Lab B Control Room C Fast Delay Line Area D Keck 1 Base Structure E Keck 1 Lounge F K2 Mirror G K2 Mirror Cell H Keck 1 Mirror I Long Delay Lines J Roof K Sunset Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr right html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/rightFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%var browserName=navigator.appName; if (browserName=="Netscape") { document.write(" "); } else { document.write(" "); } Right Graphic ...%%==%%1249%%==%%16 Sep 105%%==%% var browserName navigator appName if browserName Netscape document write else document write Right Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr rightFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr rightFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr rightFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr rightFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sample3.html%%==%%QTVR Sample Document%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("Keck1BaseSupportStruct.html", "Keck2Mirror.html", "Keck1ControlRoom.html", "Keck1Exterior.html", ...%%==%%3924%%==%%15 Sep 105%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array Keck1BaseSupportStruct html Keck2Mirror html Keck1ControlRoom html Keck1Exterior html LongDelayLineArea html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrFrame location href qtvrHTML newVR window open qtvrHTML newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton var sample new FlashTag nav swf 381 519 sample setFlashvars lcId uid sample write document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sample3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sample3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sample3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sample3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FlashFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> /*var qtvrDESC = new Array("SAS/desc.html", "K2M/desc.html", "LDL/desc.html", "K1BSS/desc.html", ...%%==%%12298%%==%%5 Oct 105%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrDESC new Array SAS desc html K2M desc html LDL desc html K1BSS desc html K1E desc html K2CR desc html FDL desc html OR desc html MC desc html CL desc html K1CR desc html var qtvrDESC new Array SAS desc html K1E desc html OR desc html MC desc html K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K2CR desc html LDL desc html FDL desc html CL desc html K1CR desc html var qtvrHS INTRO desc html function initiateBlankDesc parent desc1frame location href qtvrHS function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Summit At Sunset 1 Keck II Mirror 2 Long Delay Lines 3 Keck I Base Support Structure 4 Keck I Exterior 5 Keck II Control Room 6 Fast Delay Lines 7 Observatory Roof 8 Main Corridor 9 Combining Lab 10 Keck I Control Room parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton function loadInstructions parent qtvrframe location href INTRO instructions html var isIE navigator appVersion indexOf MSIE 1 true false var isWin navigator appVersion toLowerCase indexOf win 1 true false var isOpera navigator userAgent indexOf Opera 1 true false jsVersion 1 1 function JSGetSwfVer i if navigator plugins null navigator plugins length 0 if navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash var swVer2 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 2 0 var flashDescription navigator plugins Shockwave Flash swVer2 description descArray flashDescription split tempArrayMajor descArray 2 split versionMajor tempArrayMajor 0 versionMinor tempArrayMajor 1 if descArray 3 tempArrayMinor descArray 3 split r else tempArrayMinor descArray 4 split r versionRevision tempArrayMinor 1 0 tempArrayMinor 1 0 flashVer versionMajor versionMinor versionRevision else flashVer 1 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 6 1 flashVer 4 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 5 1 flashVer 3 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 1 flashVer 2 else flashVer 1 return flashVer function DetectFlashVer reqMajorVer reqMinorVer reqRevision reqVer parseFloat reqMajorVer reqRevision for i 25 i 0 i if isIE isWin isOpera versionStr VBGetSwfVer i else versionStr JSGetSwfVer i if versionStr 1 return false else if versionStr 0 if isIE isWin isOpera tempArray versionStr split tempString tempArray 1 versionArray tempString split else versionArray versionStr split versionMajor versionArray 0 versionMinor versionArray 1 versionRevision versionArray 2 versionString versionMajor versionRevision versionNum parseFloat versionString if versionMajor reqMajorVer versionNum reqVer return true else return versionNum reqVer versionMinor reqMinorVer true false return reqVer false 0 0 Oops Flash Player 7 or higher is required for the Keck Interferometry Tour to work properly Follow the link below to install the latest Flash Player Install the latest Flash Player document write alternateContent var productInstallOETags document write productInstallOETags embed the Flash Product Installation SWF else if hasReqestedVersion if we ve detected an acceptable version var sample new FlashTag nav swf 381 519 sample setFlashvars lcId uid sample write document else var alternateContent Oops Flash Player 7 or higher is required for the Keck Interferometry Tour to work properly Follow the link below to install the latest Flash Player Install the latest Flash Player document write alternateContent Oops JavaScript must be enabled for the Keck Interferometry Tour to work properly Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload the Keck Interferometry Tour Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FlashFrameTest.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("SAS/SAS.html", "K2M/K2M.html", "LDL/LDL.html", "K1BSS/K1BSS.html", ...%%==%%11766%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array SAS SAS html K2M K2M html LDL LDL html K1BSS K1BSS html K1E K1E html K2CR K2CR html FDL FDL html OR OR html MC MC html CL CL html K1CR K1CR html var qtvrDESC new Array SAS desc html K2M desc html LDL desc html K1BSS desc html K1E desc html K2CR desc html FDL desc html OR desc html MC desc html CL desc html K1CR desc html var qtvrHS INTRO HS001 html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Summit At Sunset 1 Keck II Mirror 2 Long Delay Lines 3 Keck I Base Support Structure 4 Keck I Exterior 5 Keck II Control Room 6 Fast Delay Lines 7 Observatory Roof 8 Main Corridor 9 Combining Lab 10 Keck I Control Room parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR parent desc2frame location href qtvrHS function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton function loadInstructions parent qtvrframe location href INTRO instructions html var isIE navigator appVersion indexOf MSIE 1 true false var isWin navigator appVersion toLowerCase indexOf win 1 true false var isOpera navigator userAgent indexOf Opera 1 true false jsVersion 1 1 function JSGetSwfVer i if navigator plugins null navigator plugins length 0 if navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash var swVer2 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 2 0 var flashDescription navigator plugins Shockwave Flash swVer2 description descArray flashDescription split tempArrayMajor descArray 2 split versionMajor tempArrayMajor 0 versionMinor tempArrayMajor 1 if descArray 3 tempArrayMinor descArray 3 split r else tempArrayMinor descArray 4 split r versionRevision tempArrayMinor 1 0 tempArrayMinor 1 0 flashVer versionMajor versionMinor versionRevision else flashVer 1 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 6 1 flashVer 4 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 5 1 flashVer 3 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 1 flashVer 2 else flashVer 1 return flashVer function DetectFlashVer reqMajorVer reqMinorVer reqRevision reqVer parseFloat reqMajorVer reqRevision for i 25 i 0 i if isIE isWin isOpera versionStr VBGetSwfVer i else versionStr JSGetSwfVer i if versionStr 1 return false else if versionStr 0 if isIE isWin isOpera tempArray versionStr split tempString tempArray 1 versionArray tempString split else versionArray versionStr split versionMajor versionArray 0 versionMinor versionArray 1 versionRevision versionArray 2 versionString versionMajor versionRevision versionNum parseFloat versionString if versionMajor reqMajorVer versionNum reqVer return true else return versionNum reqVer versionMinor reqMinorVer true false return reqVer false 0 0 Follow the link below to install the latest Flash Player Install the latest Flash Player document write alternateContent var productInstallOETags document write productInstallOETags embed the Flash Product Installation SWF else if hasReqestedVersion if we ve detected an acceptable version var sample new FlashTag nav swf 381 519 sample setFlashvars lcId uid sample write document else var alternateContent Oops Flash Player 7 or higher is required for the Keck Interferometry Tour to work properly Follow the link below to install the latest Flash Player Install the latest Flash Player document write alternateContent Oops JavaScript must be enabled for the Keck Interferometry Tour to work properly Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload the Keck Interferometry Tour Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrameTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrameTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrameTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrameTest html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FlashFrame_.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("SAS/SAS.html", "K2M/K2M.html", "LDL/LDL.html", "K1BSS/K1BSS.html", ...%%==%%5133%%==%%27 Sep 105%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array SAS SAS html K2M K2M html LDL LDL html K1BSS K1BSS html K1E K1E html K2CR K2CR html FDL FDL html OR OR html MC MC html CL CL html K1CR K1CR html var qtvrDESC new Array SAS desc html K2M desc html LDL desc html K1BSS desc html K1E desc html K2CR desc html FDL desc html OR desc html MC desc html CL desc html K1CR desc html var qtvrHS INTRO HS001 html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Summit At Sunset 1 Keck II Mirror 2 Long Delay Lines 3 Keck I Base Support Structure 4 Keck I Exterior 5 Keck II Control Room 6 Fast Delay Lines 7 Observatory Roof 8 Main Corridor 9 Combining Lab 10 Keck I Control Room parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR parent desc2frame location href qtvrHS function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton function loadInstructions parent qtvrframe location href INTRO instructions html var sample new FlashTag nav swf 381 519 sample setFlashvars lcId uid sample write document Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/Figure_press1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line These observations of interstellar dark cloud L1157, located in the Cepheus constellation, were ...%%==%%3675%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line These observations of interstellar dark cloud L1157 located in the Cepheus constellation were made using Caltech s Owens Valley Millimeter Array near Bishop California Blue Line These observations of interstellar dark cloud L1157 located in the Cepheus constellation were made using Caltech s Owens Valley Millimeter Array near Bishop California The multi colored area shows a dust disk surrounding a newborn star The red orange area at the center represents the brightest region which contains the young star It is surrounded by the cooler dusty disk which appears as yellow green and blue The diameter of the disk is about 20 times larger than our entire solar system The white lines trace the radio wave emission of methanol Note that the methanol emission comes only from the outer parts of the disk That is the zone where a warm shock occurs when the cloud material moves in toward the star and meets up with the outer surface of the disk Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Figure press1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Figure press1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Figure press1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Figure press1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/einstein1_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxies in the cluster known as Abell 2218, ...%%==%%3212%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxies in the cluster known as Abell 2218 which acts here as gravitation lens The cluster is so massive and so compact that its gravity bends and focuses the light from galaxies that lie behind it distorting them into long faint arcs Blue Line Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxies in the cluster known as Abell 2218 which acts here as gravitation lens The cluster is so massive and so compact that its gravity bends and focuses the light from galaxies that lie behind it distorting them into long faint arcs Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news einstein1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news einstein1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news einstein1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news einstein1 image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/shock_zone.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%19368%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Shock zone found where planets are born These observations of interstellar dark cloud L1157 located in the Cepheus constellation were made using Caltech s Owens Valley Millimeter Array near Bishop California Click here for a larger image Blue Line Protostellar Disk L1157 Blue Line January 8 2001 In research that may help reveal how planets form astronomers have gathered evidence that a shock is created when material falls in toward a dust disk around a growing star This is a very important step in our understanding of how stars and planets develop said Dr Thangasamy Velusamy principal research scientist at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif It gives us some insight into the process by which planetary systems could begin around stars Velusamy and his colleagues will present their findings today at the American Astronomical Society winter meeting in Washington D C Dusty disks around stars called protostellar disks form from gas and dust in interstellar clouds The disks grow as they accumulate material falling in from the parent cloud Where the cloud material meets the disk astronomers had predicted that a warm shock would occur This new discovery confirms that prediction Scientists believe dust particles in these disks clump together eventually leading to small rocks which can join together to form planets and comets Scientists believe that a similar process formed Earth and the other planets of our solar system from a dusty disk around our parent star the Sun At the shock zone the newly introduced material slows down and redistributes itself throughout the disk Some will make its way toward the center and become part of the developing star while some will eventually become part of the planets Protostellar disks like the one observed by Velusamy and his colleagues in cloud Lynds 1157 located about 1 300 light years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus contain mostly molecular hydrogen Other ingredients include tiny dust particles and trace amounts of such chemicals as carbon monoxide and methanol or rubbing alcohol Because the falling material and the disk are so cold these chemicals freeze on the dust particles and can not be seen However when a shock is produced at the disk s surface the resulting heat warms the dust particles and releases their icy mantles This transforms the ice into a gas that emits radiation in radio wavelengths which can be detected Using the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Millimeter Array near Bishop Calif the team of scientists including Dr William Langer senior research scientist at JPL and Dr Paul Goldsmith a professor of astronomy at Cornell University Ithaca N Y confirmed the presence of a dusty disk in L1157 They also found the first ever evidence for the shock region It was detected when telltale disk emissions indicated the presence of methanol only at the predicted shock zone The methanol emission looks different than the distribution of material already in the disk noted Goldsmith Methanol is intriguing since it is abundant in both interstellar space and in comets and is a chemical starting point for more complex molecules including those that eventually form life said Langer Protostellar disks are planetary construction zones Over the past several years astronomers have discovered planets orbiting dozens of other stars The key mystery waiting to be solved is whether any extrasolar planet may have conditions suitable for life and if so whether life exists there The latest findings will appear in the January 20 2002 issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters The scientists plan further research on the chemical makeup of planet forming disks Future NASA missions will also study these dust disks The Space Infrared Telescope Facility may study ice crystals in the disks as part of its investigations Other planned missions including the Terrestrial Planet Finder will be able to image planetary systems forming in disks around other stars Both missions are managed by JPL An image of the new observation is available online at http www jpl nasa gov images sg other The Owens Valley Radio Observatory Millimeter Array operated by the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena is supported in part by the National Science Foundation Caltech manages JPL for NASA Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/sim_spacecraft.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of SIM PlanetQuest, the first mission that will be able to ...%%==%%2859%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of SIM PlanetQuest the first mission that will be able to find nearby Earthlike planets Blue Line Artist s concept of SIM PlanetQuest the first mission that will be able to find nearby Earthlike planets Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sim spacecraft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sim spacecraft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sim spacecraft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sim spacecraft html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/browndwarf.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line 2MASS K-Band image of the brown dwarf Blue Line 2MASS K-Band image of ...%%==%%2802%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line 2MASS K Band image of the brown dwarf Blue Line 2MASS K Band image of the brown dwarf Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news browndwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news browndwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news browndwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news browndwarf html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/gemini_south.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Gemini South Observatory Blue Line The Gemini South Observatory Blue Line Close ...%%==%%2780%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Gemini South Observatory Blue Line The Gemini South Observatory Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini south html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini south html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini south html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini south html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/binocularPlanetFinder_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line The Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line Close ...%%==%%2733%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line The Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news binocularPlanetFinder image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news binocularPlanetFinder image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news binocularPlanetFinder image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news binocularPlanetFinder image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_lrg_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan (photo by L. Miglietta/Courtesy Arizona State University). ...%%==%%2923%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan photo by L Miglietta Courtesy Arizona State University Blue Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan photo by L Miglietta Courtesy University of Arizona Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti lrg image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti lrg image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti lrg image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti lrg image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the fully assembled telescope. Blue Line Artist's concept of the ...%%==%%2824%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the fully assembled telescope Blue Line Artist s concept of the fully assembled telescope Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pollux_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line A planet has been found orbiting Pollux, which forms part of the constellation ...%%==%%2914%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line A planet has been found orbiting Pollux which forms part of the constellation Gemini and can be easily spotted in winter Blue Line A planet has been found orbiting Pollux which forms part of the constellation Gemini and can be easily spotted in winter Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pollux image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pollux image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pollux image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pollux image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tpf_concept.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Terrestrial Planet Finder observatories, which will be able to ...%%==%%2939%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Terrestrial Planet Finder observatories which will be able to directly observe and characterize other Earth size planets Blue Line Artist s concept of the Terrestrial Planet Finder observatories which will be able to directly observe and characterize other Earth size planets Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf concept html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf concept html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf concept html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf concept html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/findPollux.html%%==%%How to Find Pollux%%==%%You can pinpoint Pollux by imagining it as part of a triangle also formed by Orions Belt and the Pleiades. You can pinpoint Pollux ...%%==%%871%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% You can pinpoint Pollux by imagining it as part of a triangle also formed by Orion s Belt and the Pleiades You can pinpoint Pollux by imagining it as part of a triangle also formed by Orion s Belt and the Pleiades Blue Line Close Window How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux http planetquest jpl nasa gov news findPollux html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news findPollux html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news findPollux html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news findPollux html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/Tres2_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of TrES-2. Credit: Jeffrey Hall, Lowell Observatory. Blue Line Artist's concept ...%%==%%2804%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of TrES 2 Credit Jeffrey Hall Lowell Observatory Blue Line Artist s concept of TrES 2 Credit Jeffrey Hall Lowell Observatory Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Tres2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Tres2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Tres2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Tres2 image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/collision_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line It could happen to us - in about 6 billion years. Hubble space ...%%==%%3124%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line It could happen to us in about 6 billion years Hubble space telescope image of an encounter between the galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163 Strong tidal forces from NGC 2207 left have distorted the shape of the smaller galaxy Blue Line It could happen to us in about 6 billion years Hubble space telescope image of an encounter between the galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163 Strong tidal forces from NGC 2207 left have distorted the shape of the smaller galaxy Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news collision image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news collision image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news collision image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news collision image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/gemini_dwarf_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The brown dwarf companion of the star LHS 2397a is revealed in these ...%%==%%2982%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The brown dwarf companion of the star LHS 2397a is revealed in these near infrared images taken by the Gemini North Observatory Blue Line The brown dwarf companion of the star LHS 2397a is revealed in these near infrared images taken by the Gemini North Observatory Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/alma_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) Blue Line Artist's concept ...%%==%%2821%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Blue Line Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/comet_planet_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the evaporating planet (ESA/NASA) Blue Line Artist's concept of the ...%%==%%2847%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the evaporating planet ESA NASA Blue Line Artist s concept of the evaporating planet ESA NASA Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mercuryTransit_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Blue Line Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Blue ...%%==%%2754%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Source NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Blue Line Source NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercuryTransit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercuryTransit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercuryTransit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercuryTransit image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/marcy_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Comparison of our own solar system with a system discovered by Marcy's team ...%%==%%2966%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Comparison of our own solar system with a system discovered by Marcy s team around the star 55 Cancri in June 2002 Blue Line Comparison of our own solar system with a system discovered by Marcy s team around the star 55 Cancri in June 2002 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marcy image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marcy image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marcy image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marcy image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mercury_transit_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Blue Line The "V" zone covers areas where the transit will be ...%%==%%2896%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Blue Line The V zone covers areas where the transit will be observable ESO graphic Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_elevation_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Jason Smith, Jim Slagle and Doug Officer in front of the telescope's elevation ...%%==%%3015%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Jason Smith Jim Slagle and Doug Officer in front of the telescope s elevation structure in an April 2003 photo University of Arizona Blue Line Jason Smith Jim Slagle and Doug Officer in front of the telescope s elevation structure in an April 2003 photo University of Arizona Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti elevation image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti elevation image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti elevation image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti elevation image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_struct_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The telescope structure was pre-assembled in Milan, Italy, in 2001. Blue Line The ...%%==%%2874%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The telescope structure was pre assembled in Milan Italy in 2001 Blue Line The telescope structure was pre assembled in Milan Italy in 2001 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti struct image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti struct image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti struct image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti struct image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/corot_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the CoRoT mission. (Copyright 2006 - CNES) Blue Line Artist's ...%%==%%2798%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the CoRoT mission Copyright 2006 CNES Blue Line Artist s concept of the CoRoT mission Copyright 2006 CNES Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news corot image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news corot image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news corot image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news corot image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pqKiosk_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The PlanetQuest kiosk contains four interactive stations Blue Line The PlanetQuest kiosk contains ...%%==%%2780%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The PlanetQuest kiosk contains four interactive stations Blue Line The PlanetQuest kiosk contains four interactive stations Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqKiosk image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqKiosk image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqKiosk image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqKiosk image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/ups_and_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Digital Sky Survey image of the star upsilon Andromedae, which is orbited by ...%%==%%2922%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Digital Sky Survey image of the star upsilon Andromedae which is orbited by three unseen planets Blue Line Digital Sky Survey image of the star upsilon Andromedae which is orbited by three unseen planets Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ups and image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ups and image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ups and image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ups and image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/night_sky_tour.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers ...%%==%%7845%%==%%24 Mar 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Extrasolar highlights August 2003 Extrasolar night sky tour nbsp For best results stand facing north as you hold the map August 2003 Nothern Hemisphere skymap courtesy Astronomical Society of the Pacific document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news night sky tour html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news night sky tour html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news night sky tour html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news night sky tour html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/iota_draconis_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the iota Draconis planetary system Blue Line Artist's concept of ...%%==%%2841%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the iota Draconis planetary system Blue Line Artist s concept of the iota Draconis planetary system Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/august_night_sky.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Extrasolar highlights - August 2003 Extrasolar night sky tour &nbsp; For best results, ...%%==%%3109%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line nbsp nbsp nbsp Extrasolar highlights August 2003 Extrasolar night sky tour nbsp For best results stand facing north as you hold the map August 2003 Nothern Hemisphere skymap courtesy Astronomical Society of the Pacific Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news august night sky html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news august night sky html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news august night sky html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news august night sky html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/rosecenter1_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The exhibit is on display at New York's American Museum of Natural History ...%%==%%2820%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The exhibit is on display at New York s American Museum of Natural History Blue Line The exhibit is on display at New York s American Museum of Natural History Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news rosecenter1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news rosecenter1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news rosecenter1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news rosecenter1 image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/huge_mirror_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The first 8.4-meter (28-foot) primary mirror in the telescope cell Blue Line The ...%%==%%2862%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The first 8 4 meter 28 foot primary mirror in the telescope cell Blue Line The first 8 4 meter 28 foot primary mirror in the telescope cell Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirror image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirror image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirror image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirror image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_update_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan (photo by L. Miglietta/Courtesy Arizona State University) ...%%==%%2932%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan photo by L Miglietta Courtesy Arizona State University Blue Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan photo by L Miglietta Courtesy Arizona State University Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti update image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti update image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti update image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti update image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/skyNetwork_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) Blue Line The PlanetQuest ...%%==%%2984%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Blue Line The PlanetQuest ToolKit the first in a series provided to Network members contains hands on activities and presentations about the science and technology of finding extrasolar planets Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news skyNetwork image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news skyNetwork image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news skyNetwork image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news skyNetwork image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fomalhaut_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet-forming debris encircling the nearby star called ...%%==%%2977%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet forming debris encircling the nearby star called Fomalhaut Artist s concept of the Spitzer Space Telescope Blue Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet forming debris encircling the nearby star called Fomalhaut Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news fomalhaut image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news fomalhaut image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news fomalhaut image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news fomalhaut image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/spitzer_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet-forming debris encircling the nearby star called ...%%==%%2926%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet forming debris encircling the nearby star called Fomalhaut Artist s concept of the Spitzer Space Telescope Blue Line Artist s concept of the Spitzer Space Telescope Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spitzer image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spitzer image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spitzer image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spitzer image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/marsMission_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line View of the martian surface from the Spirit rover Blue Line View of ...%%==%%2838%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line View of the martian surface from the Spirit rover Blue Line View of the martian surface from the Spirit rover Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marsMission image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marsMission image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marsMission image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marsMission image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tpf2_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet ...%%==%%2815%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf2 image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mirrorInstalled_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line View of the mirror cell attached to the telescope structure. Blue Line View ...%%==%%2853%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line View of the mirror cell attached to the telescope structure Blue Line View of the mirror cell attached to the telescope structure Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mirrorInstalled image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mirrorInstalled image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mirrorInstalled image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mirrorInstalled image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/magnifyGlass_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line This image is part of the data used to make the discovery of ...%%==%%3089%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line This image is part of the data used to make the discovery of a planet around another star The picture comes from the 1 3 meter 4 3 foot Warsaw telescope at Las Campanas Observatory Chile Blue Line This image is part of the data used to make the discovery of a planet around another star The picture comes from the 1 3 meter 4 3 foot Warsaw telescope at Las Campanas Observatory Chile Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mimi_v_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Aung examines a formation-flight robot. Blue Line Aung examines a formation-flight robot. Blue ...%%==%%2768%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Aung examines a formation flight robot Blue Line Aung examines a formation flight robot Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi v image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi v image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi v image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi v image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tpf_i_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder. Blue Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet ...%%==%%2781%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf i image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf i image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf i image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf i image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/spheres_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Simulated view of the SPHERES experiment onboard the International Space Station. Blue Line ...%%==%%2861%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Simulated view of the SPHERES experiment onboard the International Space Station Blue Line Simulated view of the SPHERES experiment onboard the International Space Station Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spheres image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spheres image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spheres image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spheres image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mimi_aung_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Project Element Manager Mimi Aung. Blue Line Project Element Manager Mimi Aung. Blue ...%%==%%2761%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Project Element Manager Mimi Aung Blue Line Project Element Manager Mimi Aung Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi aung image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi aung image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi aung image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi aung image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/algorithm_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission. Blue Line Computer simulation of ...%%==%%2823%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Blue Line Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news algorithm image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news algorithm image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news algorithm image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news algorithm image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/flightControl_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line An air-bearing robot in the Formation Control Testbed. Blue Line An air-bearing robot ...%%==%%2800%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line An air bearing robot in the Formation Control Testbed Blue Line An air bearing robot in the Formation Control Testbed Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news flightControl image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news flightControl image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news flightControl image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news flightControl image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/formationSensor_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Schematic view of robots maneuvering in formation. Blue Line Schematic view of robots ...%%==%%2807%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Schematic view of robots maneuvering in formation Blue Line Schematic view of robots maneuvering in formation Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news formationSensor image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news formationSensor image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news formationSensor image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news formationSensor image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/index.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%140%%==%%21 Mar 106%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov news index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/titan_atmosphere_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Voyager 1's view of Titan's hazy atmosphere in 1980. Blue Line Voyager 1's ...%%==%%2805%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Voyager 1 s view of Titan s hazy atmosphere in 1980 Blue Line Voyager 1 s view of Titan s hazy atmosphere in 1980 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan atmosphere image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan atmosphere image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan atmosphere image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan atmosphere image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/keck_titan_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3, 2001 showing bright ...%%==%%2933%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Blue Line Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck titan image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/titan_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Huygen's probe descending to the surface of Titan. Blue ...%%==%%2838%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Blue Line Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/TPF_on_galactic_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder. Blue Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet ...%%==%%2791%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF on galactic image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF on galactic image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF on galactic image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF on galactic image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/61520main_PIA06080_full.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Cassini's piercing vision reveals a never-before-seen level of detail on Titan's surface as ...%%==%%3248%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Cassini s piercing vision reveals a never before seen level of detail on Titan s surface as the moon executes nearly one complete rotation under the spacecraft s watchful gaze Cassini captured the 45 images comprising this movie in the near infrared from June 2 17 2004 Blue Line Cassini s piercing vision reveals a never before seen level of detail on Titan s surface as the moon executes nearly one complete rotation under the spacecraft s watchful gaze Cassini captured the 45 images comprising this movie in the near infrared from June 2 17 2004 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 61520main PIA06080 full html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 61520main PIA06080 full html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 61520main PIA06080 full html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 61520main PIA06080 full html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetSurvey_image1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Space Interferometry Mission. Blue Line Artist's concept of the ...%%==%%2803%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Space Interferometry Mission Blue Line Artist s concept of the Space Interferometry Mission Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSurvey image1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSurvey image1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSurvey image1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSurvey image1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/cancri_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept shows the newfound Neptune-sized planet circling the star 55 Cancri Blue ...%%==%%3917%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept shows the newfound Neptune sized planet circling the star 55 Cancri Blue Line This artist s concept shows the newfound Neptune sized planet one of the smallest extrasolar planets detected to date circling the star 55 Cancri The planet joins three others in orbit around 55 Cancri to form the first known four planet system It is the innermost of the bunch whipping around the star every 2 8 days at just a fraction of the distance between the Sun and Earth or 5 6 million kilometers 3 5 million miles In this illustration the new planet is depicted as having a rocky composition like Earth or Mars In reality astronomers do not know if the planet is rocky or gaseous like Jupiter Being so close to its parent star the planet s temperature is at least a scorching 1500 Celsius 2700 Fahrenheit The star 55 Cancri is about 5 billion years old a bit lighter in weight than the Sun and is located 41 light years away in the constellation Cancer Data from the Hobby Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory in West Texas the Lick Observatory in Northern California and NASA s Hubble Space Telescope were used to find the new planet using the radial velocity technique Image credit NASA Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cancri image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cancri image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cancri image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cancri image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetSize_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line This illustration compares the size of the newfound Neptune-sized planets beyond our solar ...%%==%%3344%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line This illustration compares the size of the newfound Neptune sized planets beyond our solar system to the sizes of Earth and Jupiter Blue Line This illustration compares the size of the newfound Neptune sized planets beyond our solar system to the sizes of Earth and Jupiter The new planets are only about 20 times the mass of Earth or about two times the actual size or diameter much smaller than the majority of Jupiter sized extrasolar planets detected so far Astronomers do not know if these planets are rocky like Earth or gaseous like Jupiter Rocky planets are smaller in diameter than gaseous ones of the same mass Image credit NASA JPL Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSize image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSize image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSize image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSize image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/family_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept shows the newfound Neptune-sized planet circling the star 55 Cancri Blue ...%%==%%3917%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept shows the newfound Neptune sized planet circling the star 55 Cancri Blue Line This artist s concept shows the newfound Neptune sized planet one of the smallest extrasolar planets detected to date circling the star 55 Cancri The planet joins three others in orbit around 55 Cancri to form the first known four planet system It is the innermost of the bunch whipping around the star every 2 8 days at just a fraction of the distance between the Sun and Earth or 5 6 million kilometers 3 5 million miles In this illustration the new planet is depicted as having a rocky composition like Earth or Mars In reality astronomers do not know if the planet is rocky or gaseous like Jupiter Being so close to its parent star the planet s temperature is at least a scorching 1500 Celsius 2700 Fahrenheit The star 55 Cancri is about 5 billion years old a bit lighter in weight than the Sun and is located 41 light years away in the constellation Cancer Data from the Hobby Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory in West Texas the Lick Observatory in Northern California and NASA s Hubble Space Telescope were used to find the new planet using the radial velocity technique Image credit NASA Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news family image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news family image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news family image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news family image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tyson_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Neil deGrasse Tyson Blue Line Neil deGrasse Tyson Blue Line Close Window &nbsp; ...%%==%%2728%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Neil deGrasse Tyson Blue Line Neil deGrasse Tyson Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tyson image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tyson image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tyson image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tyson image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/dewar_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Keck Interferometer team members transport part of the starlight nuller instrument in preparation ...%%==%%2974%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Keck Interferometer team members transport part of the starlight nuller instrument in preparation for its installation inside the observatory Blue Line Keck Interferometer team members transport part of the starlight nuller instrument in preparation for its installation inside the observatory Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news dewar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news dewar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news dewar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news dewar image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/keck_observatory_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Aerial view of the W.M. Keck Observatory. Blue Line Aerial view of the ...%%==%%2783%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Aerial view of the W M Keck Observatory Blue Line Aerial view of the W M Keck Observatory Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck observatory image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck observatory image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck observatory image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck observatory image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tau1_gruis.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17962%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers discover another Jupiter size planet with a circular orbit The star Tau 1 Gruis Digitized Sky Survey The star Tau 1 Gruis Digitized Sky Survey image Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four ways to find a planet Find Out More Black Dot Anglo Australian Telescope home page Black Dot California amp Carnegie Planet Search Blue Line September 17 2002 PLANETQUEST An international planet search team on Tuesday announced the discovery of the 102nd planet outside our solar system a Jupiter like giant circling a star about 100 light years away The discovery was made by the Anglo Australian Planet Search Team in part sponsored by the National Science Foundation The new planet has a mass of about 1 2 Jupiters and orbits the star Tau 1 Gruis found in the southern constellation Grus the crane It is located about the same distance from its star as our asteroid belt is from our Sun 2 5 astronomical units with 1 AU being the Earth Sun distance and has a roughly circular orbit Based on a 15 year survey headed by Paul Butler of Carnegie and Geoff Marcy of U C Berkeley about 12 percent of the Sun like stars in our galaxy have planets that can be detected orbiting their stars within about 5 AU As the body of extrasolar planets grows more planets are being found farther out This finding supports the idea that giant planets in solar systems may form at great distances from their stars and later move inward according to a news release from the Carnegie Institution in Washington As the number of known extrasolar planets continues to grow astronomers are beginning to see patterns in their characteristics When we first started out we found planets close in to their parent stars team member Chris McCarthy of the Carnegie Institution of Washington said in the release But as the planet search program has matured we re finding more planets farther out and in nearly circular orbits This means that we are getting closer to detecting more systems that are similar to our own solar system Dr Hugh Jones of Liverpool John Moores University in the U K was the lead astronomer for search project which was supported by the U K Australia and the United States Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tau1 gruis html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tau1 gruis html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tau1 gruis html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tau1 gruis html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/MajorPlanet_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of an extrasolar planet Blue Line Artist's concept of an extrasolar ...%%==%%2776%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of an extrasolar planet Blue Line Artist s concept of an extrasolar planet Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbtiDedication_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line A view of the Large Binocular Telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona (Courtesy ...%%==%%2904%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line A view of the Large Binocular Telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona Courtesy University of Arizona Blue Line A view of the Large Binocular Telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona Courtesy University of Arizona Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/DanCoulter_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Terrestrial Planet Finder Project Manager Dan Coulter (left) and Flight Control Testbed Lead ...%%==%%3058%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Terrestrial Planet Finder Project Manager Dan Coulter left and Flight Control Testbed Lead Asif Ahmed look at the robot frame prior to the installation of its onboard electronics Blue Line Terrestrial Planet Finder Project Manager Dan Coulter left and Flight Control Testbed Lead Asif Ahmed look at the robot frame prior to the installation of its onboard electronics Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news DanCoulter image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news DanCoulter image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news DanCoulter image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news DanCoulter image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nulling_demo.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line What's left when you remove a star? Blue Line This demo illustrates how ...%%==%%4766%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line What s left when you remove a star Blue Line This demo illustrates how the bright light of a star obscures the faint surrounding material Requires Flash 6 Click for HTML version Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Interferometry A new window on the Universe Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news nulling demo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news nulling demo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news nulling demo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news nulling demo html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/TPF_concept_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of TPF Blue Line Artist's concept of TPF Blue Line Close ...%%==%%2734%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of TPF Blue Line Artist s concept of TPF Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF concept image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF concept image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF concept image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF concept image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/template2.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%23951%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box INTERACTIVE GALLERY VIRTUAL REALITY topnav 3D Space Interferometry Mission Interact with this animated simulation of a space observatory that will be sensitive enough to detect planets just slightly larger than Earth Requires Cult3D plugin 3D Space Interferometry Mission SIM 3D Model The Space Interferometry Mission SIM is a NASA Origins mission that will combine starlight from multiple mirrors to create a virtual telescope of unprecedented sensitivity Requires Cult3D plugin SIM 3D Model 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Explore upsilon Andromedae the first solar system discovered around a nearby star Click on individual planets for close up views Requires Cult3D plugin 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Keck Virtual Tour Roam through the corridors and domes of the world s largest and most powerful observatory located atop an extinct volcano in Hawaii Requires QuickTime Keck Virtual Tour 3D StarLight Use your mouse to control a pair of precision spacecraft in this simulation of the proposed StarLight mission These autonomous spacecraft would fly in formation to create the most sensitive telescope ever deployed in space Requires Cult3D plugin 3D StarLight ANIMATIONS AND VIDEOS Four Ways to Find a Planet Learn about the various methods scientists are using to discover new worlds with this fun and funny tutorial Requires Flash Four Ways to Find a Planet Earth Day Webcast The Search for Another Earth The webcast of an interactive discussion with NASA scientists about how the search for another Earth outside our solar system might help us learn about our own past and future Earth Day Webcast The Search for Another Earth Webcast Any Earthlike Planets Out There How did we get here Are we alone These tantalizing questions are addressed in two free public lectures called The Hunt for Earthlike Planets The lecture is now available in JPL s webcast archives Webcast Any Earthlike Planets Out There Overview The Search Begins A brief visual introduction to the quest for new worlds Requires Flash Overview The Search Begins SIM deployment Animation showing deployment of the Space Interferometry Mission spacecraft from the space shuttle Requires QuickTime or RealPlayer QuickTime 5 5 MB nbsp nbsp Real Player 622 KB SIM deployment TPF free flyer concept Animated demonstration of one concept for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Requires QuickTime or RealPlayer QuickTime 13 5 MB nbsp nbsp Real Player 706 KB TPF free flyer concept Keck Interferometer Animation Find out how two giant telescopes are combined to create an even bigger one Requires QuickTime or RealPlayer QuickTime 2 3 MB nbsp nbsp Real Player 190 KB Keck Interferometer Hyper Telescope Preview a futuristic concept for finding Earth sized planets Requires QuickTime or RealPlayer QuickTime 1 5 MB nbsp nbsp Real Player 89 KB Hyper Telescope Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/5NewPlanets.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17922%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers announce discovery of 5 new planets January 31 2005 The discoveries were based on observations made at Hawaii s W M Keck Observatory The discoveries were based on observations made at Hawaii s W M Keck Observatory Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four ways to find a planet Blue Line Technical Example Black Dot Marcy et al Five new extrasolar planets Blue Line PLANETQUEST A team of U S astronomers has discovered five gas giant type planets outside our solar system bringing to 139 the total number of known planets orbiting stars other than the Sun according to a paper posted in the online edition of The Astrophysical Journal The new planets were detected using the radial velocity method which infers the presence of an unseen companion because of the back and forth movement induced in the host star This movement is detectable as a periodic red shift and blue shift in the star s spectral lines For more about this method see the article Finding Planets As with all other extrasolar planet discoveries to date the new planets are not of a type that could support life as we know it However they provide further statistical information about the distribution and properties of planetary systems according to the paper The new planets are HD 183263 b which has a minimum mass more than three times that of Jupiter and takes 634 days to complete an orbit HD 117207 B which has a minimum mass about twice that of Jupiter and takes 2 627 days to complete an orbit HD 188015 b which has a minimum mass only slightly greater than Jupiter is located at a similar distance from its star as the Earth is from the Sun and takes 456 days to complete an orbit HD 45350 b which is slightly smaller in mass than Jupiter and takes 891 days to complete an orbit and HD 99492 b which has a relatively low minimum of mass about 36 times that of Earth and takes 17 days to compete an orbit The team led by Geoff Marcy and Paul Butler based its findings on observations obtained at the W M Keck Observatory in Hawaii which is jointly operated by the University of California and the California Institute of Technology Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 5NewPlanets html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 5NewPlanets html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 5NewPlanets html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 5NewPlanets html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetSizeStar_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Comparison of the Sun, OGLE-TR-22 and Jupiter. Blue Line Comparison of the Sun, ...%%==%%2769%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Comparison of the Sun OGLE TR 22 and Jupiter Blue Line Comparison of the Sun OGLE TR 122 and Jupiter Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/titan.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%23920%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS An alien Earth in Saturn s backyard Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Cassini reveals new details on Titan Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Cassini mission home page Blue Line June 25 2004 PLANETQUEST When the Cassini mission s Huygens probe plunges through the atmosphere of Saturn s moon Titan it will provide a glimpse behind the veil of what many astronomers consider the most Earthlike body in our solar system It may also provide vital clues in NASA s search for habitable planets around other stars One scientist who ll be watching closely is Dr Vikki Meadows an astrobiologist at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Meadow s team is creating computer simulations of all the known terrestrial planets with atmospheres Earth Mars and Venus and also the mysterious moon Titan Their computer models will provide the scientific foundation for Terrestrial Planet Finder a future NASA mission to detect and characterize Earthlike planets elsewhere in the galaxy Our angle is that Titan is basically another terrestrial planet but it s often not recognized as one because it happens to be orbiting Saturn Meadows said Despite its low temperatures and icy composition it has a solid surface a dense atmosphere and a number of processes that we often attribute to terrestrial planets It s an alien Earth right here in our solar system Titan is bigger than the planet Mercury and only slightly smaller than Mars Its dense atmosphere is mostly nitrogen like Earth s but may contain much higher percentages of smog like chemicals such as methane and ethane The smog may be so thick that it rains gasoline like liquids that accumulate into lakes or oceans on the planet s surface However little is known about the surface of Titan because its hazy atmosphere has been impenetrable at visible wavelengths In 1980 NASA s Voyager 1 spacecraft tried to take close up images of the natural features of Titan s landscape but was unable to peer through the thick clouds The intrigue deepened in 1994 when NASA s Hubble Space Telescope recorded near infrared pictures of Titan The images showed light reflecting from what might be a continent the size of Australia on one hemisphere More recent observations by ground based telescopes have revealed bright regions that could be icy landmasses and dark regions that could be seas of liquid hydrocarbons These images suggest Titan has the distinction of being the only other body in the solar system besides Earth with open seas Not exactly desirable real estate Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Click here for a larger image Blue Line Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Blue Line Even so Titan isn t really that much like home The analogies are not that close because Titan is such a cold place said Dr James Kasting of Pennsylvania State University Because of its great distance from the Sun Titan s surface temperature is about minus 178 Celsius minus 289 Fahrenheit too cold for liquid water and too cold for life Furthermore the atmosphere is laced with poisonous substances and devoid of oxygen Kasting whose research focuses on the early evolution of Earth s atmosphere believes Titan s atmosphere may resemble the primordial cloud that cloaked our home planet 2 3 billion years ago before life emerged Titan s chemically rich sheath contains many of the same molecules as early Earth A closer examination may unravel some of the secrets of the beginning of life That long awaited examination is at hand with the arrival of Cassini mission at Saturn on June 30 During dozens of flybys the Cassini orbiter will map Titan with cloud penetrating radar and collect atmospheric data In December the Huygens probe will be released for a three hour plunge through Titan s atmosphere Tethered to a parachute the robotic laboratory will scrutinize the clouds atmosphere and surface of the moon and perhaps even land on the surface Just what Huygen s will see beneath Titan s shroud is pretty much anybody s guess said Cassini s deputy project scientist Dr Linda Spilker Possible surface features include lakes or oceans of liquid hydrocarbons mountains and plains Who knows maybe it will look like my home state of Minnesota lots of lakes A world without life probably Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line The ultimate goal of planet finding missions like the Space Interferometry Mission and Terrestrial Planet Finder is to discover habitable worlds those that could support life And frigid Titan doesn t qualify Since there s no water you would have to come up with a different type of biochemistry Most of us would be surprised to find that Kasting said But Terrestrial Planet Finder may discover planets similar to the moon Titan cold terrestrial bodies with dense atmospheres that are essentially uninhabitable And being able to identify uninhabitable or pre habitable worlds is just as important as recognizing our exact twin Meadows said The more we understand about Titan the better equipped we are to go out searching for Earthlike planets around other stars she said No matter what we discover about Titan it s going to be fantastic It s very relevant to understanding how life arose in our solar system Regardless of its potential for life Titan remains one of the most fascinating places in the solar system If nothing else it may give us a sneak preview of the panoply of exotic Earthlike worlds waiting to be detected by Terrestrial Planet Finder The Cassini Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency JPL manages the mission for NASA s Office of Space Science Washington Terrestrial Planet Finder is managed by JPL for NASA s Office of Space Science Washington D C Blue Line Written by Randal Jackson PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tpf_free.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%20727%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS NASA selects key scientists technologists for Terrestrial Planet Finder Terrestrial Planet Finder concepts include a coronagraph left and formation flying interferometer top Terrestrial Planet Finder concepts include a coronagraph left and formation flying interferometer top Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Terrestrial Planet Finder home page Blue Line November 21 2002 PLANETQUEST NASA has named a group of 33 key scientists and technologists to make up the Science Working Group and the Independent Technology Review Panel for the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission TPF Competitively selected from a field of 75 candidates the group s role is to assist the project and NASA in coming up with two or three specific designs for missions that could accomplish the TPF goals of finding and characterizing Earth like planets and looking for signs of life The group represents a cross section of academic governmental and industrial institutions from all over the U S according to TPF Project Scientist Dr Charles Beichman Their areas of expertise include detecting the possible signposts of life interferometer instrumentation chronograph instrumentation general applications of TPF to other science projects and the theory of planetary system formation It s a great team that will help up come up with the best possible design for a mission to find planets Beichman said The members of the TPF science working group are as follows Name Institution Charles Beichman Chair Jet Propulsion Laboratory Dana Backman Franklin and Marshall College Robert Brown Space Telescope Science Institute Christopher Burrows Space Telescope Science Institute William Danchi NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Malcolm Fridlund ESA ESTEC Eric Gaidos University of Hawaii at Manoa Philip Hinz University of Arizona Kenneth Johnston US Naval Observatory Marc Kuchner Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Doug Lin University of California Santa Cruz Jonathan Lunine University of Arizona Victoria Meadows Jet Propulsion Laboratory Gary Melnick Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Bertrand Mennesson Jet Propulsion Laboratory David Miller Massachusetts Institute of Technology Charley Noecker Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp Sara Seager Institute for Advanced Study Eugene Serabyn Jet Propulsion Laboratory William Sparks Space Telescope Science Institute David Spergel Princeton University Wesley Traub Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory John Trauger Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ted von Hippel University of Texas Austin Neville Woolf University of Arizona The members of the Independent Technology Review Panel are Name Institution Area of expertise Michael Krim Chair Perkin Elmer retired Large optical systems Pierre Bely Space Telescope Science Institute Large optical systems Mark Colavita Jet Propulsion Laboratory Interferometry systems Dick Dyer Schafer Corporation Large optical systems precisions wavefront control Dave Hyland University of Michigan Precision formation flying Ken Johnston US Naval Observatory Interferometry systems John Lipa Stanford University Cryogenic systems Michael Lou Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mechanical systems amp structures TPF is managed by JPL for NASA s Origins program Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf free html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf free html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf free html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf free html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/extraPlanet_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Infrared image of a brown dwarf (center) and its planet-mass companion (ESO image) ...%%==%%2870%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Infrared image of a brown dwarf center and its planet mass companion ESO image Blue Line Infrared image of a brown dwarf center and its planet mass companion ESO image Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/extraPlanet.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17875%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers confirm extrasolar planet image April 30 2005 Infrared image of a brown dwarf center and its planet mass companion ESO image Click here for a larger image Blue Line Infrared image of a brown dwarf center and its planet mass companion ESO image Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand 3D New Worlds Atlas Blue Line Find Out More European Southern Observatory press release Blue Line ESO An international team of astronomers said this week they have confirmed of the discovery of a giant planet approximately five times the mass of Jupiter that is gravitationally bound to a young brown dwarf This puts an end to a year long discussion on the nature of this object which started with the detection of a red object close to the brown dwarf In February and March of this year the astronomers took new images of the young brown dwarf and its giant planet companion with the state of the art NACO instrument on ESO s Very Large Telescope in northern Chile The planet is near the southern constellation of Hydra and approximately 200 light years from Earth Our new images show convincingly that this really is a planet the first planet that has ever been imaged outside of our solar system tells Gael Chauvin astronomer at ESO and leader of the team of astronomers who conducted the study The two objects the giant planet and the young brown dwarf are moving together we have observed them for a year and the new images essentially confirm our 2004 finding says Benjamin Zuckerman UCLA professor of physics and astronomy member of NASA s Astrobiology Institute and a member of the team I m more than 99 percent confident The separation between the planet and the brown dwarf is 55 times the separation of the Earth and Sun The new discovery brings to 145 the total number of planets that have been discovered outside our solar system Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/titanMeadows.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%22778%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS An alien Earth in our own neighborhood Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Cassini mission home page Blue Line June 25 2004 PLANETQUEST When the Cassini mission s Huygens probe plunges through the smoggy atmosphere of Saturn s moon Titan it will provide the first glimpse behind the veil of what many astronomers consider the most Earthlike body in our solar system It may also provide vital clues in NASA s search for habitable planets around other stars One scientist who ll be watching closely is Dr Vikki Meadows an astrobiologist at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Meadow s team is creating computer simulations of all the known terrestrial planets with atmospheres Earth Mars and Venus and also the mysterious moon Titan Their computer models will provide the scientific foundation for Terrestrial Planet Finder a future NASA mission to detect and characterize Earthlike planets elsewhere in the galaxy Our angle is that Titan is basically another terrestrial planet but it s often not recognized as one because it happens to be orbiting Saturn Meadows said Despite its low temperatures and icy composition it has a solid surface a dense atmosphere and a number of processes that we often attribute to terrestrial planets It s an alien Earth right here in our solar system Titan is bigger than the planet Mercury and only slightly smaller than Mars Its dense atmosphere is mostly nitrogen like Earth s but may contain much higher percentages of smog like chemicals such as methane and ethane The smog may be so thick that it rains gasoline like liquids that accumulate into lakes or oceans on the planet s surface However little is known about the surface of Titan because its hazy atmosphere is been impenetrable at visible wavelengths In 1980 NASA s Voyager 1 spacecraft tried to take close up images of the natural features of Titan s landscape but was unable to peer through the thick clouds The intrigue deepened in 1994 when NASA s Hubble Space Telescope recorded near infrared pictures of Titan The images showed light reflecting from what might be a continent the size of Australia on one hemisphere More recent observations by ground based telescopes have revealed bright regions that could be icy landmasses and dark regions that could be seas of liquid hydrocarbons These images suggest Titan has the distinction of being the only other body in the solar system besides Earth with open seas Not exactly desirable real estate Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Click here for a larger image Blue Line Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Blue Line Even so Titan isn t really that much like home The analogies are not that close because Titan is such a cold place said Dr James Kasting of Pennsylvania State University Because of its great distance from the Sun Titan s surface temperature is about minus 178 Celsius minus 289 Fahrenheit too cold for liquid water and too cold for life Furthermore the atmosphere is laced with poisonous substances and devoid of oxygen Kasting whose research focuses on the early evolution of Earth s atmosphere believes Titan s atmosphere may resemble the primordial cloud that cloaked our home planet 2 3 billion years ago before life emerged Titan s chemically rich sheath contains many of the same molecules as early Earth A closer examination may unravel some of the secrets of the beginning of life That long awaited examination is at hand with the arrival of Cassini mission at Saturn on June 30 During dozens of flybys the Cassini orbiter will map Titan with cloud penetrating radar and collect atmospheric data In December the Huygens probe will be released for a three hour plunge through Titan s atmosphere Tethered to a parachute the robotic laboratory will scrutinize the clouds atmosphere and surface of the moon and perhaps even land on the surface Just what Huygen s will see beneath Titan s shroud is pretty much anybody s guess said Cassini s deputy project scientist Dr Linda Spilker Possible surface features include lakes or oceans of liquid hydrocarbons mountains and plains Who knows maybe it will look like my home state of Minnesota lots of lakes A world without life probably Astrobiologist Dr Vikki Meadows Blue Line Dr Vikki Meadows Blue Line The ultimate goal of planet finding missions like the Space Interferometry Mission and Terrestrial Planet Finder is to discover habitable worlds those that could support life And frigid Titan doesn t qualify Since there s no water you would have to come up with a different type of biochemistry Most of us would be surprised to find that Kasting said But Terrestrial Planet Finder may discover planets similar to the moon Titan cold terrestrial bodies with dense atmospheres that are essentially uninhabitable And being able to identify uninhabitable or pre habitable worlds is just as important as recognizing our exact twin Meadows said The more we understand about Titan the better equipped we are to go out searching for Earthlike planets around other stars she said No matter what we discover about Titan it s going to be fantastic It s very relevant to understanding how life arose in our solar system Regardless of its potential for life Titan remains one of the most fascinating places in the solar system If nothing else it may give us a sneak preview of the panoply of exotic Earthlike worlds waiting to be detected by Terrestrial Planet Finder The Cassini Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency JPL manages the mission for NASA s Office of Space Science Washington Terrestrial 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tripleSunsets.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%21153%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS NASA scientist discovers world with triple sunsets July 13 2005 Land of Three Suns Artist s concept of the triple star planetary system Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the triple star planetary system Blue Line nbsp nbsp Video Icon Black Dot Animation of triple sunset 2 0 MB Black Dot Animation of orbital paths 860 kB Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Additional images and animations Blue Line PLANETQUEST A NASA funded astronomer has discovered a world where the sun sets over the horizon followed by a second sun and then a third The new planet called HD 188753 Ab is the first known to reside in a classic triple star system The sky view from this planet would be spectacular with an occasional triple sunset said Dr Maciej Konacki of the California Institute of Technology Pasadena Calif who found the planet using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii Before now we had no clues about whether planets could form in such gravitationally complex systems The finding reported in this week s issue of Nature suggests that planets are more robust than previously believed This is good news for planets said Dr Shri Kulkarni who oversees Konacki s research at Caltech Planets may live in all sorts of interesting neighborhoods that until now have gone largely unexplored Kulkarni is the interdisciplinary scientist for NASA s planned SIM PlanetQuest mission which will search for signs of Earth like worlds Systems with multiple stars are widespread throughout the universe accounting for more than half of all stars Our Sun s closest star Alpha Centauri is a member of a trio Multiple star systems have not been popular planet hunting grounds said Konacki They are difficult to observe and were believed to be inhospitable to planets Illustration of the orbits of the triple star system called HD 188753 Click here for a larger image Blue Line Illustration of the orbits of the triple star system called HD 188753 Blue Line The new planet belongs to a common class of extrasolar planets called hot Jupiters which are gas giants that zip closely around their parent stars In this case the planet whips every 3 3 days around a star that is circled every 25 7 years by a pirouetting pair of stars locked in a 156 day orbit The circus like trio of stars is a cramped bunch fitting into the same amount of space as the distance between Saturn and our Sun Such tight living quarters throw theories of hot Jupiter formation into question Astronomers had thought that hot Jupiters formed far away from their parent stars before migrating inward In this close knit system there would be no room at the outskirts of the parent star system for a planet to grow said Konacki Previously astronomers had identified planets around about 20 binary stars and one set of triple stars But the stars in those systems had a lot of space between them Most multiple star arrangements are crowded together and difficult to study Konacki overcame this challenge using a modified version of the radial velocity or wobble planet hunting technique In the traditional wobble method a planet s presence is inferred by the gravitational tug or wobble it induces in its parent star The strategy works well for single stars or far apart binary and triple stars but could not be applied to close star systems because the stars light blends together By developing detailed models of close star systems Konacki was able to tease apart the tangled starlight This allowed him to pinpoint for the first time the tug of a planet on a star snuggled next to other stars Of 20 systems examined so far HD 188753 located 149 light years away was the only one found to harbor a planet Hot Jupiters are believed to form out of thick disks or doughnuts of material that swirl around the outer fringes of young stars The disk material clumps together to form a solid core then pulls gas onto it Eventually the gas giant drifts inward The discovery of a world under three suns contradicts this scenario HD 188753 would have sported a truncated disk in its youth due to the disruptive presence of its stellar companions That leaves no room for HD 188753 s planet to form and raises a host of new questions The masses of the three stars in HD 188753 system range from two thirds to about the same mass as our Sun The planet is slightly more massive than Jupiter Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tyson.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%22585%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS A conversation with Origins host Neil Tyson September 22 2004 Neil deGrasse Tyson Click here for a larger image Blue Line Neil deGrasse Tyson Blue Line PLANETQUEST Origins a four part miniseries that explores the latest findings on the beginnings of the universe and the search for new planets and life beyond Earth premiered September 28 and 29 on PBS Hosting the series is astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History and one of the world s most popular lecturers on astronomy When he was 9 years old Tyson saw the wonders of the night sky for the first time on the dome of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City The young Bronx native at first doubted that the real sky could possibly be so splendorous but in due course he found out it was He went on to become an astrophysicist after earning a B A at Harvard and a Ph D from Columbia University In a recent conversation Tyson talked about the upcoming series public perceptions of science and the childhood influences that led him to become a scientist and an ambassador to the cosmos Q What ideas do you hope viewers will take away from the Origins series A I want them to come away not only feeling the universe is comprehensible as a big cosmic chain of events that links the big bang to our existence here today but also to feel that they are vicariously participating in the frontier of discovery as we piece together this cosmic puzzle It s not too long ago that this puzzle was scattered on the floor with a few pieces under the couch Now the entire puzzle is in view or at least enough to tell the story with confidence That s immensely empowering to us as a species Q In your book Origins you write These are auspicious times for learning what s new in the cosmos What s special about these times A People have grappled with the origins questions for thousands of years but they have not had the means to answer them until now What makes now different is that until now each branch of scientific investigation has asked its own questions The astrophysicists have asked How did the universe get here The biologists have asked How did life begin The geologists have asked How did Earth begin The physicists have asked What is the origin of the elements But only recently have we learned that the answer to the question How did we get here requires a synthesis of all these branches of science What makes the series unique is the attempt to bring to the public really for the very first time a synthesis of all the branches of science that are relevant to answering the question What is the origin of our place in the cosmos Q How does this special moment compare with past revolutions in science A I think there are many times in our history that one would judge to be special Einstein s discovery of relativity I think that was a special time When Newton discovered the laws of motion and gravity The Industrial Revolution these were all special times Today is no exception But I think it s a little bit extra special because of the multi disciplinary nature of the discoveries Q Why should a lay person be interested in such esoteric topics A Just because something is esoteric doesn t mean it s not interesting The big bang is certainly esoteric But if you ve ever sat in your backyard and looked at the night sky you can t tell me you haven t wondered where it all came from and whether or not we re alone I don t worry that some of these questions are esoteric because I know deep down they are some of the most fundament examples of inquisition exhibited by our species It s only recently that we ve been able to answer these questions through means other than mythology Q Episode three Where are the aliens explores the question of whether we re alone in the universe As an astronomer what s your gut feeling A I think we re not alone But the vastness of space and the vastness of time will make the actual discovery of communicable species one of the most challenging problems ever undertaken Q Hollywood has shaped perceptions about aliens in one direction but isn t reality likely to be very different A We spend a fair amount of time in the episode on this very subject We think about what aliens on planets might be like So many Hollywood aliens have faces for example Well faces are the kind of things you find in vertebrates Jellyfish don t have faces yet they came from the same planet as us If you have an alien from another planet with no overlapping genetic history you have no reason to expect they would have faces Q As a lecturer and popular science author how would you rate the current public interest level in astronomy A I would say it s on an upswing I d attribute that to the number of places you can read about and see the things that are going on in science I credit NASA the National Science Foundation the increased science programming on TV and the fact that we have the Internet Look at how often you get a science book on the New York Times bestseller list You can just look at the emergence of science as a daily phenomenon of life in America and see that as a positive sign Q Do you remember any childhood experiences that sparked your interest in this field A The Hayden Planetarium was one of them creating a sky that was so rich in stars that I thought it was a hoax I was nine years old at the time At that point I was imprinted but I didn t know how to react It was only a couple of years later when I realized that it was real that astronomy became a real subject to me Then I was hooked I read everything I could My parents were fully prepared to support my interest Anytime they saw a book on math or science on the remainder table they picked it up We had an enormous number of books around to stimulate my interest Q Do you recall having role models who influenced you A My intellectual role model was Mark Chartrand a former director of the Hayden Planetarium I remember the way he could have fun with the cosmos in a way unlike any other scientist or educator I remember thinking That s the way I want to be when I grow up I want to have the command of the subject that he had Often we think of role models as being just like you But if I had thought that I wouldn t have become an astrophysicist The best way is to assemble your role models a la carte I also had athletic role models and societal and cultural role models I had some very down to earth influences even as my head floated up to the cosmos Q What is the coolest thing about your job A I get the best of so many different worlds I get to be a participant on the frontier of cosmic discovery I get to be an educator where I see sparks of inspiration ignite in the eyes of those who listen to stories of the cosmos I get to read e mail from people who have come through our facility who say their life has been changed because of it So I think of myself 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/vega.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17479%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers find new evidence for planetary system around Vega December 2 2003 SCUBA false color image of the Vega disc with the position of the star and the predicted position and direction of the planet x indicated The view of the disc is face on Blue Line SCUBA false color image of the Vega disc with the position of the star and the predicted position and direction of the planet x indicated The view of the disc is face on Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot PPARC press release Blue Line PLANETQUEST The fifth brightest star in the night sky may be home to planetary system similar to ours according to new research by astronomers at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh Computer modeling techniques have shown that the structure of a faint dust disk around Vega can be best explained by a Neptune like planet orbiting at a similar distance to Neptune in our own solar system and having similar mass The wide orbit of the planet most likely a gas giant allows plenty of room inside it for small rocky planets similar to the Earth the kind that could potentially support life Although astronomers have already detected more than 100 planets around stars other than the Sun none are of the type believed to be capable of sustaining life as we know it The modeling of the Vega system described this week in The Astrophysical Journal is based on observations taken with the world s most sensitive submillimeter camera called SCUBA The camera is operated on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii The SCUBA image shows a disk of very cold dust 180 degrees centigrade in orbit around the star The irregular shape of the disc suggests that it contains planets according to astronomer Mark Wyatt the author of the paper Although we can t directly observe the planets they have created clumps in the disk of dust around the star The star Vega is located 25 light years from Earth and forms part of the constellation Lyra the Harp Together with Deneb and Altair it forms the summer triangle and is the brightest star in the summer sky over North America Previous research by the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has also suggested the presence of unseen planets around Vega Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news vega html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news vega html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news vega html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news vega html 
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Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box IMAGES AND ANIMATIONS NASA scientist discovers world with triple sunsets Land of Three Suns Trinity Sunset Image Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3200x2400 QuickTime Animations 1 9 MB 3 9 MB Blue Line This artist s animation shows the view from a hypothetical moon in orbit around the first known planet to reside in a tight knit triple star system The gas giant planet discovered using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii zips around a single star that is orbited by a nearby pair of pirouetting stars Because the stars in this triple system are bunched together sunsets on the planet or on any moons that might exist around the planet would be spectacular In this movie sunset is seen through the tenuous atmosphere of a hot baked hypothetical moon As the suns dip below the horizon the gas giant comes into view The moon s landscape remains illuminated by sunlight reflected off the planet Both the planet and moon would be so hot that even in shadow their surfaces would glow The suns colors and sizes reflect their masses temperatures and distances to the planet For example the first star shown setting over the horizon is the closest most massive and hottest of the trio so it is depicted as large and white The second star is farther away less massive and cooler than the first appearing smaller and yellow The final star is at the same distance as the second but it is still less massive and cooler appearing even smaller and orange red in color Our Sun is a bit cooler than the hottest star of the system This rambunctious stellar family is called HD188753 and is located 149 light years away in the constellation Cygnus Its planet called HD 188753 Ab is 1 14 times the mass of Jupiter Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Blue Line Circus Family of Stars Orbital Path 2 Image Click on image to launch low resolution QuickTime movie Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 QuickTime Animations 860 kB 2 1 MB Blue Line This artist s animation shows the clockwork like orbits of a triple star system called HD 188753 which was discovered to harbor a gas giant or hot Jupiter planet The planet zips around the system s main star yellow center every 3 3 days while the main star is circled every 25 7 years by a dancing duo of stars yellow and orange outer orbit The star pair is locked in a 156 day orbit This eccentric star family is a cramped bunch the distance between the main star and the outer pair of stars is about the same as that between the Sun and Saturn Though multiple star systems like this one are common in the universe astronomers were surprised to find a planet living in such tight quarters One reason for the surprise has to do with theories of hot Jupiter formation Astronomers believe that these planets begin life at the outer fringes of their stars in thick dusty disks called protoplanetary disks before migrating inward The discovery of a world under three suns throws this theory into question As seen in this animation there is not much room at this system s outer edges for a hot Jupiter to grow The discovery was made using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii The triple star system is located 149 light years away in the constellation Cygnus The sizes and orbital periods in the animation are not shown to scale The relative motions are shown with respect to the main star Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Orbital Path 1 Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 Blue Line This artist s concept shows an edge on view of the triple star system Blue Line Sifting the Light of Three Suns Tri Chart Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 Blue Line This graph shows the wobble of a star being tugged on by a planet called HD 188753 Ab The planet was discovered via the radial velocity technique in which a planet s presence is inferred by the motion or wobble it causes in its parent star Stellar motion is plotted here as changes in velocity y axis versus time x axis Unlike most planetary wobbles this one comes from a star that is circled by a nearby pair of stars In other words the planet orbits a single star that is part of a close knit triple star system Because the starlight from this cramped bunch blends together the task of sifting through the light to find the planet s signature was more difficult This challenge was overcome with the help of detailed models of the triple star system s light Data from those models resulted in precise velocity measurements of the star circled by HD 188753 Ab as shown in the graph above HD 188553 Ab is a gas giant planet about 1 14 times the mass of Jupiter with an orbital period of 3 3 days It was detected using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Blue Line Written by Rosmary Sullivant PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website 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For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box IMAGES AND ANIMATIONS NASA scientist discovers world with triple sunsets Land of Three Suns Trinity Sunset Image Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3200x2400 QuickTime Animations 1 9 MB 3 9 MB Blue Line This artist s animation shows the view from a hypothetical moon in orbit around the first known planet to reside in a tight knit triple star system The gas giant planet discovered using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii zips around a single star that is orbited by a nearby pair of pirouetting stars Because the stars in this triple system are bunched together sunsets on the planet or on any moons that might exist around the planet would be spectacular In this movie sunset is seen through the tenuous atmosphere of a hot baked hypothetical moon As the suns dip below the horizon the gas giant comes into view The moon s landscape remains illuminated by sunlight reflected off the planet Both the planet and moon would be so hot that even in shadow their surfaces would glow The suns colors and sizes reflect their masses temperatures and distances to the planet For example the first star shown setting over the horizon is the closest most massive and hottest of the trio so it is depicted as large and white The second star is farther away less massive and cooler than the first appearing smaller and yellow The final star is at the same distance as the second but it is still less massive and cooler appearing even smaller and orange red in color Our Sun is a bit cooler than the hottest star of the system This rambunctious stellar family is called HD188753 and is located 149 light years away in the constellation Cygnus Its planet called HD 188753 Ab is 1 14 times the mass of Jupiter Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Blue Line Circus Family of Stars Orbital Path 2 Image Click on image to launch low resolution QuickTime movie Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 QuickTime Animations 860 kB 2 1 MB Blue Line This artist s animation shows the clockwork like orbits of a triple star system called HD 188753 which was discovered to harbor a gas giant or hot Jupiter planet The planet zips around the system s main star yellow center every 3 3 days while the main star is circled every 25 7 years by a dancing duo of stars yellow and orange outer orbit The star pair is locked in a 156 day orbit This eccentric star family is a cramped bunch the distance between the main star and the outer pair of stars is about the same as that between the Sun and Saturn Though multiple star systems like this one are common in the universe astronomers were surprised to find a planet living in such tight quarters One reason for the surprise has to do with theories of hot Jupiter formation Astronomers believe that these planets begin life at the outer fringes of their stars in thick dusty disks called protoplanetary disks before migrating inward The discovery of a world under three suns throws this theory into question As seen in this animation there is not much room at this system s outer edges for a hot Jupiter to grow The discovery was made using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii The triple star system is located 149 light years away in the constellation Cygnus The sizes and orbital periods in the animation are not shown to scale Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Blue Line Portrait of a Busy Star Family Orbital Path 1 Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 Blue Line This artist s concept shows an edge on view of the triple star system called HD 188753 which was discovered to harbor a gas giant or hot Jupiter planet The planet zips around the system s main star yellow center every 3 3 days while the main star is circled every 25 7 years by a dancing duo of stars yellow and orange outer orbit The star pair is locked in a 156 day orbit This eccentric star family is a cramped bunch the distance between the main star and the outer pair of stars is about the same as that between the Sun and Saturn Though multiple star systems like this one are common in the universe astronomers were surprised to find a planet living in such tight quarters One reason for the surprise has to do with theories of hot Jupiter formation Astronomers believe that these planets begin life at the outer fringes of their stars in thick dusty disks called protoplanetary disks before migrating inward The discovery of a world under three suns throws this theory into question As seen in this illustration there is not much room at this system s outer edges for a hot Jupiter to grow The discovery was made using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii The triple star system is located 149 light years away in the constellation Cygnus The sizes and orbital periods in the animation are not shown to scale Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Blue Line Sifting the Light of Three Suns Tri Chart Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 Blue Line This graph shows the wobble of a star being tugged on by a planet called HD 188753 Ab The planet was discovered via the radial velocity technique in which a planet s presence is inferred by the motion or wobble it causes in its parent star Stellar motion is plotted here as changes in velocity y axis versus time x axis Unlike most planetary wobbles this one comes from a star that is circled by a nearby pair of stars In other words the planet orbits a single star that is part of a close knit triple star system Because the starlight from this cramped bunch blends together the task of sifting through the light to find the planet s signature was more difficult This challenge was overcome with the help of detailed models of the triple star system s light Data from those models resulted in precise velocity measurements of the star circled by HD 188753 Ab as shown in the graph above HD 188553 Ab is a gas giant planet about 1 14 times the mass of Jupiter with an orbital period of 3 3 days It was detected using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/SIM-Beichman_wobble.html%%==%%PlanetQuest: Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge%%==%%Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge Every star-and-planet pair orbits their common center of mass. Since stars are so much more massive than planets, that ...%%==%%1325%%==%%8 Oct 107%%==%% Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge Every star and planet pair orbits their common center of mass Since stars are so much more massive than planets that center of mass is usually somewhere near the center of the star but just enough off center to make the star appear to slowly wobble The more massive the planet the farther off center that point is and the more the star moves So given the mass of a star one can calculate the mass of a planet that induces a particular wobble Johannes Kepler discovered another revealing fact the time it takes a planet to circle a star is directly proportional to its distance from the star One complete wobble indicates one orbit around the star So by timing each wobble scientists can calculate the distance at which the wobble inducing planet orbits Close Window PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman wobble html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman wobble html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman wobble html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman wobble html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/almaOrig.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /*Site Logo Script  Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com) For full source code, installation instructions, 100's more DHTML scripts, and TOS, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ */ /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ...%%==%%14533%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Site Logo Script Dynamic Drive www dynamicdrive com For full source code installation instructions 100 s more DHTML scripts and TOS visit http www dynamicdrive com JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Planet Quest Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Web Showcase Planet Finder Club News Alerts Missions Patches and More NEWS Powerful radio telescope to study formation of new planets February 26 2003 Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Click here for a larger image Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Atacama Large Millimeter Array home page Blue Line PLANET QUEST The European Southern Observatory ESO and the U S National Science Foundation NSF signed a historic agreement Tuesday to construct and operate the world s largest and most powerful radio telescope The science goals of the new instrument include the study of extrasolar planets forming around young stars in our galaxy Known as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA the future facility will encompass 64 interconnected 12 meter antennae at a high altitude site at Chajnantor in the Atacama region of northern Chile ALMA s array of antennae will work together as one telescope to study millimeter and sub millimeter wavelength radiation from space This radiation crosses the critical boundary between infrared and microwave radiation and holds the key to understanding such processes as planet and star formation the formation of early galaxies and galaxy clusters and the formation of organic and other molecules in space according to the European Southern Observatory The ALMA may also play an important role in the search for extrasolar planets through accurate astrometry and even direct detection of planets and planetary atmospheres outside our solar system Construction of the array is scheduled to be completed in 2011 Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news almaOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news almaOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news almaOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news almaOrig html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/firstLight_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Large Binocular Telescope captured this 'first light' image of an edge-on spiral ...%%==%%2960%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Large Binocular Telescope captured this first light image of an edge on spiral galaxy known as NGC891 on October 12 2005 Blue Line The Large Binocular Telescope captured this first light image of an edge on spiral galaxy known as NGC891 on October 12 2005 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news firstLight image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news firstLight image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news firstLight image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news firstLight image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/greenTurtle_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line In his spare time, Ligon is an avid skin diver and underwater photographer. ...%%==%%3028%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line In his spare time Ligon is an avid skin diver and underwater photographer He snapped this image of a green turtle off the big island of Hawaii in August 2004 Blue Line In his spare time Ligon is an avid skin diver and underwater photographer He snapped this image of a green turtle off the big island of Hawaii in August 2004 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news greenTurtle image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news greenTurtle image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news greenTurtle image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news greenTurtle image html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/measuringMass_text.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Milky Way Mass Bottom Graphic Line The key to measuring the Milky Way's mass When a satellite ...%%==%%3193%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Milky Way Mass Bottom Graphic Line The key to measuring the Milky Way s mass When a satellite orbits a central body its orbital speed depends on two things the mass of that central body which determines its gravitational pull and the distance from that body to the satellite This principle applies whether you re talking about the moon orbiting the Earth our solar system orbiting the inner 2 3 of the galactic disc or a dwarf galaxy orbiting the entire Milky Way So determining the speed at which a star whips around the galaxy along with its distance from the galactic center reveals how much mass lies between the star s orbit and the center of the galaxy Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news measuringMass text html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news measuringMass text html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news measuringMass text html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news measuringMass text html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/bios.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%15423%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Navigation Bar NEWS NASA JPL Media Teleconference BIOGRAPHIES TBD Dr Earl Maize Bio Hi res Image Blue Line Written by Rosmary Sullivant PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Media Telecon Page Visuals Release Bios Note to Editors Related Information Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news bios html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news bios html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news bios html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news bios html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetMarch_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the newfound 'super-Earth' (David A. Aguilar/CfA) Blue Line Artist's concept ...%%==%%2813%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the newfound super Earth David A Aguilar CfA Blue Line Artist s concept of the newfound super Earth David A Aguilar CfA Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetMarch image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetMarch image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetMarch image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetMarch image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/100th_planet.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17293%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS More than 100 planets discovered and counting Artist s concept of a hot jupiter circling another star Artist s concept of a hot jupiter circling another star Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand 4 Ways to Find a Planet Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Related story Planetary system has hometown look Blue Line July 9 2002 PLANETQUEST The search for new worlds reached a milestone this week when the total number of planets around stars outside our solar system topped 100 The new discoveries include one of the lowest minimum mass extrasolar planets ever detected The 101st planet a companion to star HD 76700 is 0 69 the mass of Saturn and has a circular orbit that lasts just under four days This planet along with the giant planet HD 2039 b were discovered through a radial velocity survey by an international team using the Anglo Australian Telescope Both new planets are gas giants and are unlikely to support life as we know it The discoveries come on the heels of the announcement in June of 15 new planets including a solar system that resembles our own a Jupiter like planet orbiting a Sun like star at nearly the same distance as the Jovian system orbits our Sun The catalog of new planets is likely to grow quickly as more than a dozen science teams worldwide continue to search for evidence of extrasolar planets by observing their effects on their host stars Future JPL missions such as the the Keck Interferometer the Space Interferometry Mission and Terrestrial Planet Finder are expected to study some of the new planetary systems in detail and provide some of the first direct images of them Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 100th planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 100th planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 100th planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 100th planet html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/100th_planetOrig.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers &amp; Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site &nbsp; Planet ...%%==%%14567%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Planet Quest Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Web Showcase Planet Finder Club News Alerts Missions Patches and More NEWS More than 100 planets discovered and counting Artist s concept of a hot jupiter circling another star Artist s concept of a hot jupiter circling another star Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand 4 Ways to Find a Planet Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Related story Planetary system has hometown look Blue Line July 9 2002 PLANET QUEST The search for new worlds reached a milestone this week when the total number of planets around stars outside our solar system topped 100 The new discoveries include one of the lowest minimum mass extrasolar planets ever detected The 101st planet a companion to star HD 76700 is 0 69 the mass of Saturn and has a circular orbit that lasts just under four days This planet along with the giant planet HD 2039 b were discovered through a radial velocity survey by an international team using the Anglo Australian Telescope Both new planets are gas giants and are unlikely to support life as we know it The discoveries come on the heels of the announcement in June of 15 new planets including a solar system that resembles our own a Jupiter like planet orbiting a Sun like star at nearly the same distance as the Jovian system orbits our Sun The catalog of new planets is likely to grow quickly as more than a dozen science teams worldwide continue to search for evidence of extrasolar planets by observing their effects on their host stars Future JPL missions such as the the Keck Interferometer the Space Interferometry Mission and Terrestrial Planet Finder are expected to study some of the new planetary systems in detail and provide some of the first direct images of them Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 100th planetOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 100th planetOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 100th planetOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 100th planetOrig html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/aas_preview.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%18326%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Origins discoveries of new planets to highlight Astronomical Society meeting Artist s concept of an extrasolar planetary system Artist s concept of an extrasolar planetary system Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand 3D Model of an Extrasolar Planetary System Find out more Black Dot American Astronomical Society home page Blue Line January 6 2001 WASHINGTON The emergence of extrasolar planet studies as a scientific priority is reflected in the agenda for the 199th meeting of the American Astronomical Society AAS The meeting which opens January 6 in Washington D C will host no fewer than eight sessions related to the formation and study of planets outside our solar system Topics include Space Interferometry and Planet Finders Extra Solar Planets and Extra Solar Planet Astronomy from the Present to TPF Winter meetings of the AAS typically draw 2000 participants or more The four day gatherings are filled with scientific sessions both poster and oral as well as invited sessions from prominent researchers with significant results Presentations specifically related to JPL s planet search projects include January 7 Choosing Candidate Stars for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission This poster describes a project to create a catalogue of stars that satisfy the constraints TPF will be working under Presented by J T Rupert NRAO University of Oklahoma and R S Simon NRAO January 8 Structure of the inner region of T Tauri circumstellar disks R L Akeson ISC Caltech G T van Belle JPL Caltech and D R Ciardi U Florida will present observations of several T Tauri stars using long baseline infrared interferometry from the Palomar Testbed Interferometer Astrometric Search for Planets This discussion of various components of the search for planets around other stars to be performed by the Space Interferometry Mission will be presented by M Shao JPL A Shaped Pupil Coronagraph A Simpler Path towards TPF D Spergel and J Kasdin Princeton University will present recent progress on design of a shaped pupil coronagraph as an architecture for Terrestrial Plane Finder NASA Programs and Plans leading up to TPF This lecture will describe the current scope future plans and possible new programs related to NASA s program to find and to characterize planets and planetary systems around other stars Presented by P Crane NASA Headquarters For a complete program of the 199th meeting see The American Astronomical Society home page Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news aas preview html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news aas preview html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news aas preview html http planetquest jpl 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/aas_previewOrig.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers &amp; Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site &nbsp; Planet ...%%==%%15445%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Planet Quest Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Web Showcase Planet Finder Club News Alerts Missions Patches and More NEWS Origins discoveries of new planets to highlight Astronomical Society meeting Artist s concept of an extrasolar planetary system Artist s concept of an extrasolar planetary system Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand 3D Model of an Extrasolar Planetary System Find out more Black Dot American Astronomical Society home page Blue Line January 6 2001 WASHINGTON The emergence of extrasolar planet studies as a scientific priority is reflected in the agenda for the 199th meeting of the American Astronomical Society AAS The meeting which opens January 6 in Washington D C will host no fewer than eight sessions related to the formation and study of planets outside our solar system Topics include Space Interferometry and Planet Finders Extra Solar Planets and Extra Solar Planet Astronomy from the Present to TPF Winter meetings of the AAS typically draw 2000 participants or more The four day gatherings are filled with scientific sessions both poster and oral as well as invited sessions from prominent researchers with significant results Presentations specifically related to JPL s planet search projects include January 7 Choosing Candidate Stars for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission This poster describes a project to create a catalogue of stars that satisfy the constraints TPF will be working under Presented by J T Rupert NRAO University of Oklahoma and R S Simon NRAO January 8 Structure of the inner region of T Tauri circumstellar disks R L Akeson ISC Caltech G T van Belle JPL Caltech and D R Ciardi U Florida will present observations of several T Tauri stars using long baseline infrared interferometry from the Palomar Testbed Interferometer Astrometric Search for Planets This discussion of various components of the search for planets around other stars to be performed by the Space Interferometry Mission will be presented by M Shao JPL A Shaped Pupil Coronagraph A Simpler Path towards TPF D Spergel and J Kasdin Princeton University will present recent progress on design of a shaped pupil coronagraph as an architecture for Terrestrial Plane Finder NASA Programs and Plans leading up to TPF This lecture will describe the current scope future plans and possible new programs related to NASA s program to find and to characterize planets and planetary systems around other stars Presented by P Crane NASA Headquarters For a complete program of the 199th meeting see The American Astronomical Society home page Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news aas previewOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news aas previewOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news aas previewOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news aas previewOrig html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/alma_dynamic2.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%16806%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content Site Logo Script Dynamic Drive www dynamicdrive com For full source code installation instructions 100 s more DHTML scripts and TOS visit http www dynamicdrive com NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler nbsp New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Michelson Fellowship Program Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Powerful radio telescope to study formation of new planets February 26 2003 Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Click here for a larger image Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Atacama Large Millimeter Array home page Blue Line PLANETQUEST The European Southern Observatory ESO and the U S National Science Foundation NSF signed a historic agreement Tuesday to construct and operate the world s largest and most powerful radio telescope The science goals of the new instrument include the study of extrasolar planets forming around young stars in our galaxy Known as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA the future facility will encompass 64 interconnected 12 meter antennae at a high altitude site at Chajnantor in the Atacama region of northern Chile ALMA s array of antennae will work together as one telescope to study millimeter and sub millimeter wavelength radiation from space This radiation crosses the critical boundary between infrared and microwave radiation and holds the key to understanding such processes as planet and star formation the formation of early galaxies and galaxy clusters and the formation of organic and other molecules in space according to the European Southern Observatory The ALMA may also play an important role in the search for extrasolar planets through accurate astrometry and even direct detection of planets and planetary atmospheres outside our solar system Construction of the array is scheduled to be completed in 2011 Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma dynamic2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma dynamic2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma dynamic2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma dynamic2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/alma_dynamic.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17333%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content Site Logo Script Dynamic Drive www dynamicdrive com For full source code installation instructions 100 s more DHTML scripts and TOS visit http www dynamicdrive com NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Powerful radio telescope to study formation of new planets February 26 2003 Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Click here for a larger image Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Atacama Large Millimeter Array home page Blue Line PLANETQUEST The European Southern Observatory ESO and the U S National Science Foundation NSF signed a historic agreement Tuesday to construct and operate the world s largest and most powerful radio telescope The science goals of the new instrument include the study of extrasolar planets forming around young stars in our galaxy Known as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA the future facility will encompass sixty four interconnected 12 meter antennae at a high altitude site at Chajnantor in the Atacama region of northern Chile ALMA s array of antennae that will work together as one telescope to study millimeter and sub millimeter wavelength radiation from space This radiation crosses the critical boundary between infrared and microwave radiation and holds the key to understanding such processes as planet and star formation the formation of early galaxies and galaxy clusters and the formation of organic and other molecules in space according to the European Southern Observatory The ALMA may also play an important role in the search for extrasolar planets through accurate astrometry and even direct detection of planets and planetary atmospheres outside our solar system Construction of the array is scheduled to be completed in 2011 Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma dynamic html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma dynamic html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma dynamic html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma dynamic html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/alpha_centauri.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%18510%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content Site Logo Script Dynamic Drive www dynamicdrive com For full source code installation instructions 100 s more DHTML scripts and TOS visit http www dynamicdrive com NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Interferometer completes family portrait of Alpha Centauri Interferometer completes family portrait of Alpha Centauri Blue Line Photo of Alpha Centauri not a VLTI image Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot ESO press release Blue Line March 20 2003 PLANETQUEST Observations with the European Southern Observatory s Very Large Telescope Interferometer VLTI have provided the first ever direct determination of the angular sizes of the disks of the solar type stars Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B Although the Centauri system is not known to harbor extrasolar planets the finding demonstrates the capability of interferometers to resolve stellar objects with unprecedented accuracy Interferometery has been identified by NASA as a key technology needed to study Earth like planets around other stars NASA s Space Interferometry Mission the first space based interferometer is scheduled to launch in 2009 and will search for terrestrial planets Europe s Very Large Telescope Interferometer VLTI Blue Line Europe s Very Large Telescope Interferometer VLTI Blue Line The Alpha Centauri triple stellar system is our closest neighbor in space located 4 36 light years away in the direction of the southern constellation Centaurus the Centaur The two main stars in the system Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B are similar to the Sun while the third star is a red dwarf known as Proxima These new measurements of the Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B combined with other observations make them now the best known stars in our galaxy apart from the Sun This data has helped astronomers verify current theories about the structure and evolution of Sun like stars according to the European Southern Observatory The VLTI a project of the European Southern Observatory it to consists of four 8 2 meter telescopes and several moveable auxiliary telescopes at the ESO s Paranal Observatory in Atacama Chile Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alpha centauri html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alpha centauri html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alpha centauri html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alpha centauri html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/asp_auction.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%16642%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Amateur wins chance to hunt for new worlds February 5 2003 Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Press release from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Black Dot Keck Observatory home page Black Dot Keck Interferometer home page Blue Line PLANETQUEST Amateur astronomer Walter Cruttenden of Newport Beach California will join professional astronomer Geoff Marcy later this year in the control room of the W M Keck Observatory in Hawaii as Marcy and his colleagues hunt for extrasolar planets Cruttenden won the opportunity by submitting the winning bid of 16 000 in a fundraising auction conducted by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific ASP on eBay in January This insider s auction package includes roundtrip airfare resort accommodations car rental meals and an escorted VIP tour of the Observatory including restricted areas such as the Keck I and II telescopes aluminizing room mirror barn and interferometry lab according to the ASP Cruttenden 52 an investment banker will be flown to the big island of Hawaii for a five day trip that also includes dinner hosted by Marcy Capping off the adventure will be a night alongside Marcy and his colleagues in the Keck control room as they measure radial velocities of stars in their search for planets beyond our solar system Marcy is an astronomer at the University of California Berkeley Along with Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Marcy co leads the team that has discovered approximately 70 of the 100 or so known planets outside the solar system Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news asp auction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news asp auction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news asp auction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news asp auction html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/binary_planet.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%19745%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers find first planet orbiting close in binary star Aritist s concept of the binary system Credit Tim Jones McDonald Observatory Artist s conception of the planet and its view of the two stars that make up the Gamma Cephei system The planet orbits the bright yellow star on the right every 2 5 years Credit Tim Jones McDonald Observatory Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot McDonald Observatory page Black Dot Page from University of Texas at Austin Blue Line UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Astronomers with the McDonald Observatory Planet Search project have discovered the first planet orbiting a star in a close in binary star system The discovery has implications for the number of possible planets in our galaxy because unlike the Sun most stars are in binary systems The team will announce their finding this week in a news conference at the American Astronomical Society s Division of Planetary Sciences meeting in Birmingham Alabama Artie Hatzes Thueringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg Bill Cochran UT Austin McDonald Observatory and colleagues found that the planet orbits the larger star of the binary system Gamma Cephei about 45 light years away in the constellation Cepheus The primary star is 1 59 times as massive as the Sun The planet is 1 76 times as massive as Jupiter It orbits the star at about 2 Astronomical Units A U a little further than Mars distance from the Sun An A U is the distance from Earth to the Sun The second relatively small star is only 25 to 30 A U from the primary star about Uranus distance from the Sun The planet orbits 2 AU Astronomical Units from the larger star in the Gamma Cephei system while the secondary star is 28 30 AU distant Orbits drawn to scale star and planet sizes are not to scale Credit McDonald Observatory Blue Line The planet orbits 2 AU Astronomical Units from the larger star in the Gamma Cephei system while the secondary star is 28 30 AU distant Orbits drawn to scale star and planet sizes are not to scale Credit McDonald Observatory Blue Line Astronomers have found planets orbiting stars in binary systems before but the stars in those binary systems were a hundred times farther apart than those of Gamma Cephei Cochran said The stars were far enough apart to be essentially acting totally independently he said Cochran s team began observing Gamma Cephei with the 2 7 meter Harlan J Smith Telescope at McDonald Observatory in 1988 Prior to that a Canadian team of astronomers used the Canada France Hawaii Telescope CFHT to study Gamma Cephei Together the observations total 20 years In the past some astronomers thought that the 2 5 year variation in light output from the binary star could be caused by physical processes in the stars We think this is a planet because the variation has been nice and steady for eight complete cycles Cochran said The star itself would not be varying that nicely for eight cycles over 20 years Our observing techniques include several good indicators of stellar variability and we see no variations that we can attribute to the star itself The only logical thing that s left is a planet A third magnitude star Gamma Cephei can be seen with the unaided eye But even powerful telescopes cannot split the light from the system into two individual pinpoints The McDonald Observatory Planet Search began in 1987 The team uses the 2 7 meter Harlan J Smith Telescope to monitor about 180 nearby Sun like stars for Jupiter sized planets In addition to Gamma Cephei the team has found planets orbiting the stars 16 Cygni B and Epsilon Eridani The program is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and NASA Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/brown_dwarf.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%21043%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Isolated brown dwarf may help study of extrasolar planets 2MASS K Band image of the brown dwarf 2MASS K Band image of the brown dwarf Blue Line 2MASS K Band image of the brown dwarf Blue Line May 22 2002 PLANETQUEST Astronomers have observed in mid infrared wavelengths the closest brown dwarf or failed star to Earth Findings on the single free floating brown dwarf are being presented this week at an International Astronomical Union brown dwarf symposium in Kona Hawaii This may help us understand more about brown dwarfs and giant planets in other planetary systems said Dr Michelle Creech Eakman of JPL who led the observations at the Gemini South telescope at Cerro Pach oacute n Chile Between December 6 and 9 2001 she and her colleagues from JPL and Gemini South observed the brown dwarf which lies more than 1 million times farther from Earth than the Sun A brown dwarf is neither a planet nor a star It never becomes massive or hot enough to ignite the nuclear fusion that occurs in a star yet it lacks some characteristics of a planet Brown dwarfs can be companions to other stars or brown dwarfs or they can be free floating entities The only other brown dwarf ever observed in the mid infrared Gliese 229B is part of a binary system not a single entity like this newest discovery It is not known how free floating brown dwarfs differ from those in binary systems This discovery could pave the way for determining the temperature and composition of both brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets said Dr Glenn Orton of JPL Only through detailed modeling and further observations will the team be able to determine what similarities may exist between these brown dwarfs and gas giants in our solar system and perhaps in other solar systems Other solar systems are home to gas giant planets presumably like our own Jupiter and Saturn said Creech Eakman But these gas giants are difficult to see because they are so close to the glare of their parent stars so scientists use more easily seen brown dwarfs as surrogates for extrasolar planets The Gemini South Observatory The Gemini South Observatory Blue Line The Gemini South Observatory Blue Line Because these brown dwarfs do not shine brightly like a normal star astronomers must use advanced instruments on telescopes like Gemini South to detect them at mid infrared wavelengths Although this latest brown dwarf has been previously examined at other wavelengths studying it over a wide range of wavelengths helps scientists understand basic physical properties like its temperature and the types of molecules in its atmosphere The team s observations were made with the Gemini South Observatory Spectrometer Camera for the Infrared instrument developed by the University of Florida Gainesville The brown dwarf was originally discovered as part of the French Deep Near Infrared Survey of the Southern Sky Follow up data were taken on it as part of the southern hemisphere portion of the Two Micron All Sky Survey Team member Dr Gene Serabyn who is also JPL project scientist for the Mid Infrared Instrument on the Next Generation Space Telescope said that by the mission s planned launch in 2010 even more sensitive spectroscopic observations of these objects will be possible JPL is the U S partner in developing the Mid Infrared Instrument along with a European consortium sponsored by the European Space Agency The Next Generation Space Telescope is part of NASA s Origins Program which explores the formation of galaxies stars planets and life More information on the Origins program is available at http origins jpl nasa gov More information on the Gemini Observatory is available at http www gemini edu More information on the Next Generation Space Telescope is available at http ngst gsfc nasa gov http www denis iap fr Denis denis html More information on the Two Micron All Sky Survey is available at http www ipac caltech edu 2mass The Next Generation Space Telescope is managed for NASA by Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Md JPL is managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena The research is based on observations obtained at the Gemini Observatory which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation on behalf of the Gemini partnership the U S National Science Foundation the United Kingdom Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council the Canadian National Research Council the Chilean Comisi oacute n Nacional de Investigaci oacute n Cientifica y Tecnol oacute gica the Australian Research Council the Argentinean Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient ficas y T eacute cnicas and the Brazilian Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient iacute fico e Tecnol oacute gico Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/cancri.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%22166%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Scientists discover first of a new class of extrasolar planets August 31 2004 Artist s concept shows the newfound Neptune sized planet circling the star 55 Cancri Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept shows the newfound Neptune sized planet circling the star 55 Cancri Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot 55 Cancri animation Black Dot Additional Images Black Dot Extrasolar planets database Black Dot Fact sheet on NASA s planet finding missions Blue Line PLANETQUEST Astronomers announced today the first discovery of a new class of planets beyond our solar system about 10 to 20 times the size of Earth far smaller than any previously detected The planets make up a new class of Neptune sized extrasolar planets In addition one of the new planets joins three others around the nearby star 55 Cancri to form the first known four planet system The discoveries consist of two new planets They were discovered by the world renowned planet hunting team of Drs Paul Butler and Geoffrey Marcy of the Carnegie Institute of Washington and University of California Berkeley respectively and Barbara McArthur of the University of Texas Austin Both findings were peer reviewed and accepted for future publication in the Astrophysical Journal NASA and the National Science Foundation funded the research NASA along with our partner NSF is extremely proud of this significant planetary discovery said Al Diaz Associate Administrator of NASA s Science Mission Directorate The outcome of the tremendous work of the project scientists is a shining example of the value of space exploration This illustration compares the size of the newfound Neptune sized planets beyond our solar system to the sizes of Earth and Jupiter Click here for a larger image Blue Line This illustration compares the size of the newfound Neptune sized planets beyond our solar system to the sizes of Earth and Jupiter Blue Line These Neptune sized planets prove that Jupiter sized gas giants aren t the only planets out there Marcy said Butler added We are beginning to see smaller and smaller planets Earth like planets are the next destination Future NASA planet hunting missions including Kepler the Space Interferometry Mission and the Terrestrial Planet Finder will seek such Earth like planets Nearly 140 extrasolar planets have been discovered Both of the new planets stick very close to their parent stars whipping around them in a matter of days The first planet discovered by Marcy and Butler circles a small star called Gliese 436 about every two and one half days at just a small fraction of the distance between Earth and the Sun or 4 1 million kilometers 2 6 million miles This planet is only the second known to orbit an M dwarf a type of low mass star four tenths the size of our own sun Gliese 436 is located in our galactic backyard 30 light years away in the constellation Leo The second planet found by McArthur speeds around 55 Cancri in just under three days also at a fraction of the distance between Earth and the sun at approximately 5 6 million kilometers 3 5 million miles Three larger planets also revolve around the star every 15 44 and 4 520 days respectively Marcy and Butler discovered the outermost of these in 2002 It is still the only known Jupiter like gas giant to reside as far away from its star as our own Jupiter The 55 Cancri is about 5 billion years old a bit lighter than the sun and is located 41 light years away in the constellation Cancer 55 Cancri is a premier laboratory for the study of planetary system formation and evolution McArthur said Because the new planets are smaller than Jupiter it is possible they are made of rock or rock and ice rather than gas According to the scientists the planets may have like Earth formed through gradual accumulation of rocky bodies A planet of Neptune s size may not have enough mass to hold onto gas but at this point we don t know Butler said Both discoveries were made using the radial velocity technique in which a planet s gravitational tug is detected by the wobble it produces in the parent star Butler Marcy and collaborators including Dr Deborah Fischer of San Francisco State University and Dr Steven Vogt of the University of California Santa Cruz discovered their Neptune after careful observation of 950 nearby stars with the W M Keck Observatory in Mauna Kea Hawaii They were able to spot such a relatively small planet because the star it tugs on is small and more susceptible to wobbling McArthur and collaborators Drs Michael Endl William Cochran and Fritz Benedict of the University of Texas discovered their Neptune after obtaining over 100 observations of 55 Cancri from the Hobby Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory in West Texas Combining this data with past data from Marcy Fischer and Butler from the Lick Observatory in California and archival data from NASA s Hubble Space Telescope the team was able to model the orbit of 55 Cancri s outer planet This in turn allowed them to clearly see the orbits of the other three inner planets including the new Neptune sized one For visuals depicting the new planets and information about NASA s planet hunting missions on the Internet visit http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ssu images cfm http planetquest jpl nasa gov Blue Line Whitney Clavin 626 354 4673 354 5011 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif Donald Savage 202 358 1547 NASA Headquarters Washington D C Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/charbonneau.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%20988%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS A conversation with planet hunter David Charbonneau David Charbonneau Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand 3D Model of an Extrasolar Planetary System David Charbonneau Blue Line April 1 2002 PLANETQUEST Ongoing planet searches continue to turn up new discoveries almost monthly many of them far more strange than anyone had imagined All of the planets discovered to date are gas giants incapable of supporting life as we know it But the detection of those elusive small Earth like worlds may be closer than you think according to David Charbonneau an authority on the search for transiting planets and an R A Millikan Postdoctoral Scholar in Astronomy at Caltech Last year Charbonneau led a team that made the first direct detection of the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system Using the Hubble Space Telescope the astronomers probed the atmospheric composition of the planet as it passed in front of its parent star filtering light through its atmosphere Charbonneau also is working with Dr John Trauger of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop an instrument that may help astronomers find a slew of large planets orbiting nearby stars The low cost instrument combines a charged coupled device or CCD with a standard 300 millimeter Leica camera lens Their observations will be combined with those of similar instruments at two other locations forming a planet search network The network will look for large gaseous planets as their fast orbits take them into the line of sight between the star and Earth in what is known as a transit Astronomers will watch for the wink from the star as an orbiting planet partially blocks its light Charbonneau was interviewed on March 25 at JPL PlanetQuest This new planet search network could detect a number of new hot Jupiters large gaseous planets located close to their parent stars adding to the catalogue of known extrasolar planets What could we learn from finding more of these Charbonneau The difference is that we re trying to study a significant number of those that pass in front of their stars For such planets we will be able to determine the mass and size Then we can calculate density and infer their composition So we ll get a better understanding of what these planets look like and what they are made of PQ How many new planets do you expect the network will discover Charbonneau If we find one that would be great But we hope to find as many as couple of dozen over two years PQ When will the search begin Charbonneau The two existing telescopes in the network are already observing the sky We hope our new telescope will begin operating this summer PQ Could the relatively low cost of these devices which are made from off the shelf parts put planet finding within the reach of amateur astronomers Charbonneau Amateurs could buy the hardware but the real difficulty is that you need someone able to analyze the data It requires several astronomers working around the clock Perhaps in a few years when we better understand how such a system can work I can foresee a scenario where it would be feasible to have amateurs participate in the search PQ In November of last year you and your colleagues announced the detection of sodium in a planetary atmosphere outside our solar system using the Hubble Space Telescope What did the findings tell us about this particular planet Charbonneau The most interesting result is that we now know that we have a technique for studying the atmospheres of planets orbiting stars that are hundreds of light years away With regard to the star HD 209458 we observed less sodium than predicted and this might indicate the presence of high level clouds that may have blocked some of the light PQ Do you plan to use the Hubble again to study this planet or other extrasolar planets Charbonneau The real hope is to use the Hubble to look for the fingerprints of other molecules in the planet s atmosphere such as potassium We also hope to gather data from the Keck Observatory in the infrared looking for signs of carbon dioxide methane and water vapor PQ Aside from the Hubble what other existing telescopes could be used to study the atmospheres of planets around other stars Charbonneau Well the Hubble is ideal because it is above the Earth s atmosphere The Keck Observatory is also very powerful enabling us to gather a great deal of data very quickly Other large telescopes around the globe would be useful PQ How long will it be before scientists might be able to study the atmospheres of Earth like planets around other stars Charbonneau That s much more difficult We are close to being able to find Earth like planets But it may be decades before we are able to study their atmospheres PQ How did you get interested in astronomy Charbonneau I was always fascinated by the stars Even when I was young I would lie out in a field and look up at the stars I became really interested when I started to learn about the scale of things When I heard about Einstein s theory of relativity in high school it seemed even more fascinating than just images Those kinds of concepts pushed me toward astrophysics PQ On a personal note what do you like to do in your spare time Charbonneau I find home beer brewing very satisfying I also like to go sea kayaking Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news charbonneau html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news charbonneau html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news charbonneau html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news charbonneau html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/comet_planet.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%18026%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content Site Logo Script Dynamic Drive www dynamicdrive com For full source code installation instructions 100 s more DHTML scripts and TOS visit http www dynamicdrive com NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Hubble detects evaporating planet March 12 2003 Artist s concept of the evaporating planet ESA NASA Click here for a larger image Artist s concept of the evaporating planet ESA NASA Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand New Worlds Atlas Find Out More Black Dot Space Telescope Science Institute press release Black Dot European Space Agency press release Blue Line PLANETQUEST The atmosphere surrounding a planet slightly larger than Jupiter is apparently being seared into space from the intense heat of its parent star astronomers said Wednesday Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe the evaporating atmosphere of the planet which is one of about 105 gas giants that have been discovered thus far outside our solar system The planet is located some 4 million miles 7 million kilometers from its yellow star a much closer proximity than that of any planet to our own Sun The Hubble observations reveal a hot and bloated hydrogen atmosphere which is evaporating off the planet The huge envelope of hydrogen resembles a comet with a tail trailing behind the planet Astronomers estimate the amount of hydrogen gas escaping the planet named HD 209458 b to be at least 10 000 tons per second but possibly much more Much of the planet may eventually disappear leaving only a dense core An international team of astronomers led by Alfred Vidal Madjar of the Institut d Astrophysique de Paris CNRS France is reporting the discovery in the March 13 NATURE Magazine Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/cyber_observatory.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17346%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Internet link sets stage for first cyber observatory The Gemini North Telescope on Mauna Kea The Gemini North Telescope Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Full press release from the Gemini Observatory Black Dot Internet2 home page Blue Line September 4 2002 PLANETQUEST With funding and support from the National Science Foundation NSF the Gemini Observatory has connected its globally separated telescopes via a high speed Internet pathway The move brings them a step closer to becoming the world s first cyber observatory The Gemini Observatory is an international collaboration that has built two identical 8 meter telescopes They are being used to study a broad range of astrophysics targets including protoplanetary disks where new planets may be forming outside our solar system The telescopes are located at Mauna Kea Hawaii Gemini North and Cerro Pach n in central Chile Gemini South and hence provide full coverage of both hemispheres of the sky The new Internet pathway inaugurated August 13 using next generation Internet2 technology will provide the globally separated twin telescopes with a reliable data transfer connection able to handle the enormous amounts of scientific information created by Gemini s sophisticated instrumentation This new link is just the first step in providing us with the capability to allow astronomers from around the world to participate in real time observations without ever leaving their offices Gemini Director of Operations Dr James Kennedy said at the inauguration ceremony This is achieved through advanced Internet audio visual technology which will allow an astronomer in a distant location to be tele present in real time within the observatory control room as his or her observing program is being executed on the telescopes Welcome to the dawning era of point and click astronomy said Gemini Observatory Director Dr Matt Mountain in a press statement The Gemini Observatory is a partnership of seven countries the United States Canada the United Kingdom Australia Argentina Brazil and Chile Both telescopes incorporate new technologies that allow large relatively thin mirrors under active control to collect and focus both optical and infrared radiation from space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cyber observatory html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cyber observatory html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cyber observatory html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cyber observatory html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/earth_day.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17721%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS NASA Earth Day Webcast Any more Earths out there Artist s concept of an Earth like planet Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot NASA Astrobiology Institute Black Dot Earth Day 2002 Blue Line PLANETQUEST The public is invited to participate in an interactive discussion with NASA scientists about how the search for another Earth outside our solar system might help us learn about our own past and future The live webcast will take place Monday April 22 Earth Day 2 3 p m ET 11 noon PT It will be offered in RealPlayer format Topics for discussion What conditions make Earth a habitable place for humans Can human activity place those conditions at risk What is the likelihood that other Earth like planets exist around other stars If we find them what do we stand to learn about our own planet and its environment What are the prospects that we might someday explore or colonize another planet Participating museums and science centers will be informed of an exclusive URL for viewing the webcast as well as an Instant Messaging address for transmitting questions The general public may submit questions via e mail on the day of the webcast Webcast schedule 2 2 08 p m Assembled audiences will view the Origins video which provides an introduction to the search for new planets 2 15 p m A NASA moderator will welcome everyone to the Earth Day Webcast and introduce the panelists 2 15 p m Our JPL panel will discuss the search for habitable planets and its relevance to environmental concerns on Earth 2 30 3 p m The panel will take live questions from the audience as you send them via the Internet Panelists The panel will be composed of scientists and astronomers from the Origins Earth science and astrobiology programs at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory including Dr Victoria Meadows lead Jet Propulsion Laboratory astrobiology research team Dr Rolf Danner Planet Quest outreach scientist Jet Propulsion Laboratory Dr Rachel Akeson Interferometry Science Center staff scientist Caltech Dr Karl R Stapelfeldt JPL Origins research scientist Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news earth day html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news earth day html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news earth day html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news earth day html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/EspanolAnnouncement.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%16256%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Spanish language version of PlanetQuest goes online August 2 2005 The Spanish site is updated regularly and includes a database of new planets Blue Line The Spanish site is updated regularly and includes a database of new planets Blue Line PLANETQUEST Spanish speaking space aficionados can track the latest news in the hunt for planets around other stars thanks to a new NASA website The Spanish language site at http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol features information about NASA missions designed to find extrasolar planets meaning those that orbit other stars The ultimate goal is to find earthlike planets which are considered more likely to host some type of life So far more than 150 planets have been discovered beyond our solar system The site includes explanations of the science and technologies involved in the search as well as images and artists concepts As new planets are discovered they will be added in Spanish to the site s Atlas de Nuevos Mondos NASA s planet hunting missions include the current Keck Interferometer on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and such future missions as SIM PlanetQuest and Terrestrial Planet Finder The website was developed by PlanetQuest which encompasses the planet finding missions at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena Translation services were provided by the non profit group Astroseti org Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news EspanolAnnouncement html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news EspanolAnnouncement html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news EspanolAnnouncement html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news EspanolAnnouncement html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/excitingStep.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17816%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Scientist hails exciting step toward seeing extrasolar planets March 22 2005 Artist s concept of what a fiery hot star and its close knit planetary companion might look like close up in infrared Artist s concept of what a fiery hot star and its close knit planetary companion might look like close up in infrared Blue Line Find Out More 3D New Worlds Atlas Four ways to find a planet Blue Line PLANETQUEST NASA s long range goal of finding Earthlike planets around other stars was brought a step closer to reality with the direct capture of light from two extrasolar planets a prominent extrasolar planet researcher said this week In the past we ve just talked about directly detecting extrasolar planets now we ve started to do it said Dr Charles Beichman executive director of the Michelson Science Center Although the method used by Spitzer can t be extended down to Earth size planets it represents an important step toward that ultimate goal Beichman said In the end most of the information we learn about planets will be from seeing their photons particles of light This is the very first step toward eventually being able to see Earthlike planets and it s an exciting one he said Over the past decade more than 140 extrasolar planets have been discovered through indirect evidence In new studies announced Wednesday NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope for the first time directly observed the warm infrared glows of two of those planets Full story The actual job of detecting Earths is a factor of 1 000 times more difficult than seeing gas giants Beichman said But the very fact that we re able to detect photons from large planets confirms we can directly see planets A voyage of 1 000 miles starts with the first step and this is the first step NASA has planned a series of future space telescopes that will dramatically extend current capabilities of observing extrasolar planets including The Kepler Mission scheduled for launch in 2008 which will determine the prevalence of Earth size planets in our Milky Way Galaxy SIM PlanetQuest scheduled for launch in 2011 which will detect planets nearly as small as Earth Terrestrial Planet Finder which will directly observe planets as small as Earth and search for the signatures of life The Michelson Science Center is a science operations and analysis service organization operated by the California Institute of Technology in coordination with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news excitingStep html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news excitingStep html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news excitingStep html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/floatingRobots.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%22197%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Floating robots set stage for cosmic choreography The formation flight robot travels on a paper thin cushion of air supplied by a ring of pressurized tanks in its base Click here to view video Blue Line The formation flight robot travels on a paper thin cushion of air supplied by a ring of pressurized tanks in its base Blue Line Find Out More Formation Flight Overview Blue Line December 3 2004 PLANETQUEST Under a velvet black dome studded with sparkling stars a lone figure glides gracefully tilting and whirling across a shining floor Instead of music however there s the slight hiss of compressed air Standing about waist high and weighing a chunky 318 kilograms 700 pounds the rotund robot looks more like something from Star Wars than Shall We Dance Yet as it floats on a paper thin cushion of air it is testing the initial moves in a complex choreography that researchers eventually plan to execute in space as part of the search for Earthlike planets The blue robot is a ground based predecessor to NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder a revolutionary space telescope that will combine the light from multiple satellites to simulate one enormous telescope When the mission launches sometime before 2020 five robotic spacecraft will fly in formation to create an instrument powerful enough to capture the faint light from small planets orbiting stars outside our solar system These are the kind of planets that scientists think have the most potential for harboring life To prepare for that future debut in space the robot is rehearsing on Earth in JPL s Formation Flying Technology Laboratory inside a cavernous two story chamber Thirty four lights embedded in the domed ceiling mimic stars at least three of which are always visible to the robot s star tracking camera An elevated floor 30 feet in diameter and covered in a polyester film provides a glass smooth surface above which the robot hovers On board air cushions allow it to glide with minimal friction much as its eventual successors will float in space Another air cushion separates the robot s base from its top a disc shaped platform that houses its brains and navigation system Though bristling with microprocessors sensors gyroscopes and thrusters the top is perfectly balanced The robot receives commands through a wireless connection from a mini flight control center in an adjoining room The robot and its special environment are part of what engineers call the formation control testbed one of three formation flight testbeds developed for the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Here the new system created to enable multiple spacecraft to control their positions precisely enough to fly in formation gets its first test in a realistic setting More about the formation flight testbeds Terrestrial Planet Finder Project Manager Dan Coulter left and Flight Control Testbed Lead Asif Ahmed look at the robot frame prior to the installation of its onboard electronics Click here for a larger image Blue Line Terrestrial Planet Finder Project Manager Dan Coulter left and Flight Control Testbed Lead Asif Ahmed look at the robot frame prior to the installation of its onboard electronics Blue Line For the moment the blue robot is performing solo but next spring when its golden hued twin arrives the dance will become a pas de deux By the end of 2006 a third robot will complete the testbed trio As the number grows so will the challenge to keep them all in harmony The new technology will have to be mastered on the ground first before it flies in space We have a lot of work to do said JPL engineer Asif Ahmed formation control testbed lead We ve never before needed the degree of control required for multiple spacecraft They will have to be able to talk to each other constantly Each spacecraft will have to know where all the others are and be able to coordinate all its activities They ll also have to depend on on board smarts because they can t depend on humans on Earth to tell them what to do The testbed lets Ahmed and his colleagues observe and fine tune some of the complex maneuvers that the future spacecraft will have to execute First they have to be deployed in a way that they don t crash into each other Ahmed said Then like five people in a dark room they ll start by talking to each other before they move around One of the robotic spacecraft will take the lead and plan a path for each to take that will create the desired formation while avoiding any collisions Once they re in formation the spacecraft have to control their positions so precisely that though unconnected they achieve virtual rigidity and function as a single instrument Their positions relative to each other won t vary more than a few centimeters and their aim towards their target by only a fraction of degree They ll maintain this same level of precision as they make observations on the fly reorienting in space to view a target from different angles We simulate all these maneuvers on the computer first Ahmed said then we move to the testbed When the testbed s three robots have their synchronized performance down pat the show will be ready to go on the road and into space Terrestrial Planet Finder is managed by NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif for NASA s Science Mission Directorate Washington D C It is part of NASA s Origins program a series of missions and studies designed to answer the questions Where did we come from Are we alone JPL s industry partners for the project are Eric Rasmussen Guidance Dynamics Corp GDC Clayton Bushnell GDC s consultant Tony Hicke and Dave Hicke of DiTec International and Richard Bailey and Brent Lytle of Automated Controlled Environment Inc ACEi Written by Rosmary Sullivant PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fomalhaut.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%17003%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Space telescope lifts veil on planet forming disc December 18 2003 Spitzer image of a disc of planet forming debris encircling the nearby star called Fomalhaut Click here for a larger image Blue Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet forming debris encircling the nearby star called Fomalhaut Blue Line PLANETQUEST NASA s new orbiting observatory the Spitzer Space Telescope has obtained the first infrared images of the massive dust disc surrounding the nearby star Fomalhaut Such debris discs are the leftover material from the building of a planetary system While other telescopes have imaged the outer Fomalhaut disc none was able to provide a full picture of the inner region Spitzer s ability to detect dust at various temperatures allows it to fill in this missing gap providing astronomers with insight into the evolution of planetary systems The Spitzer Space Telescope launched August 25 is the fourth of NASA s Great Observatories a program designed to paint a more comprehensive picture of the cosmos using different wavelengths of light While the other Great Observatories have probed the universe with visible light Hubble Space Telescope gamma rays Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and X rays Chandra X ray Observatory the Spitzer Space Telescope observes the cosmos in the infrared Artist s concept of the Spitzer Space Telescope Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the Spitzer Space Telescope Blue Line Formerly known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility the spacecraft was officially named today after the late Dr Lyman Spitzer Jr one of the 20th century s most influential scientists In the mid 1940s he first proposed placing telescopes in space Planets are believed to form from a flattened disc like cloud of gas and dust orbiting a star very early in its life The Spitzer telescope was designed in part to study these circumstellar discs where the dust particles are so cold that they radiate primarily at infrared wavelengths Located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus Fomalhaut and its putative planetary system are located of 25 light years away Twenty years ago the Infrared Astronomical Satellite the first orbiting infrared telescope detected much more infrared radiation coming from Fomalhaut than was expected for a normal star of this type The dust is presumed to be debris left over from the formation of a planetary system However the satellite did not have adequate spatial resolution to image the dust directly Subsequent measurements with sub millimeter radio telescopes suggested that Fomalhaut is surrounded by a huge dust ring 370 astronomical units an astronomical unit is the average distance between the Sun and Earth or 34 billion miles 56 billion kilometers in diameter This corresponds to a size of nearly five times larger than our own solar system Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news fomalhaut html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news fomalhaut html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/gemini_dwarf.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17632%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Observatory images tightly orbiting brown dwarf February 18 2003 The brown dwarf companion of the star LHS 2397a is revealed in these near infrared images taken by the Gemini North Observatory Click here for a larger image The brown dwarf companion of the star LHS 2397a is revealed in these near infrared images taken by the Gemini North Observatory Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Gemini Observatory press release Blue Line Technical Example Black Dot Freed et al Discovery of a Tight Dwarf Companion to the low Mass Star LHS 2397a Astrophysical Journal February 10 2003 Blue Line PLANETQUEST Researchers at the University of Arizona have released new images of the tightest orbiting brown dwarf ever observed A brown dwarf is a would be star that is too small to ignite resulting in an object that is neither a star nor a planet but resides somewhere in between The brown dwarf companion to the low mass star LHS 2397a was imaged in the near infrared using the adaptive optics system on the Gemini North telescope This binary system represents the first clear example of a brown dwarf within four astronomical units of its parent star one astronomical unit is the distance between the Earth and the Sun This corresponds to a smaller distance than the orbit of Jupiter around the Sun The system is about 50 light years from our Sun The finding provides a new perspective on the formation of stellar systems and how smaller bodies in the Universe including large planets might form according to the researchers The images were obtained using adaptive optics a technology that eliminates most of the blurring caused by the turbulence in the Earth s atmosphere by rapidly adjusting the shape of a special smaller flexible mirror to match local turbulence The Gemini Observatory is an international collaboration that has built two identical 8 meter telescopes one at Mauna Kea Hawaii Gemini North and a second at Cerro Pach n in central Chile Gemini South Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/giantRockyCore.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%18231%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS World with giant core bolsters planet formation theory June 30 2005 Artist s concept of the new planet based on atmospheric modeling Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the new planet based on atmospheric modeling Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot California amp Carnegie Planet Search Blue Line SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY NASA researchers recently discovered the largest solid core ever found in an extrasolar planet and their discovery confirms a planet formation theory For theorists the discovery of a planet with such a large core is as important as the discovery of the first extrasolar planet around the star 51 Pegasi in 1995 said Shigeru Ida theorist from the Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan When the consortium of American Japanese and Chilean astronomers first looked at this planet they expected a planet similar to Jupiter None of our models predicted that nature could make a planet like the one we are studying said Bun ei Sato member of the consortium and postdoctoral fellow at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory Japan Scientists have rarely had opportunities like this to collect such solid evidence about planet formation More than 150 extrasolar planets have been discovered by observing changes in the speed of a star as it moves toward and away from Earth The changes in speed are caused by the gravitational pull of planets This planet also passes in front of its star and dims the starlight When that happens we are able to calculate the physical size of the planet whether it has a solid core and even what its atmosphere is like said Debra Fischer She is consortium team leader and professor of astronomy at San Francisco State University California The planet orbiting the sun like star HD 149026 is roughly equal in mass to Saturn but it is significantly smaller in diameter It takes just 2 87 days to circle around its star and the upper atmosphere temperature is around 2 000 degree Fahrenheit Interestingly modeling of the planet structure shows that the planet has a solid core that is about 70 times the mass of Earth This is the first observational evidence that proves the core accretion theory about how planets are formed Scientists have two competing but viable theories about planet formation In the gravitational instability theory planets form during a rapid collapse of a dense cloud With the core accretion theory planets start as small rock ice cores that grow as they gravitationally acquire additional mass However scientists believe that the large rocky core of this planet could not have formed by cloud collapse They think that it must have grown a core first and then acquired gas This is a confirmation of the core accretion theory for planet formation and evidence that planets of this kind should exist in abundance said Greg Henry an astronomer at Tennessee State University Nashville who detected the dimming of the star by the planet with his robotic telescopes at Fairborn Observatory on Mount Hopkins Arizona Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news giantRockyCore html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news giantRockyCore html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news giantRockyCore html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news giantRockyCore html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/gqLup.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17420%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS European team releases image of possible planet April 12 2005 Color enhanced image of the star GQ Lup A and companion B University of Jena ESO Click here for a larger image Blue Line Color enhanced image of the star GQ Lup A and companion B University of Jena ESO Blue Line Find Out More 3D New Worlds Atlas Four ways to find a planet Blue Line PLANETQUEST A team of European astronomers has released an image of what may be an extrasolar planet obiting within the dusty disc surrounding a young star The estimated mass of the substellar companion is between one and 42 times that of Jupiter It is located about twice as far from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun and takes about 1 200 years to complete a single orbit The star GQ Lupi is located in the constellation Lupus and belongs to a class known as T Tauris very young lightweight stars at an intermediate stage prior to becoming main sequence stars like our Sun Whether the companion object is a planet or some other object such as a brown dwarf depends on its mass The team based its estimated mass of the object by comparing it with theoretical models which they acknowledge are unreliable when applied to such a young system There s no question that there s an object out there said Dr Rachel Akeson an astronomer at the Michelson Science Center in Pasadena who has studied T Tauri stars The question is what is the object Because of the distance from us and the object s long orbital period it will be difficult to confirm or deny its status anytime soon The image was obtained using an infrared camera on the Very Large Telescope in Chile A paper announcing the discovery has been accepted for publication in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics More information is available on the website of the Astrophysical Institute and University of Jena Observatory Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gqLup html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gqLup html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gqLup html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gqLup html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/gravMicrolensing.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%20225%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Amateur pro astronomers discover new planet May 26 2005 This graphic illustrates the principle of gravitational microlensing The observatory on Earth sees the source more distant star appear to brighten dramatically when the lens closer star passes between them The planet orbiting the lens star causes a variation in that brightening Blue Line This graphic illustrates the principle of gravitational microlensing The observatory on Earth sees the source more distant star appear to brighten dramatically when the lens closer star passes between them The planet orbiting the lens star causes a variation in that brightening Click here for QuickTime animation Click here for RealPlayer animation Blue Line Technical Example Black Dot Preprint of discovery paper submitted to Astrophysical Journal Letters Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Ohio State University Press Release Black Dot Microlensing Follow Up Network MicroFUN Black Dot News release about first planet discovered by gravitational microlensing Blue Line PLANETQUEST An international collaboration of astronomers including two well equipped amateurs in New Zealand has made the second discovery of an extrasolar planet using gravitational microlensing Both planets discovered by this means have more mass than Jupiter but the technique is sensitive enough to identify Earth size planets as well according to the discovery paper submitted to Astrophysical Journal Letters Now this method has revealed two planets showing that the first discovery was not a fluke said Dr Avishay Gal Yam who leads the California Institute of Technology s contribution to the collaboration The newly discovered planet is thought to be about 15 000 light years 90 thousand trillion miles from Earth some 2 000 light years closer than the first planet discovered by this method about one year ago Both are among the most distant planets ever found Predicted by Einstein in 1936 gravitational microlensing is a phenomenon that occurs when a massive object such as a star passes between Earth and a more distant star The gravitational field of the closer star acts as a lens magnifying the light of the background star If a planet orbits the intermediate lens star the magnified brightness varies in a characteristic way enabling scientists to infer the planet s mass and its orbital distance at that moment The magnifying lens effect is brief lasting only as long as Earth and the two stars are sufficiently aligned In this case the brightening from the closer star spanned several weeks and the variation caused by its planet lasted only a few days Because of Earth s rotation tracking the brightening and dimming of the magnified light and any telltale variation requires tag team observation around the world Even advanced amateurs with the right equipment can play an important part as did the two New Zealanders who were recruited for this effort by the Microlensing Follow Up Network one of the groups responsible for the discovery Grant Christie of Auckland used a 14 inch telescope while Pakuranga s Jennie McCormick observed with a 10 inch telescope It was truly a collaborative effort Dr Gal Yam observed and a nice example of how people around the world can work together Gravitational microlensing cannot be used for direct observation of a planet only to infer the planet s presence by its effect on starlight that happens to pass by en route to Earth So it can t search a planet s spectral signatures for signs of life And it s a farsighted technique well suited to discovering solar systems halfway to the center of the galaxy but unable to observe those in our own backyard It can however help to lay the groundwork for future missions that are expected to examine Earth size planets within a few hundred light years of us like Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF and SIM PlanetQuest We can start gathering statistics about planets how common they are right now Dr Gal Yam noted By the time TPF flies we would like to know how many solar size stars have Earth size planets around them It could affect how you would use TPF Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gravMicrolensing html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gravMicrolensing html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gravMicrolensing html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gravMicrolensing html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/hd_59686.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%17142%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers discover 2 new planets around giant stars March 19 2004 Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four ways to find a planet Blue Line Technical Example Black Dot Four Substellar Companions Found Around K Giant Stars Blue Line PLANETQUEST A team of astronomers this week announced the discovery of two new planets orbiting giant stars bringing to 118 the total number of known extrasolar planets At least seven substellar companions have been found orbiting K type stars providing evidence that planets can survive the evolution of their host star into a giant Several billion years from now our Sun will evolve into a giant star similar to those the team has observed The Earth will receive about 60 times more radiation than it does today and the temperature will rise to several hundred degrees Celsius Observing the fate of companions of other stars late in life provides a glimpse into the future of our own solar system In a report at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Atlanta Georgia the team described four new companions to giant stars two of which are of brown dwarf mass One of the planetary candidates orbits the star 91 Aquarius 146 light years away It has a minimum mass about three times that of Jupiter and orbits its host star once every 182 days The other planet orbits the star HD 59686 once every 303 days and has a minimum mass of six and one half Jupiters Located 299 light years away the star has a magnitude of 5 5 and should be visible to the unaided eye under favorable circumstances The discoveries were made with the Doppler technique where the gravitational pull of the planet causes a wobble in the measured velocity of the host star The observations were carried out with the Hamilton echelle spectrograph at the University of California s Lick Observatory as part of a survey of 182 K giant stars Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 59686 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 59686 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 59686 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 59686 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/hd_73256.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%18239%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content Site Logo Script Dynamic Drive www dynamicdrive com For full source code installation instructions 100 s more DHTML scripts and TOS visit http www dynamicdrive com NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS European team discovers a hot jupiter Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 73256 Blue Line Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 73256 Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four ways to find a planet Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Planet profile Black Dot Southern Sky Extrasolar Planet Search Program Blue Line April 14 2003 PLANETQUEST A planetary companion has been detected circling the star HD 73256 bringing to 106 the total number of planets thus far discovered orbiting stars other than our Sun The planet is one of a class known as hot jupiters gas giants located in tight orbits extremely close to their parent stars The discovery was made by a team of European astronomers carrying out precise Doppler observations at the La Silla Observatory in Chile Their method of detection called radial velocity or Doppler spectroscopy infers the presence of an unseen companion because of the back and forth movement it induces in the host star This movement is detectable as a periodic red shift and blue shift in the star s spectral lines For more about this method see the article Finding Planets With a magnitude of 8 08 the host star can be viewed with binoculars or a low powered telescope in the southern sky The star is slightly larger than our Sun and is located 119 light years away in the constellation Canis Major The planetary companion is a gas giant with a derived mass nearly twice that of Jupiter Its orbit is nearly circular and lasts just over two and half days The discovery was made as part of the Coralie Planet Search Program an ongoing survey that has discovered eight extrasolar planets to date Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 73256 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 73256 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 73256 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 73256 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/hd_136118.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17018%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Planet discovered orbiting HD 136118 HD 136118 Digitized Sky Survey image The star HD 136118 Digitized Sky Survey image Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand 4 Ways to Find a Planet February 7 2002 PLANETQUEST A planetary companion has been detected circling the star HD 136118 bringing to 76 the total number of planets thus far discovered orbiting stars other than our Sun The discovery was made by a team of astronomers carrying out precise Doppler observations at California s Lick Observatory Their method of detection called radial velocity or Doppler spectroscopy infers the presence of an unseen companion because of the back and forth movement it induces in the host star This movement is detectable as a periodic red shift and blue shift in the star s spectral lines For more about this method see the article Finding Planets With a magnitude of 6 9 this F8 star is visible to the unaided eye under optimal circumstances just north of the constellation Libra at a distance of 170 light years 52 3 parsecs It is slightly larger than our Sun and may be evolving away from its main sequence to become a red giant a process that will eventually take place with our own Sun The planetary companion is a gas giant with a derived mass roughly 12 times that of Jupiter Its orbit lasts more than three years Like the majority of extrasolar planets discovered it follows a highly eccentric or oval orbital path The discovery was announced by Debra A Fischer Geoffrey W Marcy and Bernie Walp of the University of California and R Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institution Steven S Vogt of the Lick Observatory and Keven Apps of the University of Sussex The team is carrying out a Doppler survey of about 350 stars at the Lick Observatory and Hawaii s W M Keck Observatory Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 136118 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 136118 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 136118 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 136118 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/hd_169830.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%18744%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content Site Logo Script Dynamic Drive www dynamicdrive com For full source code installation instructions 100 s more DHTML scripts and TOS visit http www dynamicdrive com NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers detect 7 new planets around other stars Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 73256 Blue Line Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 169830 which is host to at least two planets Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four ways to find a planet Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia Blue Line June 30 2003 PLANETQUEST European astronomers this week announced the discovery of seven new planets orbiting other stars bringing to 115 the total number of known extrasolar planets Six of the new planets circle stars not previously known to harbor planets while the seventh orbits a star where another planet had been detected earlier All of the new planets are gas giants ranging in size from slightly smaller than Jupiter to nearly eight times the mass of Jupiter They were detected using the radial velocity method which infers the presence of an unseen companion because of the back and forth movement it induces in the host star This movement is detectable as a periodic red shift and blue shift in the star s spectral lines For more about this method see the article Finding Planets A team led by Michel Mayor as part of the ongoing Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search program was responsible for six of the new discoveries HD 65216 HD111232 HD142415 HD216770 HD10647 and HD 169830 In 1995 Mayor was co discoverer along with Didier Queloz of 51 Pegasi the first known planet around another star Additionally Japanese astronomers last week announced the discovery of a new planet around a giant star also using radial velocity This new planet HD 104985 b is more than six time the mass of Jupiter It was the first to be discovered by a Japanese planet search team according the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia There are currently more than 30 planet search programs under way worldwide using ground based telescopes While none of the planets detected thus far is believed to have the potential to support life NASA is developing a suite of space based missions that will be capable of detecting for smaller habitable planets within the next decade See the links at left under Missions for information on NASA s planet finding missions which include the Space Interferometery Mission Kepler and Terrestrial Planet Finder Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 169830 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 169830 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 169830 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news hd 169830 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/huge_mirrors.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%18630%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Huge mirror arrives for planet finding telescope The first 8 4 meter 28 foot primary mirror in the telescope cell atop Mount Graham Click here for a larger image Blue Line The first 8 4 meter 28 foot primary mirror in the telescope cell Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Gallery of LBT construction images Blue Line October 31 2003 PLANETQUEST The first of two huge primary mirrors for the Large Binocular Telescope have arrived on site in Arizona marking an important milestone in the construction of a ground based instrument that will be powerful enough to obtain some of the first images of planets around other stars The goal of the project is to construct a binocular telescope consisting of two 8 4 meter mirrors on a common mount This telescope will be equivalent in light gathering power to a single 11 8 meter instrument Because of its binocular arrangement the telescope will have a resolving power ultimate image sharpness corresponding to a 22 8 meter telescope A NASA funded project will use the Large Binocular Telescope as a testbed to develop nulling and interferometry technologies Nulling interferometry is a technique which cancels the overwhelming glare from a star by interference of light This allows the detection of nearby planets or dust disks which would otherwise be obscured by the much brighter star The technique is being studied in preparation for NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder misson Jason Smith Jim Slagle and Doug Officer in front of the telescope s elevation structure in an April 2003 photo University of Arizona Click here for a larger image Blue Line Jason Smith Jim Slagle and Doug Officer in front of the telescope s elevation structure in an April 2003 photo University of Arizona Blue Line Although more than 100 planets have been indirectly detected around nearby stars in recent years the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer LBTI will be among the first instruments capable of observing some of them directly The planets that fall within the LBTI s detection range are called Hot Jupiters extremely hot gas giant planets located in close proximity to their host stars The telescope itself and support structures were manufactured in Italy then disassembled and shipped to Arizona in mid 2002 The parts are now being reassembled in a pre constructed enclosure as part of the Mount Graham International Observatory in Arizona Surveys of nearby stars for extrasolar planetary systems using the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer are scheduled to begin between 2006 2013 Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirrors html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirrors html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirrors html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirrors html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/iota_draconis.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%22423%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS A tour of planetary systems in the night sky Click image above to view August sky map Click here for a larger image Blue Line Click image above to view August sky map Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand 3D New Worlds Atlas Blue Line August 19 2003 PLANETQUEST Did you know that when you walk outside and look up on a clear night some of the stars you see with your naked eye are circled by planets While you can t actually see the planets themselves you can locate several stars at the heart of other planetary systems without using a telescope The following tour will introduce you to four of the brightest extrasolar systems meaning planetary systems beyond our own solar system You can locate them in the night sky this month by using our printable sky map Some of these stars are just on the border of visibility but you can find their approximate place in the sky To see them clearly you may need binoculars or a small telescope For a complete guide to extrasolar planets in the night sky see NASA s New Worlds Atlas which contains printable sky maps for more than 100 extrasolar planets For a multimedia tour of these systems check out the 3D New Worlds Atlas Iota Draconis Artist s concept of the iota Draconis planetary system Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the Iota Draconis planetary system Blue Line The first stop in our tour is the giant star Iota Draconis With a magnitude or apparent brightness of 3 3 it can easily be spotted with the unaided eye on a clear night The Iota Draconis system is located 100 light years from Earth in the constellation Draco the dragon If you connect the dots in this constellation this star forms one of the joints in the dragon s body The planet circling this star is a gaseous giant about eight and one half times the size of Jupiter It was discovered in 2002 The host star is not like our star the Sun but is an old star that has already burned the hydrogen fuel in its core This discovery provides evidence that planets at distances from their stars comparable to Earth s distance from the Sun can survive the evolution of the host star into a giant Tau Boo This star is located 49 light years away in the constellation Bootes the herdsman You can easily find Bootes by following the Big Dipper s handle Bootes is a diamond shaped constellation and contains the fourth brightest star in the sky Arcturus The star Tau Boo is located near the diamond s point and is barely visible to the eye with a magnitude of 4 5 the higher the magnitude the dimmer the star appears The planet circling Tau Boo discovered in 1996 is nearly four times as large as Jupiter Upsilon Andromedae Digital Sky Survey image of the star Upsilon Andromedae which is orbited by three unseen planets Click here for a larger image Blue Line Digital Sky Survey image of the star Upsilon Andromedae which is orbited by three unseen planets Blue Line The Upsilon Andromedae system is located 44 light years from Earth in the well known Andromeda constellation It contains at least three planets and is one of the first multiple planet extrasolar systems discovered All three planets that circle the star are gas giants One of them known as a hot Jupiter is located extremely close to the star and completes its orbit every four and one half days The second planet is located slightly closer to the star than Earth is to the Sun while the third orbits at about twice that distance This system is located around the knees of the princess but at magnitude 4 1 is at the limit of what you can see from suburban skies 70 Virginis This Sun like star is located 59 light years away in the constellation Virgo the virgin near Bootes At magnitude 5 this is the most challenging of the four stars on this tour Each step up in magnitude is a change in brightness by 2 5 times Astronomers Geoff Marcy of San Francisco State University and Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institution announced the discovery of a giant planet more than six times the mass of Jupiter orbiting 70 Virginis in January 1996 Their discovery helped usher in a new era of extrasolar planet observations To date this worldwide quest has led to the discovery of more than 100 planets orbiting stars other than the Sun Future NASA missions such as the Space Interferometry Mission and Terrestrial Planet Finder will be able to search for much smaller and potentially habitable planets that may exist around stars such as these Click here for August sky map Written by Randal Jackson PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/jupiter_sized.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%19191%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers find Jupiter size planet orbiting star in Big Dipper Artist s concept of an extrasolar gas giant Artist s concept of an extrasolar gas giant Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand 3D Model of an Extrasolar Planetary System Technical Example Black Dot Paper R Paul Butler and Geoffrey W Marcy Blue Line Article Courtesy NASA August 15 2001 PLANETQUEST A team of astronomers has found a Jupiter sized planet orbiting a faint nearby star similar to our Sun raising intriguing prospects of finding a solar system like our own The planet is the second found orbiting the star 47 Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper also known as Ursa Major or the Big Bear The new planet is at least three fourths the mass of Jupiter and orbits the star at a distance that in our Solar System would place it beyond Mars but within the orbit of Jupiter Astronomers have detected evidence of more than 70 extrasolar planets said Morris Aizenman a senior science advisor at the National Science Foundation NSF Each discovery brings us closer to determining whether other planetary systems have features like those of our own For the first time we have detected two planets in nearly circular orbits around the same star said team member Debra Fischer of the University of California at Berkeley Most of the 70 planets people we have found to date are in bizarre solar systems with short periods and eccentric orbits close to the star As our sensitivity improves we are finally seeing planets with longer orbital periods planetary systems that look more like our Solar System The planet search team which is supported by NASA and the National Science Foundation Arlington VA has been instrumental in finding a majority of the planets outside our Solar System also called extrasolar planets Besides Fischer the team includes Geoffrey Marcy also of Berkeley Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Steve Vogt of the University of California at Santa Cruz and Gregory Laughlin of NASA s Ames Research Center Mountain View CA Their report on the new planet has been submitted to the Astrophysical Journal A few years ago Marcy and Butler discovered a planet more than twice the mass of Jupiter in a circular orbit around the same star The star is one of 100 that the scientists have targeted since 1987 in their search for evidence of extrasolar planets Using telescopes at the University of California s Lick Observatory they measure changes in the characteristics of light emitted by the stars Those changes they believe signal the presence of a planet periodically pulling the star toward or away from Earth Fischer was able to see the periodic wobble from the second planet smaller and farther from the star than the first because of improved instrumentation The star is a yellow star similar to the sun probably about seven billion years old and located about 51 light years from Earth A light year the distance light travels in one year is approximately 6 trillion miles Every new planetary system reveals some new quirk that we didn t expect We ve found planets in small orbits and wacky eccentric orbits said Marcy With 47 Ursae Majoris it s heartwarming to find a planetary system that finally reminds us of our solar system More information National Science Foundation http www nsf gov od lpa news press 01 newplanet htm Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news jupiter sized html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news jupiter sized html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news jupiter sized html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news jupiter sized html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/ken_brown.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%20821%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Former athlete flexes new muscles for planet search January 19 2005 The Planet Hunters A series of profiles and conversations of people working behind the scenes in NASA s search for new worlds PLANETQUEST JPL physicist Ken Brown aims high Twice named All American in track and field he placed 12th in the 1992 U S Olympic Trials qualifier in high jump Now he has his sights set on even loftier goals building an instrument to spot hard to see planets outside our solar system inspiring students improving education and strengthening the community Brown and his team at JPL are developing an experimental version of an instrument that will eventually fly in space Called a nulling interferometer the instrument will be able to cancel out the blinding light of a distant star to see if a planet shines close by It will be a key part of NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder a future mission to search for planets like Earth elsewhere in our galaxy Light is a wave Brown said The idea of an interferometer is to split the incoming light and null out the bright light from a star so that the only light we see is from the planets The team first performed the nulling experiment at room temperature then inside a vacuum chamber with the temperature lowered to minus 301 degrees Fahrenheit minus 185 degrees Celsius Ken Brown Blue Line Ken Brown Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Nulling demo Blue Line We need to simulate the spacecraft s environment Brown said to learn as much as we can about how our instrument will perform and test for every possibility before launching The next step for Brown and his team of eight colleagues will be to build an even larger experimental interferometer move it into a specially designed chamber and lower the temperature even further to minus 458 degrees Fahrenheit minus 272 degrees Celsius the temperature of space This larger instrument will include mirrors that will move and point to targets just as the flight version will do in space It s not a trivial thing said Brown who has been working on the Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission for about a year If it were trivial or boring it probably wouldn t appeal to Brown He likes to practice what he preaches to students Choose something to do because you re interested in it not because it s easy If something is hard that s OK you just need to understand it better Like physics education is something that interests Brown He teaches basic physics at Cal State Dominguez Hills and often speaks to secondary students We re losing our future mathematicians and scientists he said I try to go out and be an example of what s possible Brown also serves on the California Department of Education s Technology Advisory Group Chaired by Ask Jeeves founder Garrett Gruener for Jack O Connell state superintendent of public instruction the group s mission is to find better ways to help students learn We re looking at the next generation of learners and how technology can help Brown said Artist s concept of TPF Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of TPF Blue Line Education is something of a family business for the Browns His father a retired probation officer is a prominent member of the University of Iowa s Black Alumni Association His mother is a professor of music at Cal State Long Beach and his wife is a school psychologist and counselor Community involvement is also a family concern Brown serves as president of the board of JobStarts Inc a non profit organization that helps residents of South Los Angles find work and provides training in financial literacy His father was one of the founders of the organization which just celebrated its 15th anniversary Brown began his career with JPL as a college intern and has worked on a variety of missions including the ocean observing Topex Poseiden and Cassini which recently arrived at Saturn As a youngster Brown got the engineering bug by taking things apart and trying to put them back together I wasn t always as successful as my parents would have liked he said Brown received his B S in computer science and physics from Morehouse College and a master s in applied physics from Clark Atlanta University A native of Los Angeles he moved back to California after college and now lives in South Los Angeles with his wife and two young sons Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ken brown html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ken brown html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ken brown html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ken brown html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/kGiant.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%17141%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers discover 2 new planets around giant stars January 7 2004 Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four ways to find a planet Blue Line Technical Example Black Dot Four Substellar Companions Found Around K Giant Stars Blue Line PLANETQUEST A team of astronomers this week announced the discovery of two new planets orbiting giant stars bringing to 118 the total number of known extrasolar planets At least seven substellar companions have been found orbiting K type stars providing evidence that a planet can survive the evolution of its host star into a giant Several billion years from now our Sun will evolve into a giant star similar to those the team has observed The Earth will receive about 60 times more radiation than it does today and the temperature will rise to several hundred degrees Celsius Observing the fate of companions of other stars late in life provides a glimpse into the future of our own solar system In a report at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Atlanta Georgia the team described four new companions to giant stars two of which are of brown dwarf mass One of the planetary candidates orbits the star 91 Aquarius 146 light years away It has a minimum mass about three times that of Jupiter and orbits its host star once every 182 days The other planet orbits the star HD 59686 once every 303 days and has a minimum mass of six and one half Jupiters Located 299 light years away the star has a magnitude of 5 5 and should be visible to the unaided eye under favorable circumstances The discoveries were made with the Doppler technique where the gravitational pull of the planet causes a wobble in the measured velocity of the host star The observations were carried out with the Hamilton echelle spectrograph at the University of California s Lick Observatory as part of a survey of 182 K giant stars Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news kGiant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news kGiant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news kGiant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news kGiant html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17638%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Large Binocular Telescope en route to U S Artist s concept of the Large Binocular Telescope Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Large Binocular Telescope home page Black Dot NASA s Origins program Blue Line July 19 2002 PLANETQUEST The main structure of the Large Binocular Telescope an advanced instrument capable of direct observations of planets outside our solar system is en route to the United States The massive telescope was loaded onto a ship at a port near Venice Italy this month and eventually will be installed within an enclosure at the top of Mount Graham in southeast Arizona The instrument consists of two 8 meter class telescopes that will be connected to form an infrared interferometer The resulting instrument will have a maximum baseline of 22 8 meters Because of its unique geometry and relatively direct optical path the LBTI will offer science capabilities that are different from other interferometers It will be able to provide high resolution images of many faint objects over a wide field of view including galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field with 10 times the Hubble resolution Nulling techniques will enable the LBTI to study emissions from faint dust clouds around other stars These dust clouds reflect light and give off heat and so interfere with the search for planets By helping to characterize these emissions the LBTI will provide critically needed data for the design of the Terrestrial Planet Finder a future mission that will study planets orbiting nearby stars Since 1995 astronomers have indirectly detected more than 100 planets around stars other than the Sun and the list of new planets continues to grow The next step is to make direct detections i e to obtain images of these planets as they orbit their parent stars LBTI s adaptive optics atmospheric blurring compensation and exceptional mirror quality will permit it to form images of Jupiter like planets around some 50 of the nearest stars The project is set up as a component of NASA s Origins program with management delegated to the University of Arizona and program oversight provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_const.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%18699%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Construction under way for planet finding telescope Jason Smith Jim Slagle and Doug Officer in front of the telescope s elevation structure in an April 2003 photo University of Arizona Click here for a larger image Blue Line Jason Smith Jim Slagle and Doug Officer in front of the telescope s elevation structure in an April 2003 photo University of Arizona Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Gallery of LBT construction images Blue Line PLANETQUEST Assembly of the Large Binocular Telescope a ground based observatory that will obtain some of the first images of large planets around other stars is under way atop Mount Graham Arizona The goal of the project is to construct a binocular telescope consisting of two 8 4 meter mirrors on a common mount This telescope will be equivalent in light gathering power to a single 11 8 meter instrument Because of its binocular arrangement the telescope will have a resolving power ultimate image sharpness corresponding to a 22 8 meter telescope A NASA funded project will use the Large Binocular Telescope as a testbed to develop nulling and interferometry technologies Nulling interferometry is a technique which cancels the overwhelming glare from a star by interference of light thus allowing for the detection of nearby planets or dust disks which would otherwise be obscured by the much brighter star The technique is being studied in preparation for NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder misson The telescope Structure was pre assembled in Milan Italy in 2001 Click here for a larger image Blue Line The telescope structure was pre assembled in Milan Italy in 2001 Blue Line Although more than 100 planets have been indirectly detected around nearby stars in recent years the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer LBTI will be among the first instruments capable of observing them directly The telescope itself and support structures were manufactured in Italy then disassembled and shipped to Arizona in mid 2002 The parts are now being reassembled in a pre constructed enclosure as part of the Mount Graham International Observatory Surveys of nearby stars for extrasolar planetary systems using the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer are scheduled to begin between 2006 2013 Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti const html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti const html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti const html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti const html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_update.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%23353%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Largest pair of eyes ever built to aid search for planets November 19 2003 Artist s concept of the Large Binocular Telescope View Gallery Click here for a larger image nbsp nbsp Blue Line Artist s concept of the Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Binocular Telescope gallery Find Out More Black Dot LBT home page Blue Line PLANETQUEST Fully assembled the Large Binocular Telescope resembles a face gazing skyward with a pair of enormous saucer eyes That visual impression isn t too far off the mark Like humans and many animals it will combine the optical power of two eyes to see better than one Its sharper vision will enable astronomers to carry out a broad range of unprecedented astronomical observations including some of the first direct observations of giant planets around other stars A glaring problem Astronomers already know that our solar system is not alone in the Universe At least 100 of the stars in the night sky just like our Sun are orbited by planetary companions But for the time being no one can actually see those planets because of the blinding glare of the stars they orbit The Large Binocular Telescope will overcome this obstacle by suppressing the glare from stars at the centers of planetary systems Once the glare is removed from view astronomers can begin to observe the orbiting planets which are much smaller and fainter than the stars Primates like this mouse lemur have evolved binocular vision to see sharper too In this case the principle involved is stereovision rather than interferometry Blue Line Primates like this mouse lemur have evolved binocular vision to see sharper too In this case the principle involved is stereovision rather than interferometry Blue Line The key to canceling out the starlight lies in telescope s binocular two eyed vision In the case of human vision each eye captures a separate image of the same target Information about the two images is combined in the brain to form a single image that contains more detail than either eye sees alone In the case of the Large Binocular Telescope the light from a common target is combined in such a way that the light waves interfere with each other or cancel each other out Using this interference technique scientists can make the star disappear from view It sounds almost like magic but it s really just basic physics For more details about this technique see Interferometry A New Window on the Universe A worker cleans the surface of the massive first primary mirror in preparation for its transport to the top of Mount Graham Blue Line A worker cleans the surface of the massive first primary mirror in preparation for its transport to the top of Mount Graham Blue Line A new spin on mirror technology Even with the obscuring glare of the star removed seeing something as small faint and distant as an extrasolar planet requires exceptionally large mirrors In the case of the Large Binocular Telescope each primary mirror is 8 4 meters 28 feet in diameter That s an area large enough to turn around a pickup truck Large radio telescope dishes have been around for years but the technology needed to create very large optical telescope mirrors has come of age only recently The mirrors for the Large Binocular Telescope were melted molded and spun into shape in a specially designed rotating oven at the University of Arizona Mirror Lab An innovative honeycomb structure ensures that the structure is rigid yet lightweight enough to be practical In late October the first of these mega mirrors was hauled by truck up 29 tortuous miles of hairpin turns to the observatory site at the summit of Mount Graham in Arizona The next step is for construction workers to attach the mirror to the motorized support structure which has taken shape over the past year atop a 10 story tower When the second mirror is added the telescope will have a combined resolution equal to that of a single mirror with a diameter of 22 8 meters 75 feet a space big enough to park a passenger bus At the same time the combined surface area of the mirrors will be sensitive enough to catch the faint light of planets orbiting stars trillions of miles away Even with mirrors this big Earth bound astronomers can only hope to observe giant planets like Jupiter and the dusty discs from which they form NASA s long range goal the observation of smaller Earth size planets that could support life will require going into space That s where NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF comes in Scheduled to launch in just over a decade TPF will use many of the same technologies that scientists today are perfecting on the ground with the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer The science results we expect from ground based projects like the LBTI and Keck Interferometer will really help us understand the type of objects TPF will look at said Dr Rolf Danner a research scientist at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory They will help us design the right kind of mission Lifting the veil For the time being just catching the first glimpse of the mysterious worlds that surround our familiar cosmic neighbors represents a new frontier in astronomy For the University of Arizona s Phil Hinz principal investigator for the Large Binocular Telescope the project is all about looking at familiar stars in a new light I really like the approach of building a totally new instrument then going out and looking at a very well studied object Hinz said It s exciting to think that these well studied stars might have planetary systems waiting for us to discover once we have the capability Construction of the Large Binocular Telescope is scheduled to be completed in late 2005 with full science operations to begin a year later The project is a partnership between the University of Arizona and a consortium of U S and international partners The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer LBTI is a NASA funded project under the management of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Blue Line Written by Randal Jackson PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbtiDedication.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17285%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Dedication held for Large Binocular Telescope A view of the Large Binocular Telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona Courtesy University of Arizona Click here for a larger image Blue Line A view of the Large Binocular Telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona Courtesy University of Arizona Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Large Binocular Telescope home page Blue Line October 29 2002 PLANETQUEST Dedication ceremonies were held in October for the Large Binocular Telescope LBT an innovative observatory that will use a pair of eyes to allow astronomers to see giant planets that today are hidden in the glare of distant stars From its vantage point at the summit of Mount Graham in Arizona the LBT will take use its twin telescopes to remove a star s glare from view In this technique called interferometry light from the target is received by each telescope and combined in such a way that the light waves interfere with each other and ultimately cancel each other out The resulting effect The star practically disappears from view Once assembled the LBT will resemble a face with a pair of enormous saucer eyes gazing skyward in its quest to find faraway planets The telescope s primary mirrors were crafted in a specially designed rotating oven at the University of Arizona Mirror Lab The mirrors combined resolution will be equal to that of a single mirror with a diameter of 75 feet But despite this power the LBT will only be able to see giant planets like Jupiter NASA s long range goal the observation of Earth size planets that could support life will require a space mission In the meantime the LBT may provide a glimpse of the mysterious worlds that surround us Construction of the telescope is scheduled for completion in late 2005 with full science operations to begin a year later But despite this power the LBT will only be able to see giant planets similar to Jupiter outside our solar system The interferometer project is funded by NASA and managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/magnifyGlass3.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%23640%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Cosmic magnifying glass reveals new planet Las Campanas Observatory image of the microlensing event Click here for a larger image Click here for a larger image Blue Line Las Campanas Observatory image of the microlensing event Blue Line Interactivity Hand Animations nbsp How Microlensing Works QuickTime RealPlayer How Microlensing Works This animation demonstrates the principles of microlensing The observatory on Earth sees the source distant star when the lens closer star and planet pass through the center of the image The inset shows what may be seen through a ground based telescope The image brightens twice indicating when the star and planet pass through the observatory s line of sight to the distant star Blue Line Discovery Location QuickTime RealPlayer Discovery Location This animation shows the location of the new discovery near the center of our Milky Way galaxy The images span a 120 day period in which the star became much brighter due to microlensing There were two spikes in brightness indicating that the passing star had a planet in orbit around it The lens or foreground star and planet are 17 000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius while the background star is 24 000 light years away Blue Line Artist Depiction QuickTime RealPlayer Artist Depiction This animation is an artist s rendering of the planet believed to be one and a half times larger than Jupiter orbiting a red dwarf its parent star The distance between the star and planet is three times the distance between Earth and the Sun Blue Line April 13 2004 Like Sherlock Holmes holding a magnifying glass to unveil hidden clues modern day astronomers have used cosmic magnifying effects to reveal a planet orbiting a distant star This marks the first discovery of a planet around a star beyond our solar system using gravitational microlensing A star or planet can act as a cosmic lens to magnify and brighten a more distant star lined up behind it That s because the gravitational field of the foreground star bends and focuses light like a glass lens bending and focusing starlight in a telescope Albert Einstein predicted this effect in his theory of general relativity and confirmed it with our Sun The real strength of microlensing is its ability to detect low mass planets said Dr Ian Bond of the Institute for Astronomy in Edinburgh Scotland Bond is lead author of a paper appearing in the Astrophysical Journal Letters May 10 issue Amateur astronomers might use this technique to follow up future discoveries and confirm planets as small as Earth around stars other than our Sun The discovery was made possible through cooperation between two international research teams Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics or MOA and Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment or OGLE The newly discovered star planet system is 17 000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius The planet orbiting a red dwarf parent star is most likely one and a half times bigger than Jupiter The planet and star are three times farther apart than Earth and the Sun Together they magnify a farther background star some 24 000 light years away near the Milky Way center In most prior microlensing observations scientists saw a typical brightening pattern or light curve indicating that a star s gravitational pull was affecting light from an object behind it The latest observations revealed extra spikes of brightness indicating the existence of two massive objects By analyzing the precise shape of the light curve Bond and his team determined that one smaller object is only 0 4 the mass of a second larger object They concluded that the smaller object must be a planet orbiting its parent star Dr Bohdan Paczynski of Princeton University Princeton N J an OGLE team member first proposed using gravitational microlensing to detect dark matter in 1986 In 1991 Paczynski and his student Shude Mao proposed using microlensing to detect extrasolar planets Two years later three groups reported the first detection of gravitational microlensing by stars Earlier claims of planet discoveries with microlensing are not regarded as definitive since they had too few observations of the apparent planetary brightness variations I m thrilled to see the prediction come true with this first definite planet detection through gravitational microlensing said Paczynski He and his colleagues believe observations over the next few years may lead to the discovery of Neptune sized and even Earth sized planets around distant stars Microlensing can easily detect extrasolar planets because a planet dramatically affects the brightness of a background star Because the effect works only in rare instances when two stars are perfectly aligned millions of stars must be monitored Recent advances in cameras and image analysis have made this task manageable Such developments include the new large field of view OGLE III camera the MOA II 1 8 meter 70 8 inch telescope now being built and cooperation between microlensing teams It s time critical to catch stars while they are aligned so we must share our data as quickly as possible said OGLE team leader Dr Andrzej Udalski of Poland s Warsaw University Observatory The Polish American project is led by Udalski in Poland and Paczynski in the United States It operates at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile run by the Carnegie Institution of Washington and includes the world s largest microlensing survey on the 1 3 meter 51 inch Warsaw Telescope OGLE is funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation in the United States and the Polish State Committee for Scientific Research and Foundation for Polish Science in Poland MOA is primarily a New Zealand Japanese group with collaborators in the United Kingdom and United States It is supported by New Zealand s Marsden Fund the United States NASA and National Science Foundation and Japan s Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science National Science Foundation funding was provided through the foundation s astronomy division NASA funding was provided through NASA s Origins program Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/magnifyGlass.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%23643%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Cosmic magnifying glass reveals new planet Las Campanas Observatory image of the microlensing event Click here for a larger image Click here for a larger image Blue Line Las Campanas Observatory image of the microlensing event Blue Line Interactivity Hand Animations nbsp How Microlensing Works QuickTime RealPlayer How Microlensing Works This animation demonstrates the principles of microlensing The observatory on Earth sees the source distant star when the lens closer star and planet pass through the center of the image The inset shows what may be seen through a ground based telescope The image brightens twice indicating when the star and planet pass through the observatory s line of sight to the distant star Blue Line Discovery Location QuickTime RealPlayer Discovery Location This animation shows the location of the new discovery near the center of our Milky Way galaxy The images span a 120 day period in which the star became much brighter due to microlensing There were two spikes in brightness indicating that the passing star had a planet in orbit around it The lens or foreground star and planet are 17 000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius while the background star is 24 000 light years away Blue Line Artist Depiction QuickTime RealPlayer Artist Depiction This animation is an artist s rendering of the planet believed to be one and a half times larger than Jupiter orbiting a red dwarf its parent star The distance between the star and planet is three times the distance between Earth and the Sun Blue Line April 13 2004 Like Sherlock Holmes holding a magnifying glass to unveil hidden clues modern day astronomers have used cosmic magnifying effects to reveal a planet orbiting a distant star This marks the first discovery of a planet around a star beyond our solar system using gravitational microlensing A star or planet can act as a cosmic lens to magnify and brighten a more distant star lined up behind it That s because the gravitational field of the foreground star bends and focuses light like a glass lens bending and focusing starlight in a telescope Albert Einstein predicted this effect in his theory of general relativity and confirmed it with our Sun The real strength of microlensing is its ability to detect low mass planets said Dr Ian Bond of the Institute for Astronomy in Edinburgh Scotland Bond is lead author of a paper appearing in the Astrophysical Journal Letters May 10 issue Amateur astronomers might use this technique to follow up future discoveries and confirm planets as small as Earth around stars other than our Sun The discovery was made possible through cooperation between two international research teams Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics or MOA and Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment or OGLE The newly discovered star planet system is 17 000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius The planet orbiting a red dwarf parent star is most likely one and a half times bigger than Jupiter The planet and star are three times farther apart than Earth and the Sun Together they magnify a farther background star some 24 000 light years away near the Milky Way center In most prior microlensing observations scientists saw a typical brightening pattern or light curve indicating that a star s gravitational pull was affecting light from an object behind it The latest observations revealed extra spikes of brightness indicating the existence of two massive objects By analyzing the precise shape of the light curve Bond and his team determined that one smaller object is only 0 4 the mass of a second larger object They concluded that the smaller object must be a planet orbiting its parent star Dr Bohdan Paczynski of Princeton University Princeton N J an OGLE team member first proposed using gravitational microlensing to detect dark matter in 1986 In 1991 Paczynski and his student Shude Mao proposed using microlensing to detect extrasolar planets Two years later three groups reported the first detection of gravitational microlensing by stars Earlier claims of planet discoveries with microlensing are not regarded as definitive since they had too few observations of the apparent planetary brightness variations I m thrilled to see the prediction come true with this first definite planet detection through gravitational microlensing said Paczynski He and his colleagues believe observations over the next few years may lead to the discovery of Neptune sized and even Earth sized planets around distant stars Microlensing can easily detect extrasolar planets because a planet dramatically affects the brightness of a background star Because the effect works only in rare instances when two stars are perfectly aligned millions of stars must be monitored Recent advances in cameras and image analysis have made this task manageable Such developments include the new large field of view OGLE III camera the MOA II 1 8 meter 70 8 inch telescope now being built and cooperation between microlensing teams It s time critical to catch stars while they are aligned so we must share our data as quickly as possible said OGLE team leader Dr Andrzej Udalski of Poland s Warsaw University Observatory The Polish American project is led by Udalski in Poland and Paczynski in the United States It operates at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile run by the Carnegie Institution of Washington and includes the world s largest microlensing survey on the 1 3 meter 51 inch Warsaw Telescope OGLE is funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation in the United States and the Polish State Committee for Scientific Research and Foundation for Polish Science in Poland MOA is primarily a New Zealand Japanese group with collaborators in the United Kingdom and United States It is supported by New Zealand s Marsden Fund the United States NASA and National Science Foundation and Japan s Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/MajorPlanet.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%16631%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Major planet discovery to be announced Artist s concept of an extrasolar planet Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of an extrasolar planet Blue Line August 27 2004 PLANETQUEST A team of planet hunters will announce their discovery of a new class of planets beyond our solar system at a NASA Science Update at 1 p m EDT on Tuesday August 31 Their discovery represents a significant and much anticipated advance in the hunt for extrasolar planets Panelists include Dr Geoffrey Marcy University of California Berkeley Dr R Paul Butler Department of Terrestrial Magnetism Carnegie Institution of Washington Dr Barbara McArthur University of Texas Austin Dr Alan Boss staff research astronomer Department of Terrestrial Magnetism Carnegie Institution of Washington Dr Anne Kinney moderator director Universe Division Science Mission Directorate NASA Washington The news conference will be carried live on NASA Television and webcast live at http planetquest jpl nasa gov webcasts ssu 0804 html NASA Television is available in the continental U S on AMC 6 Transponder 9C C Band located at 72 degrees west longitude The frequency is 3880 0 MHz Polarization is vertical and audio is monaural at 6 80 MHz In Alaska and Hawaii NASA Television is available on AMC 7 Transponder 18C C Band located at 137 degrees west longitude Frequency is 4060 0 MHz Polarization is vertical and audio is monaural at 6 80 MHz Blue Line Written by Rosmary Sullivant PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/marcy.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%23201%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Leading planet finder predicts discovery of another Earth within decade Geoff Marcy Blue Line Geoff Marcy Blue Line Video Marcy describes his Eureka moment QuickTime 3 7 MB RealPlayer 792 kB Blue Line April 7 2003 Geoff Marcy is professor of astronomy at the University of California Berkeley and a Principal Investigator with NASA s Space Interferometry Mission Along with Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institute in Washington Marcy co leads a team that has discovered more than 70 planets outside the solar system Marcy was interviewed during a recent SIM science meeting in Pasadena California PlanetQuest Humans have been speculating on the existence of worlds around other Suns for thousands of years but there was no evidence until that first discovery was made in 1995 Since then more than 100 extrasolar planets have been discovered Why is all this happening now Marcy The discovery of planets around other stars is extraordinarily difficult The problem in a nutshell is that a planet is about 1 billion times fainter than its host star so the planets get lost in the glare of the host star The reason we re finding planets now by this doppler technique is that now we have big telescopes fast computers and most importantly exquisite optics PQ So far all of the planets discovered are gas giants How long will we have to wait for the discovery of Earth size planets Marcy NASA is launching two missions within a decade both explicitly to detect Earth like planets The Space Interferometry Mission SIM and Kepler will determine whether there are Earths out there and how often Earth like planets occur What fraction of the twinkling stars you see out there are going to have Earths We re going to have the answer in 10 years or less With SIM we re going to survey about 200 nearby stars The interesting problem we face is that we don t know how many planets it s going to find It might turn out that every star has an Earth or a Venus or a Mercury or a Mars a smallish planet heretofore undetectable That s the great part about SIM we don t know the answer ahead of time We don t know if we ll find three planets or hundreds We have to do the experiment to find out PQ Why are Earth sized planets considered the holy grail in planet finding Marcy What we re trying to do with SIM is to find planets that have a rocky wet surface It is that liquid water that provides the solvent for biochemistry the chemistry of life to flourish So we re looking desperately for planets with a surface that can hold those pools of biochemistry that we think would eventually lead to complex life PQ Why should the general public care about this quest Marcy The discovery of planets around other stars will never change the price of any stock on the U S stock exchange NASDAQ isn t going to budge when we find a new planet But I think there is great value in finding out if there are other planets out there and I think the main reason is simply because we want to know if we re alone in the Milky Way galaxy with its 200 billion stars When you look up at the night sky at those twinkling lights you wonder Are any of those suns like our own Sun Is our solar system unique And we re getting answers There are other planetary systems and the chances for life on some of those planets if conditions are right are very high right now Comparison of our own solar system with a system discovered by Marcy s team around the star 55 Cancri in June 2002 Blue Line Click here for a larger image Blue Line Comparison of our own solar system with a system discovered by Marcy s team around the star 55 Cancri in June 2002 Blue Line PQ How did you first get interested in astronomy Marcy When I was 14 years old my parents bought me an old used telescope They weren t sure if I would like it but I put that telescope up on the roof of our house and I used to look up at Saturn at night I was stunned that you could actually see the rings of Saturn I was captivated From that moment on I knew I wanted to be an astronomer PQ Were there any teachers who had a strong influence on you Marcy I had a fantastic teacher when I was in sixth grade I was told to ask questions to not accept necessarily what the establishment told me I ve asked questions ever since and it s been very helpful PQ Have you ever had a eureka moment Marcy I ll never forget the morning of December 30 1995 I was at home preparing for New Year s Eve and my collaborator Paul Butler called me up and said just three words Geoff come here He was already at the office It was a Saturday morning I drove immediately to Berkeley and there on the computer screen was a plot showing the wobble of the star 70 Virginis We had been looking for planets around stars for eleven years without a single success and there on the computer screen was the first planet we had ever discovered It was a fantastic moment PQ How did you feel Marcy I was scared and elated if you can imagine it terror at the prospect that we might be wrong and the excitement of knowing we had found our first planet We knew there was only one thing to do at that point take more data to make sure we were right PQ Do you have any words of advice for someone considering a career in science Marcy If you re considering a career in astronomy or science there s a very clear path First when you re in high school take lots of science classes lots of math classes The second piece of advice go with your heart Find out what you really get a kick out of and go with that Be in touch with what you re really excited about PQ What do you like to do in your spare time Marcy I play two hours of tennis every day sometimes twice a day If I had my life to live over again I d be a professional tennis player PQ What do you find most rewarding about your work Marcy There are two things I like about being a scientist and doing research One is that occasionally I come into the office and work and by the end of the day my colleagues and I come up with a new discovery perhaps a new planet that no one has ever known about The discovery of something that has never been known in the history of humanity is a wonderful experience The other thing I like about doing research is being with my collaborators They are my friends almost like family From the day to day standpoint it s just working with others working with my collaborators that makes science enjoyable Blue Line Find out more The University of California Planet Search Project Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar 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New Worlds Atlas Blue Line PLANETQUEST Is there another Mars out there Within the next decade or so NASA plans to develop space telescopes with super sharp vision that can detect planets like Mars or Earth around other stars In the meantime learning as much as we can about our terrestrial next door neighbors will help us understand what to look for according to scientists at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory While more than 100 planets have been discovered outside our Solar System all of them are gaseous giants like Jupiter and Saturn NASA s search for life beyond our Solar System hinges on eventually detecting smaller rocky planets As far as we know these are the only type of planets that could harbor liquid water on the surface considered essential to life But which are we most likely to find another Mars or another Earth or perhaps a Venus That remains an open question according to Vikki Meadows an astrobiologist at JPL It may be that Earths are unusual or common Terrestrial Planet Finder is an experiment we have to run in order to find out Meadows said One of the goals of the Mars Exploration Rover mission is to determine the past climate history of Mars Knowing what Mars was like before it became the barren static world we see today would help scientists recognize a younger version Mars should it turn up out there among the stars The Viking mission which placed two landers on Mars in the 1970s told scientists that the planet has undergone massive alterations since its formation Scientists believe it was once a warm wet world with plate tectonics active volcanoes and a magnetic field that could protect the surface from deadly radiation But after about 1 billion years its chances of becoming another Earth were over Because of its relatively puny mass about one tenth that of Earth Mars didn t have enough gravity to hang onto to some of the conditions favorable to life It cooled quickly It lost much of its atmosphere It froze solid Its magnetic field collapsed Its once fearsome volcanoes sputtered out Over subsequent eons while the Earth stabilized formed oceans and developed a hospitable atmosphere Mars changed very little Because of this scientists believe Mars is the planetary equivalent of a time capsule Mars is a snapshot that shows us what terrestrial planets look like at an early age said David Crisp a senior research scientist at JPL Getting to know our neighbors Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line In 2013 NASA will launch Terrestrial Planet Finder a space telescope with revolutionary optics that will be able to detect and characterize small rocky planets around other stars We might find another planet like Mars or a planet like Earth But finding either at exactly the same point in their evolution as our own Solar System is unlikely With Terrestrial Planet Finder you don t get to pick the age of the solar system you look at Crisp said You only get to look at solar systems in various stages of their evolution We may find planets that look like early Earth or early Mars So it would be nice to understand them For the time being the best way scientists have to prepare is by understanding the history of our own terrestrial neighbors Terrestrial planets in our Solar System are remarkably diverse Meadows said and I don t think they span the range of what you might see in other solar systems If you don t understand your nearest neighbors there s no point in studying the distant ones The Terrestrial Planet Finder mission is managed by JPL as part of NASA s Origins program The Mars Exploration Rover project is managed by JPL for NASA s Office of Space Science Blue Line Written by Randal Jackson PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mediaTelecon.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%16429%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Navigation Bar NEWS NASA JPL Media Teleconference Wednesday July 13 2004 9am to 10am PT noon to 1pm ET Artist s Concept of Spacecraft SUBJECT Text PANELISTS TBD two line description here TBD two line description here TBD two line description here LIVE SHOTS Live TV satellite interviews are TBD TBD AUDIO ARCHIVE An audio recording of this media teleconference will be available for one week by calling 800 944 7187 or 402 220 3507 An online audio archive will be posted within approximately 24 hours at http www jpl nasa gov multimedia index cfm MMCategory Audio MEDIA CONTACTS Carolina Martinez 818 354 9382 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif Don Savage 202 358 1727 NASA Headquarters Washington Blue Line Written by Rosmary Sullivant PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Media Telecon Page Visuals Release Bios Note to Editors Related Information Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mediaTelecon html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mediaTelecon html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mediaTelecon html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mediaTelecon html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mercury_transit.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%18783%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Mercury transit to offer rare glimpse of planet finding method The V zone covers areas where the transit will be observable ESO graphic Click here for a larger image Blue Line The V zone covers areas where the transit will be observable ESO graphic Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Webcams nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SOHO real time images nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ESO nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Paris Observatory Black Dot 2003 Transit of Mercury page from Goddard Space Flight Center Black Dot ESO Mercury Transit page Blue Line April 24 2003 PLANETQUEST An upcoming astronomical event will provide a rare opportunity for amateurs to observe a technique scientists are using to search for planets around stars On May 7 Mercury will pass in front of the Sun creating a tiny eclipse called a transit This event visible from Europe Africa and Asia and parts of North America will provide a close up example of the transit method one of the techniques scientists are using to detect or confirm the existence of planets around other stars The transit method involves measuring the slight decrease in light from a star when a planet passes across its face For more about this planet finding technique see Science Finding Planets The disk of Mercury is very small and will be difficult to see Observation of the event requires being in the right location see map and using a telescope with special protection It is dangerous to observe the Sun directly the only completely safe approach is to project the image onto a sheet of paper Mercury in front of the Sun as observed by the SOHO space observatory in 1999 movie Blue Line Mercury in front of the Sun as observed by the TRACE mission in 1999 also see movie Blue Line The Mercury transit which occurs once every seven years provides a prelude to an even more important celestial event next year On June 8 2004 the larger planet Venus will pass in front of the Sun and will be easily observable from the same continents If you aren t in the right place to observe the Mercury event directly you can watch it virtually via one of the the webcams that will transmit live images on the Internet See Find out more upper right for links to webcams and a list of sites that provide comprehensive information on observing the Mercury transit Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mimi_aung.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%27840%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Interview Formation flight and the search for new planets June 15 2004 The Planet Hunters A series of profiles and conversations of people working behind the scenes in NASA s search for new worlds PLANETQUEST NASA has identified formation flying in space as a technology critical to searching for new worlds and life outside our solar system in the 21st century Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing this futuristic technology through a group of integrated testbeds where critical components are developed and demonstrated using autonomous flying robots Read more about the testbeds below This research will pave the way for a new generation of robotic space telescopes that will take images of planets around other stars and search for signs of life Aung examines a formation flight robot Click here for a larger image Blue Line Aung examines a formation flight robot Blue Line One of the people leading the effort at JPL is Mimi Aung project element manager of the formation flying technology area of Terrestrial Planet Finder Aung grew up in Burma and Malaysia then returned at age 16 to her native United States where she earned bachelor s and master s degrees in electromechanical engineering She recently talked with PlanetQuest about her work PlanetQuest What is the overall purpose of this program Aung Our ultimate goal is to show that precision formation flying in space is possible This is a key technology in the search for habitable planets around other stars PQ Can you explain more about what s meant by precision formation flying Is this similar to what the Blue Angels do Aung By precision formation flying we mean controlling multiple spacecraft to fly in a desired formation in space without direct human interaction from Earth For TPF we envision five to six spacecraft For other missions there can be more or less in number It s comparable to the Blue Angels in terms of flying a fleet in synchrony but also different because the level of precision of the spacecraft formation is much tighter the motions are much slower and there are no human beings in the loop PQ Why is this technology so important Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Aung To study Earthlike planets around other stars we need a very powerful telescope in space One way to do this is to launch an enormous telescope Another way is to use a technology called interferometry which combines the light from several smaller telescopes that are separated in space The result is an instrument that s equal in capability to a single much larger telescope For the interferometry approach we need to know how to fly these smaller telescopes on separate spacecraft in precise formation so they can operate as a single virtual telescope PQ Why not just fly one very large telescope Aung The advantages of using a number of smaller telescopes over one large telescope include more capability and flexibility for planet finding purposes and ease of launch and deployment in space The capability of an interferometer operated across multiple spacecraft can be increased by flying them further apart to form a larger baseline It is also a more flexible instrument because the baseline can be varied to any desired length by simply flying the spacecraft over different separations Also it s easier to launch and deploy smaller telescopes in space compared to one very large telescope PQ Can you give us an overview of the various formation flying technology activities at JPL Aung There are three closely interrelated testbeds ongoing at JPL for formation flying technology development the Formation Algorithms and Simulation Testbed the Formation Control Testbed and the Formation Sensor Testbed A fourth testbed SPHERES is under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and partially funded by TPF PQ How did you get started in this field Aung I liked math and science very much in school Space was another interest wanting to know what s out there Also I grew up dreaming of working for NASA Having grown up across the globe in Asia it wasn t clear how I would get here but it all worked out somehow It s a dream come true because this is where we get to explore the universe PQ Do you have any advice for others who would like to pursue a career in space exploration Aung Learn a lot of math and science If you have that foundation along with a lot of personal interest and enthusiasm for exploration the sky s the limit PQ Engineering historically has tended to be a male dominated field Any advice for women who may be considering a career similar to yours Aung This is a world of brains not muscles so I would say don t worry about it Just become good technically PQ What s the best advice you ve ever received Aung My mother who has a Ph D in math has always taught me to never take shortcuts Solve a problem by really understanding it rather than jumping to a solution I live by that PQ What s your most important career goal Aung To know I ve played a part in the advancement of human knowledge Top of Page nbsp Formation Flying at JPL The technology for autonomous formation flight is being developed in four integrated testbeds at JPL The Algorithm Testbed This is a virtual reality testbed where formation flight algorithms mathematical sets of rules are being developed and tested end to end through computer simulations In other words formation flight in cyberspace Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Click here for a larger image Blue Line Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Blue Line Top of Page nbsp The Flight Control Testbed Three desk chair size robots will perform precision maneuvers floating on a cushion of air inside an enclosed arena JPL s Dan Coulter and Asif Ahmed examine a formation flight robot that will take flight in the testbed this summer Click here for a larger image Blue Line JPL s Dan Coulter and Asif Ahmed examine a formation flight robot that will take flight in the testbed this summer Blue Line Top of Page nbsp The Formation Sensor Testbed To fly in formation robotic spacecraft need to know exactly where they are with respect to their partners This is where the necessary robotic sensory organs are being developed Schematic view of robots maneuvering in formation Click here for a larger image Blue Line Schematic view of robots maneuvering in formation Blue Line Top of Page nbsp SPHERES Three intelligent soccer ball size robots will use technologies developed in the other testbeds to perform autonomous flight maneuvers inside the International Space Station Simulated view of the SPHERES experiment onboard the International Space Station Click here for a larger image Blue Line Simulated view of the SPHERES experiment onboard the International Space Station Blue Line Top of Page Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news_2001.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Archive - 2001%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%16306%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS 2001 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Media Information Media inquiries regarding the missions science or technology covered in this Web site should be directed to Jane Platt media relations specialist 818 354 0880 blue line More planets emerge with solar system like orbits October 15 2001 An international team of astronomers has discovered eight new extrasolar planets bringing to nearly 80 the number of planets found orbiting nearby stars More planets emerge with solar system like orbits blue line Hints of planet sized objects bewilder Hubble scientists June 27 2001 Scientists are mystified by what may be unexpected wandering planet sized objects A new image taken by NASA s Hubble Space Telescope implies the presence of these objects Hints of Planet sized Objects Bewilder Hubble Scientists blue line First Starlight linking the two Keck 10 meter telescopes March 14 2001 Proving that two telescopes are better than one NASA astronomers have gathered the first starlight obtained by linking two Hawaiian 10 meter 33 foot telescopes This successful test at the W M Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea makes the linked telescopes which together are called the Keck Interferometer the world s most powerful optical telescope system First Starlight Linking the two Keck 10 Meter Telescopes nbsp Top of Page Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Archive 2001 Planet Quest News Archive 2001 Planet Quest News Archive 2001 Planet Quest News Archive 2001 Planet Quest News Archive 2001 Planet Quest News Archive 2001 Planet Quest News Archive 2001 Planet Quest News Archive 2001 Planet Quest News Archive 2001 Planet Quest News Archive 2001 http planetquest jpl nasa gov news news 2001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news news 2001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news news 2001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news news 2001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news_2002.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Archive - 2002%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%27621%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS 2002 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Media Information Media inquiries regarding the missions science or technology covered in this Web site should be directed to Jane Platt media relations specialist 818 354 0880 blue line Astronomers detect farthest known planet December 3 2002 Astronomers have announced the discovery of the most distant extrasolar planet ever found a gas giant located 5 000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius The planet is the first to be detected using the transit method which infers the planet s existence based on a periodic dip in the star s brightness as the planet passes its face Astronomers detect farthest known planet blue line Hubble measures extrasolar planet s true mass December 3 2002 An international team of astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to help make a precise measurement of the mass of a planet outside our solar system The Hubble results show that the planet is 1 89 to 2 4 times as massive as Jupiter our solar system s largest orbiting body Hubble measures extrasolar planet s true mass blue line NASA selects scientists technologists for Terrestrial Planet Finder November 21 2002 NASA has named a group of 33 key scientists and technologists to help design missions that could accomplish the Terrestrial Planet Finder goals of finding and characterizing Earth like planets and looking for signs of life NASA selects scientists technologists for Terrestrial Planet Finder blue line Building planets in cyberspace November 4 2002 Over the next few years scientists at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory plan to cook up a series of planets using ingredients like carbon dioxide water vapor and methane But they won t be using real materials it will all be done in cyberspace Building planets in cyberspace blue line Innovative technique reveals new planet October 22 2002 By studying patterns in a ring of dust surrounding the star Epsilon Eridani astronomers have detected one of the lowest mass planets yet discovered Located 10 light years away the planet has about one tenth the mass of Jupiter and completes an orbit once every 280 years Innovative technique reveals new planet blue line Astronomers find first planet orbiting close in binary star October 9 2002 Astronomers with the McDonald Observatory Planet Search project have discovered the first planet orbiting a star in a close in binary star system The discovery has implications for the number of possible planets in our galaxy because unlike the Sun most stars are in binary systems Astronomers find first planet orbiting close in binary star blue line Astronomers discover another Jupiter size planet with a circular orbit September 17 2002 An international planet search team has announced the discovery of the 102nd planet outside our solar system a Jupiter like giant circling a star about 100 light years away Astronomers discover another Jupiter size planet with a circular orbit blue line Assembly arrives for airborne observatory September 4 2002 NASA s airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy SOFIA received a key component last week when its telescope assembly arrived in Waco Texas completing a 7 000 mile journey from Germany Assembly arrives for airborne observatory blue line SIRTF to lift veil on planet formation August 19 2002 Early next year the field of new planet observations will be extended into space with the launch of the Space Infrared Telescope Facility SIRTF SIRTF to lift veil on planet formation blue line Over 100 planets found and counting July 9 2002 The search for new worlds reached a milestone recently when the total number of planets detected around stars outside our solar system topped 100 Over 100 planets found and counting blue line Newfound planetary system has hometown look June 13 2002 After 15 years of observation and a lot of patience the world s premier planet hunting team has finally found a planetary system that reminds them of our own home solar system Newfound planetary system has hometown look blue line Solo brown dwarf may help study of extrasolar planets May 22 2002 Astronomers have observed in mid infrared wavelengths the closest brown dwarf or failed star to Earth Solo brown dwarf may help study of extrasolar planets blue line Do black holes do si do May 13 2002 Scientists believe that binary black holes the remnants of past galactic mergers may dance at the heart of elliptical galaxies Do black holes do si do blue line A conversation with a planet hunter April 1 2002 The detection of small Earth like worlds outside our solar system may be closer than you think according to Caltech s David Charbonneau A conversation with a planet hunter blue line Planet discovered orbiting HD 136118 February 7 2002 A planetary companion has been detected circling the star HD 136118 bringing to 76 the total number of planets thus far discovered orbiting stars other than our Sun Planet discovered orbiting HD 136118 blue line Planet found orbiting giant star January 8 2002 The first discovery of a planet orbiting a giant star is providing insight into the fate of planets during the late life cycles stars according to a team of astronomers Iota Draconis blue line Shock zone found where planets are born January 8 2002 In research that may help reveal how planets form astronomers have gathered evidence that a shock is created when material falls in toward a dust disk around a growing star Shock zone found where planets are born blue line Hubble measures atmosphere on world around another star February 2002 Astronomers using NASA s Hubble Space Telescope have made the first direct detection and chemical analysis of the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system Hubble measures atmosphere on world around another star nbsp Top of Page Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Archive 2002 Planet Quest News Archive 2002 Planet Quest News Archive 2002 Planet Quest News Archive 2002 Planet Quest News Archive 2002 Planet Quest News Archive 2002 Planet Quest News Archive 2002 Planet Quest News Archive 2002 Planet Quest News Archive 2002 Planet Quest News Archive 2002 http planetquest jpl nasa gov news news 2002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news news 2002 html http planetquest 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news_2003.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Archive%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%36035%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS 2003 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Media Information Media inquiries regarding the missions science or technology covered in this Web site should be directed to Jane Platt media relations specialist 818 354 0880 blue line New space telescope unveils planet forming disc December 18 2003 NASA s latest orbiting observatory the Spitzer Space Telescope has obtained the first infrared images of the massive dust disc surrounding the nearby star Fomalhaut Such debris discs are the leftover material from the building of a planetary system New space telescope unveils planet forming disc blue line NASA recruits amateurs to form Night Sky Network December 8 2003 Are you an amateur astronomer engaged in public outreach If so NASA wants you The U S space agency has partnered with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to create the Night Sky Network a coalition of amateur astronomy clubs who will bring the wonders of the universe to the public NASA recruits amateurs to form Night Sky Network blue line New evidence for planetary system around Vega November 19 2003 One of the brightest stars in the night sky may be home to planetary system similar to ours according to new research Computer models of the structure of a faint dust disc around the star Vega suggests the presence of a Neptune size planet orbiting at a similar distance to Neptune in our own solar system New evidence for planetary system around Vega blue line Largest eyes ever built to aid search for planets November 19 2003 Fully assembled the Large Binocular Telescope resembles a face gazing skyward with a pair of enormous saucer eyes That visual impression isn t too far off the mark Its sharper vision will enable astronomers to carry out a broad range of unprecedented astronomical observations including some of the first direct observations of giant planets around other stars Largest eyes ever built to aid search for planets blue line Astronomers uncover evidence of new planet being born November 12 2003 University of Arizona astronomers have used a new technique called nulling interferometry to probe a dust disk around a young nearby star for the first time They not only confirmed that the young star does have a protoplanetary disk the stuff from which solar systems are born but discovered a gap in the disk which is strong evidence of a forming planet External press release Astronomers uncover evidence of new planet being born blue line Huge mirror arrives for planet finding telescope October 31 2003 The first of two huge primary mirrors for the Large Binocular Telescope have arrived on site in Arizona marking an important milestone in the construction of a ground based instrument that will be powerful enough to obtain some of the first images of planets around other stars Huge mirror arrives for planet finding telescope blue line New space telescope focuses its vision October 15 2003 The Space Infrared Telescope Facility SIRTF NASA s fourth and final Great Observatory has been successfully focused This crucial milestone will enable the observatory to study discs of dusts where planets may be forming along with other science objectives External press release New space telescope focuses its vision blue line A Galaxy far far away eyed by linked Hawaiian telescopes October 1 2003 A galaxy far beyond our own Milky Way with a monstrous churning black hole in its center has been observed by two optical telescopes working in unison as an interferometer These observations reveal the finest level of detail in a galaxy ever produced at infrared wavelengths A Galaxy far far away eyed by linked Hawaiian telescopes blue line Study Stars rich in metals tend to harbor planets September 10 2003 A comparison of 754 nearby stars like our Sun shows definitively that the more iron and other metals there are in a star the greater the chance it has a companion planet External press release Study Stars rich in metals tend to harbor planets blue line First light for new space telescope September 3 2003 NASA s Space Infrared Telescope Facility has switched on two of its onboard instruments and captured some preliminary star studded images External press release First light for new space telescope blue line A tour of planetary systems in the night sky August 19 2003 Did you know that when you walk outside and look up on a clear night some of the stars you see with your naked eye are circled by planets Our sky guide for August will help you pinpoint some of these distant worlds A tour of planetary systems in the night sky blue line Winking star may provide insight on planet formation August 7 2003 A study of archival images of a star that undergoes a regular long lasting eclipse every 48 days has revealed that this winking began only a few decades ago If the eclipses are caused by material in a protoplanetary disk as suspected the finding could give astronomers the opportunity to study planet formation on surprisingly short time scales External press release Winking star may provide insight on planet formation blue line Tiny Measurement Gives Big Boost to Planet Hunt July 22 2003 On the trail of another Earth JPL engineers have taken the smallest measurements ever This feat will help an upcoming mission search for Earthlike planets around other stars External press release Tiny Measurement Gives Big Boost to Planet Hunt blue line Hubble helps confirm oldest known planet July 10 2003 Astronomers using data from NASA s Hubble Space Telescope have precisely measured the mass of a planet with an estimated age of 13 billion years That s more than twice as old as the Earth and the discovery provides tantalizing evidence that the first planets formed rapidly leading astronomers to conclude that planets may be abundant in our galaxy External press release Hubble helps confirm oldest known planet blue line Keck Interferometer team announces first discovery July 10 2003 Astronomers have observed a young star ringed by a swirling disc that may spin off planets marking the first published science observation using two linked 10 meter 33 foot telescopes in Hawaii Newly discovered planet system resembles our own blue line Newly discovered planet system resembles our own July 3 2003 Astronomers looking for planetary systems that resemble our own solar system have found the most similar formation so far The new planet is similar to Jupiter and orbits a nearby star that is very like our own Sun External press release Newly discovered planet system resembles our own blue line Astronomers detect 7 new planets around other stars June 30 2003 European astronomers this week announced the discovery of seven new planets orbiting other stars bringing to 115 the total number of known extrasolar planets Six of the new planets circle stars not previously known to harbor planets while the seventh orbits a star where another planet had been detected earlier Interferometer data complete family portrait of Alpha Centauri blue line A new look at planetary birthplaces May 26 2003 A new look at planetary birthplaces May 26 Data from NASA s spaceborne Chandra X ray Observatory are giving astronomers new insights into the process of planet formation The observations suggest that disks of dust and gas around young stars can evolve rapidly to form planets or they can be disrupted by close encounters with other stars A new look at planetary birthplaces blue line European team discovers a hot jupiter April 14 2003 A planetary companion has been detected circling the star HD 73256 bringing to 106 the total number of planets thus far discovered orbiting stars other than our Sun The planet is one of a class known as hot jupiters gas giants located in tight orbits extremely close to their parent stars European team discovers a hot jupiter blue line Leading planet finder predicts discovery of another Earth within decade April 7 2003 Astronomers have been discovering large planets around other stars by the dozen in recent years but are there really any other places that look like Earth out there In a recent interview planet hunter extraordinaire Geoff Marcy said the answer may be closer than you think Leading planet finder predicts discovery of another Earth within decade blue line Interferometer data complete family portrait of Alpha Centauri March 20 2003 Observations with Europe s Very Large Telescope Interferometer VLTI have provided the first ever direct measurement of the diameters of the nearby Sun like stars Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B Although the Centauri system is not known to harbor extrasolar planets the finding demonstrates the potential of interferometers multiple telescopes acting as one to someday study Earth like planets around other stars Interferometer data complete family portrait of Alpha Centauri blue line Hubble detects evaporating planet March 12 2003 The atmosphere surrounding a planet slightly larger than Jupiter is apparently being seared into space from the intense heat of its parent star astronomers said Wednesday Hubble detects evaporating planet blue line Radio telescope to study formation of new planets February 26 2003 The European Southern Observatory ESO and the U S National Science Foundation NSF signed a historic agreement Tuesday to construct and operate the world s largest and most powerful radio telescope The science goals of the new instrument include the study of planets forming around young stars in our galaxy Radio telescope to study formation of new planets blue line Images reveal tightly orbiting brown dwarf February 18 2003 Researchers at the University of Arizona have released new images of the tightest orbiting brown dwarf ever observed A brown dwarf is a would be star that is too small to ignite resulting in an object that is neither a star nor a planet but resides somewhere in between Images reveal tightly orbiting brown dwarf blue line Amateur wins chance to hunt for new worlds February 5 2003 Amateur astronomer Walter Cruttenden of Newport Beach California will join professional astronomer Geoff Marcy later this year in the control room of the W M Keck Observatory in Hawaii as Marcy and his colleagues hunt for extrasolar planets Cruttenden won the opportunity by submitting the winning bid of 16 000 in a fundraising auction conducted by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific on eBay Amateur wins chance to hunt for new worlds blue line Seeking the keys to the stellar kingdom January 27 2003 How big is the biggest star How small is the smallest star These may sound like fundamental questions but throughout history astronomers have found the answers frustratingly elusive NASA s Space Interferometry Mission will help get closure on the matter White dwarf stars imagined by JPL s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on NASA s Hubble Space Telescope nbsp Top of Page Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo 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planetary systems December 9 2004 Two of NASA s Great Observatories the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope have provided astronomers an unprecedented look at dusty planetary debris around stars the size of our Sun External press release Spitzer Hubble capture evolving planetary systems blue line Robots set stage for cosmic choreography December 3 2004 Under a velvet black dome studded with sparkling stars a lone figure glides gracefully tilting and whirling across a shining floor Instead of music however there s the slight hiss of compressed air Robots set stage for cosmic choreography blue line Astronomers discover new planet in unusual system November 24 2004 An international team of astronomers has announced the discovery of new planet orbiting the star HD 202206 bringing to 134 the total number of known extrasolar planets around normal stars The new planet exists with an unusual system that also contains a brown dwarf or failed star Astronomers discover new planet in unusual system blue line Science fact or Science fiction Take the quiz November 15 2004 Here s a short quiz to test your knowledge of what s real and what isn t in the area of space travel and the search for extraterrestrial life Science fact or Science fiction Take the quiz blue line Spitzer detects ice in planet forming disc November 9 2004 Two new results from NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope released today are helping astronomers better understand how stars form out of thick clouds of gas and dust and how the molecules in those clouds ultimately become planets External press release Spitzer detects ice in planet forming disc blue line Dedication held for Large Binocular Telescope October 29 2004 Dedication ceremonies were held in October for the Large Binocular Telescope LBT an innovative observatory that will use a pair of eyes to allow astronomers to see giant planets that today are hidden in the glare of distant stars Dedication held for Large Binocular Telescope blue line Planetesimals in the beta Pic disc October 21 2004 A team of Japanese astronomers using the Subaru telescope has observed evidence of an early extrasolar planetary system in the dust disk of beta Pictoris External press release Planetesimals in the beta Pic disc blue line Astronomers discover planet building is big mess October 18 2004 Planets are built over a long period of massive collisions between rocky bodies as big as mountain ranges astronomers announced this month Astronomers discover planet building is big mess blue line Keck Interferometer team to make stars disappear October 8 2004 The technological magicians at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the W M Keck Observatory are a step closer to performing a vanishing act on a cosmic scale Keck Interferometer team to make stars disappear blue line Race to the impossible SIM s technology breakthroughs September 30 2004 To determine the feasibility of the proposed SIM Planet Finder mission NASA set forth eight milestones or technology gates to be completed in the laboratory before the mission could move forward Although many outside of NASA considered the goals impossible all but one have now been achieved paving the way for a 2009 launch of the most powerful space telescope ever devised Race to the impossible SIM s technology breakthroughs blue line A conversation with Origins host Neil Tyson September 22 2004 Neil deGrasse Tyson one of the world s most popular lecturers on astronomy talks about the PBS Origins series public perceptions of science and the childhood influences that led him to become a scientist and an ambassador to the cosmos A conversation with Origins host Neil Tyson blue line Scientists discover first of a new class of extrasolar planets August 31 2004 Astronomers announced today the first discovery of a new class of planets beyond our solar system about 10 to 20 times the size of Earth far smaller than any previously detected The planets make up a new class of Neptune sized extrasolar planets Scientists discover first of a new class of extrasolar planets blue line Small telescope finds giant planet August 24 2004 Astronomers on Tuesday announced the discovery of the 124th planet outside our Solar System and the first to be discovered using a small 4 inch diameter telescope External press release Small telescope finds giant planet blue line NASA to consider giant planet census August 19 2004 A complete census of giant extrasolar planets for all types of stars in our galaxy is among nine projects selected by NASA for further study as possible future mission concepts with its Astronomical Search for Origins Program Each of the selected studies will have eight months to further develop and refine concepts for missions External press release NASA to consider giant planet census blue line Planet survey Knocking on heaven s door August 2 2004 The Milky Way is a big diverse neighborhood And if you re hoping to find Earthlike planets that may harbor life you ll need to figure out a way to narrow the search That s where the SIM planet finder scheduled for launch in 2009 comes in Planet survey Knocking on heaven s door blue line An alien Earth in Saturn s backyard June 25 2004 When the Cassini mission s Huygens probe plunges through the atmosphere of Saturn s moon Titan it will provide a glimpse behind the veil of what many astronomers consider the most Earthlike body in our solar system It may also provide vital clues in NASA s search for habitable planets around other stars An alien Earth in Saturn s backyard blue line Astronomers discover orbiting brown dwarf pair June 19 2004 Astronomers have announced the discovery of a unique pair of newborn brown dwarfs in orbit around each other Brown dwarfs are planet like objects that are too small to ignite hydrogen fusion and shine as stars yet too big to be considered planets External press release Astronomers discover orbiting brown dwarf pair blue line Scientists directly measure brown dwarf mass June 15 2004 An international team of astronomers has measured for the first time the mass of an ultra cool star and its companion brown dwarf The two stars form a binary system and orbit each other in about 10 years Brown dwarfs represent a class of intermediate objects between giant planets like Jupiter and normal stars less massive than our Sun External press release Scientists directly measure brown dwarf mass blue line Venus Transit demonstrates planet finding method June 8 2004 On Tuesday the planet Venus crossed the Sun s disc for about seven hours an event not seen since 1882 The transit demonstrated a key technique being used to detect planets orbiting stars outside our solar system External press release Venus Transit demonstrates planet finding method blue line Telescope detects possible evidence of very young planet May 27 2004 NASA has announced new findings from the Spitzer Space Telescope including evidence of what may be the youngest planet ever found and the discovery of significant amounts of icy organic materials sprinkled throughout several planet forming discs that circle infant stars External press release Two architectures chosen for Terrestrial Planet Finder blue line Two architectures chosen for Terrestrial Planet Finder May 10 2004 For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet around a star beyond our solar system using gravitational microlensing an effect predicted by Albert Einstein in his theory of general relativity The new finding brings the total number of planets discovered outside our solar system to 122 Two architectures chosen for Terrestrial Planet Finder blue line Cosmic magnifying glass reveals new planet April 13 2004 For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet around a star beyond our solar system using gravitational microlensing an effect predicted by Albert Einstein in his theory of general relativity The new finding brings the total number of planets discovered outside our solar system to 122 Cosmic magnifying glass reveals new planet blue line Primary mirror installed on Large Binocular Telescope March 30 2004 The first of two huge primary mirrors has been installed in the Large Binocular Telescope marking another important milestone in the construction of a ground based instrument that will obtain images of planets around other stars Primary mirror installed on Large Binocular Telescope blue line New campaign to seek Earths via microlensing March 23 2004 An international group of astronomers will begin searching for Earth mass planets with an enhanced world wide telescope network in May this year Royal Astronomical Society press release New campaign to seek Earths via microlensing blue line Venus Transit and the Search for New Worlds March 19 2004 Classrooms and the public were invited to participate in a live webcast about a rare astronomical event coming up this summer Pre recorded Venus Transit and the Search for New Worlds blue line Nearest youngest star with planet nursery found February 26 2004 Astronomers at the University of California Berkeley have discovered the nearest and youngest star with a visible disk of dust that may be a nursery for planets Nearest youngest star with planet nursery found blue line Oxygen carbon detected in extrasolar planet atmosphere February 2 2004 Oxygen carbon detected in extrasolar planet atmosphere February 2 2004 Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed oxygen and carbon in the atmosphere of a planet beyond our Solar System for the first time The planet HD 209458b is a hot jupiter located 150 light years from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus External press release Oxygen carbon detected in extrasolar planet atmosphere blue line Mars mission offers clues in hunt for new worlds January 15 2004 Is there another Mars out there Within the next decade or so NASA plans to develop space telescopes with super sharp vision that can detect planets like Mars or Earth around other stars In the meantime learning as much as possible about our terrestrial next door neighbors is helping scientists understand what to look for Mars mission offers clues in hunt for new worlds blue line Astronomers discover 2 new planets around giant stars January 7 2004 A team of astronomers this week announced the discovery of two new planets orbiting giant stars bringing to 118 the total number of known extrasolar planets and providing evidence that a planet can survive the evolution of its host star into a giant Astronomers discover 2 new planets around giant stars Top of Page Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo 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protein found around star December 20 2005 NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered some of life s most basic ingredients in the dust swirling around a young star The ingredients gaseous precursors to DNA and protein were detected in the star s terrestrial planet zone a region where rocky planets such as Earth are thought to be born External press release Partial ingredients for DNA and protein found around star blue line Burning the midnight oil at 13 600 feet December 16 2005 Robert Ligon is an engineer not an astronaut Nonetheless his work takes place on an otherworldly landscape miles above sea level where the air is thin and clear He is part of a team that is pushing the technology envelope to aid in NASA s search for new worlds Burning the midnight oil at 13 600 feet blue line Planet hunters discover a giant and a middle weight December 5 2005 European astronomers have announced the discovery of two new extrasolar planets including a giant and one of the smallest ever found The new discoveries bring the total number of known extrasolar planets to 157 Planet hunters discover a giant and a middle weight blue line Explore the world s largest optical observatory December 1 2005 Take a 360 degree virtual tour of the W M Keck Observatory home of the world s largest optical and infrared telescopes The observatory located atop a dormant volcano 13 600 feet above the Pacific Ocean is the site of NASA s Keck Interferometer project Explore the world s largest optical observatory blue line A planet with planets Spitzer finds cosmic oddball November 29 2005 Planets are everywhere these days They have been spotted around more than 150 stars and evidence is growing that they also circle failed or miniature stars called brown dwarfs External press release A planet with planets Spitzer finds cosmic oddball blue line TPF engineers achieve planet detection milestone November 10 2005 For the first time ever engineers working on JPL s Planet Detection Testbed have demonstrated that they can separate light as faint as that from a distant Earth like planet from the blinding glare of its parent star TPF engineers achieve planet detection milestone blue line Planet finding telescope achieves first light October 26 2005 Astronomers have obtained the first images using the Large Binocular Telescope a powerful new observatory that will eventually be used to observe giant planets around nearby stars Planet finding telescope achieves first light blue line Spitzer finds planet forming clumps around brown dwarfs October 20 2005 NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted the very beginnings of what might become planets around the puniest of celestial orbs brown dwarfs or failed stars External press release Spitzer finds planet forming clumps around brown dwarfs blue line Astronomers discover new transiting planet October 12 2005 An international team of astronomers has announced the discovery of a new transiting extrasolar planet The planet HD189733b in the constellation Vulpecula was detected and studied by the combination of two different methods radial velocities and photometric transits using the telescopes at Haute Provence Observatory OHP Astronomers discover new transiting planet blue line NASA takes giant step toward finding Earth like planets September 29 2005 Are we alone in the universe Are there planets like Earth around other suns that might harbor life Thanks to a recent technology breakthrough on a key NASA planet finding project the dream of answering those questions is no longer light years away NASA takes giant step toward finding Earth like planets blue line Spitzer data suggest that some planets form quickly September 12 2005 Now observations from from NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that some gas giant planets may form in less than 1 million years far more rapidly than predicted by current theories of planet formation External press release Spitzer data suggest that some planets form quickly blue line Six new planets reported August 30 2005 Scientists announced the discoveries of six new extrasolar planets during the latter half of August found at distances ranging from 20 to 289 light years from Earth according to information posted on the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia website Six new planets reported blue line The story before the story of extrasolar planets August 16 2005 A JPL scientist and his team are preparing to bring to the study of extrasolar planets what George Lucas brought to Star Wars the prequel The story before the story of extrasolar planets blue line Explore extreme life forms with Alien Safari August 11 2005 Click the the link to discover some of the most extreme organisms on our planet and find out what they are telling astrobiologists about the search for life beyond Earth Explore extreme life forms with Alien Safari blue line Spanish language version of PlanetQuest goes online August 2 2005 Spanish speaking space aficionados can track the latest news in the hunt for planets around other stars thanks to a new NASA website Spanish language version of PlanetQuest goes online blue line Scientists discover 10th planet in our solar system July 29 2005 Scientists discover 10th planet in our solar system July 29 2005 A planet larger than Pluto has been discovered in the outlying regions of the solar system External press release Scientists discover 10th planet in our solar system blue line NASA scientist discovers world with triple sunsets July 13 2005 A NASA funded astronomer has discovered a world where the sun sets over the horizon followed by a second sun and then a third The new planet called HD 188753 Ab is the first known to reside in a classic triple star system World with giant core bolsters planet formation theory blue line World with giant core bolsters planet formation theory June 30 2005 NASA researchers recently discovered the largest solid core ever found in an extrasolar planet and their discovery confirms a planet formation theory World with giant core bolsters planet formation theory blue line New evidence for a planet around Fomalhaut June 22 2005 New evidence for a planet around Fomalhaut June 22 2005 NASA Hubble Space Telescope s most detailed visible light image ever taken of a narrow dusty ring around the nearby star Fomalhaut HD 216956 offers the strongest evidence yet that an unruly and unseen planet may be gravitationally tugging on the ring External press release New evidence for a planet around Fomalhaut blue line New software finds smallest extrasolar planet yet June 20 2005 A new computer program analyzed the motions of two giant planets and the star they orbit and uncovered evidence of a third much smaller planet just 7 5 times the mass of Earth New software finds smallest extrasolar planet yet blue line Summer stargazing season kicks off June 20 2005 NASA s Night Sky Network helps amateurs across the country to enjoy the wonders of the nighttime sky External press release Summer stargazing season kicks off blue line A giant planet finding telescope takes shape June 10 2005 The Large Binocular Telescope is an advanced dual mirror observatory under construction atop Mount Graham Arizona When completed in the spring of 2006 it will be able to image giant planets outside of our solar system Click the link below to view a time lapse movie of telescope construction through installation of the first mirror cell Movie created by Tom Herbst using pictures from the LBT webcam QuickTime 61 MB 3 5 MB A giant planet finding telescope takes shape blue line Amateur pro astronomers discover new planet May 26 2005 An international collaboration of astronomers including two well equipped amateurs in New Zealand has made the second discovery of an extrasolar planet using gravitational microlensing Amateur pro astronomers discover new planet blue line Spitzer sees signs of alien asteroid belt May 20 2005 NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted what may be the dusty spray of asteroids banging together in a belt that orbits a star like our Sun The discovery offers astronomers a rare glimpse at a distant star system that resembles our home and may represent a significant step toward learning if and where other Earths form Spitzer sees signs of alien asteroid belt blue line Terrestrial Planet Finder in 3D May 9 2005 Explore the future of planet finding with this new interactive visualization of NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Use your mouse to rotate the spacecraft fire the thrusters or zoom in for a closer look at these advanced space observatories designed for search for Earth size planets and life Shockwave player required Terrestrial Planet Finder in 3D blue line Astronomers confirm extrasolar planet image April 30 2005 An international team of astronomers has reported confirmation of the first image of a planet mass object outside of our solar system The object about five times the mass of Jupiter orbits a brown dwarf rather than a star Astronomers confirm extrasolar planet image blue line Night Sky Network engages 100 000 in wonders of the universe April 22 2005 More than 100 000 people across the United States have been introduced to planet finding black holes and other astronomy topics through the Night Sky Network founded in 2004 by the Astronomy Society of the Pacific and NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Night Sky Network engages 100 000 in wonders of the universe blue line European team releases image of possible planet April 12 2005 A team of European astronomers has released an image of what may be an extrasolar planet obiting within the dusty disc surrounding a young star The estimated mass of the substellar companion is between one and 42 times that of Jupiter European team releases image of possible planet blue line Dying stars may bring life to worlds thought unlivable March 28 2005 Scientists recently discovered a new frontier in the race to find life outside our solar system Dying red giant stars may bring icy planets back from the dead Once frozen planets and moons may provide a new breeding ground for life as their stars enter the last and brightest phase of their lives Previous ideas about the search for extra solar life had excluded these regions External press release Dying stars may bring life to worlds thought unlivable blue line Scientist hails exciting step toward seeing extrasolar planets March 22 2005 NASA s long range goal of finding Earthlike planets around other stars was brought a step closer to reality with the direct capture of light from two extrasolar planets a prominent extrasolar planet researcher said this week Scientist hails exciting step toward seeing extrasolar planets blue line NASA s Spitzer captures light from extrasolar planets March 22 2005 NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope has for the first time captured the light from two known planets orbiting stars other than our Sun The findings mark the beginning of a new age of planetary science in which extrasolar planets can be directly measured and compared External press release NASA s Spitzer captures light from extrasolar planets blue line Astronomers discover a planet sized star March 11 2005 An international team of astronomers searching for new planets has discovered something unexpected a star only slightly larger than the planet Jupiter Astronomers discover a planet sized star blue line Planets galore 12 new discoveries announced February 15 2005 The past four weeks have been heady ones in the planet finding world Three teams of astronomers announced the discovery of 12 previously unknown worlds bringing the total count of planets outside our solar system to 145 Planets galore 12 new discoveries announced blue line Spitzer observes beginnings of mini solar system February 7 2005 Moons circle planets and planets circle stars Now astronomers have learned that planets may also circle celestial bodies almost as small as planets External press release Spitzer observes beginnings of mini solar system blue line Former athlete flexes new muscles for planet search January 19 2005 Twice named All American in track and field he placed 12th in the 1992 U S Olympic Trials qualifier in high jump Now he has his sights set on even loftier goals building an instrument to spot hard to see planets outside our solar system inspiring students improving education and strengthening the community Former athlete flexes new muscles for planet search blue line Evidence mounts for image of suspected planet January 10 2005 NASA s Hubble Space Telescope HST is providing important supporting evidence for the existence of a candidate planetary companion to a relatively bright young brown dwarf star located 225 light years away in the southern constellation Hydra External press release Evidence mounts for image of suspected planet blue line Spitzer spies aftermath of collisions in Vega disc January 10 2005 Astronomers say a dusty disc swirling around the nearby star Vega is bigger than earlier thought External press 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Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers find nearest and youngest star with a debris disk February 26 2004 The dust disk surrounding the red dwarf star AU Mic seen in optical scattered light The central dark region is produced by an occulting spot suspended by four wires masking the star Paul Kalas UC Berkeley courtesy of Science Magazine Blue Line The dust disk surrounding the red dwarf star AU Mic seen in optical scattered light The central dark region is produced by an occulting spot suspended by four wires masking the star Paul Kalas UC Berkeley courtesy of Science Magazine Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Berkeley news release Blue Line BERKELEY Astronomers at the University of California Berkeley have discovered the nearest and youngest star with a visible disk of dust that may be a nursery for planets The dim red dwarf star is a mere 33 light years away close enough that the Hubble Space Telescope or ground based telescopes with adaptive optics to sharpen the image should be able to see whether the dust disk contains clumps of matter that might turn into planets Circumstellar disks are signposts for planet formation and this is the nearest and youngest star where we directly observe light reflected from the dust produced by extrasolar comets and asteroids i e the objects that could possibly form planets by accretion said Paul Kalas assistant research astronomer at UC Berkeley and lead author of a paper reporting the discovery We re waiting for the summer and fall observing season to go back to the telescopes and study the properties of the disk in greater detail But we expect everyone else to do the same thing there will be lots of follow up A paper announcing the discovery will be published online in Science Express this week and will appear in the printed edition of the journal in March Coauthors with Kalas are Brenda C Matthews a post doctoral researcher with UC Berkeley s Radio Astronomy Laboratory and astronomer Michael C Liu of the University of Hawaii Kalas also is affiliated with the Center for Adaptive Optics at UC Santa Cruz The young M type star AU Microscopium AU Mic is about half the mass of the sun but only about 12 million years old compared to the 4 6 billion year age of the sun The team of astronomers found the star while searching for dust disks around stars emitting more than expected amounts of infrared radiation indicative of a warm glowing dust cloud The image of AU Mic obtained last October with the University of Hawaii s 2 2 meter telescope atop Mauna Kea shows an edge on disk of dust stretching about 210 astronomical units from the central star about seven times farther from the star than Neptune is from the sun One astronomical unit or AU is the average distance from the Earth to the sun about 93 million miles When we see scattered infrared light around a star the inference is that this is caused by dust grains replenished by comets and asteroid collisions Kalas said Because 85 percent of all stars are M type red dwarfs the star provides clues to how the majority of planetary systems form and evolve Other nearby stars such as Gliese 876 at 16 light years and epsilon Eridani at 10 light years wobble providing indirect evidence for planets But images of debris disks around stars are rare AU Mic is the closest dust disk directly imaged since the discovery 20 years ago of a dust disk around beta Pictoris a star about 2 5 times the mass of the sun and 65 light years away Though the two stars are in opposite regions of the sky they appear to have been formed at the same time and to be traveling together through the galaxy Kalas said These sister stars probably formed together in the same region of space in a moving group containing about 20 stars Kalas said This represents an unprecedented opportunity to study stars formed under the same conditions but of masses slightly larger and slightly smaller than the sun Theorists are excited too at the opportunity to understand how planetary systems evolve differently around high mass stars like beta Pictoris and low mass stars like AU Mic he said The pictures of AU Mic were obtained by blocking glare from the star with a coronagraph like that used to view the sun s outer atmosphere or corona The eclipsing disk on the University of Hawaii s 2 2 meter telescope blocked view of everything around the star out to about 50 AU At this distance in our solar system only the Kuiper Belt of asteroids and the more distant Oort cloud the source of comets would be visible Kalas said that sharper images from the ground or space should show structures as close as 5 AU which means a Jupiter like planet or lump in the dusty disk would be visible if present With the adaptive optics on the Lick 120 inch telescope or the Keck 10 meter telescopes or with the Hubble Space Telescope we can improve the sharpness by 10 to 100 times Kalas said In a companion paper accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal the Berkeley Hawaii team reports indirect evidence for a relatively dust free hole within about 17 AU of the star This would be slightly inside the orbit of Uranus in our own solar system Potential evidence for the existence of planets comes from the infrared spectrum where we notice an absence of warm dust grains he said That means that grains are depleted within about 17 AU radius from the star One mechanism to clear out the dust disk within 17 AU radius is by planet grain encounters where the planet removes the grains from the system The dust missing from the inner regions of AU Mic is the telltale sign of an orbiting planet The planet sweeps away any dust in the inner regions keeping the dust in the outer region at bay said Liu Aside from further observations with the 2 2 meter telescope in Hawaii Kalas and his colleagues plan to use the Spitzer Space Telescope an infrared observatory launched last August by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA to conduct a more sensitive search for gas The research was supported by the NASA Origins Program and the National Science Foundation s Center for Adaptive Optics blue line Written by Robert Sanders UC Berkeley Media Relations Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetsGalore.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%21339%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Planets galore 12 new discoveries announced February 15 2005 New discoveries were announced based on observations made with the W M Keck Observatory top and the La Silla Observatory in Chile bottom New discoveries were announced based on observations made with the W M Keck Observatory top and the La Silla Observatory in Chile bottom New discoveries were announced based on observations made with the W M Keck Observatory top and the La Silla Observatory bottom Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Black Dot Four ways to find a planet Black Dot Worldwide Planet Searches Blue Line PLANETQUEST The past four weeks have been heady ones in the planet finding world Three teams of astronomers announced the discovery of 12 previously unknown worlds bringing the total count of planets outside our solar system to 145 Just a decade ago scientists knew of only the nine planets those in our local solar system In 1995 improved detection techniques produced the first solid evidence of a planet circling another star A proliferation of discoveries followed and now dozens of ongoing search efforts around the globe add steadily to the roster of worlds Most of these planets differ markedly from the planets in our own solar system They are more similar to Jupiter or Saturn than to Earth and are considered unlikely to support life as we know it The news of the past four weeks has included The discovery of six new gas giant planets by two teams of European planet hunters was announced this week Two of these planets are similar in mass to Saturn three belong to a class known as hot jupiters because of their close proximity to the host stars The sixth is a gas giant at least four and a half times the mass of Jupiter All were discovered as part of the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Search HARPS an ongoing search program based at La Silla Observatory in Chile On January 20 a paper posted in the online edition of the Astrophysical Journal described five new gas giant type planets detected by a team of U S astronomers These planets provide further statistical information about the distribution and properties of planetary systems according to the paper The U S team based its finding on observations obtained at the W M Keck Observatory in Hawaii which is jointly operated by the University of California and Caltech Observation time was granted by both NASA and the University of California Last week Penn State s Alex Wolszczan and Caltech s Maciej Konacki announced the discovery of the smallest planet like body detected beyond our solar system The object belongs to a strange class known as pulsar planets It is about one fifth the size of Pluto and orbits a rapidly spinning neutron star called a pulsar A pulsar is a dense and compact star that forms from the collapsing core left over from the death of a massive star The new pulsar planet is the fourth to be discovered all orbit the same pulsar named PSR B1257 12 Because the planets around the pulsar are continually strafed by high energy radiation they are considered extremely inhospitable to life Note The current planet count posted on this website includes only planets around normal stars Two methods of detection The pulsar planet was discovered by observing the neutron star s pulse arrival times called pulsar timing Variations in these pulses give astronomers an extremely precise method for detecting the phenomena that occur within a pulsar s environment The gas giant planets were detected using the radial velocity method which infers the presence of an unseen companion because of the back and forth movement induced in the host star This movement is detectable as a periodic red shift and blue shift in the star s spectral lines For more about this method see the article Finding Planets The names of the new planets around main sequence stars are HD 2638 b HD 27894 b HD 63454 b HD 102117 b HD 93083 b HD 142022A b HD 45350 b HD 99492 b HD 117207 b HD 183263 b HD 188015 b Written by Randal Jackson PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetSizeStar.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17814%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers discover a planet sized star March 11 2005 Comparison of the Sun OGLE TR 22 and Jupiter Click here for a larger image Blue Line Comparison of the Sun OGLE TR 122 and Jupiter ESO image Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Black Dot Four Ways to Find a Planet Blue Line Find out more nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Black Dot ESO press release Blue Line PLANETQUEST An international team of astronomers searching for new planets has discovered something unexpected a star only slightly larger than the planet Jupiter The new star part of a binary system was discovered using the transit method which measures the slight dip in a star s brightness that occurs when a smaller object passes in front of it The tiny star named OGLE TR 122 decreases the light reaching the Earth from its larger companion by 1 5 percent during each orbit Astronomers said the future planet searches that use the transit method will have to be careful to distinguish between stellar imposters such as OGLE TR 122 and true planets The new star is 96 times heavier than planet Jupiter but only 16 larger Furthermore it is smaller than many of the 146 extrasolar planets that have been discovered thus far The recent observations also detected seven other small stars with masses below one third the mass of the Sun indicating that such stars are not rare according to a European Southern Observatory ESO The observations were carried out using the ESO s Very Large Telescope in Chile Read the full release here Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetSurvey.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%21859%%==%%26 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Planet survey Knocking on heaven s door Artist s concept of the Space Interferometry Mission Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the Space Interferometry Mission Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four Ways to Find a Planet Blue Line Technical Example Black Dot Extrasolar Planets Interferometric Survey full science proposal PDF Blue Line August 2 2004 PLANETQUEST The Milky Way is a big diverse neighborhood And if you re hoping to find Earthlike planets that may harbor life you ll need to figure out a way to narrow the search The search for planets begins with stars because the dusty discs around stars spawn young planets Are stars of certain ages or in certain locations more likely to include planets like Earth within their realms What about binary stars Are they good places to look The Extrasolar Planet Interferometric Survey aims to help answer those questions A project of NASA s Space Interferometry Mission planned for launch in 2009 the survey will look closely at a hundred nearby stars and more broadly at several thousand distant stars to see if they have planets and if there are Earthlike planets among them The result will be an inventory of planetary systems in different environments said the survey s principal investigator Dr Michael Shao of NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif The survey will take advantage of Space Interferometry Mission s ability to measure the positions and distances of stars outside own solar system much more precisely than ever before It will also be able to detect planets orbiting distant stars indirectly by measuring the change in a star s position called an astrometric wobble caused by the gravitational pull of an orbiting planet The mission will provide enough information about these faraway planets to determine which might be similar to Earth in mass and temperature The search is on For the first part of their survey Shao and his colleagues will make multiple observations of about 100 nearby stars Since another Space Interferometry Mission team headed by Dr Geoffrey Marcy of the University of California Berkeley will also be studying nearby stars in a different study the researchers held a draft pick of the closest 200 stars The Solar System s Habitable Zone Click here for a larger image It turned out that we had slightly different criteria Shao said Our team slightly favors luminous stars because we re interested in stars where if there were Earthlike planets in the habitable zone they would be easiest to detect The habitable zone is that fortunate spot that Earth occupies in relation to the Sun close enough to be warm but not so far away that it is cold More luminous stars have a habitable zone further away from the star resulting in a larger astrometric wobble he said For the second part of the survey Shao s team will observe more than 2 000 stars of different types and different ages They re also choosing stars in different locations in the galaxy some in the Milky Way s spiral arms between the arms and outside the galaxy s disc We want to know what types of stars are likely to produce planets no planets or multiple planet systems Shao said Some stars are young and hot Are they too young to have planets formed We don t know enough yet about the planet formation process Dr Michael Shao Blue Line Dr Michael Shao Blue Line The survey team will use the Space Interferometry Mission s ability to study planets orbits as well Multiple planet systems can get tricky When you have two big Jupiter like planets and they re not in the right orbit they could perturb each other so much that one gets thrown out of the solar system It can be a violent system for millions of years We want to be able to figure out where orbits are stable Shao said Orbital shape matters too Planets in our solar system have circular obits but the vast majority of planets found outside our solar system have elliptical orbits Shao said They may be very cold when far from the Sun and very hot when close to Sun We re much more likely to find life where the temperature is more uniform Shao s survey will help pave the way for the planned Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission which will be able to observe planets outside of our solar system directly for the first time ever The mission is planned for a 2014 launch We ll help create a target list for the Terrestrial Planet Finder in its quest to find habitable planets Shao said We ll be able to suggest where to look and because we ll be able to determine a planet s orbit we ll know also know when to look when the planet will be most detectable Blue Line Written by Rosmary Sullivant PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pqToolkit3.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%21273%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Night Sky Network engages 100 000 in wonders of the universe April 22 2005 The most popular venues for using the PlanetQuest ToolKit are star parties where members bring their telescopes out and invite the public to take a look at the heavens Blue Line Star parties are popular venues for presenting Night Sky Network activities Photo courtesy of Amy Bradley Blue Line Left Quote Marks The PlanetQuest ToolKit was just what I need to give my presentations more appeal Right Quote Marks Mike E Smith Evansville Astronomical Society Indiana Blue Line Find Out More 3D New Worlds Atlas Four ways to find a planet Blue Line PLANETQUEST Members of NASA s Night Sky Network have shared the wonders of the universe with more than 100 000 people across the United States since the organization was founded just over a year ago the Astronomy Society of the Pacific reported this week The coalition consists of more than 200 amateur astronomy clubs in all 50 states and Puerto Rico that share a passion for engaging people in the hobby and science of astronomy Requirements for membership include conducting at least five public outreach events per year and reporting attendance figures to NASA Each member club receives a series of hands on demonstration and activity kits on various astronomy topics The first kit called the PlanetQuest ToolKit was developed by NASA and the Astronomy Society of the Pacific to explain the basics of planet finding The discovery of more than 140 extrasolar planets in recent years has elevated public interest in astronomy so a planet finding kit seemed like a natural choice for us to start with said Marni Berendsen education project coordinator for the Astronomy Society of the Pacific Since then we ve followed it with additional educational kits including the Black Hole Survival ToolKit and an upcoming kit on telescope basics Sponsors of the kits include NASA s Navigator Program the Structure and Evolution of the Universe Education Forum the Origins Education Forum and the Solar System Education Forum We see the ToolKits as a way for NASA to support the amateur astronomy community in their ongoing commitment to educate and inspire students and the public said Michael Greene manager of NASA s PlanetQuest education and outreach program The activites are designed to be simple fun and accessible with plenty of wow factor built in The kits have been used in venues as diverse as Girl Scout gatherings evening star parties and even onboard a U S naval aircraft carrier in San Diego The kit includes simple activities that demonstrate basic concepts Click here for a larger image Blue Line The kit contains simple activities that demonstrate basic astronomy concepts Blue Line Neta F Apple a member of the Astronomy Club of Oklahoma reported that the PlanetQuest kit inspired a day camp around the quest to find and explore an extrasolar planet The kids took to all this with great zeal and really enjoyed themselves Apple said One of the most popular activities in the kit enables participants to locate stars that are circled by planets in the night sky by using a telescope a pair of binoculars or in some cases the naked eye The Mount Diablo Astronomical Society located in Walnut Creek California recently used the activity at a star party attended by local high school students The students were fascinated with the idea of planets around other stars and how we are currently finding them Richard Ozer reported For many clubs membership in the Night Sky Network aligns with their existing mission of improving public awareness of astronomy It also gives them new tools to reach new audiences especially young people Even super cool high school kids will pay attention to this stuff reported the New Jersey Astronomical Association For more information about the Night Sky Network visit http nightsky jpl nasa gov For more information about NASA s search for new worlds visit http planetquest jpl nasa gov Blue Line The kit has been used in some unconventional venues including overnight weekend programs conducted aboard the U S S Midway in San Diego Harbor Photo courtesy Jose Magsaysay The kit has been used in some unconventional venues including overnight weekend programs conducted aboard the U S S Midway in San Diego Harbor Photo courtesy Jose Magsaysay Blue Line Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqToolkit3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqToolkit3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqToolkit3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqToolkit3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/relatedInfo.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%14917%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Navigation Bar NEWS NASA JPL Media Teleconference RELATED INFORMATION Blue Line Written by Rosmary Sullivant PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Media Telecon Page Visuals Release Bios Note to Editors Related Information Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news relatedInfo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news relatedInfo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news relatedInfo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news relatedInfo html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/release.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%15424%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Navigation Bar NEWS NASA JPL Media Teleconference MEDIA RELEASE MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA CALIF 91109 TELEPHONE 818 354 5011 http www jpl nasa gov Carolina Martinez 818 354 9382 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif Don Savage 202 358 1727 NASA Headquarters Washington D C NEWS RELEASE 2004 262 July 13 2005 Text Blue Line Written by Rosmary Sullivant PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Media Telecon Page Visuals Release Bios Note to Editors Related Information Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news release html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news release html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news release html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news release html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/SIM-Beichman.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%22937%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS The story before the story of extrasolar planets August 16 2005 Artist s concepts of a protoplanetary disc and SIM PlanetQuest Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concepts of a protoplanetary disc and SIM PlanetQuest Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four Ways to Find a Planet Blue Line Technical Example Black Dot SIM PlanetQuest key science projects Blue Line PLANETQUEST A JPL scientist and his team are preparing to bring to the study of extrasolar planets what George Lucas brought to Star Wars the prequel Most extrasolar planets discovered so far are hot Jupiters gas giants orbiting close to their parent stars But according to current theory such planets should form much farther from their stars where temperatures are cold enough for water and other volatiles to freeze Finding these planets close to their stars is like finding snowmen close to a furnace You might wonder how they got there How to find the answer The same way one learns how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader Look to the early years Dr Charles Beichman and his team will use NASA s SIM PlanetQuest a very precise space telescope scheduled for launch in 2011 to observe young stars on the verge of igniting the nuclear fusion that powers what astronomers call the main sequence of a star s life We don t know anything about planets around very young stars because the radial velocity method doesn t work with them Beichman said Radial velocity is a technique for observing how a star wobbles in response to the gravitational pull of orbiting planets and other objects It has been used to detect most of the roughly 150 known planets beyond our solar system The method works well for very large objects in close orbit around their stars but not so well for smaller or more distant orbiting companions And it can t get good readings on very young stars whose active surfaces confound the observations More about the wobble The kids next door Radial velocity measures the red and blue shift caused by a star s wobble as it is tugged back and forth by its planetary companions Click here for a larger image Blue Line Radial velocity measures the red and blue shift caused by a star s wobble as it is tugged back and forth by its planetary companions Blue Line But with SIM PlanetQuest scientists will be able to conduct astrometry measuring a star s wobble with exquisite precision against a background of stars so distant they appear to be stationary Using this technique Beichman s group expects to be able to detect planets of less than one Jupiter mass at distances greater than five times the distance from Earth to the Sun which is where Jupiter orbits in our own solar system as well as larger planets closer in Beichman plans to search for planets around 150 of the nearest and youngest sunlike stars Nearest in this case means within 489 light years and youngest means from half a million to 100 million years old In astronomical terms these are the kids next door And a wild and reckless youth they may be having If as theory suggests giant planets form in distant orbits and migrate inward to where they are often found in mature systems then something is robbing the young planets of the momentum that would otherwise keep them in their initial orbits It could be drag from plowing through the dusty disc from which the planets formed Or it could be wrestling matches with other giant planets in which they gravitationally grab and hurl each other into new orbits In that case for every planet thrown closer to the parent star possibly falling into it a planet would be kicked further out possibly leaving the planetary system entirely One model suggests that for every Jupiter size planet that survives in mature systems three may have formed initially That would mean that two out of three young Jupiters are destroyed or ejected from their planetary systems Current observations show that many extrasolar planets are in highly elliptical orbits which increase the chances of interactions with other planets A demolition derby like this doesn t bode well for the development of Earthlike planets in these systems It s like an 18 wheeler truck careening around a parking lot and you re in a VW huddling under the dash hoping not to get hit Beichman said It disrupts any chance you would have of an Earth finding a stable orbit Perfect pitch SIM PlanetQuest s ability to determine the distances to relatively nearby stars via the parallax method combined with observations of the stars effects on their binary partners or the discs of dust and gas that surround them will enable Beichman s group to calculate the masses of about 100 young stars with unprecedented accuracy Coupled with measurements of their brightness this will enable the scientists to estimate the ages of the stars and to improve existing models of stellar evolution One of the uglier secrets of astronomy Beichman confided is that nobody knows anything about ages of stars Stars do not come with sell by dates Armed with these improved models Beichman s team will analyze the wobbles of a different group of about 150 stars to determine how many planets are in orbit around each one how massive each planet is and how far from the parent star it orbits How can they tease out so much information from nearly imperceptible motions Beichman draws a musical analogy Astronomers from Pythagoras to Kepler spoke of the music of the spheres he said and they weren t far off Each planet induces a distinctive wobble in its parent star determined by the planet s mass relative to the star s mass and its distance from the star Multiple planets create multiple wobbles superimposed on each other like the notes in a musical chord Just as a person with perfect pitch can identify the individual notes of a chord scientists can identify the individual wobbles and interpret their meaning SIM said Beichman has perfect pitch And that is how we will understand the story young stars have to tell about the planets in their keeping the story before the story of mature extrasolar systems Written by Bob Silberg PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/sirtf_extrasolar.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%19585%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS SIRTF to lift veil on planet formation The Space Infrared Telescope Facility Blue Line Visualization of SIRTF as it orbits the Sun Blue Line August 19 2002 PLANETQUEST Early next year the field of new planet observations will be extended into space with the launch of the Space Infrared Telescope Facility SIRTF Scheduled to launch in January 2003 SIRTF will obtain images and spectra of various astrophysical targets by detecting the infrared energy or heat radiated by objects in space between wavelengths of 3 and 180 microns 1 micron is one millionth of a meter Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth s atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground The observatory will devote considerable time to studies of the circumstellar surrounding a star disks of dust and gas found around nearby stars providing key information about the formation of extrasolar planetary systems Attempting to see the faint disk at visible wavelengths is extremely difficult because of the bright light from the parent star However the relative difference is reduced in the infrared where SIRTF will conduct its measurements More the 100 new planetary systems have been discovered within the past decade but all have been indirectly detected through ground based observations SIRTF will be among the first missions to carry on the search from the improved vantage point of space Dr Michelle Thaller manager of the SIRTF Education and Public Outreach Program recently discussed the integral role the mission will play in NASA s search for new worlds PlanetQuest How is data gathered by SIRTF important to the search for extrasolar planets Protoplanetary disk Blue Line A close up near infrared image of the edge on protoplanetary disk discovered with adaptive optics on the Gemini North telescope Credit UC Berkeley CfA Gemini Observatory NOAO NSF Blue Line Thaller All kinds of debris gets blown out during star formation dust gas Kuiper belt objects and so on Even though some of this material is quite old it still has a temperature and will radiate some infrared light SIRTF sees way out into the infrared so we should be able to image disks that are the evidence of either planets forming right now or past planet formation One of the more famous examples of these disks is around the star Vega Infrared radiation around Vega has been widely thought to be evidence of a disk but SIRTF will give us a better look It s close enough that we might be able too see a gap in the disk which would be a good clue that planets are there We ll also monitor density variations that might suggest the presence of planets PlanetQuest Will SIRTF be able to directly confirm the existence of extrasolar planets Thaller Probably not we re looking for that indirect evidence If we see some very well defined mass fluctuation in a disk the only way to explain that would be the existence of planet It won t tell us details but we can say we re pretty sure there s a planetary system there SIRTF should be able to directly image brown dwarfs failed stars but it lacks the angular resolution to image even Jupiter size planets around other stars However it may be able to obtain spectroscopic data for gas giant planets PlanetQuest How will SIRTF improve our understanding of the frequency of extrasolar planetary systems Thaller It will do that quite well We ll be able to take a pretty good census and get some statistics on the number of stars that have planetary disks The disks would have to be pretty thin to be missed by SIRTF This information will help define the targets for future planet finding missions such as the Space Interferometry Mission and Terrestrial Planet Finder PlanetQuest When will SIRTF s study of protoplanetary disks begin Thaller Although SIRTF is scheduled to launch in January it s going to take at least until March before the instruments are cold enough to begin science observations At that point protoplanetary disks will probably be among the first objects SIRTF looks at Find out more Space Infrared Telescope Facility home page Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sirtf extrasolar html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sirtf extrasolar html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sirtf extrasolar html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sirtf extrasolar html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/sixPlanets.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%15097%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Six new planets reported August 30 2005 PLANETQUEST Scientists announced the discoveries of six new extrasolar planets during the latter half of August found at distances ranging from 20 to 289 light years from Earth according to information posted on the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia website The largest is about 1 6 times as massive as Jupiter The smallest is about as massive as Uranus or about 14 times the mass of Earth The planets orbit their parent stars at distances ranging from 10 million to 3 million miles 16 million to 5 million kilometers much closer than the distance at which Mercury orbits our sun The new planets are described in papers submitted to the European journal Astronomy and Astrophysics More details on these discoveries will be reported on this site as they become available Blue Line Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sixPlanets html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sixPlanets html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sixPlanets html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sixPlanets html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/skyNetwork.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%17410%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS NASA recruits amateur astronomers to form Night Sky Network December 8 2003 The PlanetQuest ToolKit the first in a series provided to Network members contains hands on activities and presentations about the science and technology of finding extrasolar planets Click here for a larger image Blue Line The PlanetQuest ToolKit the first in a series provided to Network members contains hands on activities and presentations about the science and technology of finding extrasolar planets Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Night Sky Network Black Dot Astronomical Society of the Pacific Blue Line PLANETQUEST Are you an amateur astronomer engaged in public outreach If so NASA wants you The U S space agency has teamed up with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to create the Night Sky Network a coalition of amateur astronomy clubs who will bring the wonders of the universe to the public With an initial membership of 29 clubs in 23 states the network hopes to expand its membership to selected clubs in all 50 states enlisting many of the estimated 50 000 volunteer enthusiasts nationwide Their mission will be to share the science technology and inspiration of NASA s missions with the general public through star parties presentations and special events NASA is very excited to be working closely with the amateur astronomy community said Michael Greene head of public engagement for JPL s Navigator Program and PlanetQuest initiatives Amateurs want more people to look at the sky and understand astronomy and so do we Connecting what we do with our missions to the sense of wonder that comes when you look up at the stars and the planets is one of our long term objectives Clubs that are selected to join the network will receive free Outreach ToolKits from NASA on a variety of astronomy and space related topics The first ToolKit called PlanetQuest includes a number of hand on activities related to the search for extrasolar planets Jointly developed by NASA the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and an advisory team of amateur astronomy club members the program also includes training special opportunities for working with NASA scientists and educators access to a dedicated website for communicating with other Night Sky Network participants and public recognition by NASA for their outreach activities We re very excited to be working on this wonderful outreach program with JPL said Mike Bennett executive director of the Astronomy Society of the Pacific It aligns so perfectly with our mission to increase the understanding and appreciation of astronomy and our experience in working with amateurs who like to do outreach activities Amateur astronomers represent a huge source of public outreach expertise and energy and the Night Sky Network is a great way to catalyze and amplify that energy Amateur astronomy clubs may apply for membership online at the Night Sky Network The non profit Astronomical Society of the Pacific is one of the nation s leading organizations devoted to astronomy and space science education JPL s Navigator Program encompasses several of NASA s extrasolar planet finding missions including the Keck Interferometer the Space Interferometry Mission SIM the Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer LBTI and the Michelson Science Center Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/smallestESplanet.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%21412%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS New software finds smallest extrasolar planet yet June 20 2005 Artist s conception of two possible versions of the planet With a mass halfway between those of Earth and Uranus it could be rocky upper left or mostly gas and ice lower right National Science Foundation image Click here for larger image Blue Line Artist s conception of two possible versions of the planet With a mass halfway between those of Earth and Uranus it could be rocky upper left or mostly gas and ice lower right National Science Foundation image Blue Line Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four Ways to Find a Planet Blue Line Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Ames Research Center Press Release Black Dot NASA s Kepler mission Blue Line NASA AMES A team of researchers recently revealed it has discovered the smallest planet yet found orbiting a normal star outside the solar system thanks to a new computer program developed under the guidance of a NASA astronomer The team studied irregularities in the motion of two known giant extrasolar planets circling the star Gliese 876 and its motion to deduce the presence of a third planet in that system according to a scientific paper submitted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal An extrasolar planet is a planet that orbits any star other than the sun The mathematical techniques are very complicated but suffice it to say the new computer program includes the interactions of the planets with one another not just their individual interactions with the star said team member Jack Lissauer an astronomer at NASA Ames Research Center in California s Silicon Valley Because the interactions of the two biggest planets with each other are so large this effect needed to be accounted for in order to reveal the existence of the third smaller planet Lissauer noted The newly discovered planet is about seven and one half times more massive than Earth and may well have twice its radius One of the two giant planets orbiting Gliese 876 has a mass half that of Jupiter The other giant planet is more than twice as massive as Jupiter according to astronomers The red star is an M type which is considerably cooler than the sun and about a third of its mass The new computer program uses dynamical modeling which predicts the motion of planets around a star This technique accounts for the gravitational tugging of planets on one another This calculation is done on a computer workstation Lissauer explained We did the dynamical modeling at NASA Ames and at the University of California at Santa Cruz UCSC supported by a university NASA Ames consortium agreement Lissauer added The California Carnegie Planet Search Team led by Geoffrey Marcy University of California Berkeley and Paul Butler Carnegie Institution of Washington made the observations Eugenio Rivera of UCSC developed the program Lissauer said He guided Rivera who conducted his doctoral thesis research at NASA Ames with Lissauer Without this sophisticated computer program the small third planet would have taken much longer to discover Lissauer added We re going to observe this star to see if we can find out more information about its three known planets and whether there may be more distant planets in that system Lissauer said We are also going to apply these techniques to other stars to attempt to discover planets even more like Earth he added Because the newly discovered planet orbits the star Gliese 876 it has been designated as Gliese 876 d The star is about 15 light years from Earth The team is only able to determine the planet s mass but not its composition according to Mark Marley of NASA Ames Marley is not a member of the team but is one of Lissauer s colleagues All known planets smaller than the newly discovered world are solid bodies and those larger are gaseous According to the team their data indicate the planet very closely orbits the star as close as 10 stellar radii which is less than a tenth of Mercury s orbit about the sun Gliese 876 d zips around its star every two days This discovery whets our collective appetite for discovery of even smaller planets Marley said This extrasolar planet detection gives us confidence that even lower mass more clearly Earth like planets await discovery by even more capable ground and space based techniques he said NASA s Kepler mission scheduled to launch in June 2008 will be able to detect true Earth analogs planets not only the size of Earth but at the same distance from their stars as Earth is from the sun In addition to Lissauer of NASA Ames the team includes Geoffrey Marcy University of California Berkeley Paul Butler Carnegie Institution of Washington Eugenio Rivera Steven Vogt and Gregory Laughlin University of California Santa Cruz Calif Debra Fisher San Francisco State University and Timothy Brown National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder Colo The team s observations were conducted at the Keck Observatory in 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/starsDisappear.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%22698%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Keck Interferometer team to make stars disappear October 8 2004 PLANETQUEST The technological magicians at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the W M Keck Observatory are a step closer to performing a vanishing act on a cosmic scale What s left when you remove a star This is a Flash presentation whose content you can view by going to the HTML version Blue Line This demo illustrates how the bright light of a star obscures the faint surrounding material Requires Flash 6 Click for HTML version Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Interferometry A new window on the Universe Blue Line With an instrument recently installed as part of the Keck Interferometer they can make stars disappear almost completely from a telescope s view and reveal the close in regions where planets may have formed This fall astronomers will continue integration and test of the instrument called the Nuller which will contribute to NASA s search for planets around other stars We have successfully combined infrared light from both 10 meter 33 foot Keck telescopes using the new Nuller instrument said Dr Jim Fanson Keck Interferometer project manager at JPL This permits a so called visibility measurement where we can measure the size of objects with exquisite precision The Keck Interferometer is a NASA project that combines light from the world s largest optical telescopes to create a new type of telescope with unprecedented power An interferometer is a device that gathers light waves from multiple telescopes and then combines the waves in such a way that they interact or interfere with each other Depending on how the light waves are combined they can combine constructively creating higher intensity or they can combine destructively creating lower intensity The resulting light pattern called an interference fringe can be decoded by astronomers to make high precision measurements such as a star s diameter or the size of an accretion disk around a black hole Keck Interferometer team members transport part of the starlight nuller instrument in preparation for its installation inside the observatory Click here for a larger image Blue Line Keck Interferometer team members transport part of the starlight nuller instrument in preparation for its installation inside the observatory Blue Line The Nulling instrument is designed to combine the starlight waves destructively so they cancel each other out With the starlight glare suppressed the faint light from dust orbiting around the star can be detected You re getting rid of this great big searchlight that the star is and you re seeing the faint stuff orbiting nearby that you normally can t see because of the glare said Dr Andrew Booth of JPL software engineering lead for the Keck Interferometer The faint stuff that astronomers hope to glimpse with the Keck Interferometer Nuller is the exozodiacal dust dust in the plane of other solar systems that may surround many stars It is the leftover material from which planets are believed to have formed Large amounts of exozodiacal dust could obscure the signature of a planet This dust if it s thick enough could defeat our attempts to image planets around other stars from space telescopes now in the planning stages Fanson said We need to find out how bright this dust is Nulling interferometry is considered an essential technology in NASA s quest for new planets Although more than 100 planets have been detected around other stars in recent years so far none have been observed directly This is because the relatively faint light of the planets is swamped in the brilliant glare of the stars they orbit Nulling interferometry gives astronomers a way to remove that obstacle Later this year when we complete our functional tests of the Nuller we ll be ready to attempt our first null measurement Fanson said Before shipment the Keck Interferometer Nuller was tested extensively in a laboratory at JPL using a configuration similar to how it will be used on the sky In these tests it was able to cancel 99 9 percent of the light from its test star according to Dr Mark Colavita the project s instrument manager After years of development seeing the instrument work for the first time produced feelings of both relief and excitement recalled Project Scientist Dr Gene Serabyn It s a very challenging problem to make light of all wavelengths subtract away so it took a while to find the proper technique We had to come up with some newer and better ideas along the way to simplify the process Serabyn said The development of the Keck Interferometer is managed by JPL for NASA s Science Mission Directorate Washington It is part of NASA s Origins program a series of missions and studies designed to answer the questions Where did we come from Are we alone The W M Keck Observatory is funded by Caltech the University of California and NASA and is managed by the California Association for Research in Astronomy Kamuela Hawaii 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/finding_life.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science - Finding Life%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%23440%%==%%19 Oct 105%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science White Dot History White Dot Origins of Stars and Planets White Dot Finding Planets White Dot Finding Life Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box SCIENCE gt FINDING LIFE Looking for life s signatures Which gases are present in this spectrum Move your cursor over a question mark on the chart to find out then click for larger image Blue Line If we discover that there are planets resembling Earth around stars somewhat like the Sun we will find ourselves at the threshold of an even bigger question Do they harbor life A goal of Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF is to search for signs of the large scale effects that life would have on a planet s chemistry By analyzing the colors of infrared radiation detected by TPF astronomers can search for atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide water vapor and ozone Together with the temperature and radius of the detected planets this information will allow astronomers to determine which planets are habitable or even whether they may be inhabited by rudimentary forms of life Water The spectral features of water show this element is abundant indicating a planet with an ocean Carbon Dioxide This strong band for this element shows we have a planet with an atmosphere Ozone The ozone band shows plentiful oxygen probably produced by life Water The spectral features of water show this element is abundant indicating a planet with an ocean The best candidates for closer study would be located in the habitable zone that is the region around the system s star where we can expect to find liquid water at the surface If the planet is too hot the water becomes vapor and is lost from the atmosphere If the planet is too cold the water freezes Either of these conditions would make a planet very inhospitable for life The habitable zone for our Sun starts beyond Venus and ends before Mars The Solar System s Habitable Zone Click here for a larger image Follow the ozone The existence of large amounts of oxygen in a planet s atmosphere alone would be a strong indicator of life In the Earth s atmosphere oxygen is a byproduct of photosynthesis the process by which green plants and certain other organisms use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates Furthermore oxygen molecules don t remain in the atmosphere but combine with other molecular types in a process known as oxidation Therefore a planet with an atmosphere rich in oxygen like Earth would imply a source to keep it replenished life However we know of non biological processes that can also result in an oxygen rich atmosphere The runaway greenhouse effect on Venus is one example A frozen Mars like planet big enough to hold its oxygen would be another So the presence of oxygen alone while exciting and significant couldn t be taken as an unambiguous indicator of life Furthermore oxygen doesn t produced spectral lines that can be easily observed in the infrared However ozone a form of oxygen does The detection of ozone coexisting with a reduced gas such as nitrous oxide or methane could be taken as convincing evidence not only that a planet is habitable but that it is inhabited Methane and nitrous oxide are strongly out of equilibrium with oxygen in Earth s atmosphere They are present because they too are produced by organisms Unfortunately these gases are not very abundant in Earth s present atmosphere so they would be impossible to see with a first generation TPF instrument Eventually however a much larger version of TPF might be able to make such a measurement This would be the best way to determine if life exists on planets around other stars In any case such large scale clues won t tell us about the complexity of the discovered life it could be either algae or a developed civilization It is also possible that planets without oxygen could sustain life Photosynthesis might conceivably occur with another element such as sulfur playing the role of oxygen In the search for life we must control our preconceived assumptions of what it means to be living Beyond Terrestrial Planet Finder The findings of Terrestrial Planet Finder would guide a possible subsequent mission called Life Finder Like its predecessor Life Finder would consist of an array of telescopes flying in formation The telescopes would combine infrared light to produce high resolution spectra of the atmospheres of distant planets This montage shows an artist s concepts of Life Finder foreground an extrasolar terrestrial planet and a spectral band Click here for a larger image Blue Line This montage shows an artist s concepts of Life Finder foreground an extrasolar terrestrial planet and a spectral band Blue Line Scientists would use this information to search more closely for markers of biological activity such as seasonal variations in the levels of methane and other gases changes in atmospheric chemistry and spectral variations in the dominant biomass Throughout our quest for life we will have to keep in mind the history of Earth so far the only confirmed prototype of a world where life has emerged The simplest life forms existed here well before an abundance of oxygen appeared in the atmosphere which in turn allowed multicelled organisms to flourish NASA s astrobiology research will help expand our knowledge of life signs that would appear at different stages in a planet s history as well as signs that would appear given a planetary chemistry that isn t exactly the same as our own These insights will give us the best possible chance of recognizing life if and when we find it somewhere else Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits First Gov website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/gravitational_micro.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Gravitational Microlensing - Light from a distant star is bent and focused by ...%%==%%3113%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Gravitational Microlensing Light from a distant star is bent and focused by gravity as a planet passes between the star and Earth Blue Line Gravitational Microlensing Light from a distant star is bent and focused by gravity as a planet passes between the star and Earth Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov science gravitational micro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science gravitational micro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science gravitational micro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science gravitational micro html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/h2o.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Water. The spectral features of water show this element is abundant, indicating a ...%%==%%3051%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Water The spectral features of water show this element is abundant indicating a planet with an ocean Blue Line Water The spectral features of water show this element is abundant indicating a planet with an ocean Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov science h2o html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science h2o html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science h2o html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science h2o html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/habitable.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Solar System's Habitable Zone Blue Line The Solar System's Habitable Zone Blue ...%%==%%2906%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Solar System s Habitable Zone Blue Line The Solar System s Habitable Zone Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov science habitable html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science habitable html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science habitable html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science habitable html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/hartmann_disk.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line This view shows the scene in the region of the Earth less than ...%%==%%3367%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line This view shows the scene in the region of the Earth less than a million years after the sun formed Small grains of dust are gathering into planetesimals the seeds of future planets Painting copyright William K Hartmann Courtesy Planetary Science Institute Blue Line This view shows the scene in the region of the Earth less than a million years after the sun formed Small grains of dust are gathering into planetesimals the seeds of future planets Painting copyright William K Hartmann Courtesy Planetary Science Institute Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hartmann disk html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hartmann disk html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hartmann disk html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hartmann disk html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/hartmann_impact.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line When planetesimals collided too fast they broke each other apart, while slower collisions ...%%==%%3118%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line When planetesimals collided too fast they broke each other apart while slower collisions enabled planetesimals to build mass over time Blue Line When planetesimals collided too fast they broke each other apart while slower collisions enabled planetesimals to build mass over time Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hartmann impact html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hartmann impact html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hartmann impact html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hartmann impact html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/hubble.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line Close Window &nbsp; Planet Quest ...%%==%%2740%%==%%16 Jun 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hubble html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hubble html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hubble html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science hubble html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/life_finder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line This montage shows an artist's concepts of Life Finder ...%%==%%2977%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line This montage shows an artist s concepts of Life Finder foreground an extrasolar terrestrial planet and a spectral band Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov science life finder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science life finder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science life finder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science life finder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/o3.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Ozone. The ozone band shows plentiful oxygen, probably produced by life. Blue Line ...%%==%%2988%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Ozone The ozone band shows plentiful oxygen probably produced by life Blue Line Ozone The ozone band shows plentiful oxygen probably produced by life Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov science o3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science o3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science o3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science o3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/planets_chart.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Distribution of planets found around nearby stars (Courtesy G. Marcy / E. Williams) ...%%==%%3009%%==%%16 Jun 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Distribution of planets found around nearby stars Courtesy G Marcy E Williams Blue Line Distribution of planets found around nearby stars Courtesy G Marcy E Williams Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov science planets chart html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science planets chart html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science planets chart html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science planets chart html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/science_index.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%143%%==%%17 Oct 105%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov science science index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science science index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science science index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science science index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/search.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Search%%==%%NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA en Espa&ntilde;ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest - ...%%==%%13377%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler nbsp New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Scientists For Press line under Search Box SEARCH Search Match All terms Any terms and show results in Standard Form in Compact Form Search Help To find information about a topic type in a few keywords The more detailed you query the more relevant your results A search on quot usa quot will match quot Usa quot quot USA quot and quot usA quot while the term quot USA quot matches only its uppercase version The asterisk is a powerful search tool but has some limitations It cannot span words that is the query quot powerfu earch quot would not match the first sentence of this paragraph and it can represent at most four letters or numbers To avoid overly broad searches the asterisk can only be used in words or phrases which have at least three alpha numeric characters A search for quot th quot would be ignored The Xavatoria Search Engine is Copyright 1997 by Fluid Dynamics Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest Search Planet Quest Search Planet Quest Search Planet Quest Search Planet Quest Search Planet Quest Search Planet Quest Search Planet Quest Search Planet Quest Search Planet Quest Search http planetquest jpl nasa gov science search html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science search html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science search html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science search html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/index.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%143%%==%%17 Oct 105%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov science index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/science/transit.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Transit Method Blue Line Transit Method Blue Line Close Window &nbsp; Planet Quest ...%%==%%2866%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Transit Method Blue Line Transit Method Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov science transit html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science transit html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science transit html http planetquest jpl nasa gov science transit html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/showcase/showcase_index.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%144%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov showcase showcase index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov showcase showcase index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov showcase showcase index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov showcase showcase index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/showcase/index.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%144%%==%%19 Oct 105%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov showcase index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov showcase index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov showcase index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov showcase index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/lbti_index.html%%==%%LBTI%%==%%...%%==%%133%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/introduction.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; Coming Soon - An artist's concept of the fully assembled telescope. An artist's concept of the fully assembled telescope. Next Introduction Assembly of ...%%==%%2026%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp Coming Soon An artist s concept of the fully assembled telescope An artist s concept of the fully assembled telescope Next Introduction Assembly of the most powerful optical telescope ever built has been progressing steadily over the past year atop Arizona s Mount Graham Click through this gallery of images to see how the Large Binocular Telescope is put together All images courtesy University of Arizona Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti introduction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti introduction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti introduction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti introduction html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/lbti_concept.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; Coming Soon - An artist's concept of the fully assembled telescope. Previous Coming Soon An artist's concept of the fully assembled telescope. ...%%==%%1627%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp Coming Soon An artist s concept of the fully assembled telescope Previous Coming Soon An artist s concept of the fully assembled telescope Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti concept html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti concept html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti concept html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti concept html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/topFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo LBTI Assembly Bottom Graphic Line ...%%==%%1759%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo LBTI Assembly Bottom Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti topFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti topFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti topFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti topFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/bottomFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Blue Line Introduction | January 2003 | February 2003 | March 2003 | May 2003 June 2003 | August 2003 | September 2003 | ...%%==%%2887%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Blue Line Introduction January 2003 February 2003 March 2003 May 2003 June 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 October 2003 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti bottomFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/lbti_assembly.html%%==%%LBTI Assembly%%==%%...%%==%%628%%==%%11 Apr 105%%==%% LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti assembly html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti assembly html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti assembly html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti assembly html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/arms2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; May 2003 - The mirror support structure begins to take shape in this view from above. Previous Next May 2003 The mirror support ...%%==%%1894%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp May 2003 The mirror support structure begins to take shape in this view from above Previous Next May 2003 The mirror support structure begins to take shape in this view from above Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti arms2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti arms2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti arms2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti arms2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/azmith_frame1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; January 2003 - This image shows the azimuth frame, a powerful rotating base that will support the telescope structure. Previous Next January 2003 ...%%==%%1968%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp January 2003 This image shows the azimuth frame a powerful rotating base that will support the telescope structure Previous Next January 2003 This image shows the azimuth frame a powerful rotating base that will support the telescope structure Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti azmith frame1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti azmith frame1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti azmith frame1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti azmith frame1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/c_rings3.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; March 2003 - The two C-Rings, which form the precision elevation bearing of the telescope, are in place. Previous Next March 2003 The ...%%==%%1928%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp March 2003 The two C Rings which form the precision elevation bearing of the telescope are in place Previous Next March 2003 The two C Rings which form the precision elevation bearing of the telescope are in place Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti c rings3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti c rings3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti c rings3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti c rings3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/mirror_wash7.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; September 2003 - A worker cleans the surface of the massive first primary mirror in preparation for its transport to the top of ...%%==%%2019%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp September 2003 A worker cleans the surface of the massive first primary mirror in preparation for its transport to the top of Mount Graham Previous Next September 2003 A worker cleans the surface of the massive first primary mirror in preparation for its transport to the top of Mount Graham Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti mirror wash7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti mirror wash7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti mirror wash7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti mirror wash7 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/structure_5.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; June 2003 - A view of progress from left-front. Previous Next June 2003 A view of progress from left-front. ...%%==%%1826%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp June 2003 A view of progress from left front Previous Next June 2003 A view of progress from left front Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti structure 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti structure 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti structure 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti structure 5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/structure_above6.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; August 2003 - The telescope structure is almost ready for mirror installation. Previous Next August 2003 The telescope structure is almost ready for ...%%==%%1894%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp August 2003 The telescope structure is almost ready for mirror installation Previous Next August 2003 The telescope structure is almost ready for mirror installation Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti structure above6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti structure above6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti structure above6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti structure above6 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/up_the_mt.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; October 2003 - The mirror is transported by truck up a winding road toward the summit of Mount Graham. Previous Next October 2003 ...%%==%%1933%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp October 2003 The mirror is transported by truck up a winding road toward the summit of Mount Graham Previous Next October 2003 The mirror is transported by truck up a winding road toward the summit of Mount Graham Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti up the mt html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti up the mt html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti up the mt html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti up the mt html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/arrives_8.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; October 2003 - The mirror arrives at its new home, the LBT enclosure. Previous October 2003 The mirror arrives at its new home, ...%%==%%1686%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp October 2003 The mirror arrives at its new home the LBT enclosure Previous October 2003 The mirror arrives at its new home the LBT enclosure Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti arrives 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti arrives 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti arrives 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti arrives 8 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/c_ring2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%&nbsp; February 2003 - The first of two pivoting 'c-rings' is lowered into place by cranes. Previous Next February 2003 The first of two ...%%==%%1896%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp February 2003 The first of two pivoting c rings is lowered into place by cranes Previous Next February 2003 The first of two pivoting C Rings is lowered into place by cranes Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti c ring2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti c ring2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti c ring2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti c ring2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/index.html%%==%%LBTI%%==%%...%%==%%133%%==%%19 Oct 105%%==%% LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI LBTI http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lbti/lbti_test.html%%==%%Planet Quest: LBTI%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers ...%%==%%11993%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Planet Quest Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Web Showcase Planet Finder Club News Alerts Missions Patches and More MISSIONS gt LBTI LBTI Assembly Pop Up Click here to view LBTI Assembly Pop Up Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest LBTI Planet Quest LBTI Planet Quest LBTI Planet Quest LBTI Planet Quest LBTI Planet Quest LBTI Planet Quest LBTI Planet Quest LBTI Planet Quest LBTI Planet Quest LBTI http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti test html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti test html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti test html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lbti lbti test html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/sim_verification.html%%==%%Planet Quest: SIM Technical Area%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%20881%%==%%24 Sep 108%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth QUICK FACTS OVERVIEW What is SIM The Mission A New Level of Precision nbsp SIM Team Science Team JPL Management Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman Exoplanet Science nbsp nbsp nbsp Institute nbsp Interferometry Albert Michelson Window to the Universe Virtual Interferometer nbsp Contact Information Press Media Web Feedback Ask a Question IN DEPTH Science Goals Planet Detection Stellar Astrophysics Galactic Astrophysics Extragalactic Astronomy Reference Frames Astrometric Grid Synthesis Imaging nbsp Technology Goals nbsp Flight Segment Interactive SIM Model SIM FOR SCIENTISTS Who amp What Science Team Science Investigations nbsp Regular Updates SIM Newsletter nbsp Technical Resources Bibliography SIM PlanetQuest nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Whitepaper Images Presentations Library restricted Restricted nbsp Research Opportunities AO for SIM Key Projects General Observer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Proposals Previous Proposal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Calls Fellowships Navigator Program gray separator line RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES SIM Grid Star Verification Program SIM requires a grid of astrometrically stable reference stars roughly evenly distributed across the sky in order to perform wide angle astrometric measurements Approximately 1300 K giant stars are required no fainter than about V 11 5 The astrometric stability requirement after fitting for position parallax proper motion and linear acceleration is 4 microarcseconds RMS This amount of jitter is substantially smaller than the expected accuracy of individual SIM measurements of grid stars The SIM Grid Star Verification Program is being carried out by three observing groups selected via the RPF issued by JPL Observing began in August 2004 and is expected to continue for approximately 4 years The following is a brief description of the 3 programs McDonald Observatory 2 1 m Struve Telescope The University of Texas Austin maintains the SES the Sandiford Eschelle Spectrograph and is located at the 2 1 m Otto Struve telescope at McDonald Observatory This spectrograph is capable of resolution R 60 000 over the wavelength range 370 1100 nm with a total spectral coverage in a single exposure between 100 150 nm The measurement of radial velocities is achived by referencing the stellar spectrum to that of an Iodine I2 spectrum A new CCD system provides remote guiding but not autoguiding while a new set of slit apertures were installed The new apertures offer significant improvement to the stability and reflectivity of the slit assembly Routine observations of the grid star program conducted via the University of Texas El Paso under PI Verne Smith began in August 2004 They were assigned 453 bricks for a total of 1377 stars covering the mid declinations 55 deg down to 20 deg Thirty four bricks are shared with CfA as a cross check measure Further information may be found at http www as utexas edu mcdonald mcdonald html La Silla 1 2 m Euler Telescope The Universite de Geneve maintains the CORALIE eschelle spectrograph and is located at the 1 2m Leonard Euler telescope at ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile This spectrograph has a resolving power of R 50 000 allowing radial velocity measurements down to a precision of 7 m s perfectly suited for detecting extra solar planets Its online reduction software computes radial velocities only several minutes after observations Like the AFOE instrument CORALIE utilized the double fiber scrambling method for increased stability Further stability is maintained by locating the instrument in an isolated and temperature controlled room Spectra are referenced using the simultaneous thorium lamp technique This group was assigned 378 bricks for a total of 1134 stars As a cross check measure the Swiss group shares 6 bricks with the UTEP group Routine observation of the grid star program covering the lower declinations 20 to 90 deg began in August 2004 by PI Didier Queloz Further information can be found at http obswww unige ch udry planet coralie html Mt Wilson 100 inch Hooker Telescope The Smithsonian Harvard Center for Astrophysics maintains the AFOE the Advanced Fiber Optic Eschelle spectrograph Previously located at 1 5m telescope at Whipple Observatory Tuscon AZ it has since been relocated to the Hooker 100 in telescope atop Mt Wilson CA This spectrograph has a maximum resolution of 56 000 over a typical range of 392 664 nm spanning 24 orders The spectrum is recorded on a continuously cooled thinned chip back illuminated 2048 by 2048 pixel CCD detector 15 micron pixels Designed specifically for performing precise radial velocities the stability of the instrument is achieved by referencing emission lines of a Thorium Argon lamp to that of the stellar spectrum as well as an Iodine spectrum Further instrumental precision is increased by utilizing a double fiber scrambler in which a pair of fibers is coupled together using a pair of microlenses separated by a common focal length Here the off axis angle in the first fiber is mapped into radial position on the face of the second and then effectively scrambled in the second fiber The CfA group was assigned 505 bricks for a total of 1515 grid star candidates covering the northern most declinations 55 to 90 deg and scattered observations in the mid declinations down to 10 deg The PI at CfA is Sylvain Korzennik who states that the AFOE is expected to resume normal service in early January 2005 Further information on the AFOE 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/sciencebackground.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Professional Area%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home ...%%==%%22505%%==%%19 Oct 105%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Origins Section Search Site nbsp ENGINEERS amp SCIENTISTS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Science Background 1 Objective The objective of this program is to verify the astrometric stability of a catalog of stars to be used as the reference grid for SIM s wide angle astrometric science The final catalog will comprise a minimum of 1306 stars distributed quasi uniformly across the sky Grid stars serve as the fundamental reference for the SIM instrument as it performs astrometric observations A description of the SIM instrument and its observing modes may be found on the SIM web site at http sim jpl nasa gov This program addresses a key aspect of the performance of SIM the ultimate accuracy of global astrometry with SIM will be limited in part by the stability of the grid stars themselves The program is limited to investigating astrophysical sources of jitter in the star positions The SIM Project is responsible for the design and construction of the SIM instrument to meet its measurement accuracy requirements Sources of astrophysical jitter include stellar motion about the system center of mass for binary or multiple star systems and surface activity starspots resulting in a shift of the star s photocenter Luminosity changes in either the grid candidate or companion star Variability Induced Movers will not have significant effect on grid star astrophysical stability Initial work on the grid star problem began in 1998 through the SIM Preparatory Science Program The results of that program are a list of candidate SIM grid stars The selected candidate stars are metal poor K giants at a typical distance of 1 2 kpc Low resolution spectroscopic follow up is underway to confirm the metal poor K giants selection Additional candidates will be found from catalog searches The Program described here will verify the suitability of each candidate star for inclusion in the grid or to reject it if it fails to meet the necessary criteria This will require large observing programs The full sky radial velocity RV monitoring program should deliver at least 17000 RV measurements on R 12 stars at a precision of at least 50 m s with most of the observations taken within the first 3 years The photometric variability studies require on the order of 6500 observations at a precision of at least 50 millimagnitudes 2 Requirements on the candidate grid catalog SIM requires grid stars to be stable to better than 4 microarcseconds muas at any epoch during its nominal 5 year mission in a quasi inertial reference frame SIM will observe a number of quasars to anchor the grid against a rigid rotation of the entire reference frame Tying the grid to an inertial frame is the responsibility of the SIM Science Team and the SIM Project and is not part of the SIM Grid Star Verification program The stability requirement of 4 muas is set to be less than the expected accuracy of individual SIM measurements which are nominally 10 muas in one dimension Therefore by design errors in the measurements by SIM dominate over all sources of astrophysical jitter The SIM grid performance and hence the ultimate global astrometry accuracy should be limited by the instrument not noise in the grid star positions Overall the mid epoch positional accuracy of the SIM grid given a scenario of multiple observations of each star will be 4 muas in one dimension Grid stars will have R band magnitudes in the range R 11 0 12 Closer K giants are brighter but their astrometric jitter due to companions is poorer Fainter stars require longer integration times to achieve the nominal 10 muas single measurement accuracy magnitudes down to about R 13 0 are feasible However we expect a more practical limitation to be the total required ground based observation time needed for the verification program This will limit the candidate magnitudes to R 12 5 3 Verification of grid candidates This RFP solicits proposals for two kinds of astronomical observations i precision radial velocity RV monitoring observations of grid star candidates and ii photometric variability studies i Radial velocities will be used to screen the grid stars for planetary sub stellar and stellar companions over orbital periods ranging from days to years Very short period companions are not a concern because the corresponding astrometric jitter is small Long period companions are a concern for SIM s science program because RV data are insensitive to long period orbits Screening candidates adequately will require a minimum of four measurements to a precision of 50 m s referred to the Local Standard of Rest LSR To probe the period space adequately measurements will be performed approximately at four epochs spaced at t 0 t 4 months t 2 years and t 5 years The basic contract will cover the first three epochs JPL expects to extend the contract s to cover the final epoch and observations of any replacement candidates JPL may extend the contract by a further one year option if the candidate failure rate is significantly higher than expected ii Photometric variability studies will be used to bound astrometric variability due to starspot activity and other similar phenomena Since the purpose of photometric monitoring will be to reject grid candidates which are variable a program to do this work can be concluded in one or two years Stability to SIM requirements requires relative photometry to 50 mmag All candidate objects must be observed 4 times within a 6 month period with observations separated by at least one week The observation programs will be subdivided into smaller work packages see Exhibit II Groups may propose for RV work photometric work or a combination of the two Because of the critical importance of the grid to SIM s science objectives the Project requires a high level of confidence in the grid performance at SIM launch The Grid Star Verification Program must not only deliver a catalog of grid stars for SIM to observe but also estimate the confidence that the RMS stability actually observed by SIM meets the original specification with a high degree of confidence To improve confidence in the catalog at launch the initial catalog will be overpopulated The starter catalog will contain ten possible candidate stars for each possible grid star or 13 060 objects The SIM Project will choose the four or five top candidates for each brick to be observed during Epoch 0 for a total of up to 6 530 stars The top three candidates will be observed four months later Epoch 1 if any candidates fail they will be replaced so that at least three survive to Epoch 2 Two candidates surviving Epoch 2 and Epoch 3 of Option No 1 will leave a prime and backup grid star candidate If the attrition rate is low then the SIM project will select stars based on their performance margin against the acceptance criteria If the rate of candidate attrition is high projecting more than 75 rejection by launch RV and photometry on a secondary candidate list will be initiated as early as possible This will be done by substituting fresh candidates in the same region of sky to replace the rejected candidates Click here for table that compares different observing scenarios for different attrition rates For the above observing scheme we expect to make between 15 20 RV measurements for every two of the 2600 grid stars that survive to enter the catalog at SIM launch Thus the RV monitoring program is large Even with no dropouts it must deliver a minimum of 17000 RV measurements on R 12 stars at a precision of 50 m s with most of the data taken within 3 years 4 Role of the selected Grid Groups The SIM Project is ultimately nbsp responsible for ensuring the grid meets the Project s goals The successful proposers referred to here as Grid Groups will be expected to work closely with JPL toward the Project s goals but their formal responsibility is limited to delivering the products defined in their contracts with JPL per the Statement of Work in the Specimen Contract Please note that scientific analysis beyond that needed for the SIM grid and publication costs time to write scientific articles and travel costs to general conferences will be deemed beyond the scope of the contract with JPL Proposers are encouraged to be creative in developing their observing plan This might include for instance the purchase of observing time from an institution that operates a suitable telescope via this means of operation Or it might include the provision of or shared development and building of a facility instrument in exchange for sufficient observing time for SIM s needs Such arrangements even if only tentative should be included as part of the proposal with a corresponding estimate of the required budget This represents a departure from the traditional means of securing observing time for astronomy The sheer size of the expected SIM grid program plus the fact that this work is essential to the success of a NASA mission with a significant public investment requires approaches to instrumentation and observing which better match the needs of SIM Proposals will be evaluated using the evaluation criteria and factors given in the RFP sections Volume I Technical Instructions and Volume II Management Instructions Please note that scientific merit of any research based on observations supported under this RPF is not part of the evaluation Scientific expertise is considered Creative arrangements will be evaluated on the basis of meeting SIM s grid requirements not scientific merit although the Project will encourage the scientific use of the results from such a large observing program Initial contracts will be made for 2 5 years However JPL recognizes that the scientific validation of grid stars is best served by a long term monitoring program and that continuity of observing and analysis methods is important and that is why JPL has included two options in the Contract to potentially extend it to five and six years respectively 5 Budget resources There are no pre determined allocations of funds to the six work packages The actual total will depend on the recommendations of the proposal review team and also the number of Grid Groups that are selected JPL recognizes that the most effective overall program may require the work packages to be funded at very different levels depending on availability and cost of required resources 6 SIM Project Milestones and Schedule Date Milestone December 2002 RFP issued January 2002 Letters of Intent to propose due at JPL February 2002 Proposals due March 2003 Selection of contracts announced April 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/tpf_charter.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Professional Area%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Charter for The Science Working Group For the Terrestrial Planet Finder October 21, 2002 The ...%%==%%5212%%==%%12 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Charter for The Science Working Group For the Terrestrial Planet Finder October 21 2002 The Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Working Group TPF SWG is chartered to advise the NASA HQ Program Scientist and Program Manager the TPF Project Manager and Project Scientist and the TPF Project in general on all aspects of the pre Phase A study of the mission that are relevant to the scientific community The overall aims of the TPF SWG include the following To develop and to refine the science requirements for the first astronomical detection and characterization in space of Earth like planets outside our Solar System These requirements should reflect and build upon recommendations from previous studies including the NAS Decadal McKee Taylor Report and the work of the TPF architecture studies commissioned by JPL To comment upon the impact on the science program of critical and enhancing technologies for the Terrestrial Planet Finder This will include confirmation that the architecture eventually adopted will achieve the program s science goals To evaluate observing capabilities of TPF including ancillary science programs distinct from the primary planet searching modes and in general represent the interests of the scientific community in the productive operation of the mission To assist NASA in developing a long term strategy for the systematic exploration of nearby planetary systems including not only TPF but also future missions and opportunities for collaboration between other programs in the Office of Space Science and other institutions agencies and nations To represent TPF and the space based exploration of extra solar planets in general in general to the communities that the mission will serve including scientific communities space agencies educators the general public and governmental bodies Within these general aims specific chartered activities include Development of detailed science requirements in consultation with the JPL design teams for each mission design capable of meeting TPF s scientific objectives and embodied in a Design Reference Mission DRM Assist the Project in selecting a single architecture at the conclusion of the pre Phase A study This architecture must meet the highest level statement of TPF science objectives as well being technically feasible with acceptable risk and affordable within the OSS budget Development of a Science Roadmap for TPF to guide NASA in developing the most suitable and cost effective architecture for TPF addressing a What science questions must be answered before a properly informed architecture selection can be made b What must be done to answer these questions c When is it reasonable and feasible to have answers for the architecture selection The Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Working Group TPF SWG will be organized as follows The TPF SWG is chaired by the Project Scientist who sets the overall scope of SWG activities including the meeting schedule coordination of studies supporting TPF development and interactions with NASA headquarters The TPF SWG reports formally to the TPF Project at JPL and to the Program Scientist for TPF at NASA Headquarters TPF SWG members are selected to serve initially for either two years or four years Members may be re appointed for additional terms at the discretion of the Program Scientist Members whose terms expire will be replaced by selection by the Program Scientist in consultation with the Project TPF SWG members are expected to participate whenever possible in official TPF SWG meetings and to assist JPL with support when requested for formal reviews and the preparation of project plans as required by NASA The TPF SWG will conduct its activities during TPF Project pre Phase A At the discretion of NASA the TPF SWG may either continue into Phase A or be replaced by a new science advisory structure Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator tpf charter html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator tpf charter html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator tpf charter html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator tpf charter html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/technology/hyper_telescope.html%%==%%Planet Quest Image%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line A hyper telescope consisting of an array of small ...%%==%%2879%%==%%26 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line A hyper telescope consisting of an array of small telescopes flying in formation is among the concepts that have been proposed for the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Image Planet Quest Image Planet Quest Image Planet Quest Image Planet Quest Image Planet Quest Image Planet Quest Image Planet Quest Image Planet Quest Image Planet Quest Image http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology hyper telescope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology hyper telescope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology hyper telescope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology hyper telescope html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/technology/technology_index.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%146%%==%%17 Oct 105%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology technology index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology technology index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology technology index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology technology index html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/technology/robot_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The technologies for precise formation flight in space are being tested at JPL ...%%==%%2960%%==%%19 Oct 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The technologies for precise formation flight in space are being tested at JPL with ground based robots such as the one shown here Blue Line The technologies for precise formation flight in space are being tested at JPL with ground based robots such as the one shown here Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology robot image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology robot image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology robot image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology robot image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/technology/FormationFlying_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line FNASA's brand of formation flying will differ drastically from that of aeronautical performers ...%%==%%3610%%==%%19 Oct 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line FNASA s brand of formation flying will differ drastically from that of aeronautical performers like the Navy s Blue Angels or the Air Force Thunderbirds inset In space the levels of precision will be much tighter the motions will be slower and the spacecraft will be autonomous rather than human controlled FNASA s brand of formation flying will differ drastically from that of aeronautical performers like the Navy s Blue Angels or the Air Force Thunderbirds inset In space the levels of precision will be much tighter the motions will be slower and the spacecraft will be autonomous rather than human controlled NASA s brand of formation flying will differ drastically from that of aeronautical performers like the Navy s Blue Angels or the Air Force Thunderbirds inset In space the levels of precision will be much tighter the motions will be slower and the spacecraft will be autonomous rather than human controlled Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology FormationFlying image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology FormationFlying image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology FormationFlying image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov technology FormationFlying image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/lab_null.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Dramatic progress on infrared nulling was achieved in 2000 with the University of ...%%==%%3064%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Dramatic progress on infrared nulling was achieved in 2000 with the University of Arizona nulling camera left and in 2001 with the JPL mid IR nulling testbed upper right Blue Line Dramatic progress on infrared nulling was achieved in 2000 with the University of Arizona nulling camera left and in 2001 with the JPL mid IR nulling testbed upper right Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF lab null html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF lab null html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF lab null html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF lab null html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_architectures_large.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%TPF on galactic center co-1 TPF C1 ...%%==%%435%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% TPF on galactic center co 1 TPF C1 Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf architectures large html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf architectures large html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf architectures large html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf architectures large html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/index.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%139%%==%%17 Oct 105%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF index html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_CD.htm%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line TPF CD Cover Blue Line To obtain a free CD ROM of the ...%%==%%2877%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line TPF CD Cover Blue Line To obtain a free CD ROM of the complete TPF Architecture Review e mail Peter Lawson Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF CD htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF CD htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF CD htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF CD htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/formationFlying_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Terrestrial Planet Finder comprises two complementary observatories: a visible-light coronagraph, to launch around ...%%==%%3106%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Terrestrial Planet Finder comprises two complementary observatories a visible light coronagraph to launch around 2014 and a formation flying infrared interferometer this image to launch before 2020 Blue Line Terrestrial Planet Finder comprises two complementary observatories a visible light coronagraph to launch around 2014 and a formation flying infrared interferometer above to launch before 2020 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF formationFlying image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF formationFlying image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF formationFlying image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF formationFlying image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/coronagraph_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Terrestrial Planet Finder comprises two complementary observatories: a visible-light coronagraph (this image), to ...%%==%%3102%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Terrestrial Planet Finder comprises two complementary observatories a visible light coronagraph this image to launch around 2014 and a formation flying infrared interferometer to launch before 2020 Blue Line Terrestrial Planet Finder comprises two complementary observatories a visible light coronagraph above to launch around 2014 and a formation flying infrared interferometer to launch before 2020 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF coronagraph image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF coronagraph image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF coronagraph image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF coronagraph image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_model.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%TPF Model Download Shockwave player ...%%==%%324%%==%%2 May 105%%==%% TPF Model Download Shockwave player Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf model html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf model html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf model html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf model html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/VisibleLight.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Visible light spectrum of Earth. Adopted from N.J. Woolf et al. (ApJ 574: ...%%==%%2894%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Visible light spectrum of Earth Adopted from N J Woolf et al ApJ 574 430 433 Blue Line Visible light spectrum of Earth Adopted from N J Woolf et al ApJ 574 430 433 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF VisibleLight html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF VisibleLight html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF VisibleLight html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF VisibleLight html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpc_nra_pip.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%141%%==%%27 Jan 105%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpc nra pip html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpc nra pip html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpc nra pip html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpc nra pip html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_index_withNew.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%var newimage=' New! ' var today=new Date() function whatsnew(yr,mon,day){ var expire=new Date(yr,mon,day) if (today.getTime() NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner ...%%==%%19592%%==%%25 Aug 105%%==%% var newimage New var today new Date function whatsnew yr mon day var expire new Date yr mon day if today getTime NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth TPF FACTS TPF NEWS whatsnew 2005 1 28 NASA releases solicitation for new TPF Coronagraph Science and Technology Definition Team and TPF Interferometer Science Working Group membership Download PDF whatsnew 2004 10 08 Proceedings from the Second TPF Darwin International Conference July 26 29 2004 are now available online Conference proceedings PLANETQUEST Home page for NASA s search for extrasolar planets Overview Missions Multimedia Educator Resources Origins of Stars Planets and Life The Terrestrial Planet Finder observatories will study all aspects of planets outside our solar system from their formation and development in disks of dust and gas around newly forming stars to the presence and features of those planets orbiting the nearest stars from the numbers at various sizes and places to their suitability as an abode for life More TPF OVERVIEW nbsp TPF IN DEPTH nbsp TPF FOR SCIENTISTS What is TPF Decadal Report nbsp TPF Team TPF Pre Project Science Working Group Technology Panel nbsp Contact Information Press Media Web Feedback Ask a Question black separator line Science Goals Searching for New nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Earths Planet Studies Astrophysics nbsp Technology Goals Multiple Paths Mission Concepts Precursor Missions nbsp Project Status nbsp Previously Published TPF Book UVOIR Panel ExNPS Roadmap TOPS black separator line TPF and the Space Exploration Vision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp In January 2004 President Bush identified the search for Earth like planets as a goal in his new vision for space exploration In response NASA Administrator Sean O Keefe has identified Earth like Planets and Life as one of four key research areas in NASA s Vision for Space Exploration More nbsp 2nd TPF Darwin International Conference nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dust Disks and the Formation Evolution and Detection of Habitable Planets The Second TPF Darwin International Conference was held July 26 29 2004 proceedings are now available online nbsp TPF Newsletter nbsp Technical Resources nbsp nbsp nbsp Precursor Science for TPF PDF 8 9 MB nbsp nbsp nbsp Technology Plan March 2003 PDF Architecture Review June 2002 Coronagraphic imaging papers Nulling interferometry papers Charter of the TPF Science Working Group nbsp nbsp nbsp List of proposed TPF target stars PDF MS Excel nbsp nbsp nbsp Biosignatures and Planetary Properties PDF Action Item Tracking System restricted nbsp Michelson Science Center Fellowships nbsp Related Programs Darwin Project at ESA OLBIN nbsp Research Opportunities TPF Foundation Science Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits FirstGov Your First Click to the US Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest Home Page Space Interferometry Mission Home Page Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf index withNew html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf index withNew html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf index withNew html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf index withNew html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/earthlikePlanet.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Earthlike Planet Blue Line Earthlike Planet Blue Line Close Window &nbsp; Planet Quest ...%%==%%2728%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Earthlike Planet Blue Line Earthlike Planet Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF earthlikePlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF earthlikePlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF earthlikePlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF earthlikePlanet html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/55Cancri.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Neptune-sized planet discovered in 2004 circling the star 55 ...%%==%%2873%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Neptune sized planet discovered in 2004 circling the star 55 Cancri Blue Line Artist s concept of the Neptune sized planet discovered in 2004 circling the star 55 Cancri Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF 55Cancri html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF 55Cancri html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF 55Cancri html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF 55Cancri html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/bioSignatures.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Earth's biosignatures include methane, liquid water, and ozone. Blue Line Earth's biosignatures include ...%%==%%2823%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Earth s biosignatures include methane liquid water and ozone Blue Line Earth s biosignatures include methane liquid water and ozone Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF bioSignatures html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF bioSignatures html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF bioSignatures html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF bioSignatures html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf-i-WorkingGroup.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Planet Quest - the search for another Earth Members of the TPF-C Science and Technology Definition Team are: (front row, left-right) Karl Stapelfeldt, Wesley ...%%==%%3000%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Planet Quest the search for another Earth Members of the TPF C Science and Technology Definition Team are front row left right Karl Stapelfeldt Wesley Traub James Kasting Sara Seager Marc Kuchner 2nd row left right Jeremy Kasdin Harry Ferguson Zlatan Tsvetanov Michael Shao Heidi Hammel Vikki Meadows Alan Dressler back row left right Mark Clampin Roger Angel Doug Lin Sally Heap Charley Noecker Chris Burrows Ben Oppenheimer Garth Illingworth and Scott Horner Blue Line Members of the TPF I Science Working Group include left to right members shown in bold Lia LaPiana Huub R ouml ttgering Rene Liseau Wesley Traub John Bally Malcolm Fridlund Gene Serabyn Jan M Hollis David Hyland Brent Ware Lisa Kaltenegger Michael Shao Bertrand Mennesson Kenneth Johnston Charley Noecker William Danchi Steve Unwin Stefan Martin Peter Lawson Curt Henry John Stauffer David Wilner Zlatan Tsetanov and Charles Beichman Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf i WorkingGroup html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf i WorkingGroup html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf i WorkingGroup html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf i WorkingGroup html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf-c-ScienceTeam.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Planet Quest - the search for another Earth Members of the TPF-C Science and Technology Definition Team are: (front row, left-right) Karl Stapelfeldt, Wesley ...%%==%%3142%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Planet Quest the search for another Earth Members of the TPF C Science and Technology Definition Team are front row left right Karl Stapelfeldt Wesley Traub James Kasting Sara Seager Marc Kuchner 2nd row left right Jeremy Kasdin Harry Ferguson Zlatan Tsvetanov Michael Shao Heidi Hammel Vikki Meadows Alan Dressler back row left right Mark Clampin Roger Angel Doug Lin Sally Heap Charley Noecker Chris Burrows Ben Oppenheimer Garth Illingworth and Scott Horner Blue Line Members of the TPF C Science and Technology Definition Team include members shown in bold front row left right Karl Stapelfeldt Wesley Traub James Kasting Sara Seager Marc Kuchner 2nd row left right Jeremy Kasdin Harry Ferguson Zlatan Tsvetanov Michael Shao Heidi Hammel Vikki Meadows Alan Dressler back row left right Mark Clampin Roger Angel Doug Lin Sally Heap Charley Noecker Chris Burrows Ben Oppenheimer Garth Illingworth and Scott Horner Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf c ScienceTeam html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf c ScienceTeam html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf c ScienceTeam html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf c ScienceTeam html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/pdt6_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line JPL's Planet Detection Testbed simulates the type of observation that NASA's future Terrestrial ...%%==%%2950%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line JPL s Planet Detection Testbed simulates the type of observation that NASA s future Terrestrial Planet Finder mission will carry out in space Blue Line JPL s Planet Detection Testbed simulates the type of observation that NASA s future Terrestrial Planet Finder mission will carry out in space Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF pdt6 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF pdt6 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF pdt6 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF pdt6 image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/search/install.html%%==%%Fluid Dynamics Search Engine: Manual Install Instructions%%==%%Describes how to download, customize, and install the product. Includes trouble-shooting tips. Include the list of all files and folders with descriptions.%%==%%82521%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% b write false else document write b write false if b write document write Fluid Dynamics Search Engine vbeta Manual Install Instructions Last modified on Wednesday July 10 2002 This product has been designed for fast and easy installation Follow these simple steps to get the script up and running in just a few minutes Download Download the product appropriate to your platform www xav com scripts search download fdse beta zip Windows www xav com scripts search download fdse beta tar gz Unix www xav com scripts search download all other versions Each archive contains the exact same code except that the Windows version uses r n line endings and the Unix version uses n endings The tar gz version can be decompressed with the command tar fxz fdse beta tar gz The zip version can be decompressed with Winzip from www winzip com If you install a version other than beta follow the install file included with it rather than this one Build Directory Structure The script uses a specific directory structure to organize its libraries and data files When the downloaded archives are expanded they will automatically expand into the desired structure You must retain that structure when transferring files between computers For your reference Appendix II contains a detailed list of all files and folders describing what they do and where they belong Note this script uses relative paths extensively and so its very demanding about its directory structure It does not use absolute paths at all however That means you don t need to enter the absolute path into the script configuration files if it needs to know its absolute path it will auto detect it Customize Script In this step you customize the CGI script files Some library and data files also use the pl extension but those files must not be renamed or edited The only files that you should edit are search search pl search proxy pl search searchmods powerusr cmd admin pl search searchmods powerusr hacksubs pl search searchmods powerusr lang pl 99 of this script is configured after the install is complete using the admin control panel Only two things need to be configured during installation Path to Perl In 99 of cases the default path to Perl of usr bin perl will work and you won t need to edit the source code at all In the remaining cases you must edit the first line of each script file to point the appropriate path Common alternate locations include usr local bin perl and usr bin perl5 How do you know if you will need a custom path Your web hosting provider should tell you Or if you have existing Perl CGI scripts that work you can copy the first line from them Or if after following all the instructions here the script returns Internal Server Error when you visit it with a browser the problem may be the path to Perl and you may want to experiment with the alternate locations Internal Server Error can mean a lot of things and the path to Perl is only one of them When you open the script file to edit the path to Perl use the most hardcore text editor you have Like Wordpad on Windows Simple Text on Mac vi on Unix Do not use high level editors like Microsoft Word or HTML editors like FrontPage There is a risk that these high level editors will damage the code Perl CGI File Extension In 99 of cases the default CGI file extension of pl will work and you won t need to change it In the remaining cases you must rename the CGI script files to use the appropriate file extension for your system Some require cgi and others require weird extensions like plx How do you know what extension is needed Your web hosting provider should tell you Or if you have existing Perl CGI scripts that work you can copy whatever extension they use Or if after following all other instructions listed here your script returns its own source code when you visit it with a browser or returns some other error then the problem may be the extension You may want to experiment with both pl and cgi There are loose standards for these values usr bin perl and pl but not all web hosts adhere to them This is not our fault If your web host requires you to use usr foo perl and the cgi extension please take this into account while reading program documentation that continues to make reference to usr bin perl and script pl Our docs are centralized and are not aware of what kind of strange values you ve been forced to use When our docs say script pl and on your system you ve been forced to use script cgi then you need to treat script pl as script cgi while reading the document Transfer Files Unless you re doing all of your work on the web server itself you must transfer the files and folders over to your web server When transferring script files or data files in FTP always use ASCII mode If your web server requires that CGI scripts be installed into a special folder like cgi bin or cgi then install all of the files to that folder Set Permissions The easiest way to set permissions is to run the setperms script appropriate for your platform Run setperms bat on Windows and setperms sh on Unix If you have only FTP access to a Unix server then you can set the permissions with FTP while you re transferring Use the permissions guide in Appendix II below If you have a Windows web server without shell access then typically you won t be able to run setperms bat from the command line nor set permissions via FTP In this case the best approach is to try an install anyway the server file system is often read write exec by default If this doesn t work then contact the tech support people and ask them to run setperms bat for you If tech support can t help you can use the Auto Installer process It will attempt a few work arounds to remotely set Windows file permissions The methods don t always work so keep your tech support people as a backup Advanced CGI processes are usually executed under a user context different than your login account Your login account owns the files and folders that store data Because CGI processes are only allowed to write to files and folders which they own or for which they ve been given special permission we take the extra step to make all data files and folders world writable any and all processes are allowed to write to them That way data can be saved by any user process and thus the script will work no matter how your CGI privileges have been configured Obviously if your web server runs CGI processes under your login account context and not a separate context then you may apply more restrictive permissions Data folders can have permission 755 instead of 777 data files can have permission 744 instead of 766 If you are using CGI Wrap or if you are installing to Hypermart net or Netfirms com then this applies to you and you may use the more restrictive permissions Test Visit the URL search search pl Mode Admin to get started In this example we use the pl file extension for Perl CGI scripts As mentioned earlier some web servers require the cgi extension or some other Use whatever file name you decided upon earlier in section 3 part 2 Please visit your admin page immediately If this is your first install you will have to set a new password Manual Install Complete Appendix I Error Handling If you run into trouble consider an automated install The automatic install can self heal from most common error conditions Free custom installs are available from the script author as of Wednesday July 10 2002 To take advantage of this service first attempt an automatic install If it fails you will have the option to forward an install request Installs are usually finished within 24 hours You can also visit the Discussion Forum with a description of your problem It stays very busy and there are many helpful people there The Auto Installer is here www xav com cgi sys cgiwrap xav install cgi Appendix II Directory Structure and File Descriptions This file manifest applies to version beta If you are installing a different version use the install html file included with it The file permissions are modeled on the default Apache or Microsoft IIS permissions system where a user account owns the files and a separate unprivileged account executes the CGI scripts This is not the most secure configuration in the world but it is the default that has been established and so these file permissions follow it If you have a system where your CGI scripts are executed under your user account context as when using CGIWrap when using setuid Perl using Hypermart net or many other free web hosts etc then you can and should replace all permissions with 755 rwxr xr x Icons folder script file data file optional file Required Required file or folder Optional file or folder Permissions 755 rwx r x r x read and execute 766 rwx rw rw read and write 777 rwx rwx rwx read write and execute Is Required Object Permissions File Folder Description 755 r x search main product folder 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp install html Manual install help file 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp license html License agreement 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp proxy pl Add on utility for viewing search results with the keywords highlighted 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp search pl Main script file 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp setperms bat Windows batch file for setting file permissions 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp setperms sh Unix shell script for setting file permissions 777 rwx search searchdata contains data index files system settings etc 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp htaccess Prevents access to data folder 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp default htm Prevents access to data folder 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp filter rules txt Stores Filter Rules 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp index html Prevents access to data folder 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings pl Stores script settings 777 rwx search searchdata templates HTML templates and other files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin style inc Global stylesheet for admin HTML pages 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin template html Template for admin HTML pages 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp footer htm HTML text for the bottom of each publicly viewable page 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp header htm HTML text for the top of each publicly viewable page 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp line listing txt Template for appearance of each item in search results list 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp pics descriptions txt Stores PICS standards definitions 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp style inc Global stylesheet for public HTML pages 777 rwx search searchdata templates dutch Dutch language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates english English language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates french French language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates german German language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates italian Italian language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates portuguese Portuguese language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates ro Romanian language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates spanish Spanish language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates sv Swedish language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 755 r x search searchmods contains function libraries 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp common pl common library file shared functions and search functions 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp common admin pl admin library 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp common parse page pl library of functions for parsing a document 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp do not rename pl to cgi here txt Warning file 755 r x search searchmods powerusr contains optional tools for hardcore users 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp cmd admin pl example script for how to manage FDSE from command line 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp function spec txt code spec for all functions 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp hacksubs pl dev util for managing testing optimizing Perl functions 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp lang pl script to manage test optimizing lang strings and strings txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp lib pl lightweight code lib for powerusr tools Permissions File Folder Description Is Required Object Appendix III Upgrade To upgrade over a previous installation without losing data replace only these files search search pl Main script file search searchdata templates admin style inc Global stylesheet for admin HTML pages search searchdata templates admin template html Template for admin HTML pages search searchdata templates dutch admin ads txt search searchdata templates dutch admin fr txt search searchdata templates dutch admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates dutch admin navbar txt search searchdata templates dutch admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates dutch admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates dutch admin personal txt search searchdata templates dutch admin ui txt search searchdata templates dutch settings desc txt search searchdata templates dutch strings txt search searchdata templates english admin ads txt search searchdata templates english admin fr txt search searchdata templates english admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates english admin navbar txt search searchdata templates english admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates english admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates english admin personal txt search searchdata templates english admin ui txt search searchdata templates english settings desc txt search searchdata templates english strings txt search searchdata templates french admin ads txt search searchdata templates french admin fr txt search searchdata templates french admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates french admin navbar txt search searchdata templates french admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates french admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates french admin personal txt search searchdata templates french admin ui txt search searchdata templates french settings desc txt search searchdata templates french strings txt search searchdata templates german admin ads txt search searchdata templates german admin fr txt search searchdata templates german admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates german admin navbar txt search searchdata templates german admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates german admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates german admin personal txt search searchdata templates german admin ui txt search searchdata templates german settings desc txt search searchdata templates german strings txt search searchdata templates italian admin ads txt search searchdata templates italian admin fr txt search searchdata templates italian admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates italian admin navbar txt search searchdata templates italian admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates italian admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates italian admin personal txt search searchdata templates italian admin ui txt search searchdata templates italian settings desc txt search searchdata templates italian strings txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin ads txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin fr txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin navbar txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin personal txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin ui txt search searchdata templates portuguese settings desc txt search searchdata templates portuguese strings txt search searchdata templates ro admin ads txt search searchdata templates ro admin fr txt search searchdata templates ro admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates ro admin navbar txt search searchdata templates ro admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates ro admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates ro admin personal txt search searchdata templates ro admin ui txt search searchdata templates ro settings desc txt search searchdata templates ro strings txt search searchdata templates spanish admin ads txt search searchdata templates spanish admin fr txt search searchdata templates spanish admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates spanish admin navbar txt search searchdata templates spanish admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates spanish admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates spanish admin personal txt search searchdata templates spanish admin ui txt search searchdata templates spanish settings desc txt search searchdata templates spanish strings txt search searchdata templates sv admin ads txt search searchdata templates sv admin fr txt search searchdata templates sv admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates sv admin navbar txt search searchdata templates sv admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates sv admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates sv admin personal txt search searchdata templates sv admin ui txt search searchdata templates sv settings desc txt search searchdata templates sv strings txt search searchmods common pl common library file shared functions and search functions search searchmods common admin pl admin library search searchmods common parse page pl library of functions for parsing a document Appendix IV Uninstall To remove the product simply delete the folder that contains all the scripts and data files The script does not effect anything outside of its folder Appendix V Additional Resources General Product Information Version History Manual Install Instructions Update Notification for New Versions 1997 2002 by Zoltan Milosevic Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install InstructionsDescribes how to download customize and install the product Includes trouble shooting tips Include the list of all files and folders with descriptions Describes how to download customize and install the product Includes 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPFDarwinConf/indexOrig.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Second TPF/Darwin International Conference%%==%%@import URL("tpfMain.css"); NASA Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Caltech Home Page NASA Privacy Statement JPL navigation banner +View the NASA Portal JPL Search Search ...%%==%%19721%%==%%26 Jan 104%%==%% import URL tpfMain css NASA Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Caltech Home Page NASA Privacy Statement JPL navigation banner View the NASA Portal JPL Search Search space JPL Home Page JPL Earth JPL Solar System JPL Stars Galaxies JPL Technology space navigation top navigation left Home Preliminary Agenda Directions Accomodations Registration Submissions Information Contact Information space navigation double bar TPF Home space space The Second TPF Darwin International Conference space July 26 29 2004 Dust Disks and the Formation Evolution and Detection of Habitable Planets Hosted by the TPF and Darwin Projects the Michelson Science Center and the Spitzer Science Center previously known as SIRTF Mission Bay San Diego California Objective This is the second annual joint TPF Darwin conference and follows the very successful Heidelberg meeting in April 2003 The main purpose of the conference series is to develop the field of extra solar planet research with two primary near term goals 1 involve the community in establishing high level goals for TPF Darwin and 2 address key areas of research relevant to TPF Darwin that are important to the design and architecture of TPF Darwin Topics The Second TPF Darwin conference will cover three major topics Recent results on exo zodiacal EZ disks from Spitzer and other space and ground observations We expect exciting new results from Spitzer HST ACS Keck LBTI Interferometers and ground based sub millimeter telescopes on the evolution structure composition and frequency of debris disks Among the issues we will address are how to extrapolate from the outer zodiacal clouds Kuiper belt detectable with Spitzer to the inner zodiacal clouds that will be measurable with TPF What do the Spitzer measurements of the outer zodiacal cloud tell us about the presence or absence of planets The link between the physical conditions in the early solar nebula and astrobiology e g how might astronomical conditions in the Hadean Archaen periods affect the formation and evolution of life Spitzer will provide new information on the properties of zodiacal disks in the first 500 million years of a planetary system s existence What does a high level of exo zodiacal emission imply in terms of bombardment and infall What other astronomical properties of a star and planetary system might be relevant to the formation of stable habitable planets e g dynamics of giant planets UV X ray output of stars chemistry of nebular material etc Discussion of TPF Darwin designs science requirements and technology advances This will be a 3 5 day conference ending at around noon on the fourth day with a program to be defined by the Scientific Organizing Committee The basic layout includes invited talks on each major topic followed by a small number of contributed talks The SOC will also select poster papers associated with each topic A major focus of the conference will be the first results from Spitzer on exo zodiacal disks We plan to devote approximately half a day to talks featuring Spitzer results that tie in directly with the TPF pre launch science program Dates The dates for this conference are now firm July 26 29 2004 This TPF Darwin conference is being coordinated with planned Spitzer science conferences The Spitzer Science Center is tentatively planning a conference in October 2004 in Pasadena leading up to the second proposal call Location We have selected an excellent location the Hyatt Regency Islandia in San Diego Mission Bay The hotel will reserve a large block of rooms at the government rate currently 110 plus tax The meeting hotel is adjacent to the famous Sea World marine wildlife park Please visit the hotel website for more details San Diego is a wonderful resort destination See the San Diego Convention amp Visitors Bureau for some of the local attractions Summer weather in San Diego is normally very predictable dry sunny and warm but not too hot More information This website will be updated as more information becomes available If you have further questions at this time please contact the local organizing committee by sending email to TPFDarwinConf jpl nasa gov Scientific Organizing Committee Chas Beichman JPL Caltech chair Mike Werner JPL Caltech George Rieke U Arizona Jim Houck Cornell U Jane Greaves ROE Edinburgh Alycia Weinberger Carnegie Jonathan Lunine U Arizona Geoff Marcy UC Berkeley Stan Dermott U Florida Malcolm Fridlund ESA Thomas Henning MPI Heidelberg Harm Habing U Leiden Alfred Vidal Madjar IAP Paris Eric Gaidos U Hawaii Kevin Zahnle NASA Ames Victoria Meadows NAI Caltech Rachel Akeson MSC Caltech Mike Brown Caltech Local 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/search2/install.html%%==%%Fluid Dynamics Search Engine: Manual Install Instructions%%==%%Describes how to download, customize, and install the product. Includes trouble-shooting tips. Include the list of all files and folders with descriptions.%%==%%82521%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% b write false else document write b write false if b write document write Fluid Dynamics Search Engine vbeta Manual Install Instructions Last modified on Wednesday July 10 2002 This product has been designed for fast and easy installation Follow these simple steps to get the script up and running in just a few minutes Download Download the product appropriate to your platform www xav com scripts search download fdse beta zip Windows www xav com scripts search download fdse beta tar gz Unix www xav com scripts search download all other versions Each archive contains the exact same code except that the Windows version uses r n line endings and the Unix version uses n endings The tar gz version can be decompressed with the command tar fxz fdse beta tar gz The zip version can be decompressed with Winzip from www winzip com If you install a version other than beta follow the install file included with it rather than this one Build Directory Structure The script uses a specific directory structure to organize its libraries and data files When the downloaded archives are expanded they will automatically expand into the desired structure You must retain that structure when transferring files between computers For your reference Appendix II contains a detailed list of all files and folders describing what they do and where they belong Note this script uses relative paths extensively and so its very demanding about its directory structure It does not use absolute paths at all however That means you don t need to enter the absolute path into the script configuration files if it needs to know its absolute path it will auto detect it Customize Script In this step you customize the CGI script files Some library and data files also use the pl extension but those files must not be renamed or edited The only files that you should edit are search search pl search proxy pl search searchmods powerusr cmd admin pl search searchmods powerusr hacksubs pl search searchmods powerusr lang pl 99 of this script is configured after the install is complete using the admin control panel Only two things need to be configured during installation Path to Perl In 99 of cases the default path to Perl of usr bin perl will work and you won t need to edit the source code at all In the remaining cases you must edit the first line of each script file to point the appropriate path Common alternate locations include usr local bin perl and usr bin perl5 How do you know if you will need a custom path Your web hosting provider should tell you Or if you have existing Perl CGI scripts that work you can copy the first line from them Or if after following all the instructions here the script returns Internal Server Error when you visit it with a browser the problem may be the path to Perl and you may want to experiment with the alternate locations Internal Server Error can mean a lot of things and the path to Perl is only one of them When you open the script file to edit the path to Perl use the most hardcore text editor you have Like Wordpad on Windows Simple Text on Mac vi on Unix Do not use high level editors like Microsoft Word or HTML editors like FrontPage There is a risk that these high level editors will damage the code Perl CGI File Extension In 99 of cases the default CGI file extension of pl will work and you won t need to change it In the remaining cases you must rename the CGI script files to use the appropriate file extension for your system Some require cgi and others require weird extensions like plx How do you know what extension is needed Your web hosting provider should tell you Or if you have existing Perl CGI scripts that work you can copy whatever extension they use Or if after following all other instructions listed here your script returns its own source code when you visit it with a browser or returns some other error then the problem may be the extension You may want to experiment with both pl and cgi There are loose standards for these values usr bin perl and pl but not all web hosts adhere to them This is not our fault If your web host requires you to use usr foo perl and the cgi extension please take this into account while reading program documentation that continues to make reference to usr bin perl and script pl Our docs are centralized and are not aware of what kind of strange values you ve been forced to use When our docs say script pl and on your system you ve been forced to use script cgi then you need to treat script pl as script cgi while reading the document Transfer Files Unless you re doing all of your work on the web server itself you must transfer the files and folders over to your web server When transferring script files or data files in FTP always use ASCII mode If your web server requires that CGI scripts be installed into a special folder like cgi bin or cgi then install all of the files to that folder Set Permissions The easiest way to set permissions is to run the setperms script appropriate for your platform Run setperms bat on Windows and setperms sh on Unix If you have only FTP access to a Unix server then you can set the permissions with FTP while you re transferring Use the permissions guide in Appendix II below If you have a Windows web server without shell access then typically you won t be able to run setperms bat from the command line nor set permissions via FTP In this case the best approach is to try an install anyway the server file system is often read write exec by default If this doesn t work then contact the tech support people and ask them to run setperms bat for you If tech support can t help you can use the Auto Installer process It will attempt a few work arounds to remotely set Windows file permissions The methods don t always work so keep your tech support people as a backup Advanced CGI processes are usually executed under a user context different than your login account Your login account owns the files and folders that store data Because CGI processes are only allowed to write to files and folders which they own or for which they ve been given special permission we take the extra step to make all data files and folders world writable any and all processes are allowed to write to them That way data can be saved by any user process and thus the script will work no matter how your CGI privileges have been configured Obviously if your web server runs CGI processes under your login account context and not a separate context then you may apply more restrictive permissions Data folders can have permission 755 instead of 777 data files can have permission 744 instead of 766 If you are using CGI Wrap or if you are installing to Hypermart net or Netfirms com then this applies to you and you may use the more restrictive permissions Test Visit the URL search search pl Mode Admin to get started In this example we use the pl file extension for Perl CGI scripts As mentioned earlier some web servers require the cgi extension or some other Use whatever file name you decided upon earlier in section 3 part 2 Please visit your admin page immediately If this is your first install you will have to set a new password Manual Install Complete Appendix I Error Handling If you run into trouble consider an automated install The automatic install can self heal from most common error conditions Free custom installs are available from the script author as of Wednesday July 10 2002 To take advantage of this service first attempt an automatic install If it fails you will have the option to forward an install request Installs are usually finished within 24 hours You can also visit the Discussion Forum with a description of your problem It stays very busy and there are many helpful people there The Auto Installer is here www xav com cgi sys cgiwrap xav install cgi Appendix II Directory Structure and File Descriptions This file manifest applies to version beta If you are installing a different version use the install html file included with it The file permissions are modeled on the default Apache or Microsoft IIS permissions system where a user account owns the files and a separate unprivileged account executes the CGI scripts This is not the most secure configuration in the world but it is the default that has been established and so these file permissions follow it If you have a system where your CGI scripts are executed under your user account context as when using CGIWrap when using setuid Perl using Hypermart net or many other free web hosts etc then you can and should replace all permissions with 755 rwxr xr x Icons folder script file data file optional file Required Required file or folder Optional file or folder Permissions 755 rwx r x r x read and execute 766 rwx rw rw read and write 777 rwx rwx rwx read write and execute Is Required Object Permissions File Folder Description 755 r x search main product folder 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp install html Manual install help file 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp license html License agreement 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp proxy pl Add on utility for viewing search results with the keywords highlighted 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp search pl Main script file 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp setperms bat Windows batch file for setting file permissions 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp setperms sh Unix shell script for setting file permissions 777 rwx search searchdata contains data index files system settings etc 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp htaccess Prevents access to data folder 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp default htm Prevents access to data folder 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp filter rules txt Stores Filter Rules 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp index html Prevents access to data folder 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings pl Stores script settings 777 rwx search searchdata templates HTML templates and other files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin style inc Global stylesheet for admin HTML pages 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin template html Template for admin HTML pages 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp footer htm HTML text for the bottom of each publicly viewable page 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp header htm HTML text for the top of each publicly viewable page 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp line listing txt Template for appearance of each item in search results list 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp pics descriptions txt Stores PICS standards definitions 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp style inc Global stylesheet for public HTML pages 777 rwx search searchdata templates dutch Dutch language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates english English 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nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates german German language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates italian Italian language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates portuguese Portuguese language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates ro Romanian language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates spanish Spanish language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 777 rwx search searchdata templates sv Swedish language files 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ads txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin fr2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin navbar txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass1 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin pass2 txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin personal txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp admin ui txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline1 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkline2 txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp searchform htm 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp settings desc txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp strings txt 766 rw nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp tips htm 755 r x search searchmods contains function libraries 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp common pl common library file shared functions and search functions 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp common admin pl admin library 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp common parse page pl library of functions for parsing a document 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp do not rename pl to cgi here txt Warning file 755 r x search searchmods powerusr contains optional tools for hardcore users 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp cmd admin pl example script for how to manage FDSE from command line 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp function spec txt code spec for all functions 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp hacksubs pl dev util for managing testing optimizing Perl functions 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp lang pl script to manage test optimizing lang strings and strings txt 755 r x nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp lib pl lightweight code lib for powerusr tools Permissions File Folder Description Is Required Object Appendix III Upgrade To upgrade over a previous installation without losing data replace only these files search search pl Main script file search searchdata templates admin style inc Global stylesheet for admin HTML pages search searchdata templates admin template html Template for admin HTML pages search searchdata templates dutch admin ads txt search searchdata templates dutch admin fr txt search searchdata templates dutch admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates dutch admin navbar txt search searchdata templates dutch admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates dutch admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates dutch admin personal txt search searchdata templates dutch admin ui txt search searchdata templates dutch settings desc txt search searchdata templates dutch strings txt search searchdata templates english admin ads txt search searchdata templates english admin fr txt search searchdata templates english admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates english admin navbar txt search searchdata templates english admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates english admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates english admin personal txt search searchdata templates english admin ui txt search searchdata templates english settings desc txt search searchdata templates english strings txt search searchdata templates french admin ads txt search searchdata templates french admin fr txt search searchdata templates french admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates french admin navbar txt search searchdata templates french admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates french admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates french admin personal txt search searchdata templates french admin ui txt search searchdata templates french settings desc txt search searchdata templates french strings txt search searchdata templates german admin ads txt search searchdata templates german admin fr txt search searchdata templates german admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates german admin navbar txt search searchdata templates german admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates german admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates german admin personal txt search searchdata templates german admin ui txt search searchdata templates german settings desc txt search searchdata templates german strings txt search searchdata templates italian admin ads txt search searchdata templates italian admin fr txt search searchdata templates italian admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates italian admin navbar txt search searchdata templates italian admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates italian admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates italian admin personal txt search searchdata templates italian admin ui txt search searchdata templates italian settings desc txt search searchdata templates italian strings txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin ads txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin fr txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin navbar txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin personal txt search searchdata templates portuguese admin ui txt search searchdata templates portuguese settings desc txt search searchdata templates portuguese strings txt search searchdata templates ro admin ads txt search searchdata templates ro admin fr txt search searchdata templates ro admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates ro admin navbar txt search searchdata templates ro admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates ro admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates ro admin personal txt search searchdata templates ro admin ui txt search searchdata templates ro settings desc txt search searchdata templates ro strings txt search searchdata templates spanish admin ads txt search searchdata templates spanish admin fr txt search searchdata templates spanish admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates spanish admin navbar txt search searchdata templates spanish admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates spanish admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates spanish admin personal txt search searchdata templates spanish admin ui txt search searchdata templates spanish settings desc txt search searchdata templates spanish strings txt search searchdata templates sv admin ads txt search searchdata templates sv admin fr txt search searchdata templates sv admin fr2 txt search searchdata templates sv admin navbar txt search searchdata templates sv admin pass1 txt search searchdata templates sv admin pass2 txt search searchdata templates sv admin personal txt search searchdata templates sv admin ui txt search searchdata templates sv settings desc txt search searchdata templates sv strings txt search searchmods common pl common library file shared functions and search functions search searchmods common admin pl admin library search searchmods common parse page pl library of functions for parsing a document Appendix IV Uninstall To remove the product simply delete the folder that contains all the scripts and data files The script does not effect anything outside of its folder Appendix V Additional Resources General Product Information Version History Manual Install Instructions Update Notification for New Versions 1997 2002 by Zoltan Milosevic Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install Instructions Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Manual Install InstructionsDescribes how to download customize and install the product Includes trouble shooting tips Include the list of all files and folders with descriptions Describes how to download customize and install the product Includes trouble shooting tips Include the list of all files and folders with descriptions Describes how to download customize and install the product Includes trouble shooting tips Include the list of all files and folders with descriptions Describes how to download customize and install the product Includes trouble shooting tips Include the list of all files and folders with descriptions http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 install html http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 install html http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 install html http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 install html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/search2/license.html%%==%%Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License%%==%%Legalese stuff about Fluid Dynamics shareware software.%%==%%5023%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License This script is copyright copy 2002 by Zoltan Milosevic All Rights Reserved This script may be downloaded and used for any purpose including commercial provided that the Distribution Conditions are met This script is commercial software The script is distributed widely under controlled conditions in order to build revenue name recognition and traffic for www xav com The greater name recognition and traffic lead to advertising revenue sales of other products and sales of CGI customization installs Violating the distribution conditions infringes on the script copyright and damages the underlying business model Any infringement claim against a violator may include actual damages to the copyright holder any profits earned by the violator and statutory damages up to 100 000 plus court costs and attorney fees User Control you the user of this script can select from 1 of 3 license modes Freeware Trial Shareware and Registered Shareware Terms and conditions differ slightly based on the selected licensing mode To select a license mode go to Main Page gt Update License and configure the License Mode setting Your selection can be changed at any time selecting the Freeware mode is not an irreversible process as with some software Scope by default licensees will receive a 1 instance unlimited user license This license covers the use of one instance of this product on one computer supporting unlimited numbers of users Additional instances of the product can be installed and registered using the original key on web sites that act as non public development and test platforms for the registered instances For FDSE additional instances may be installed and registered using the original key on web sites that are used only for building and reviewing the search indexes before transfer to the public site Scope special case for Genesis alternately at the request of the licensee a 10 user license will be granted This allows for up to 10 user accounts spread over as many instances as desired up to 10 This mode is useful for web designers who want to delegate authoring privileges to a single person for the upkeep of designed sites Distribution Conditions If you decide to keep this script you must select a permanent license mode either Freeware or Registered Shareware The copyright notice appearing the header of the source code must remain in its original form When in Freeware or Trial Shareware mode the copyright notice and link to www xav com which appear in the HTML output must remain in their original form Those who substantially change the script by say adding nice HTML formatting are free to attach their own copyright to their own value added work but their claim would apply only to the value added work and would not compete with the original copyright When in Freeware or Trial Shareware mode the script cannot be edited in such a way as to make available the features of the registered shareware version neither through adding original code nor through unlocking unreferenced functionality Other than the restrictions above any editing of the script is encouraged That s why it ships with source You may not resale this script or any derived work You are encouraged to sell access to this script like as part of a paid web hosting company which charges its customers You would not be able to sell this script itself to other web hosting companies Reseller arrangements are possible but must be arranged in advance You may not re distribute this script for example by placing the original ZIP archive on your download site To distribute the script link to www xav com Free registration keys will be granted to certain organizations and individuals See Free Key Policy and FAQ for more information copy 1997 2002 by Zoltan Milosevic Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software License Fluid Dynamics Shareware Software LicenseLegalese stuff about Fluid Dynamics shareware software Legalese stuff about Fluid Dynamics shareware software Legalese stuff about Fluid Dynamics shareware software Legalese stuff about Fluid Dynamics shareware software http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 license html http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 license html http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 license html http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 license html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Spitzer/spitzer_index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Spitzer%%==%%...%%==%%231%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Planet Quest Missions Spitzer Planet Quest Missions Spitzer Planet Quest Missions Spitzer Planet Quest Missions Spitzer Planet Quest Missions Spitzer Planet Quest Missions Spitzer Planet Quest Missions Spitzer Planet Quest Missions Spitzer Planet Quest Missions Spitzer Planet Quest Missions Spitzer http planetquest jpl nasa gov Spitzer spitzer index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Spitzer spitzer index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Spitzer spitzer index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Spitzer spitzer index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Spitzer/spitzer_still.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of Spitzer Blue Line Artist's concept of Spitzer Blue Line Close ...%%==%%2762%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of Spitzer Blue Line Artist s concept of Spitzer Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Spitzer spitzer still html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Spitzer spitzer still html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Spitzer spitzer still html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Spitzer spitzer still html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/module/planet_quest_module.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Planet Birth Bottom Graphic Line This is the module area. Total weight for this page without the ...%%==%%2009%%==%%29 Aug 103%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Planet Birth Bottom Graphic Line This is the module area Total weight for this page without the module is 13 09 Kb nbsp Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov module planet quest module html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module planet quest module html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module planet quest module html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module planet quest module html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/module/pq_frames.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/module/pq_frames.html%%==%%...%%==%%1099%%==%%9 Jun 105%%==%% http planetquest jpl nasa gov module pq frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module pq frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module pq frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module pq frames html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/module/qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%...%%==%%412%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov module qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/module/qtvr_orig.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the ORIGINAL right frame This is the right frame #1 This is the right frame #2 This is the ORIGINAL bottom frame ...%%==%%1114%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% This is the ORIGINAL right frame This is the right frame 1 This is the right frame 2 This is the ORIGINAL bottom frame This is the bottom frame 1 This is the bottom frame 2 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov module qtvr orig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module qtvr orig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module qtvr orig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module qtvr orig html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/module/right.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the main right frame. ...%%==%%250%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% This is the main right frame Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov module right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module right html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/module/lbti_assembly.html%%==%%LBTI Assembly%%==%%...%%==%%628%%==%%11 Apr 105%%==%% LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly LBTI Assembly http planetquest jpl nasa gov module lbti assembly html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module lbti assembly html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module lbti assembly html http planetquest jpl nasa gov module lbti assembly html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Kepler/kepler_index.html%%==%%Kepler%%==%%...%%==%%137%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Kepler Kepler Kepler Kepler Kepler Kepler Kepler Kepler Kepler Kepler http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Kepler/kepler_still.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of Kepler Blue Line Artist's concept of Kepler Blue Line Close ...%%==%%2783%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of Kepler Blue Line Artist s concept of Kepler Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler still html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler still html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler still html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler still html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/sim_interactive.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Close Window &nbsp; Telescope Bays These are open to space, allowing starlight to ...%%==%%7452%%==%%8 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Close Window nbsp Telescope Bays These are open to space allowing starlight to reach the interferometer Communications Antenna Used to receive commands from the ground and to send back data Backpack Unit containing all of the systems and hardware used to control and operate the spacecraft Solar Arrays These convert sunlight into electricity which is used to power all of the spacecraft components Gimbal Mount Motorized mast used to point solar arrays toward the Sun independent of the spacecraft Interferometer Instrument Contains all of the hardware and systems to perform SIM science including two science and two guide interferometers The SIM instrument will measure distances with hundreds of time greater accuracy than previously possible Planet Quest Home Telescope Bays Communications Antenna Backpack Solar Arrays Gimbal Mount Interferometer Instrument Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 sim interactive html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 sim interactive html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 sim interactive html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 sim interactive html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/experiment1Print.html%%==%%PlanetQuest: SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home%%==%%Print this page EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO AT HOME Seeing interference fringes at home For this experiment, you will need: A laser pointer (available ...%%==%%8657%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Print this page EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO AT HOME Seeing interference fringes at home For this experiment you will need A laser pointer available from some discount stationery and camera stores or by mail order for 7 00 70 00 The commonly available 5 mW Class III red laser is preferred for safety reasons but green works better if the room cannot be darkened well A small piece or scrap of second surface mirror the kind you find in a bathroom mirror where the mirror s glass is between your eyes and the reflecting surface flat first surface mirrors work as well Alternatively heavy aluminum foil and a clear piece of glass can be used Binder clips from a stationery store A single edge razor blade from a hardware store A ruler or straight edge A projection screen or white wall or sheet of paper for use as a projection screen a glossy surface should be avoided A flat work surface Use a razor blade and straight edge to make a straight clean narrow scratch scrape really that removes the paint from the back of the second surface mirror but doesn t scratch the glass Then make a second one parallel and a millimeter or less from it If you are not successful just try again start in a corner of your mirror so you have practice room until you make a good single slit and a good pair of slits Be careful of sharp edges when working with the blade and the glass Alternatively heavy aluminum foil can be used Cut slits through it with the blade using cardboard to both protect the table top and permit penetration of the foil Don t push down too hard with the blade a narrow slit is desired It may be helpful to stick cellophane tape for added strength on the foil before cutting two slits close together You may wish to wrap carefully the aluminum foil around a clear piece of glass after the slits are made In use send the laser beam through the foil first Use a pair of binder clips to serve as legs supporting the laser and to hold its switch on Use another pair of clips to hold up the piece of second surface mirror with the slits Adjust heights so the laser beam passes through the slit s See Figure 1 In a dark room aim the laser beam at the painted side of the mirror so that the beam projects through the mirror onto a wall or screen Send the beam through a single slit to make a single slit diffraction pattern This linear pattern is like a section through the bull s eye like Airy pattern seen by astronomers looking at a star image through a telescope using high magnification You can see examples in Figures 2 below You can use a needle to make a small hole in aluminum foil Project the laser beam through the hole to create an Airy pattern on the screen Beware of laser reflections from the aluminum foil going into eyes Figure 1 The laser beam passes through the mirror from its painted side onto the screen Binder clip legs support the laser and slits mirror on the table Figure 1 The laser beam passes through the mirror from its painted side onto the screen Binder clip legs support the laser and slits mirror on the table Now project the laser beam through the double slit to make an interference pattern on the wall This fringe pattern is different with more bright spots maxima and dark separators minima along the line of light A careful examination may reveal that the spots are modulated by follow the shape of a single slit pattern the brightest maxima are in the middle of the line Looking outward from the bright middle in either direction the maxima get fainter to some minimum and then get brighter again and then fade away The room has to be dark enough and the laser bright enough or the screen close enough for this to be visible Sometimes the beams from inexpensive laser pointers are not good enough to make a good double slit pattern Figure 3 shows an example of a double slit pattern Figure 2 Different shutter times shorter top and longer bottom were used to photograph these single slit patterns If a pinhole had been used instead of a slit the patterns would look like a bulls eye target the Airy pattern seen by astronomers in their telescopes Figure 2 Different shutter times shorter top and longer bottom were used to photograph these single slit patterns If a pinhole had been used instead of a slit the patterns would look like a bulls eye target the Airy pattern seen by astronomers in their telescopes Figure 2 Different shutter times shorter top and longer bottom were used to photograph these single slit patterns If a pinhole had been used instead of a slit the patterns would look like a bulls eye target the Airy pattern seen by astronomers in their telescopes This is a double slit interference pattern made with an inexpensive laser Note how there are additional maxima and minima of brightness caused by the interference of light coming through the two slits The single slit interference pattern modulates the brightness of the double slit pattern This is a double slit interference pattern made with an inexpensive laser Note how there are additional maxima and minima of brightness caused by the interference of light coming through the two slits The single slit interference pattern modulates the brightness of the double slit pattern You can also try looking directly through single and double slits at a tiny high intensity flashlight bulb reflector removed from the flashlight to see these patterns Also look at a light emitting diode LED at various distances from you to see at what distance the fringes disappear Look at LEDs of different colors to see differences in the spacings of the fringes DON T EVER LOOK INTO A LASER BEAM your eyesight can be damaged permanently Have a look at the discussion and pictures at http en wikipedia org wiki Double slit experiment for an explanation and illustration of the double slit interference pattern you should be seeing Another example is http schools matter org uk Content Interference laserinterference html that permits you to change slit width slit separation and projection distance The website http hyperphysics phy astr gsu edu hbase phyopt mulslidi html graphs the brightness of the interference pattern brightness is left right distance along a screen is up down for one slit or two slits or more and allows you to include diffraction Airy pattern or not in the interference pattern by clicking on a button It shows just barely the secondary maxima and the striping you see with your set up Original URL for this page http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM experiment 1 cfm PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/experiment2Print.html%%==%%PlanetQuest: SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home%%==%%Print this page EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO AT HOME See interference fringes with your telescope Anyone with a telescope wishing to get a sense ...%%==%%14971%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Print this page EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO AT HOME See interference fringes with your telescope Anyone with a telescope wishing to get a sense of interferometric measurements can easily construct a mask and turn a telescope into a simple interferometer It will show the fringes that spacecraft like SIM PlanetQuest will measure A much more elaborate system is necessary on the ground or in space to actually make delay measurements similar to those SIM PlanetQuest will make to accomplish its mission of finding planets around other stars and making numerous astrophysical studies of the Milky Way and beyond Any type of telescope can be used for this project Aperture size is not a driver though 100 125 mm 4 5 is probably the practical lower limit Using a larger telescope makes more light available and more manipulation can be done as part of the observing and experimenting However more magnification may be required to see fringes with more widely spaced apertures because they are closer together indicating higher resolution As an example consider a 200 mm 8 or 250 mm 10 telescope aperture Build a mask to completely cover the front sky end of the telescope Figure 1 You can even use the dust cover of the telescope as long as you can plug the holes when the cover is intended to seal the telescope film canisters or medicine bottles can be adapted for this purpose The mask should have two holes on a diameter separated as far apart as they can be over the aperture of the optic not the diameter of the telescope tube Figure 1 Looking from above down on a telescope aperture the outer circle is the telescope tube The larger inner circle is the full aperture of the telescope s objective lens or mirror The two small circles at the edges of the objective are the openings allowing light into the telescope for interference pattern observations The rest of the objective is covered so no light goes through The dashed circle and lines represent a secondary mirror and its supports Figure 1 Looking from above down on a telescope aperture the outer circle is the telescope tube The larger inner circle is the full aperture of the telescope s objective lens or mirror The two small circles at the edges of the objective are the openings allowing light into the telescope for interference pattern observations The rest of the objective is covered so no light goes through The dashed circle and lines represent a secondary mirror and its supports Hole size only matters in that a larger aperture lets in more light If you make a mask with apertures whose separation is adjustable Figures 2 and 3 the hole size will limit the center to center separation possible and how much you can vary the separation Aperture diameters of 35 to 50 mm 1 5 2 are a good compromise smaller for smaller telescopes larger for larger ones Additional sliders with smaller apertures can also be built for further experimentation Figure 2 This prototype wooden mask has adjustable aperture separation It is mounted on a Newtonian telescope Figure 2 This prototype wooden mask has adjustable aperture separation It is mounted on a Newtonian telescope Figure 3 The as built mask s adjustable apertures are removed on the left and in place on the right The slots permit light to come through the apertures wherever the sliders are positioned The white marks make it easy to repeat the placement of the apertures The apertures are offset in the sliders made of kitchen counter laminate so that they can be inserted to allow both the minimum separation and be reversed for maximum separation without unwanted light going through the slots Figure 3 The as built mask s adjustable apertures are removed on the left and in place on the right The slots permit light to come through the apertures wherever the sliders are positioned The white marks make it easy to repeat the placement of the apertures The apertures are offset in the sliders made of kitchen counter laminate so that they can be inserted to allow both the minimum separation and be reversed for maximum separation without unwanted light going through the slots With the mask mounted on the telescope a first look through an eyepiece at a bright out of focus star shows a pair of illuminated circles Getting closer to focus the circles move closer together in the field of view and become twin bull s eye like Airy patterns of disk surrounded by one or more rings cf Figure 4 The patterns are more prominent than you are used to because you are looking through a small aperture making the disk larger combined with high magnification provided by your eyepiece The rings you see around the Airy disc are an interference phenomenon but not the one we are looking for They are caused by the circular aperture of the telescope itself Make a small square aperture out of cardboard to put over your telescope and look at the rings then just for fun At this point you are close to focus As those patterns come together with final focusing fringes stripes start to be visible when the seeing merges the first rings of the Airy disks When the Airy disks merge the fringe pattern is easily visible Figure 5 The fringes will be oriented perpendicular to the line between the out of focus separate star images The eyepiece should provide 200x or more divide your telescope s focal length by the eyepiece s focal length to compute the magnification Use a Barlow lens to increase the magnification to 200x or more Keep playing with the focus watching the Airy disk carefully for closely spaced stripes the fringes to pop out in the star image s Airy disc Steady seeing little twinkling or image motion and small star images will make it easier to see fringes Figure 4 This is a single slit interference pattern made with a laser If a pinhole had been used instead of a slit the pattern would look like a bulls eye target the Airy pattern seen by astronomers in their telescopes Figure 4 This is a single slit interference pattern made with a laser If a pinhole had been used instead of a slit the pattern would look like a bulls eye target the Airy pattern seen by astronomers in their telescopes Figure 5 This is a double slit interference pattern made with a laser Note how there are additional maxima and minima of brightness caused by the interference of light coming through the two slits The single slit pattern modulates the brightness of the double slit pattern This pattern is very similar to what you will see with your telescope pointed at a bright star Figure 5 This is a double slit interference pattern made with a laser Note how there are additional maxima and minima of brightness caused by the interference of light coming through the two slits The single slit pattern modulates the brightness of the double slit pattern This pattern is very similar to what you will see with your telescope pointed at a bright star Now that you know what to look for experiment with different stars in the sky You may see little or no variation between them but the exploration is part of the intrigue Larger interferometers do measure differences Some observations to make include comparing giants and main sequence stars like Betelgeuse and Rigel Arcturus and Spica or Vega Antares and Altair or Deneb or Vega and Aldeberan and Capella Try changing the separation of the apertures for these observations Look at Capella with different position angles of the aperture pair it s an unresolved binary Antares and Castor might show the influence of their companions on their fringes Look for qualitative changes in the fringe pattern especially contrast in the fringes and spacing between them Careful notes of what you observed and how are required to keep track of results Changing the spacing of the apertures will change the spacing of the fringes which the measurements would display Don t be surprised if you don t see much difference between stars Such observations are usually made with larger interferometers and far more complex instrumentation Fringe visibility contrast gives an idea of the size of the object i e whether the interferometer or telescope can resolve it Albert A Michelson demonstrated measuring the size of a star with his interferometer mounted on the Mt Wilson 100 Hooker Telescope in 1921 he determined the aperture spacing that produced fringes and the largest spacing that didn t and from that could deduce the angular diameter of the star You can mimic Michelson s star measurements by looking at Jupiter s Galilean satellites With your masked telescope look for fringes from Jupiter s satellites you won t see them because the satellite disks are large enough to be resolved by the telescope and compare that observation to the appearance of fringes from stars of similar brightness similar brightness to remove that variable you will see fringes This will be challenging because neither satellite nor star will be very bright In fact your observations copy experiments Michelson made with the 12 refractor at Lick Observatory in 1891 He got very good measurements of the diameters of the satellites this way If you have a crosshair eyepiece you can make fringe spacing measurements by timing Let a star s interference pattern drift across the hair and time the separation from minimum to minimum or maximum to maximum for different star colors You may want to tape record yourself with radio time signals in the background use a lap counting stopwatch or have an assistant watch a second hand and write down the timings You can also simply start a stopwatch and count a number of fringes and then stop the watch to get a measure of fringes second It is easy to convert fringes second into an angular measurement Since Earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours this can be converted to 15 seconds of arc 1 second of time 15 s Divide number of fringes time interval used 15 fringe spacing in seconds of arc A correction is necessary if the star you are observing is not on the celestial equator divide your result by the cosine of the star s declination for the final answer I e fringe spacing arc seconds number of fringes time interval used gray separator line 15 x cos dec Compare this to Dawe s Limit the predicted resolution of your telescope The Dawe s Limit resolution in seconds of arc is Resolution arc seconds 114 3 telescope diameter in mm or equivalently Resolution arc seconds 4 5 telescope diameter in inches The spacings of the fringes should be about the same as the resolution of your telescope If you have an eyepiece with measuring marks like Celestron s Micro Guide or Meade s Astrometric eyepieces or a real micrometer eyepiece try measuring fringe spacing as functions of star color star type and aperture separation separately The reticle markings should be finely etched but probably there will be several fringes between the closest markings even with a Barlow lens in to increase the magnification of the star image the Barlow won t affect the magnification of the reticle You will have to use the procedure above timing the duration of a star s drift between reticle marks to calibrate the angular spacing of the marks with your telescope and Barlow lens if used With professional instruments on the ground or in space there is a variety of astrophysics problems that can be solved using interferometry These range from the shapes of stars fast spinners get squashed like Jupiter to their masses measuring orbits of binary systems including star star star brown dwarf and star planet systems to orbital motions of stars in the Galaxy and therefore determine the Galaxy s mass and dark matter content Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or service by trade name trademark 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/experimentsPrint.html%%==%%PlanetQuest: SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home%%==%%Print this page EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO AT HOME Introduction: Planets and fringes SIM PlanetQuest and the Terrestrial Planet Finder - Interferometer (TPF-I) use ...%%==%%3068%%==%%15 Nov 105%%==%% Print this page EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO AT HOME Introduction Planets and fringes SIM PlanetQuest and the Terrestrial Planet Finder Interferometer TPF I use measurements made with an instrument called an interferometer to learn about planets stars and the motions of stars in galaxies An interferometer makes its measurements by collecting light from two or more widely separated telescopes and combining their light Unlike a single telescope an interferometer can take advantage of the wave nature of light to find the locations of stars very very accurately Adjustments are made to find the point where the interferometer s mirrors combine the light exactly correctly to make a large bright signal something like this called constructive interference Artist s concept of SIM PlanetQuest When the light is combined improperly the result is destructive interference and there is darkness Artist s concept of SIM PlanetQuest In the interferometer the reality is more complex and measurements are based on a brightness signal that looks like this with the group of high peaks and valleys called fringes Artist s concept of SIM PlanetQuest Fringes made by a related process can be observed at home URL http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM experiment 1 cfm using a laser and a slit that is easy to construct Fringes much like those that will be measured by SIM PlanetQuest and by TPF I can be seen in a telescope URL http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM experiment 2 cfm by constructing a simple two holed mask SIM PlanetQuest will make very precise measurements of the positions of thousands of stars based on the highest peak in the fringe group of each star Over time changes in the apparent position of a star can be used to determine if planets are orbiting it how massive there are and how far they orbit from their parent star Similar measurements can be used to study stars in pairs and motions of stars in star clusters and in the Milky Way and other galaxies Original URL for this page http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM experiments cfm PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home PlanetQuest SIM Experiments You Can Do At Home http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 experimentsPrint html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 experimentsPrint html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 experimentsPrint html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 experimentsPrint html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/whiteDwarf_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line White dwarf stars, imaged by JPL's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on ...%%==%%2901%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line White dwarf stars imaged by JPL s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on NASA s Hubble Space Telescope Blue Line White dwarf stars imaged by JPL s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on NASA s Hubble Space Telescope Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 whiteDwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 whiteDwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 whiteDwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 whiteDwarf image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/HD_47536_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line In 2003, European astronomers discovered a large planet orbiting this star, which has ...%%==%%2994%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line In 2003 European astronomers discovered a large planet orbiting this star which has entered a late stage of stellar evolution and is slowly expanding Blue Line In 2003 European astronomers discovered a large planet orbiting this star which has entered a late stage of stellar evolution and is slowly expanding Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 HD 47536 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 HD 47536 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 HD 47536 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 HD 47536 image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/mam_layout.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Micro-Arcsecond Metrology (MAM) Testbed The Micro-Arcsecond Metrology (MAM) testbed simulates SIM's optical ...%%==%%3896%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Micro Arcsecond Metrology MAM Testbed The Micro Arcsecond Metrology MAM testbed simulates SIM s optical interferometer with a white light source all major optical components of a stellar interferometer and heterodyne metrology sensors The setup is installed inside a large vacuum chamber in order to mitigate the atmospheric and thermal disturbances SIM measures fringes to the level of picometers in order to produce astrometric data at the micro arc second level SIM must measure both the position of the starlight central fringe and the change in the internal optical path of the interferometer to the order of tens of picometers SIM s internal optical path is measured with both metrology systems and by determining the starlight fringe position One major challenge for SIM is to determine the consistency between the two sensor systems while articulating the instrument optics Recent testbed data shows agreement between the metrology and starlight paths to better than 24pm over SIM s one degree narrow angle field of regard 280pm over the fifteen degree wide angle field of regard Layout of the MAM testbed Blue Line Layout of the MAM testbed Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 mam layout html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 mam layout html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 mam layout html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 mam layout html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/Goullioud_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Instrument Project Manager Renaud Goullioud stands in front of the Microarcsecond Metrology Testbed, ...%%==%%3004%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Instrument Project Manager Renaud Goullioud stands in front of the Microarcsecond Metrology Testbed a large vacuum chamber within which many of SIM milestones have been demonstrated Blue Line Instrument Project Manager Renaud Goullioud stands in front of the Microarcsecond Metrology Testbed a large vacuum chamber within which many of SIM milestones have been demonstrated Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Goullioud image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Goullioud image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Goullioud image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Goullioud image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/mam_1_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission. Blue Line Computer simulation of ...%%==%%2822%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Blue Line Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 mam 1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 mam 1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 mam 1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 mam 1 image html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/techbib.html%%==%%Space Interferometry Mission: Technology References%%==%%Publications by Members of the Technology Program M. M. Colavita, J. K. Wallace, B. E. Hines, U. Gursel, F. Malbet, D. L. Palmer, X. ...%%==%%2813%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Publications by Members of the Technology Program M M Colavita J K Wallace B E Hines U Gursel F Malbet D L Palmer X P Pan M Shao J W Yu A F Boden P J Dumont J Gubler D C Koresko S R Kulkarni B F Lane D W Mobley G T van Belle The Palomar Testbed Interferometer ApJ 510 1999 Y Gursel Laser metrology gauges for OSI Proceedings of SPIE conference on Spaceborne Interferometry Vol 1947 pp 188 197 1993 Y Gursel Metrology for spatial interferometry Proceedings of SPIE conference on Amplitude and Intensity Spatial Interferometry Vol 2200 pp 27 34 1994 Y Gursel Metrology for spatial interferometry II Proceedings of SPIE conference on Spaceborne Interferometry II Vol 2477 p 240 258 1995 Y Gursel Metrology for spatial interferometry III Proceedings of SPIE conference on Space Telescopes and Instruments IV Vol 2807 pp 148 161 1996 R A Laskin The Space Interferometry Mission SIM Meeting the Technology Challenge Paper No 3872 13 Photonics for Space and Enhanced Radiation Environments Conference PSERE European Optical Society SPIE Symposium on Remote Sensing Florence Italy Sept 99 R A Laskin A M San Martin Control Structure System Design of a Spaceborne Optical Interferometer AAS AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference August 1989 G W Neat L F Sword B E Hines and R J Calvet Micro Precision Interferometer Testbed End to End System Integration of Control Structure Interaction Technologies Proceedings of the SPIE Symposium on OE Aerospace Science and Sensing Conference on Spaceborne Interferometry Orlando FL 1993 D Redding and W Breckenridge Optical modeling for dynamics and control analysis J Guidance Control and Dynamics 14 1991 J Spanos and M O Neal Nanometer Level Optical Control on the JPL Phase B Testbed ADPA AIAA ASME SPIE Conf on Active Materials and Adaptive Structures Alexandria VA Nov 5 7 1991 M Shao M M Colavita B E Hines D H Staelin D J Hutter K J Johnson D Mozurkewich R S Simon J L Hersey J A Hughes and G H Kaplan Mark III Stellar Interferometer Astron Astrophysics 193 pp 357 371 1988 Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 techbib html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 techbib html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 techbib html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 techbib html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/SIMvr2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo 3D SIM Model Bottom Graphic Line Blue Line --> Click and drag to change viewing angle A ...%%==%%3893%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo 3D SIM Model Bottom Graphic Line Blue Line Click and drag to change viewing angle A mission for astrophysics and planet finding SIM PlanetQuest scheduled for launch within the next decade will determine the positions and distances of stars several hundred times more accurately than any previous program This accuracy will allow scientists to determine the distances to stars throughout the galaxy and to probe nearby stars for Earth sized planets Download browse resolution 1 5 MB full resolution 10 3 MB SIM PlanetQuest home page Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 SIMvr2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 SIMvr2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 SIMvr2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 SIMvr2 html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/pq_movies/cancri.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Star and Planet Formation Bottom Graphic Line Download the free QuickTime Player Press the &quot;Play&quot; button to ...%%==%%3241%%==%%29 Aug 103%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Star and Planet Formation Bottom Graphic Line Download the free QuickTime Player Press the quot Play quot button to view presentation 55 Cancri System This animation illustrates the relative sizes and orbits of the known planets in the 55 Cancri system Blue Line Close Window Blue Line nbsp Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq movies cancri html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq movies cancri html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq movies cancri html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq movies cancri html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/pq_movies/marcy_movRm.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Video spacer Bottom Graphic Line Download the free RealPlayer 1 Press the &quot;Play&quot; button to view presentation. ...%%==%%3547%%==%%8 Apr 103%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Video spacer Bottom Graphic Line Download the free RealPlayer 1 Press the quot Play quot button to view presentation Just three words Geoff come here Geoff Marcy professor of astronomy at the University of California Berkeley and a Principal Investigator with NASA s Space Interferometry Mission recalls his first planet discovery Blue Line Close Window Blue Line nbsp Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq movies marcy movRm html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq movies marcy movRm html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq movies marcy movRm html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq movies marcy movRm html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/chart.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%Co-Investigator SIM-Related Website --> SIM Meets National Academy Performance Goals Report Name WidepAngle Astrometry (end of mission) Narrow-Angle Astrometry (single measurement) &nbsp; Requirement Goal ...%%==%%4637%%==%%11 Nov 108%%==%% Co Investigator SIM Related Website SIM Meets National Academy Performance Goals Report Name WidepAngle Astrometry end of mission Narrow Angle Astrometry single measurement nbsp Requirement Goal Requirement Goal Magnitude Limit V Nulling Rotational Synthesis Imaging 1982 Decadal Survey Space Optical Interferometer SOI with resolutions of 1 to 10 micro as by early part of next century 1991 Decadal Survey AIM 30 micro as 3 micro as not specified not specified 20 No No 2001 Decadal Survey SIM 10 micro as 4 micro as 3 micro as 1 micro as 20 Yes Full uv plane from 1m to 10m 2002 CAA Letter Assessment of SIM 10 micro as 4 micro as 3 micro as 1 micro as 20 No 10m baseline SIM PQ Performance 2 4 micro as 0 7 micro as 20 No 9m and 6m baselines Planet Hunter none 1 micro as 10 No 6m baseline SIM Lite 4 micro as 1 micro as 19 20 No 6m baseline Performance is Current Best Estimate CBE prediction without margin based upon SIM s completed technology development program and mature flight design Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM chart html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM chart html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM chart html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM chart html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/sFacts.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%SIM 'Lite' is designed as a space-based 6-m baseline optical Michelson interferometer operating in the visible waveband. This mission will open up many areas ...%%==%%2613%%==%%4 Nov 108%%==%% SIM Lite is designed as a space based 6 m baseline optical Michelson interferometer operating in the visible waveband This mission will open up many areas of astrophysics via astrometry with unprecedented accuracy Over a narrow field of view 1 deg SIM aims to achieve an accuracy of 1 181as in a single measurement In this mode SIM will search for planetary companions to nearby stars by detecting the astrometric wobble relative to nearby reference stars For targets separated by larger angles SIM has the goal to reach 4 181as precision in absolute position measurements at the end of the 5 year mission These wide angle measurements will be made relative to an astrometric grid of reference stars covering the entire sky The astrometric grid is constructed from repeated relative measurements of the separation of stars within overlapping tiles Each tile has a diameter of 15 degrees and represents the area of the sky accessible to SIM by repointing the optics without changing the orientation of the spacecraft SIM Instrument and Mission Parameters Baseline 6 m Wavelength range 0 4 1 0 181m Telescope Aperture 0 3 m diameter Astrometric Field of Regard 15 deg diameter Astrometric Narrow Angle Field of Regard 1 deg diameter 2 deg oval Detector Si CCD Orbit Earth trailing solar orbit Science Mission Duration 5 years Wide Angle Astrometry 4 181as mission accuracy goal Narrow Angle Astrometry 1 181as single measurement accuracy goal Limiting Magnitude 19 mag Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sFacts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sFacts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sFacts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sFacts html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/imageTableCssTest.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%Enlarge Amy Braverman In 2004, NASA's spending on climate science exceeded all other Federal agencies, combined. NASA spent $1.3 billion on climate science that ...%%==%%4837%%==%%10 Aug 108%%==%% Enlarge Amy Braverman In 2004 NASA s spending on climate science exceeded all other Federal agencies combined NASA spent 1 3 billion on climate science that year out of a 1 9 billion total The agency provides data on solar output sea level rise atmospheric and ocean temperature ozone depletion air pollution and changes in sea ice and ice sheets NASA scientists regularly appear in the mainstream press as climate experts So how did the space agency take on so big a role in climate science It has to do with the planetary exploration NASA carried out during the 1960s and early 1970s The Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA s lead agency for planetary science sent Mariner series probes to Venus and Mars Astronomers considered these to be the Earth like planets in the solar system most likely to have surface conditions able to support life But that s not what they found Venus had been roasted by a super charged greenhouse effect It had about three hundred times as much carbon dioxide in its atmosphere no significant water vapor and had a surface temperature hotter than molten lead Mars had an atmospheric pressure about one percent of Earth s a surface that looked like the Moon s and temperatures far below freezing Pictures showed no surface water it would have been frozen anyway but they also seemed to show that it once had liquid water These discoveries left planetary scientists with unanswered questions How did Earth Venus and Mars wind up so radically different from similar origins How could Mars have once been warm enough to be wet but be frozen solid now This was especially strange since astronomers believe the Sun was much cooler when it formed than it is now These questions revolved around climate and the intersection of climate atmospheric chemistry and on Earth life Moving back to Earth The Space Shuttle Atlantis is back dropped But just as planetary scientists began confronting these questions NASA and Congress lost interest in planetary exploration NASA s planetary exploration budget sank dramatically starting in 1977 and the Reagan administration threatened to terminate planetary exploration entirely This was partly due to bad economic conditions in the U S and partly due to the agency s focus on the Space Shuttle which could only reach low Earth orbit The Shuttle focused agency leaders on Earth remote sensing not on the other planets The Space Shuttle Atlantis is back dropped The same decade had witnessed a revolution in Earth scientists understanding of the Earth s climate Prior to the mid 1960s geoscientists believed that Earth s climate could only change very slowly on time scales of thousands of years or longer But evidence from ice and sediment cores showed that belief was wrong The Earth s climate had changed rapidly in the past in some cases within mere decades Recognition that climate could change on human timescales made climate processes much more interesting research topics It also spurred political interest It had been known since 1960 that humans were increasing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere Would this warm climate noticeably Scientists also knew that human emissions of aerosols could cool the Earth Which effect would dominate A 1975 study by the U S National Academy of Science said in effect We don t know Give us money for research A 1979 study of carbon dioxide s role in climate put it slightly differently They had found no reason to doubt that climate changes will result and no reason to believe that these changes will be negligible Declining planetary funding and growing scientific interest in the Earth s climate caused planetary scientists to start studying the Earth It was closer and much less expensive to do research on And NASA followed suit starting to plan for an Earth observing system aimed at questions of global change This phrase included climate change as well as changes in land use ocean productivity and pollution Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM imageTableCssTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM imageTableCssTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM imageTableCssTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM imageTableCssTest html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/divPositioning.html%%==%%Div Positioning in Stylesheets%%==%%#container{ width: 600px; height: 550px; position: relative; } #staffnav{ width: 150px; height: 100px; top: 150px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #222; border: 1px solid ...%%==%%2437%%==%%9 Aug 108%%==%% container width 600px height 550px position relative staffnav width 150px height 100px top 150px left 0px overflow hidden background color 222 border 1px solid 00ccff anchor width 300px height 300px top 150px left 150px overflow hidden background color 222 border 1px solid 00ccff anchor div width 300px height 300px overflow auto anchornav width 150px height 200px top 150px left 450px position absolute overflow hidden background color 222 border 1px solid 00ccff vfnav width 150px height 100px top 350px left 450px overflow hidden position absolute background color 222 border 1px solid 00ccff staff width 150px height 300px top 250px left 0px overflow auto position absolute background color 222 border 1px solid 00ccff application width 250px height 100px top 450px left 150px overflow auto position absolute background color 222 border 1px solid 00ccff accepted width 100px height 100px top 450px left 400px overflow auto position absolute background color 222 border 1px solid 00ccff rejected width 100px height 100px top 450px left 500px overflow auto position absolute background color 222 border 1px solid 00ccff Staff Navigation Stuff Welcome text goes here Rules text goes here Contests text goes here Winners text goes here Banners text goes here Welcome Rules Contests Winners Banners VF s Nav Stuff Staff stuff goes here Application text goes here Accepted text goes here Rejected text goes here content will go here Div Positioning in Stylesheets Div Positioning in Stylesheets Div Positioning in Stylesheets Div Positioning in Stylesheets Div Positioning in Stylesheets Div Positioning in Stylesheets Div Positioning in Stylesheets Div Positioning in Stylesheets Div Positioning in Stylesheets Div Positioning in Stylesheets http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM divPositioning html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM divPositioning html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM divPositioning html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM divPositioning html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/LinkCheck.html%%==%%Xenu's broken link report for June 04, 2008 at 15:36:54%%==%%Xenu's broken link report Created on June 04, 2008 at 15:36:54 Root URL: http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/ Table of contents Broken links, ordered by link Broken links, ...%%==%%11564%%==%%4 Jun 108%%==%% Xenu s broken link report Created on June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 Root URL http climate jpl nasa gov Table of contents Broken links ordered by link Broken links ordered by page Broken local links Statistics for managers Broken links ordered by link http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 070412 vkl HotTopicCoolScience AVC2007 066c rv error code 404 not found linked from page s http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm text Restore http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm text Larger http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm Print Yes http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 070719 vkl InternationalGeophusicalYear AVC 2007 132c rv error code 404 not found linked from page s http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm text Restore http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm text Larger http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm Print Yes http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 071018 vkl PredictingClimateChangeAVC2007 190c rv error code 404 not found linked from page s http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm text Restore http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm text Larger http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm Print Yes http www ipcc ch pub spm22 01 pdf error code 404 not found linked from page s http climate jpl nasa gov causes http climate jpl nasa gov causes index cfm text Restore http climate jpl nasa gov causes index cfm text Larger http climate jpl nasa gov causes index cfm Print Yes 16 broken link s reported Return to Top Broken links ordered by page http climate jpl nasa gov causes http www ipcc ch pub spm22 01 pdf error code 404 not found http climate jpl nasa gov causes index cfm Print Yes http www ipcc ch pub spm22 01 pdf error code 404 not found http climate jpl nasa gov causes index cfm text Larger http www ipcc ch pub spm22 01 pdf error code 404 not found http climate jpl nasa gov causes index cfm text Restore http www ipcc ch pub spm22 01 pdf error code 404 not found http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 071018 vkl PredictingClimateChangeAVC2007 190c rv error code 404 not found http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 070719 vkl InternationalGeophusicalYear AVC 2007 132c rv error code 404 not found http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 070412 vkl HotTopicCoolScience AVC2007 066c rv error code 404 not found http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm Print Yes http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 071018 vkl PredictingClimateChangeAVC2007 190c rv error code 404 not found http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 070719 vkl InternationalGeophusicalYear AVC 2007 132c rv error code 404 not found http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 070412 vkl HotTopicCoolScience AVC2007 066c rv error code 404 not found http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm text Larger http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 071018 vkl PredictingClimateChangeAVC2007 190c rv error code 404 not found http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 070719 vkl InternationalGeophusicalYear AVC 2007 132c rv error code 404 not found http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 070412 vkl HotTopicCoolScience AVC2007 066c rv error code 404 not found http climate jpl nasa gov videos index cfm text Restore http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 071018 vkl PredictingClimateChangeAVC2007 190c rv error code 404 not found http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 070719 vkl InternationalGeophusicalYear AVC 2007 132c rv error code 404 not found http realserver1 jpl nasa gov 8080 ramgen vod av 2007 vk lect 070412 vkl HotTopicCoolScience AVC2007 066c rv error code 404 not found 16 broken link s reported Return to Top Broken local links 0 bad local link s reported Return to Top Statistics for managers Correct internal URLs by MIME type text html 65 URLs 2496357 Bytes 2437 KB 37 57 application x javascript 4 URLs 58947 Bytes 57 KB 2 31 text css 3 URLs 39390 Bytes 38 KB 1 73 image gif 17 URLs 38695 Bytes 37 KB 9 83 image jpeg 75 URLs 1456671 Bytes 1422 KB 43 35 application xml 1 URLs 932 Bytes 0 KB 0 58 application x shockwave flash 3 URLs 3229946 Bytes 3154 KB 1 73 video quicktime 5 URLs 156575426 Bytes 152905 KB 2 89 Total 173 URLs 163896364 Bytes 160055 KB 100 00 All pages by result type ok 258 URLs 85 43 skip type 40 URLs 13 25 not found 4 URLs 1 32 Total 302 URLs 100 00 Return to Top This report has been produced by Xenu s Link Sleuth Xenu s broken link report for June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 Xenu s broken link report for June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 Xenu s broken link report for June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 Xenu s broken link report for June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 Xenu s broken link report for June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 Xenu s broken link report for June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 Xenu s broken link report for June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 Xenu s broken link report for June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 Xenu s broken link report for June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 Xenu s broken link report for June 04 2008 at 15 36 54 http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM LinkCheck html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM LinkCheck html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM LinkCheck html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM LinkCheck html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/sim_schedule.html%%==%%SIM: Project Schedule%%==%%The SIM PlanetQuest project schedule is currently under revision. Close Window ...%%==%%485%%==%%15 Mar 106%%==%% The SIM PlanetQuest project schedule is currently under revision Close Window SIM Project Schedule SIM Project Schedule SIM Project Schedule SIM Project Schedule SIM Project Schedule SIM Project Schedule SIM Project Schedule SIM Project Schedule SIM Project Schedule SIM Project Schedule http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim schedule html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim schedule html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim schedule html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim schedule html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/sim_spacecraft.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line SIM Spacecraft concept 2002. Blue Line SIM Spacecraft Blue Line Close Window &nbsp; ...%%==%%2686%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line SIM Spacecraft concept 2002 Blue Line SIM Spacecraft Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim spacecraft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim spacecraft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim spacecraft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim spacecraft html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/sim_team_pic.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Space Interferometry Mission Team. Blue Line The Space Interferometry Mission Team. Blue ...%%==%%2812%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Space Interferometry Mission Team Blue Line The Space Interferometry Mission Team Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim team pic html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim team pic html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim team pic html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM sim team pic html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/SIM-changes.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/SIM/SIM-changes.html%%==%%Research Opportunities General Observer AO Fellowships Preparatory Science Science Team AO Navigator Program with: Research Opportunities AO for SIM Key Projects General Observer proposals Previous ...%%==%%394%%==%%3 Dec 104%%==%% Research Opportunities General Observer AO Fellowships Preparatory Science Science Team AO Navigator Program with Research Opportunities AO for SIM Key Projects General Observer proposals Previous proposal calls links to the items toward the end of the page designated closed Fellowships Navigator Program you ll see where these should link to on the page http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM SIM changes html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM SIM changes html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM SIM changes html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM SIM changes html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/whyEarthlike.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%What makes a planet 'Earthlike?' A major goal of SIM PlanetQuest is to search for Earthlike planets in the habitable zones of nearby stars. ...%%==%%1704%%==%%30 Mar 106%%==%% What makes a planet Earthlike A major goal of SIM PlanetQuest is to search for Earthlike planets in the habitable zones of nearby stars Earthlike means a rocky planet large enough to retain an atmosphere but less than 10 times the mass of Earth The habitable zone is the region around the system s star where we can expect to find liquid water at the surface If the planet is too hot the water becomes vapor and is lost from the atmosphere If the planet is too cold the water freezes Either of these conditions would make a planet very inhospitable for life The habitable zone for our Sun starts beyond Venus and ends before Mars Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM whyEarthlike html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM whyEarthlike html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM whyEarthlike html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM whyEarthlike html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/techbib.html%%==%%Space Interferometry Mission: Technology References%%==%%Publications by Members of the Technology Program M. M. Colavita, J. K. Wallace, B. E. Hines, U. Gursel, F. Malbet, D. L. Palmer, X. ...%%==%%2813%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Publications by Members of the Technology Program M M Colavita J K Wallace B E Hines U Gursel F Malbet D L Palmer X P Pan M Shao J W Yu A F Boden P J Dumont J Gubler D C Koresko S R Kulkarni B F Lane D W Mobley G T van Belle The Palomar Testbed Interferometer ApJ 510 1999 Y Gursel Laser metrology gauges for OSI Proceedings of SPIE conference on Spaceborne Interferometry Vol 1947 pp 188 197 1993 Y Gursel Metrology for spatial interferometry Proceedings of SPIE conference on Amplitude and Intensity Spatial Interferometry Vol 2200 pp 27 34 1994 Y Gursel Metrology for spatial interferometry II Proceedings of SPIE conference on Spaceborne Interferometry II Vol 2477 p 240 258 1995 Y Gursel Metrology for spatial interferometry III Proceedings of SPIE conference on Space Telescopes and Instruments IV Vol 2807 pp 148 161 1996 R A Laskin The Space Interferometry Mission SIM Meeting the Technology Challenge Paper No 3872 13 Photonics for Space and Enhanced Radiation Environments Conference PSERE European Optical Society SPIE Symposium on Remote Sensing Florence Italy Sept 99 R A Laskin A M San Martin Control Structure System Design of a Spaceborne Optical Interferometer AAS AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference August 1989 G W Neat L F Sword B E Hines and R J Calvet Micro Precision Interferometer Testbed End to End System Integration of Control Structure Interaction Technologies Proceedings of the SPIE Symposium on OE Aerospace Science and Sensing Conference on Spaceborne Interferometry Orlando FL 1993 D Redding and W Breckenridge Optical modeling for dynamics and control analysis J Guidance Control and Dynamics 14 1991 J Spanos and M O Neal Nanometer Level Optical Control on the JPL Phase B Testbed ADPA AIAA ASME SPIE Conf on Active Materials and Adaptive Structures Alexandria VA Nov 5 7 1991 M Shao M M Colavita B E Hines D H Staelin D J Hutter K J Johnson D Mozurkewich R S Simon J L Hersey J A Hughes and G H Kaplan Mark III Stellar Interferometer Astron Astrophysics 193 pp 357 371 1988 Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References Space Interferometry Mission Technology References SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM techbib html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM techbib html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM techbib html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM techbib html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/whiteDwarf_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line White dwarf stars, imaged by JPL's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on ...%%==%%2901%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line White dwarf stars imaged by JPL s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on NASA s Hubble Space Telescope Blue Line White dwarf stars imaged by JPL s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on NASA s Hubble Space Telescope Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM whiteDwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM whiteDwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM whiteDwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM whiteDwarf image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/2d.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/2d.html%%==%%Space Interferometry Mission Back ...%%==%%1185%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% Space Interferometry Mission Back http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft 2d html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft 2d html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft 2d html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft 2d html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/help.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/help.html%%==%%&nbsp; Interacting with the model To rotate the object - Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse. To zoom in and ...%%==%%1923%%==%%27 Aug 102%%==%% nbsp Interacting with the model To rotate the object Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse To zoom in and out Use the Up and Down arrow keys to zoom in and out To see a feature Select a feature from the list below the model Installing the Plugin If you would like to download the plugin manually click here nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft help html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft help html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft help html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft help html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/sim_frames.html%%==%%SIM PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%503%%==%%2 Jun 105%%==%% SIM PlanetQuest SIM PlanetQuest SIM PlanetQuest SIM PlanetQuest SIM PlanetQuest SIM PlanetQuest SIM PlanetQuest SIM PlanetQuest SIM PlanetQuest SIM PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft sim frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft sim frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft sim frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft sim frames html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/text_abc.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/text_abc.html%%==%%&nbsp; Astrometric Beam Combiners Combine light beams to produce a fringe pattern, from which precise measurement data are derived. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1184%%==%%27 Aug 102%%==%% nbsp Astrometric Beam Combiners Combine light beams to produce a fringe pattern from which precise measurement data are derived nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text abc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text abc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text abc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text abc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/text_backpack.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/text_backpack.html%%==%%&nbsp; Backpack Unit containing all of the systems and hardware used to control and operate the spacecraft. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1221%%==%%27 Aug 102%%==%% nbsp Backpack Unit containing all of the systems and hardware used to control and operate the spacecraft nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text backpack html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text backpack html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text backpack html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text backpack html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/text_comm.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/text_comm.html%%==%%&nbsp; Communications Antenna Used to receive commands from the ground and to send back data. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1192%%==%%27 Aug 102%%==%% nbsp Communications Antenna Used to receive commands from the ground and to send back data nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text comm html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text comm html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text comm html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text comm html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/text_gimbal.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/text_gimbal.html%%==%%&nbsp; Gimbal Mount Motorized mast used to point solar arrays towards the Sun independant of the spacecraft. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1222%%==%%27 Aug 102%%==%% nbsp Gimbal Mount Motorized mast used to point solar arrays towards the Sun independant of the spacecraft nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text gimbal html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text gimbal html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text gimbal html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text gimbal html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/text_int.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/text_int.html%%==%%&nbsp; Interferometer Instrument Contains all of the hardware and systems to perform SIM science, including two science and two guide interferometers. The SIM instrument ...%%==%%1401%%==%%27 Aug 102%%==%% nbsp Interferometer Instrument Contains all of the hardware and systems to perform SIM science including two science and two guide interferometers The SIM instrument will measure distances with hundreds of time greater accuracy than previously possible nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text int html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text int html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text int html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text int html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/text_intro.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/text_intro.html%%==%%&nbsp; SIM PlanetQuest Use your mouse to click at drag the image at right. Use the up/down arrow keys to zoom in and out. ...%%==%%1825%%==%%2 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp SIM PlanetQuest Use your mouse to click at drag the image at right Use the up down arrow keys to zoom in and out SIM PlanetQuest is a NASA mission that will combine starlight from multiple mirrors to create a virtual telescope of unprecedented sensitivity SIM will determine the positions and distances of stars with several hundred times more accuracy than any previous instrument This level of precision will allow SIM to create a new roadmap of our Milky Way galaxy and to search for Earth like planets around nearby stars nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text intro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text intro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text intro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text intro html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/text_lmb.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/text_lmb.html%%==%%&nbsp; Laser Metrology Beams Laser beams used to precisely measure and detect the positions of SIM's optical components. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1173%%==%%27 Aug 102%%==%% nbsp Laser Metrology Beams Laser beams used to precisely measure and detect the positions of SIM s optical components nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text lmb html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text lmb html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text lmb html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text lmb html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/text_odl.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/text_odl.html%%==%%&nbsp; Optical Delay Lines Movable components on tracks; used to adjust in the length of the lightpaths. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1157%%==%%27 Aug 102%%==%% nbsp Optical Delay Lines Movable components on tracks used to adjust in the length of the lightpaths nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text odl html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text odl html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text odl html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text odl html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/text_solar.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/text_solar.html%%==%%&nbsp; Solar Arrays These convert sunlight into electricity, which is used to power all of the spacecraft components. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1231%%==%%27 Aug 102%%==%% nbsp Solar Arrays These convert sunlight into electricity which is used to power all of the spacecraft components nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text solar html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text solar html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text solar html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text solar html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/simcraft/text_telescope.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/simcraft/text_telescope.html%%==%%&nbsp; Telescope Bays These are open to space, allowing starlight to reach the interferometer instrument. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1219%%==%%27 Aug 102%%==%% nbsp Telescope Bays These are open to space allowing starlight to reach the interferometer instrument nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text telescope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text telescope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text telescope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov simcraft text telescope html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF_darwin/index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%...%%==%%2695%%==%%21 Nov 103%%==%% Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF darwin index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF darwin index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF darwin index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF darwin index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF_darwin/indexOrig.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers &amp; Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site &nbsp; Planet ...%%==%%19273%%==%%21 Nov 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Planet Quest Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Web Showcase Planet Finder Club News Alerts Missions Patches and More The Second TPF Darwin International Conference Dust Disks and the Formation Evolution and Detection of Habitable Planets Hosted by the TPF and Darwin Projects the Michelson Science Center and the SIRTF Science Center Mission Bay San Diego California July 26 29 2004 Objective This is the second annual joint TPF Darwin conference and follows the very successful Heidelberg meeting in April 2003 The main purpose of the conference series is to develop the field of extra solar planet research with two primary near term goals 1 involve the community in establishing high level goals for TPF Darwin and 2 address key areas of research relevant to TPF Darwin that are important to the design and architecture of TPF Darwin Topics The Second TPF Darwin conference will cover three major topics Recent results on exo zodiacal EZ disks from SIRTF and other space and ground observations We expect exciting new results from SIRTF HST ACS Keck LBTI Interferometers and ground based sub millimeter telescopes on the evolution structure composition and frequency of debris disks Among the issues we will address are how to extrapolate from the outer zodiacal clouds Kuiper belt detectable with SIRTF to the inner zodiacal clouds that will be measurable with TPF What do the SIRTF measurements of the outer zodiacal cloud tell us about the presence or absence of planets The link between the physical conditions in the early solar nebula and astrobiology e g how might astronomical conditions in the Hadean Archaen periods affect the formation and evolution of life SIRTF will provide new information on the properties of zodiacal disks in the first 500 million years of a planetary system s existence What does a high level of exo zodiacal emission imply in terms of bombardment and infall What other astronomical properties of a star and planetary system might be relevant to the formation of stable habitable planets e g dynamics of giant planets UV X ray output of stars chemistry of nebular material etc Discussion of TPF Darwin designs science requirements and technology advances This will be a 3 5 day conference ending at around noon on the fourth day with a program to be defined by the Scientific Organizing Committee The basic layout includes invited talks on each major topic followed by a small number of contributed talks The SOC will also select poster papers associated with each topic A major focus of the conference will be the first results from SIRTF on exo zodiacal disks We plan to devote approximately half a day to talks featuring SIRTF results that tie in directly with the TPF pre launch science program Dates The dates for this conference are now firm July 26 29 2004 This TPF Darwin conference is being coordinated with planned SIRTF science conferences The SIRTF Science Center is tentatively planning a conference in October 2004 in Pasadena leading up to the second proposal call Location We have selected an excellent location the Hyatt Regency Islandia in San Diego Mission Bay The hotel will reserve a large block of rooms at the government rate currently 110 plus tax The meeting hotel is adjacent to the famous Sea World marine wildlife park Please visit the hotel website for more details San Diego is a wonderful resort destination See the San Diego Convention amp Visitors Bureau for some of the local attractions Summer weather in San Diego is normally very predictable dry sunny and warm but not too hot More information This website will be updated as more information becomes available Or you can contact the committee chairs the Scientific Organizing Committee is chaired by Chas Beichman The Local Organizing Committee is chaired by Steve Unwin Scientific Organizing Committee Chas Beichman JPL Caltech chair Mike Werner JPL Caltech George Rieke U Arizona Jim Houck Cornell U Jane Greaves ROE Edinburgh Alycia Weinberger Carnegie Jonathan Lunine U Arizona Geoff Marcy UC Berkeley Stan Dermott U Florida Malcolm Fridlund ESA Thomas Henning MPI Heidelberg Harm Habing U Leiden Alfred Vidal Madjar IAP Paris Eric Gaidos U Hawaii Kevin Zahnle NASA Ames Victoria Meadows NAI Caltech Rachel Akeson MSC Caltech Mike Brown Caltech Local Organizing Committee Steve Unwin JPL Caltech chair Keith Grogan JPL Caltech Beth Holmes JPL Caltech Debbie Padgett IPAC Caltech Rolf Danner JPL Caltech Thangasamy 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/visionaries/GeneRoddenberryJr.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science Fiction Visionaries%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%20937%%==%%6 Aug 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box PlanetQuest Podcasts PlanetQuest RSS Feed line under Search Box Science Fiction Visionaries Middle Graphic Ursula K Le Guin E ugene W Roddenberry was only 17 years old when his father Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry passed away in October 1991 At that point he was just beginning to comprehend the extraordinary social contributions Star Trek had made Since his father s death Eugene s appreciation has grown enormously as he continues to encounter people from all walks of life who share amazing stories of how Star Trek has touched inspired and affected them The television show and the ideals it embodies have motivated people to go beyond their perceived limitations Today Eugene is building on the vision his father created moving ahead with his own multimedia production company Roddenberry Productions Inc and the family merchandising entity Roddenberry com In his forthcoming documentary titled Trek Nation Eugene leads viewers on a worldwide journey of discovery about the impact the series has had on people form all walks of life PlanetQuest Back in the 60s when Star Trek premiered as a network television show your father imagined a universe full of other worlds around other stars Thirty years later that has become an observable reality What would your father have said about all this Roddenberry I think he would have just said science has finally caught up to me Not arrogantly but in a humble joking manner I think he really saw humanity as in our infancy and he would have been very happy that we have taken the next step to discover that there s life beyond our own or at least worlds beyond our own PQ What other discoveries or breakthroughs foreseen in Star Trek do you think our generation could see become reality Roddenberry What I hope is that we ll discover life even if only on a microbial scale But I don t think we re going to break the light speed barrier anytime soon not in our generation I think the world really has to unite as one common entity before we can start traveling beyond our own solar system Science fiction has given us so much to look forward to so much that s hundreds of years away that it s anticlimactic when it finally happens But I m sure there are a lot of things that science and science fiction haven t though of that will be equally exciting I want science to keep exploring and looking out there but I also think we need to look inward and work on our own planet I think the world really has to unite as one common entity before we can start traveling beyond our own solar system PQ That s clearly part of the vision of Star Trek Roddenberry Right You see it happen anytime there s some sort of natural disaster whenever there s an earthquake or tornado or something else people from all walks of life all social backgrounds all ethnic backgrounds come together to help those in need It s such an amazing event when that happens So much good comes out when everyone puts aside their differences and does something together for the common good PQ How has science fiction influenced public expectations of space exploration Roddenberry We talk in the documentary Trek Nation a little bit about that I spent a lot of my life after my father passed away learning what Star Trek was and how it influenced people Almost everyone we talked to from JPL and NASA workers to janitors to school teachers said they were positively influenced by Star Trek to look beyond their own perceived limitations A negative aspect which was recently pointed out to me is that Star Trek didn t necessarily help the space program People don t appreciate the real risk involved in designing building launching and flying the modern day space shuttle and getting it up to an orbit in space because science fiction like Star Trek has made it look easy PQ Not to mention the discovery of new planets Roddenberry It s kind of unfortunate because they ve been watching science fiction for years to the point where the existence of planets and life are just assumed by many The scientists have an uphill battle all the way not only do they have to deal with politics and the government now they ve got an amazing discovery like this and society says oh yeah we kind of know that already There should be a ticker tape parade for these guys PQ The public interest level in space exploration reached its peak during the Apollo program but hasn t been that high again since What could be done to improve the current level of public interest Roddenberry I certainly don t have the answer but what was so amazing back then was that we were going to achieve the unachievable Kennedy said by the end of this decade or the next ten years we re going to go to the moon When things like that are proposed that you just can t even fathom are possible that excites the public I guess I kind of think tourism in space is the next thing making it affordable what the X Prize is basically doing I m a big supporter of that I d love us to go up there sheerly for the science exploration but think tourism is the way that it s likely to be funded It s going to be a while but once the somewhat average Joe or even middle class individual can afford a day in space I think that will be pretty exciting The X 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/visionaries/MargaretAtwood.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science Fiction Visionaries%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%19930%%==%%6 Aug 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box PlanetQuest Podcasts PlanetQuest RSS Feed line under Search Box Science Fiction Visionaries Middle Graphic Ursula K Le Guin S ince creating her first book of poetry at age five Canadian writer Margaret Atwood has published more than more than 35 books of poetry essays criticism and fiction She examines worlds of the future in two of her novels Oryx and Crake and The Handmaid s Tale which won the first Arthur C Clarke Award for the best science fiction novel in 1987 Atwood was awarded the Booker Prize Britain s highest literary award for her novel The Blind Assassin in 2000 PlanetQuest What do you think of the search for other worlds and the possibility of finding them Atwood You can certainly find other worlds but whether there will be things on the other worlds that will be sentient is another question PQ What if we discovered any form of life even just a very small organism Atwood I think it would be deeply exciting But if it is a sentient living organism and it finds us first we re probably dog food PQ What do you think of space exploration Atwood My generation grew up with Flash Gordon and the penumbra of Orson Well s War of the Worlds Remember that I was a child before anyone set foot on the moon and we all thought there might be life on Mars It s a golden oldie from my point of view Of course the idea of space exploration has been around for a very long time People used to think that there was another world on the other side of the moon and we just couldn t see it Another theory was that there was life on the moon but it was all taking place in tunnels Before this there were angels and demons People made amazing diagrams of the different spheres that encircled Earth what was supposed to live on them and where the angles were It is not new in fact it is probably very very old this desire to believe that there are sentient beings other than ourselves We ve always longed to believe that we re not in this alone So it is not new in fact it is probably very very old this desire to believe that there are sentient beings other than ourselves PQ If you could pick what sort of space discoveries would you like to see in your lifetime Atwood Just the same as everybody else a beautiful planet with very interesting botanicals on it of the non human being eating kind The creatures there might look like muffins or eyeballs as long as they are wise and benevolent PQ You read and write about all kinds literature but is there anything special that appeals to you about science fiction Atwood Science fiction is where theology went after Milton s Paradise Lost It is a way of talking about extra dimensions and problems involving the nature of humanity For example if you re up against something that looks like a toilet plunger but it is smart and benevolent is it or is it not more human than you What is human What do we mean by that Science fiction is also a way of exploring ways of arranging society without actually having to arrange things Our attempts to arrange them haven t always worked out very well You can model such things with computers too but those don t usually include the inner psychological dimension Science fiction lets you build all these wonderful things and create your own different societies and see everything work out PQ What happens when the imaginary comes real When you imagine other worlds and then we find them Atwood We re not even close yet We ve got to get there That s hard There is a moral dimension to space exploration It costs a lot of money Should we be spending our money doing that or should we be spending it trying to fix what we ve got or could the two of them be related There is some thinking that Oh well we don t have to bother with Earth if we re all going to get on a big spaceship and go up and colonize space Ursula Le Guin has some good stories about that That s the most horrific excuse for not doing anything about your own mess PQ Does it have to be a trade off between Earth and space Atwood You d hate to have it finish with Earth Plus it s not too likely in our lifetimes that we ll use Earth as a launch pad and just vacate the place At the moment we don t have a choice PQ Other ideas about space Atwood Don t tell them we re here 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/visionaries/RayBradbury.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science Fiction Visionaries%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%19266%%==%%6 Aug 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box PlanetQuest Podcasts PlanetQuest RSS Feed line under Search Box Science Fiction Visionaries Middle Graphic Ray Bradbury I n his more than 500 published works including short stories novels plays screenplays and verse Ray Bradbury as explored innumerable worlds both exotic and familiar His best known science fiction masterpieces such as The Martain Chronicles and The Illustrated Man frequently explore the psychological and sociological consequences of humankind s push into the final frontier Now in his 80th decade the prolific author continues to produce best selling books As the following interview attests his optimism about humanity s future remains undimmed PlanetQuest Up until 1995 we knew of only the nine planets in our solar system But over the past decade ground based telescopes have detected more than 140 planets around other stars Care to comment Bradbury Science has a lot of catching up to do The art of astronomy is very young and the development of the telescope is very primitive so we have much discovering to do The amazing thing is that we ve gone this far and it s very exciting PQ One of NASA s goals is to detect Earth size planets beyond our solar system Do you think we ll find Earth s twin out there somewhere Bradbury I doubt very much we ll find a planet just like Earth We re beautifully located here Just the right distance from the Sun but not too far It s very exciting and I m glad they re doing it But the further out we go in the universe the more amazing and wonderful the feeling about life and our place in the universe will be PQ Do you think life as we know it on Earth is unique Bradbury In our neighborhood yes But the universe is endless There are billions of stars and billions of nebulae and the chance for life is huge But we ll never see it it s just too far away The important thing is we re the center of life here and we have to preserve it We re important The Universe has created us and we re cognizant creatures imaginative creatures creative creatures so it s up to us to establish ourselves in the universe move out from the Earth back to the moon then to Mars then to Alpha Centauri and then God knows how far out we ll go But we represent the life form in this part of the Universe and we have to protect ourselves and believe in ourselves and move on out The first step is to go back to the moon we should never have left The universe has created us to preceive to witness and to celebrate So we celebrate by going into space and moving on out through our planet system into the universe PQ What do you think drives humanity to explore Bradbury Well we want to live forever that s it It s not enough to remain on Earth Life is exciting The mystery of life hasn t been solved we haven t faintest idea how life on Earth was created We came out of the Sun billions of years ago and it took billions of years for the Earth to cool and for the rains to fall the seas to fill We ve only been out of the cave a few thousand years We re very mysterious We re very wonderful The Universe has created us to perceive to witness and to celebrate So we celebrate by going into space and moving on out through our planet system into the universe It s going to take many thousands of years but we will do it We re quite remarkable PQ What is the one question you would like to see answered in your lifetime Bradbury Laughs It never will be answered Where did we come from PQ Do you have any parting thoughts about the future of exploration Bradbury The important thing is we re going to survive We re wonderful we re remarkable we re mysterious we re quite amazing So the final thought is We re going to live forever Ray Bradbury s homepage http www raybradbury com Science Fiction Visionaries Right Nav Top Image Ray Bradbury Author Ursula Le Guin Author Gene Roddenberry Jr Producer Margaret Atwood Author Science Fiction Visionaries Nav Bottom Image Privacy Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/visionaries/sciFiVisionaries.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science Fiction Visionaries%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14731%%==%%6 Aug 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box PlanetQuest Podcasts PlanetQuest RSS Feed line under Search Box This is a Flash presentation about Science Fiction Visionaries on the search for New Worlds The concept of multiple solar systems long a staple of science fiction has moved into the realm of science fact with the confirmation of more than 150 giant planaets around stars other than the sun In the near future advanced space telescopes will probe these systems for smaller terrestrial planets like Mars and Earth and analyze their atmospheres for the signatures of life In this ongoing series we invite notable writers artists and filmmakers to comment on the literary scientific and cultural impact of this new knowledge Select an author to begin Ray Bradbury Author Ursula K Le Guin Author Gene Roddenberry Jr Producer Margaret Atwood Author Privacy Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Science Fiction Visionaries Planet Quest Science Fiction Visionaries Planet Quest Science Fiction Visionaries Planet Quest Science Fiction Visionaries Planet Quest Science Fiction Visionaries Planet Quest Science Fiction Visionaries Planet Quest Science Fiction Visionaries Planet Quest Science Fiction Visionaries Planet Quest Science Fiction Visionaries Planet Quest Science Fiction Visionaries http planetquest jpl nasa gov visionaries sciFiVisionaries html http planetquest jpl nasa gov visionaries sciFiVisionaries html http planetquest jpl nasa gov visionaries sciFiVisionaries html http planetquest jpl nasa gov visionaries sciFiVisionaries html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/visionaries/UrsulaLeGuin.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science Fiction Visionaries%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%20849%%==%%6 Aug 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box PlanetQuest Podcasts PlanetQuest RSS Feed line under Search Box Science Fiction Visionaries Middle Graphic Ursula K Le Guin U rsula K Le Guin is among the most honored and prolific of all science fiction and fantasy writers In a career spanning nearly 50 years she has published six books of poetry 20 novels more than 100 short stories four collections of essays 11 books for children and four volumes of translation Three of Le Guin s books have been finalists for the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize and her writing has received mainstream literary recognition as well as science fiction s highest awards The daughter of the anthropologist Alfred L Kroeber and the writer Theodora Kroeber she is noted for her exemplary style and the use of alien cultures to explore psychological and sociological themes within our own culture The following interview was conducted via correspondence in June 2005 PlanetQuest Your body of work from The Left Hand of Darkness in the late 1960s to Changing Planes in 2004 spans a period that has seen many advances in astronomy including the confirmation of extrasolar planets How have such discoveries affected your writing and the writing of science fiction in general Ursula K Le Guin Most of my science fiction was based on the assumptions that there were not only extrasolar planets throughout the galaxy but that many of them were inhabited and that the inhabitants of many of them including Earth would have the means of getting about among them at nearly the speed of light These are huge shameless assumptions The confirmation of the existence of extrasolar planets is the merest beginning of lending them any scientific plausibility at all I think science fiction writers tend to deny that they make huge shameless assumptions and to pretend that they use the findings or hypotheses of science in a sober responsible way A great deal of science fiction however is fantasy it uses imagery from science but is not controlled by scientific knowledge its plausibility is not scientific but is established by the emotional intellectual and aesthetic coherence of the fiction itself The discovery of Terran life whether simple or complex would allow a revolution in human thought and feeling greater even than the Copernica and Darwinian revolutions PQ Do you think humanity will find proof of life beyond Earth If so how soon UKL I hope so Can t be too soon for me PQ Did your father s work as an anthropologist influence your thinking about alien cultures or alien life itself and how we might approach it Do you see ethical issues arising from the detection of life or even civilizations on other planets UKL Of course If I had to reduce the influence of anthropology on my thinking to one phrase it would be cultural relativism disbelief in the absolute superiority of any single culture society or people The tendency to believe one s own people superior and to relegate unfamiliar peoples and societies to the subhuman is so powerful that contact with genuine aliens would put quite a strain on human ethical behavior Historically what humans do with another species especially an unfamiliar one is to kill it first and study it and perhaps regret it later PQ If life is discovered beyond Earth complex or simple how do you think humanity will react How would this knowledge impact us culturally and philosophically UKL See my answer to Question 3 The discovery of non Terran life whether simple or complex would make it certain that the evolution of intelligent life on Earth was not a unique event This would allow a revolution in human thought and feeling greater even than the Copernican and Darwinian revolutions though of the same nature the dethroning of Man as unique and central and thus the ability to see our species as an element of an immense and unfinished process and the capacity to take responsibility instead of claiming divine privilege The monotheistic religions deeply threatened by such a revolution would probably depreciate its importance and resist its implications So what else is new PQ How do you think science fiction literature and movies have influenced the public s expectations for space exploration What are the positive and negative aspects of this UKL I think science fiction made it look too easy When it turns out to be so difficult that getting a tiny robot onto Mars is a major victory a lot of people lose interest But they go on reading space exploration science fiction and why not It enlarges the imagination even if it doesn t provide the space ships PQ What do you think drives humankind to explore UKL The same thing that drives a kitten to get out of the box it was born in PQ What one question about the universe would you most like to see answered in your lifetime UKL The one we re talking about Is life for some inscrutable reason limited to one single instance in the entire universe or is it part of the universal process PQ Do you have any parting thoughts to offer on your vision for the future of space exploration or science fiction UKL Och I canna get her up to Warp Nine captain We ll just have to limp along the best we can Ray Bradbury s homepage http www raybradbury com Science Fiction Visionaries Right 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TitanFiles/titanFlash12.html%%==%%Titan flash v.12%%==%%= 3 check for Flash plugin in plugin array if (navigator.plugins != null && navigator.plugins.length > 0) { if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ...%%==%%8240%%==%%29 Jan 107%%==%% 3 check for Flash plugin in plugin array if navigator plugins null navigator plugins length 0 if navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash var swVer2 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 2 0 var flashDescription navigator plugins Shockwave Flash swVer2 description descArray flashDescription split tempArrayMajor descArray 2 split versionMajor tempArrayMajor 0 versionMinor tempArrayMajor 1 if descArray 3 tempArrayMinor descArray 3 split r else tempArrayMinor descArray 4 split r versionRevision tempArrayMinor 1 0 tempArrayMinor 1 0 flashVer versionMajor versionMinor versionRevision else flashVer 1 MSN WebTV 2 6 supports Flash 4 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 6 1 flashVer 4 WebTV 2 5 supports Flash 3 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 5 1 flashVer 3 older WebTV supports Flash 2 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 1 flashVer 2 Can t detect in all other cases else flashVer 1 return flashVer If called with no parameters this function returns a floating point value which should be the version of the Flash Player or 0 0 ex Flash Player 7r14 returns 7 14 If called with reqMajorVer reqMinorVer reqRevision returns true if that version or greater is available function DetectFlashVer reqMajorVer reqMinorVer reqRevision reqVer parseFloat reqMajorVer reqRevision loop backwards through the versions until we find the newest version for i 25 i 0 i if isIE isWin isOpera versionStr VBGetSwfVer i else versionStr JSGetSwfVer i if versionStr 1 return false else if versionStr 0 if isIE isWin isOpera tempArray versionStr split tempString tempArray 1 versionArray tempString split else versionArray versionStr split versionMajor versionArray 0 versionMinor versionArray 1 versionRevision versionArray 2 versionString versionMajor versionRevision 7 0r24 7 24 versionNum parseFloat versionString is the major revision requested major revision AND the minor version requested minor if versionMajor reqMajorVer versionNum reqVer return true else return versionNum reqVer versionMinor reqMinorVer true false return reqVer false 0 0 nbsp NASA Logo Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology View the NASA Portal document write oeTags embed the flash movie else flash is too old or we can t detect the plugin var alternateContent This content requires the flash 8 plug in Click here to download the plug in document write alternateContent insert non flash content Provide alternate content for browsers that do not support scripting or for those that have scripting disabled This content requires the flash 8 plug in Click here to download the plug in Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TitanFiles titanFlash12 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TitanFiles titanFlash12 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TitanFiles titanFlash12 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TitanFiles titanFlash12 html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TitanFiles/titanFlash12_BannerWithSearch.html%%==%%Titan flash v.12%%==%%= 3 check for Flash plugin in plugin array if (navigator.plugins != null && navigator.plugins.length > 0) { if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ...%%==%%9131%%==%%29 Jan 107%%==%% 3 check for Flash plugin in plugin array if navigator plugins null navigator plugins length 0 if navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash var swVer2 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 2 0 var flashDescription navigator plugins Shockwave Flash swVer2 description descArray flashDescription split tempArrayMajor descArray 2 split versionMajor tempArrayMajor 0 versionMinor tempArrayMajor 1 if descArray 3 tempArrayMinor descArray 3 split r else tempArrayMinor descArray 4 split r versionRevision tempArrayMinor 1 0 tempArrayMinor 1 0 flashVer versionMajor versionMinor versionRevision else flashVer 1 MSN WebTV 2 6 supports Flash 4 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 6 1 flashVer 4 WebTV 2 5 supports Flash 3 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 5 1 flashVer 3 older WebTV supports Flash 2 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 1 flashVer 2 Can t detect in all other cases else flashVer 1 return flashVer If called with no parameters this function returns a floating point value which should be the version of the Flash Player or 0 0 ex Flash Player 7r14 returns 7 14 If called with reqMajorVer reqMinorVer reqRevision returns true if that version or greater is available function DetectFlashVer reqMajorVer reqMinorVer reqRevision reqVer parseFloat reqMajorVer reqRevision loop backwards through the versions until we find the newest version for i 25 i 0 i if isIE isWin isOpera versionStr VBGetSwfVer i else versionStr JSGetSwfVer i if versionStr 1 return false else if versionStr 0 if isIE isWin isOpera tempArray versionStr split tempString tempArray 1 versionArray tempString split else versionArray versionStr split versionMajor versionArray 0 versionMinor versionArray 1 versionRevision versionArray 2 versionString versionMajor versionRevision 7 0r24 7 24 versionNum parseFloat versionString is the major revision requested major revision AND the minor version requested minor if versionMajor reqMajorVer versionNum reqVer return true else return versionNum reqVer versionMinor reqMinorVer true false return reqVer false 0 0 nbsp NASA Logo Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology View the NASA Portal Search JPL Search JPL Go document write oeTags embed the flash movie else flash is too old or we can t detect the plugin var alternateContent This content requires the flash 8 plug in Click here to download the plug in document write alternateContent insert non flash content Provide alternate content for browsers that do not support scripting or for those that have scripting disabled This content requires the flash 8 plug in Click here to download the plug in Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 Titan flash v 12 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TitanFiles titanFlash12 BannerWithSearch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TitanFiles titanFlash12 BannerWithSearch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TitanFiles titanFlash12 BannerWithSearch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TitanFiles titanFlash12 BannerWithSearch html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/milestones_show/slide1.html%%==%%PlanetQuest Slideshow%%==%%.infotext { color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; } h1 { color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; } PlanetQuest Uranus Next Slide ...%%==%%1269%%==%%13 Nov 108%%==%% infotext color white font family helvetica font size 14px h1 color white font family helvetica font weight bold font size 16px PlanetQuest Uranus Next Slide First Planet Discovered in Modern Times While the planets Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn have been known to humans since ancient times William Herschel s discovery of Uranus in 1781 marked the first planet to be discovered in modern times Some 200 years later Voyager II snapped this photograph of the stoic planet PlanetQuest Slideshow PlanetQuest Slideshow PlanetQuest Slideshow PlanetQuest Slideshow PlanetQuest Slideshow PlanetQuest Slideshow PlanetQuest Slideshow PlanetQuest Slideshow PlanetQuest Slideshow PlanetQuest Slideshow http planetquest jpl nasa gov milestones show slide1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov milestones show slide1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov milestones show slide1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov milestones show slide1 html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/enceladus_20080311/enceladus.html%%==%%enceladus%%==%%AC_FL_RunContent = 0; DetectFlashVer = 0; --> Get Flash '; document.write(alternateContent); // insert non-flash content } } // --> // Provide alternate content for ...%%==%%5152%%==%%12 Dec 107%%==%% AC FL RunContent 0 DetectFlashVer 0 Get Flash document write alternateContent insert non flash content Provide alternate content for browsers that do not support scripting or for those that have scripting disabled Alternate HTML content should be placed here This content requires the Adobe Flash Player Get Flash enceladus enceladus enceladus enceladus enceladus enceladus enceladus enceladus enceladus enceladus http planetquest jpl nasa gov enceladus 20080311 enceladus html http planetquest jpl nasa gov enceladus 20080311 enceladus html http planetquest jpl nasa gov enceladus 20080311 enceladus html http planetquest jpl nasa gov enceladus 20080311 enceladus html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SlideViewer/imageviewer_noBanner.html%%==%%imageviewer_noBanner%%==%%AC_FL_RunContent = 0; = 3 check for Flash plugin in plugin array var flashVer = -1; if (navigator.plugins != null && navigator.plugins.length > 0) ...%%==%%8065%%==%%29 May 108%%==%% AC FL RunContent 0 3 check for Flash plugin in plugin array var flashVer 1 if navigator plugins null navigator plugins length 0 if navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash var swVer2 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 2 0 var flashDescription navigator plugins Shockwave Flash swVer2 description var descArray flashDescription split var tempArrayMajor descArray 2 split var versionMajor tempArrayMajor 0 var versionMinor tempArrayMajor 1 if descArray 3 tempArrayMinor descArray 3 split r else tempArrayMinor descArray 4 split r var versionRevision tempArrayMinor 1 0 tempArrayMinor 1 0 var flashVer versionMajor versionMinor versionRevision MSN WebTV 2 6 supports Flash 4 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 6 1 flashVer 4 WebTV 2 5 supports Flash 3 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 5 1 flashVer 3 older WebTV supports Flash 2 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 1 flashVer 2 return flashVer When called with reqMajorVer reqMinorVer reqRevision returns true if that version or greater is available function DetectFlashVer reqMajorVer reqMinorVer reqRevision reqVer parseFloat reqMajorVer reqRevision loop backwards through the versions until we find the newest version for i 25 i 0 i if isIE isWin isOpera versionStr VBGetSwfVer i else versionStr JSGetSwfVer i if versionStr 1 return false else if versionStr 0 if isIE isWin isOpera tempArray versionStr split tempString tempArray 1 versionArray tempString split else versionArray versionStr split var versionMajor versionArray 0 var versionMinor versionArray 1 var versionRevision versionArray 2 var versionString versionMajor versionRevision 7 0r24 7 24 var versionNum parseFloat versionString is the major revision requested major revision AND the minor version requested minor if versionMajor reqMajorVer return true else if versionMajor reqMajorVer if versionMinor reqMinorVer return true else if versionMinor reqMinorVer if versionRevision reqRevision return true return false Images of Change Banner Get Flash document write alternateContent insert non flash content Provide alternate content for browsers that do not support scripting or for those that have scripting disabled Alternate HTML content should be placed here This content requires the Macromedia Flash Player Get Flash imageviewer noBanner imageviewer noBanner imageviewer noBanner imageviewer noBanner imageviewer noBanner imageviewer noBanner imageviewer noBanner imageviewer noBanner imageviewer noBanner imageviewer noBanner http planetquest jpl nasa gov SlideViewer imageviewer noBanner html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SlideViewer imageviewer noBanner html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SlideViewer imageviewer noBanner html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SlideViewer imageviewer noBanner html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/links/Search_Map/searches_index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science - Web Showcase%%==%%...%%==%%316%%==%%1 Aug 105%%==%% Planet Quest Science Web Showcase Planet Quest Science Web Showcase Planet Quest Science Web Showcase Planet Quest Science Web Showcase Planet Quest Science Web Showcase Planet Quest Science Web Showcase Planet Quest Science Web Showcase Planet Quest Science Web Showcase Planet Quest Science Web Showcase Planet Quest Science Web Showcase http planetquest jpl nasa gov links Search Map searches index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov links Search Map searches index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov links Search Map searches index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov links Search Map searches index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/ff_game/index.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/gallery/ff_game/index.html%%==%%Launch Spheres ...%%==%%290%%==%%1 Apr 104%%==%% Launch Spheres http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/ff_game/intro.html%%==%%redirect%%==%%&nbsp; If your browser is shockwave enabled, the content will begin momentarily. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If the content does not start automatically, you may ...%%==%%3433%%==%%17 Nov 105%%==%% nbsp If your browser is shockwave enabled the content will begin momentarily nbsp nbsp nbsp If the content does not start automatically you may need to install the Shockwave v8 5 plugin PC users The plugin should download automatically If it does not you can download the plugin by clicking on the link below Mac users Download the plugin here nbsp nbsp Once you have installed the plugin you may need to restart your browser redirect redirect redirect redirect redirect redirect redirect redirect redirect redirect http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game intro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game intro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game intro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game intro html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/ff_game/spheres-high.html%%==%%3D New Worlds Atlas%%==%%function skymapb(cmd) { eval(cmd); } function skymap(cmd) { getmap(cmd); } function TestFunction() { alert("JS test function called"); } function getmap(name) { //v2.0 window.open('http://planetquest1.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/atlas_skymap.cfm?Planet=' + ...%%==%%1354%%==%%31 Oct 105%%==%% function skymapb cmd eval cmd function skymap cmd getmap cmd function TestFunction alert JS test function called function getmap name v2 0 window open http planetquest1 jpl nasa gov atlas atlas skymap cfm Planet name width 650 height 775 sub myMovie ExternalEvent byVal aCommand call skymapb aCommand end sub 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game spheres high html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game spheres high html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game spheres high html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game spheres high html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/ff_game/spheres-low.html%%==%%3D New Worlds Atlas%%==%%function skymapb(cmd) { eval(cmd); } function skymap(cmd) { getmap(cmd); } function TestFunction() { alert("JS test function called"); } function getmap(name) { //v2.0 window.open('http://planetquest1.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/atlas_skymap.cfm?Planet=' + ...%%==%%1354%%==%%31 Oct 105%%==%% function skymapb cmd eval cmd function skymap cmd getmap cmd function TestFunction alert JS test function called function getmap name v2 0 window open http planetquest1 jpl nasa gov atlas atlas skymap cfm Planet name width 650 height 775 sub myMovie ExternalEvent byVal aCommand call skymapb aCommand end sub 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game spheres low html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game spheres low html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game spheres low html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game spheres low html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/ff_game/redirect.html%%==%%3D New Worlds Atlas%%==%%function skymapb(cmd) { eval(cmd); } function skymap(cmd) { getmap(cmd); } function TestFunction() { alert("JS test function called"); } function getmap(name) { //v2.0 window.open('http://planetquest1.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/atlas_skymap.cfm?Planet=' + ...%%==%%1280%%==%%31 Oct 105%%==%% function skymapb cmd eval cmd function skymap cmd getmap cmd function TestFunction alert JS test function called function getmap name v2 0 window open http planetquest1 jpl nasa gov atlas atlas skymap cfm Planet name width 650 height 775 sub myMovie ExternalEvent byVal aCommand call skymapb aCommand end sub 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game redirect html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game redirect html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game redirect html http planetquest jpl nasa gov gallery ff game redirect html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/sunset/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/bottom1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the main bottom content frame #1. ...%%==%%247%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the main bottom content frame 1 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/bottom2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the main bottom content frame #2. ...%%==%%247%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the main bottom content frame 2 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottom2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Sunset A view at sunset from the "backyard" of the Keck Observatory facility atop Mauna Kea. Each dome stands eight stories tall and weighs ...%%==%%600%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% Sunset A view at sunset from the backyard of the Keck Observatory facility atop Mauna Kea Each dome stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons Click each dome to enter Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Subaru The Japanese Large National Telescope, also called the Subaru, one of 13 telescopes atop Mauna Kea. ...%%==%%515%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Subaru The Japanese Large National Telescope also called the Subaru one of 13 telescopes atop Mauna Kea Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Maui The summit of the dormant volcano Haleakala, atop the nearby island Maui. Located on Haleakala is another observatory, operated by the US Air ...%%==%%566%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Maui The summit of the dormant volcano Haleakala atop the nearby island Maui Located on Haleakala is another observatory operated by the US Air Force Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Exhaust Vent Huge fans draw the air in and out of the twin Keck domes in order to maintain a temperature inside equal to ...%%==%%693%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Exhaust Vent Huge fans draw the air in and out of the twin Keck domes in order to maintain a temperature inside equal to the exterior A differential between these two temperatures can cause deformation of the telescope s steel and mirrors when the dome is opened to the night air Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%...%%==%%638%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/right.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Sunset A view at sunset from the "backyard" of the Keck Observatory facility atop Mauna Kea. Keck 1 Each dome stands eight stories tall ...%%==%%925%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% Sunset A view at sunset from the backyard of the Keck Observatory facility atop Mauna Kea Keck 1 Each dome stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons yet operates with nanometer precision Click dome to enter Keck 2 Each dome stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons yet operates with nanometer precision Click dome to enter Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/right1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the right frame #1. ...%%==%%233%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the right frame 1 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/right2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the right frame #2. ...%%==%%233%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the right frame 2 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset right2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/sunset.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1227%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset sunset html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sunset/sunset_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%943%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset sunset qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset sunset qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset sunset qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sunset sunset qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/obsroof/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Roof View from the roof of the Keck Observatory shortly before sunset. Other telescopes atop Mauna Kea are visible in the background. ...%%==%%551%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Roof View from the roof of the Keck Observatory shortly before sunset Other telescopes atop Mauna Kea are visible in the background Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Weather Station Used to monitor weather conditions atop Mauna Kea. This view toward this weather station is due north. ...%%==%%527%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Weather Station Used to monitor weather conditions atop Mauna Kea This view toward this weather station is due north Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%IRTF The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility ...%%==%%450%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% IRTF The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%IRTF The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility ...%%==%%450%%==%%21 Nov 101%%==%% IRTF The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/L004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%CFHT The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope ...%%==%%448%%==%%21 Nov 101%%==%% CFHT The Canada France Hawaii Telescope Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/L005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Gemini The Gemini Observatory ...%%==%%438%%==%%21 Nov 101%%==%% Gemini The Gemini Observatory Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/L006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%UH 88" The University of Hawaii 2.2 meter (88 inch) Telescope ...%%==%%470%%==%%21 Nov 101%%==%% UH 88 The University of Hawaii 2 2 meter 88 inch Telescope Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/L007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%UKIRT The United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope ...%%==%%453%%==%%21 Nov 101%%==%% UKIRT The United Kingdom Infra Red Telescope Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/L009.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Subaru The Subaru Telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. ...%%==%%497%%==%%21 Nov 101%%==%% Subaru The Subaru Telescope operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof L009 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/obsroof.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1242%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof obsroof html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof obsroof html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof obsroof html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof obsroof html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/obsroof_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%1053%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof obsroof qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof obsroof qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof obsroof qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof obsroof qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/obsroof/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr obsroof planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/module/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/bottom1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the main bottom content frame #1. ...%%==%%247%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the main bottom content frame 1 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/bottom2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the main bottom content frame #2. ...%%==%%247%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the main bottom content frame 2 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottom2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the main bottom content frame. ...%%==%%244%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the main bottom content frame Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/planet_quest_module.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Planet Birth Bottom Graphic Line This is the module area. Total weight for this page without the ...%%==%%2008%%==%%29 Aug 103%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Planet Birth Bottom Graphic Line This is the module area Total weight for this page without the module is 13 09 Kb nbsp Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module planet quest module html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module planet quest module html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module planet quest module html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module planet quest module html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%1188%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/pq_frames.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/module/pq_frames.html%%==%%...%%==%%1143%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module pq frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module pq frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module pq frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module pq frames html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%...%%==%%412%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/right.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the main right frame. ...%%==%%235%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the main right frame Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/right1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the right frame #1. ...%%==%%233%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the right frame 1 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/module/right2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the right frame #2. ...%%==%%233%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the right frame 2 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr module right2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/LDLs/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Long Delay Lines This area houses the long delay line rails, used to make coarse adjustments in the starlight pathlength. ...%%==%%546%%==%%26 Aug 102%%==%% Long Delay Lines This area houses the long delay line rails used to make coarse adjustments in the starlight pathlength Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%South Tunnel Light from the proposed outrigger telescopes will enter through this tunnel. ...%%==%%498%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% South Tunnel Light from the proposed outrigger telescopes will enter through this tunnel Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L0010.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Holes These structures contain mirrors used to steer light toward the Fast Delay Lines. ...%%==%%496%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Holes These structures contain mirrors used to steer light toward the Fast Delay Lines Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L0010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L0010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L0010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L0010 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L0011.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Door Door leading to the Combining Lab. ...%%==%%448%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Door Door leading to the Combining Lab Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L0011 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L0011 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L0011 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L0011 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Fiber Optic Light Source Giant fiber optic line that can provide illumination without generating heat inside the lab, where a constant temperature is needed ...%%==%%592%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Fiber Optic Light Source Giant fiber optic line that can provide illumination without generating heat inside the lab where a constant temperature is needed to avoid light distortion Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Optical Table Steel table used to mount lenses, mirrors and other equipment used in combining light. ...%%==%%509%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Optical Table Steel table used to mount lenses mirrors and other equipment used in combining light Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Long Delay Line Rails These rails, spanning 128 feet of the distance between the two Keck domes, carry motorized mirror sleds that are used ...%%==%%799%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Long Delay Line Rails These rails spanning 128 feet of the distance between the two Keck domes carry motorized mirror sleds that are used to make gross adjustments in the path length of incoming starlight These adjustments correspond to pointing the telescopes to different patches upon the night sky The sleds can be operated by astronomers in the control room or at Keck headquarters Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pipe at End of Rail Corridor Opening through which light from the Keck 1 enters the Long Delay Line area. ...%%==%%514%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Pipe at End of Rail Corridor Opening through which light from the Keck 1 enters the Long Delay Line area Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Large Circular Opening Near Transport Optical Mirrors Opening through which light from the Keck 2 enters the Long Delay Line area. ...%%==%%539%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Large Circular Opening Near Transport Optical Mirrors Opening through which light from the Keck 2 enters the Long Delay Line area Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Transport Optical Mirrors (a) Mirrors used to bounce light from the Long Delay Lines to the Fast Delay Lines. Transport Optical Mirrors (b) Mirrors ...%%==%%677%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Transport Optical Mirrors a Mirrors used to bounce light from the Long Delay Lines to the Fast Delay Lines Transport Optical Mirrors b Mirrors that relay light to the Long Delay Lines Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L008.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Large Circular Opening Near Transport Optical Mirrors Opening through which light from the Keck 2 enters the Long Delay Line area. ...%%==%%539%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Large Circular Opening Near Transport Optical Mirrors Opening through which light from the Keck 2 enters the Long Delay Line area Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L008 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/L009.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Transport Optical Mirrors (a) Mirrors used to bounce light from the Long Delay Lines to the Fast Delay Lines. Transport Optical Mirrors (b) Mirrors ...%%==%%677%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Transport Optical Mirrors a Mirrors used to bounce light from the Long Delay Lines to the Fast Delay Lines Transport Optical Mirrors b Mirrors that relay light to the Long Delay Lines Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs L009 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/LDLs.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1227%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs LDLs html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs LDLs html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs LDLs html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs LDLs html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/LDLs_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%1140%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs LDLs qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs LDLs qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs LDLs qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs LDLs qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDLs/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDLs planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckscene/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/keckscene/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckscene/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Sunset A view at sunset from the "backyard" of the Keck Observatory facility atop Mauna Kea. Each dome stands eight stories tall and weighs ...%%==%%639%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Sunset A view at sunset from the backyard of the Keck Observatory facility atop Mauna Kea Each dome stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons yet operates with nanometer precision Click each dome to enter Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckscene/keckscene.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1233%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene keckscene html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene keckscene html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene keckscene html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene keckscene html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckscene/keckscene_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%783%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene keckscene qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene keckscene qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene keckscene qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene keckscene qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckscene/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckscene planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/bottom1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the main bottom content frame #1. ...%%==%%247%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the main bottom content frame 1 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/bottom2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the main bottom content frame #2. ...%%==%%247%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the main bottom content frame 2 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottom2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Sunset A view at sunset from the "backyard" of the Keck Observatory facility atop Mauna Kea. Each dome stands eight stories tall and weighs ...%%==%%639%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Sunset A view at sunset from the backyard of the Keck Observatory facility atop Mauna Kea Each dome stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons yet operates with nanometer precision Click each dome to enter Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/keckpanorama.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1239%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama keckpanorama html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama keckpanorama html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama keckpanorama html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama keckpanorama html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/keckpanorama_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%766%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama keckpanorama qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama keckpanorama qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama keckpanorama qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama keckpanorama qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/planet_quest_module.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Planet Birth Bottom Graphic Line This is the module area. Total weight for this page without the ...%%==%%2008%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Planet Birth Bottom Graphic Line This is the module area Total weight for this page without the module is 13 09 Kb nbsp Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama planet quest module html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama planet quest module html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama planet quest module html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama planet quest module html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%...%%==%%414%%==%%8 Nov 101%%==%% Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/right.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the main right frame. ...%%==%%235%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the main right frame Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/right1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the right frame #1. ...%%==%%233%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the right frame 1 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/right2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%This is the right frame #2. ...%%==%%233%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% This is the right frame 2 Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama right2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/sunset.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1228%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama sunset html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckpanorama/sunset_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%780%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama sunset qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama sunset qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama sunset qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckpanorama sunset qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckone/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/keckone/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckone/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck 1 Mirror In this view from the balcony of the Keck 1 dome, the primary mirror is pointed toward the viewer. ...%%==%%530%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Keck 1 Mirror In this view from the balcony of the Keck 1 dome the primary mirror is pointed toward the viewer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckone/keckone.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1229%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone keckone html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone keckone html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone keckone html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone keckone html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckone/keckone_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%863%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone keckone qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone keckone qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone keckone qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone keckone qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckone/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Primary Mirror This mirror and its twin, housed in the Keck 2 dome, are the largest mirrors ever constructed. Each mirror is 10 meters ...%%==%%664%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Primary Mirror This mirror and its twin housed in the Keck 2 dome are the largest mirrors ever constructed Each mirror is 10 meters 33 feet in diameter and is composed of 36 hexagonal segments that work together as a single piece of reflective glass Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckone/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Adaptive Optics Facility This enclosure houses a system that processes starlight in order to remove distortions caused by movements in the Earth's atmosphere. ...%%==%%567%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Adaptive Optics Facility This enclosure houses a system that processes starlight in order to remove distortions caused by movements in the Earth s atmosphere Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckone/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Dome Slit Through the dome opening can be seen the Subaru Telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. It is one of ...%%==%%630%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Dome Slit Through the dome opening can be seen the Subaru Telescope operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan It is one of the 13 large telescopes located atop Mauna Kea from countries around the world Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckone/L004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Insulation The interior of each Keck dome is insulated with material that helps control temperature variations that could induce deformation of the telescope's steel ...%%==%%730%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Insulation The interior of each Keck dome is insulated with material that helps control temperature variations that could induce deformation of the telescope s steel and mirrors At night when the dome is opened exposing the telescope to the frigid night air the telescope already is at the ambient outdoor temperature Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckone/L005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Mirror Support Structure Part of a complex grid of beams supports the 10 meter (33 foot) diameter Keck 2 primary mirror. The structure is ...%%==%%585%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Mirror Support Structure Part of a complex grid of beams supports the 10 meter 33 foot diameter Keck 2 primary mirror The structure is designed to be rigid yet lightweight Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone L005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckone/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckone planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirrorcel/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/K2mirrorcel/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirrorcel/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck 2 Mirror Cell In this view from the balcony of the Keck 2 dome, the telescope is pointed toward the horizon, a position ...%%==%%610%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Keck 2 Mirror Cell In this view from the balcony of the Keck 2 dome the telescope is pointed toward the horizon a position typically used for servicing the telescope mirrors and instruments Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirrorcel/K2mirrorcel.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1243%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel K2mirrorcel html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel K2mirrorcel html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel K2mirrorcel html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel K2mirrorcel html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirrorcel/K2mirrorcel_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%744%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel K2mirrorcel qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel K2mirrorcel qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel K2mirrorcel qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel K2mirrorcel qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirrorcel/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Mirror Support Structure The lightweight yet rigid design of the mirror structures was one of the breakthroughs that allowed the creation of mirrors larger ...%%==%%781%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Mirror Support Structure The lightweight yet rigid design of the mirror structures was one of the breakthroughs that allowed the creation of mirrors larger than previously possible This complex grid of beams supports the 10 meter 33 foot diameter Keck 2 primary mirror The support structure is visible in this scene because the telescope is pointed toward the horizon Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirrorcel/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Balcony Walkway The balcony allows telescope technicians to access the various portions of the telescope for maintenance. ...%%==%%530%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Balcony Walkway The balcony allows telescope technicians to access the various portions of the telescope for maintenance Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirrorcel/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirrorcel planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck 2 Nasmyth Deck This view is from the 100-foot-high balcony of the Keck 2 telescope. The telescope itself and some of its instruments ...%%==%%568%%==%%26 Aug 102%%==%% Keck 2 Nasmyth Deck This view is from the 100 foot high balcony of the Keck 2 telescope The telescope itself and some of its instruments are visible Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/K2mirror.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1236%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror K2mirror html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror K2mirror html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror K2mirror html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror K2mirror html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/K2mirror_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%946%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror K2mirror qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror K2mirror qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror K2mirror qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror K2mirror qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Primary Mirror The Keck primary mirrors are the largest telescope mirrors ever constructed. Each is 10 meters (33 feet) in diameter and is composed ...%%==%%639%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Primary Mirror The Keck primary mirrors are the largest telescope mirrors ever constructed Each is 10 meters 33 feet in diameter and is composed of 36 hexagonal segments that work together as a single piece of reflective glass Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Elevator Elevator leading to floor, 100 feet below. ...%%==%%460%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Elevator Elevator leading to floor 100 feet below Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Camera/Instrument This module houses equipment that enables the Keck 2 to be used as a single telescope. This equiment is not used during interferometry ...%%==%%575%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Camera Instrument This module houses equipment that enables the Keck 2 to be used as a single telescope This equiment is not used during interferometry observations Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/L004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Instrument Storage Bin Storage bin for instruments. ...%%==%%460%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Instrument Storage Bin Storage bin for instruments Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/L005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Dome Slit This door, shown in closed position, opens to the sky to allow observations. ...%%==%%495%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Dome Slit This door shown in closed position opens to the sky to allow observations Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/L006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Adaptive Optics Enclosure This enclosure houses a system that processes starlight in order to remove distortions caused by movements in the Earth's atmosphere. ...%%==%%568%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Adaptive Optics Enclosure This enclosure houses a system that processes starlight in order to remove distortions caused by movements in the Earth s atmosphere Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/L007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Instrument Trolly Trolly for moving and storing equipment. ...%%==%%467%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Instrument Trolly Trolly for moving and storing equipment Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror L007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2mirror/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2mirror planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1M6/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/K1M6/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1M6/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck 1 Base Structure (M6) Inside each Keck dome is a multi-ton rotating structure that supports the telescope. The entire blue-colored structure seen here ...%%==%%601%%==%%26 Aug 102%%==%% Keck 1 Base Structure M6 Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1M6/K1M6.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1227%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 K1M6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 K1M6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 K1M6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 K1M6 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1M6/K1M6_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%778%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 K1M6 qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 K1M6 qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 K1M6 qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 K1M6 qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1M6/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Mirror 6 Mirror 6 steers starlight reflected from Mirror 5 into the basement facility for combining. Both mirrors are configured to rotate along with ...%%==%%609%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Mirror 6 Mirror 6 steers starlight reflected from Mirror 5 into the basement facility for combining Both mirrors are configured to rotate along with the structure without interrupting the light path Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1M6/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Floor of the Adaptive Optics Facility The underside of the adaptive optics enclosure, where light is processed to remove distortions caused by the Earth's ...%%==%%575%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Floor of the Adaptive Optics Facility The underside of the adaptive optics enclosure where light is processed to remove distortions caused by the Earth s atmosphere Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1M6/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Mirror 5 Mirror 5 collects light from the Keck 1 telescope and sends it to mirror 6, which then steers the starlight into the ...%%==%%666%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Mirror 5 Mirror 5 collects light from the Keck 1 telescope and sends it to mirror 6 which then steers the starlight into the basment facility for combining Both mirrors are configured to rotate along with the structure without interrupting the light path Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1M6/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1M6 planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1lounge/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/K1lounge/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1lounge/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck 1 Lounge Dining and break area for astronomers. ...%%==%%470%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Keck 1 Lounge Dining and break area for astronomers Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1lounge/K1lounge.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1236%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge K1lounge html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge K1lounge html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge K1lounge html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge K1lounge html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1lounge/K1lounge_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%884%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge K1lounge qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge K1lounge qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge K1lounge qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge K1lounge qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1lounge/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Curtains The curtains are drawn so light from the lounge doesn't disturb adjoining observation areas. ...%%==%%510%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Curtains The curtains are drawn so light from the lounge doesn t disturb adjoining observation areas Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1lounge/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Food Boxes Food is delivered to the Keck from a base camp located at 9,000 feet on Mauna Kea. ...%%==%%502%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Food Boxes Food is delivered to the Keck from a base camp located at 9 000 feet on Mauna Kea Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1lounge/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Kitchen Kitchen for food preparation. ...%%==%%446%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Kitchen Kitchen for food preparation Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1lounge/L004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Library Door leading to an on-site library. ...%%==%%452%%==%%21 Nov 101%%==%% Library Door leading to an on site library Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge L004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1lounge/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1lounge planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDLs/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/FDLs/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDLs/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Fast Delay Line area In this area, motorized carts travel along the 30-foot rails, allowing astronomers to adjust the length of the light path ...%%==%%647%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Fast Delay Line area In this area motorized carts travel along the 30 foot rails allowing astronomers to adjust the length of the light path in real time This adjustable section of the light path is called the Fast Delay Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDLs/FDLs.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1227%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs FDLs html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs FDLs html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs FDLs html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs FDLs html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDLs/FDLs_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%949%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs FDLs qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs FDLs qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs FDLs qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs FDLs qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDLs/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Fast Delay Line Cart The Fast Delay Line area is enclosed in a transparent structure that allows for temperature and airflow control and protects ...%%==%%602%%==%%21 Nov 101%%==%% Fast Delay Line Cart The Fast Delay Line area is enclosed in a transparent structure that allows for temperature and airflow control and protects sensitive equipment from dust or other contaminants Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDLs/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Compressor This equipment compresses the incoming 4 inch light beam down to 1 inch, a more manageable size for combining with starlight beams from ...%%==%%606%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Compressor This equipment compresses the incoming 4 inch light beam down to 1 inch a more manageable size for combining with starlight beams from other telecopes when it reaches the Combining Lab Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDLs/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Fast Delay Line Cart This motorized cart carries three mirrors. Astronomers can adjust its position along the rails to control the length of the ...%%==%%598%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Fast Delay Line Cart This motorized cart carries three mirrors Astronomers can adjust its position along the rails to control the length of the light path to within 1 millionth of an inch Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDLs/L006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Delay Line Rails [2] The Delay Line Carts travel along these 30-foot rails to adjust the path length of incoming starlight. ...%%==%%532%%==%%21 Nov 101%%==%% Delay Line Rails 2 The Delay Line Carts travel along these 30 foot rails to adjust the path length of incoming starlight Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs L006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDLs/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDLs planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/controlroom/bottom.html%%==%%&nbsp; ...%%==%%213%%==%%24 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Control Room This room houses the computers and electronic equipment used to control the Keck Interferometer. ...%%==%%527%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Control Room This room houses the computers and electronic equipment used to control the Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/controlroom.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1242%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom controlroom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom controlroom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom controlroom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom controlroom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/controlroom_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%1006%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom controlroom qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom controlroom qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom controlroom qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom controlroom qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Astronomers Astronomers at work using the Keck Interferometer. ...%%==%%471%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Astronomers Astronomers at work using the Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Equipment Racks These racks house computers and other circuitry that control the instrument, including the motors that point the mirrors. This equipment also controls ...%%==%%660%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Equipment Racks These racks house computers and other circuitry that control the instrument including the motors that point the mirrors This equipment also controls the delay line carts and other instruments that align and detect combined starlight Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Equipment Racks These racks house computers and other circuitry that control the instrument, including the motors that point the mirrors. This equipment also controls ...%%==%%660%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Equipment Racks These racks house computers and other circuitry that control the instrument including the motors that point the mirrors This equipment also controls the delay line carts and other instruments that align and detect combined starlight Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/L004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Computers These computers are the front-end machines that astronomers use to operate the Keck instrument. ...%%==%%514%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Computers These computers are the front end machines that astronomers use to operate the Keck instrument Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/L005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Television Continuous two-way video conferencing keeps the astronomers at the facility in direct communication with other scientists and engineers at Keck Observation Headquarters, located ...%%==%%616%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Television Continuous two way video conferencing keeps the astronomers at the facility in direct communication with other scientists and engineers at Keck Observation Headquarters located in Waimea Hawaii Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/L006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Computers These computers are the front-end machines that astronomers use to operate the Keck instrument. ...%%==%%514%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Computers These computers are the front end machines that astronomers use to operate the Keck instrument Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/L007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Sound Dampening Material Sound dampening material on the walls reduces noise generated by the electrical equipment housed in the Control Room. ...%%==%%551%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Sound Dampening Material Sound dampening material on the walls reduces noise generated by the electrical equipment housed in the Control Room Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/L008.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Astronomers Astronomers at work using the Keck Interferometer. ...%%==%%471%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Astronomers Astronomers at work using the Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom L008 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/controlroom/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr controlroom planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/combininglab/bottom.html%%==%%Go to Keck mission area &gt; ...%%==%%786%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% Go to Keck mission area gt http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Combining Lab This is the "back end" of the interferometer, where light from both telescopes is tracked and combined. It is carefully protected from ...%%==%%622%%==%%26 Aug 102%%==%% Combining Lab This is the back end of the interferometer where light from both telescopes is tracked and combined It is carefully protected from dust and air currents that can distort the light beams Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/combininglab.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Interferometer - Sunset%%==%%...%%==%%1244%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Sunset http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab combininglab html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab combininglab html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab combininglab html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab combininglab html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/combininglab_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Pan: Click and drag within image - cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in: Shift Key - Zoom out: Control Key ...%%==%%976%%==%%13 Dec 101%%==%% Pan Click and drag within image cursor icon Click for Text Zoom in Shift Key Zoom out Control Key Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab combininglab qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab combininglab qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab combininglab qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab combininglab qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Optical Tables [2] These half-ton steel tables are used to mount lenses, mirrors and other equipment used in combining light. The tables are composed ...%%==%%619%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Optical Tables 2 These half ton steel tables are used to mount lenses mirrors and other equipment used in combining light The tables are composed of sturdy heavy materials to help ensure precise alignment Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Fringe Tracker This instrument, called FATCAT, detects the interference pattern of starlight after it is combined. This pattern, called a fringe, can tell astronomers ...%%==%%722%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Fringe Tracker This instrument called FATCAT detects the interference pattern of starlight after it is combined This pattern called a fringe can tell astronomers a wealth of information about the target including its mass shape and distance FATCAT Fringe Acquisition Tracking Camera At Two microns Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%KAT This instrument, called KAT, ensures proper light beam alignment before the beams are sent into the Fringe Tracker. KAT = Keck Angle Tracker ...%%==%%559%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% KAT This instrument called KAT ensures proper light beam alignment before the beams are sent into the Fringe Tracker KAT Keck Angle Tracker Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/L004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Fringe Tracker This instrument, called FATCAT, detects the interference pattern of starlight after it is combined. This pattern, called a fringe, can tell astronomers ...%%==%%722%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Fringe Tracker This instrument called FATCAT detects the interference pattern of starlight after it is combined This pattern called a fringe can tell astronomers a wealth of information about the target including its mass shape and distance FATCAT Fringe Acquisition Tracking Camera At Two microns Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/L005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck Angle Tracker This instrument, called KAT, ensures proper light beam alignment before the beams are sent into the Fringe Tracker. KAT = Keck ...%%==%%574%%==%%21 Nov 101%%==%% Keck Angle Tracker This instrument called KAT ensures proper light beam alignment before the beams are sent into the Fringe Tracker KAT Keck Angle Tracker Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/L006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Fringe Tracker This instrument, called FATCAT, detects the interference pattern of starlight after it is combined. This pattern, called a fringe, can tell astronomers ...%%==%%722%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Fringe Tracker This instrument called FATCAT detects the interference pattern of starlight after it is combined This pattern called a fringe can tell astronomers a wealth of information about the target including its mass shape and distance FATCAT Fringe Acquisition Tracking Camera At Two microns Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/L007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Ceiling and Walls The Combining Lab is enclosed in a transparent structure that allows for temperature and airflow control and protects sensitive equipment from ...%%==%%715%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% Ceiling and Walls The Combining Lab is enclosed in a transparent structure that allows for temperature and airflow control and protects sensitive equipment from dust or other contaminants Door Door leading to Long Delay Line area Door Door leading to Control Room Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab L007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/combininglab/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%947%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr combininglab planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 1 - Summit At Sunset A view at sunset from the summit of ...%%==%%2096%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 1 Summit At Sunset A view at sunset from the summit of Mauna Kea Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. UH 2.2 Meter Telescope Optical/IR telescope used mainly by University of Hawaii faculty ...%%==%%2123%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP UH 2 2 Meter Telescope Optical IR telescope used mainly by University of Hawaii faculty and students Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. United Kingdom Infrared Telescope A 3.8-meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom ...%%==%%2118%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP United Kingdom Infrared Telescope A 3 8 meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Caltech Submillimeter Telescope 10-meter antenna for submillimeter astronomy operated by Caltech Description Area ...%%==%%2119%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Caltech Submillimeter Telescope 10 meter antenna for submillimeter astronomy operated by Caltech Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Eight 6-meter submillimeter antennas operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ...%%==%%2150%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Eight 6 meter submillimeter antennas operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Taiwan Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Subaru Telescope 8-meter diameter optical/IR telescope operated by Japan Description Area 1 Right ...%%==%%2095%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Subaru Telescope 8 meter diameter optical IR telescope operated by Japan Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Keck I Dome Inside each Keck dome is a multi-ton rotating structure that ...%%==%%2191%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Keck I Dome Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Keck II Dome Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands eight stories ...%%==%%2161%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Keck II Dome Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons yet operates with nanometer precision Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS008.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. NASA Infrared Telescope Facility 3.0-meter diameter infrared telescope operated by University of Hawaii ...%%==%%2135%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP NASA Infrared Telescope Facility 3 0 meter diameter infrared telescope operated by University of Hawaii for NASA Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS008 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS009.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope 3.6-meter optical telescope operated by Canada, France, and Hawaii Description Area ...%%==%%2120%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Canada France Hawaii Telescope 3 6 meter optical telescope operated by Canada France and Hawaii Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS009 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS010.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Gemini Telescope An 8-meter optical/IR telescope operated by a consortium of seven countries ...%%==%%2115%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Gemini Telescope An 8 meter optical IR telescope operated by a consortium of seven countries Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS010 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/SAS.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4552%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS SAS html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS SAS html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS SAS html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS SAS html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/desc_old.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 1 - Summit At Sunset &nbsp; A view at sunset from the summit ...%%==%%1952%%==%%21 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 1 Summit At Sunset nbsp A view at sunset from the summit of Mauna Kea nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS desc old html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS desc old html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS desc old html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS desc old html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS001_.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic UH 2.2 Meter Telescope QTVR Hot Spot Hand Optical/IR telescope used mainly by University of Hawaii faculty and ...%%==%%1871%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic UH 2 2 Meter Telescope QTVR Hot Spot Hand Optical IR telescope used mainly by University of Hawaii faculty and students nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS002_.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic United Kingdom Infrared Telescope QTVR Hot Spot Hand A 3.8-meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ...%%==%%1866%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic United Kingdom Infrared Telescope QTVR Hot Spot Hand A 3 8 meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS003_.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Caltech Submillimeter Telescope QTVR Hot Spot Hand 10-meter antenna for submillimeter astronomy operated by Caltech &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Description Area ...%%==%%1867%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Caltech Submillimeter Telescope QTVR Hot Spot Hand 10 meter antenna for submillimeter astronomy operated by Caltech nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS004_.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic James Clerk Maxwell Telescope QTVR Hot Spot Hand Eight 6-meter submillimeter antennas operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and ...%%==%%1898%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic James Clerk Maxwell Telescope QTVR Hot Spot Hand Eight 6 meter submillimeter antennas operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Taiwan nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/SAS/HS005_.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Subaru Telescope QTVR Hot Spot Hand 8-meter diameter optical/IR telescope operated by Japan &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Description Area 2 Right ...%%==%%1843%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Subaru Telescope QTVR Hot Spot Hand 8 meter diameter optical IR telescope operated by Japan nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr SAS HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 3 - Observatory Roof View from the roof of the Keck Observatory shortly ...%%==%%2178%%==%%12 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 3 Observatory Roof View from the roof of the Keck Observatory shortly before sunset Other telescopes atop Mauna Kea are visible in the background Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Weather station Used to monitor weather conditions atop Mauna Kea. This view toward ...%%==%%2137%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Weather station Used to monitor weather conditions atop Mauna Kea This view toward this weather station is due north Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Keck II Door Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands eight stories ...%%==%%2155%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Keck II Door Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons yet operates with nanometer precision Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Keck II Dome Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands eight stories ...%%==%%2161%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Keck II Dome Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons yet operates with nanometer precision Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Label to come (Unlabled) Label to come (Unlabled) Description Area 1 Right Frame ...%%==%%2074%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Label to come Unlabled Label to come Unlabled Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/HS005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. NASA Infrared Telescope Facility 3.0-meter diameter infrared telescope operated by University of Hawaii ...%%==%%2129%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP NASA Infrared Telescope Facility 3 0 meter diameter infrared telescope operated by University of Hawaii for NASA Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/HS006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope 3.6-meter optical telescope operated by Canada, France, and Hawaii Description Area ...%%==%%2114%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Canada France Hawaii Telescope 3 6 meter optical telescope operated by Canada France and Hawaii Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/HS007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Gemini Telescope An 8-meter optical/IR telescope operated by a consortium of seven countries ...%%==%%2109%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Gemini Telescope An 8 meter optical IR telescope operated by a consortium of seven countries Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/HS008.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. UH 2.2 Meter Telescope Optical/IR telescope used mainly by University of Hawaii faculty ...%%==%%2117%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP UH 2 2 Meter Telescope Optical IR telescope used mainly by University of Hawaii faculty and students Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS008 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/HS009.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. United Kingdom Infrared Telescope A 3.8-meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom ...%%==%%2112%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP United Kingdom Infrared Telescope A 3 8 meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS009 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/HS010.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Keck I Dome Inside each Keck dome is a multi-ton rotating structure that ...%%==%%2185%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Keck I Dome Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR HS010 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/OR.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4551%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR OR html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR OR html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR OR html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR OR html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/OR/Copy of desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 8 - Observatory Roof &nbsp; View from the roof of the Keck Observatory ...%%==%%2034%%==%%21 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 8 Observatory Roof nbsp View from the roof of the Keck Observatory shortly before sunset Other telescopes atop Mauna Kea are visible in the background nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr OR Copy of desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/MC/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 4 - Main Corridor This main passageway spans the distance between the two ...%%==%%2126%%==%%12 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 4 Main Corridor This main passageway spans the distance between the two Keck observatory domes Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/MC/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Machine Shop Machine Shop Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%2046%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Machine Shop Machine Shop Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/MC/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Aluminizing Room Aluminizing Room Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%2052%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Aluminizing Room Aluminizing Room Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/MC/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Doorway to Keck II dome Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands ...%%==%%2172%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Doorway to Keck II dome Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons yet operates with nanometer precision Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/MC/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Receiving Room Receiving Room Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%2054%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Receiving Room Receiving Room Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/MC/HS005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Observatory Map Sorry, this map isnt interactive. Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%2067%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Observatory Map Sorry this map isn t interactive Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/MC/HS006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Instrument Room Instrument Room Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%2050%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Instrument Room Instrument Room Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/MC/HS007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Doorway to Keck II Dome Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands ...%%==%%2166%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Doorway to Keck II Dome Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons yet operates with nanometer precision Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC HS007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/MC/MC.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4411%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC MC html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC MC html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC MC html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC MC html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/MC/Copy of desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 9 - Main Corridor &nbsp; This main passageway spans the distance between the ...%%==%%1982%%==%%21 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 9 Main Corridor nbsp This main passageway spans the distance between the two Keck observatory domes nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr MC Copy of desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDL/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 8 - Long Delay Lines This area houses the long delay line rails, ...%%==%%2154%%==%%12 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 8 Long Delay Lines This area houses the long delay line rails used to make coarse adjustments in the starlight pathlength Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDL/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Optical switchyard Here, starlight from the two observatories is split into multiple beams ...%%==%%2177%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Optical switchyard Here starlight from the two observatories is split into multiple beams and steered in to the Fast Delay Line areas and the Combining Lab Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDL/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Optical switchyard Here, starlight from the two observatories is split into multiple beams ...%%==%%2178%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Optical switchyard Here starlight from the two observatories is split into multiple beams and steered in to the Fast Delay Line areas and the Combining Lab Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDL/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Long delay line cart Each of these motorized carts carries three mirrors. Astronomers ...%%==%%2224%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Long delay line cart Each of these motorized carts carries three mirrors Astronomers can adjust its position along the rails to control the length of the light path to within 1 millionth of an inch Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDL/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Long delay line rails These rails, spanning 128 feet of the distance between ...%%==%%2413%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Long delay line rails These rails spanning 128 feet of the distance between the two Keck domes carry motorized mirror sleds that are used to make gross adjustments in the path length of incoming starlight These adjustments correspond to pointing the telescopes to different patches upon the night sky The sleds can be operated by astronomers in the control room or at Keck headquarters Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDL/HS005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Combining Lab This is the "back end" of the interferometer, where light from ...%%==%%2227%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Combining Lab This is the back end of the interferometer where light from both telescopes is tracked and combined It is carefully protected from dust and air currents that can distort the light beams Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDL/HS006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Combining Lab This is the "back end" of the interferometer, where light from ...%%==%%2227%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Combining Lab This is the back end of the interferometer where light from both telescopes is tracked and combined It is carefully protected from dust and air currents that can distort the light beams Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL HS006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDL/LDL.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4365%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL LDL html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL LDL html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL LDL html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL LDL html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LDL/Copy of desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 3 - Long Delay Lines &nbsp; This area houses the long delay line ...%%==%%2010%%==%%21 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 3 Long Delay Lines nbsp This area houses the long delay line rails used to make coarse adjustments in the starlight pathlength nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LDL Copy of desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2M/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 6 - Keck II Mirror This view is from the 100-foot-high balcony of ...%%==%%2178%%==%%12 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 6 Keck II Mirror This view is from the 100 foot high balcony of the Keck 2 telescope The telescope itself and some of its instruments are visible Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2M/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Primary mirror The Keck primary mirrors are the largest telescope mirrors ever constructed. ...%%==%%2253%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Primary mirror The Keck primary mirrors are the largest telescope mirrors ever constructed Each is 10 meters 33 feet in diameter and is composed of 36 hexagonal segments that work together as a single piece of reflective glass Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2M/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Adaptive optics facility This enclosure houses a system that processes starlight in order ...%%==%%2181%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Adaptive optics facility This enclosure houses a system that processes starlight in order to remove distortions caused by movements in the Earth s atmosphere Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2M/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Crane Crane Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%2096%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Crane Crane Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2M/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Dome wall The interior of each Keck dome is insulated with material that ...%%==%%2202%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Dome wall The interior of each Keck dome is insulated with material that helps control temperature variations that could induce deformation of the telescope s steel and mirrors Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2M/HS005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Secondary mirror structure Houses the telescope's secondary mirror Description Area 1 Right Frame ...%%==%%2164%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Secondary mirror structure Houses the telescope s secondary mirror Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2M/K2M.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4321%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M K2M html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M K2M html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M K2M html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M K2M html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2M/Copy of desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 2 - Keck II Mirror &nbsp; This view is from the 100-foot-high balcony ...%%==%%2034%%==%%21 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 2 Keck II Mirror nbsp This view is from the 100 foot high balcony of the Keck 2 telescope The telescope itself and some of its instruments are visible nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2M Copy of desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2CR/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 7 - Keck II Control Room Facility from which the pointing and positioning ...%%==%%2270%%==%%12 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 7 Keck II Control Room Facility from which the pointing and positioning of the Keck II observatory is controlled An identical facility is located adjacent to the Keck I dome The two control stations are connected via closed circuit TV Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2CR/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Window to Keck II Dome QTVR Hot Spot Hand Inside each Keck dome is a multi-ton rotating structure ...%%==%%1959%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Window to Keck II Dome QTVR Hot Spot Hand Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2CR/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Sound-dampening material QTVR Hot Spot Hand Sound dampening material on the walls reduces noise generated by the electrical ...%%==%%1922%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Sound dampening material QTVR Hot Spot Hand Sound dampening material on the walls reduces noise generated by the electrical equipment housed in the Control Room nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2CR/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Closed circuit TV monitor QTVR Hot Spot Hand Continuous two-way video conferencing keeps the astronomers at the facility ...%%==%%2002%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Closed circuit TV monitor QTVR Hot Spot Hand Continuous two way video conferencing keeps the astronomers at the facility in direct communication with other scientists and engineers at Keck Observation Headquarters located in Waimea Hawaii nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2CR/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Door to Keck II lounge QTVR Hot Spot Hand Dining and break area for astronomers &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Description Area ...%%==%%1841%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Door to Keck II lounge QTVR Hot Spot Hand Dining and break area for astronomers nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2CR/K2CR.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4275%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR K2CR html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR K2CR html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR K2CR html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR K2CR html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K2CR/Copy of desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 3 - Keck II Control Room &nbsp; Facility from which the pointing and ...%%==%%2126%%==%%21 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 3 Keck II Control Room nbsp Facility from which the pointing and positioning of the Keck II observatory is controlled An identical facility is located adjacent to the Keck I dome The two control stations are connected via closed circuit TV nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K2CR Copy of desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 2 - Keck 1 Exterior View of the summit from the southeast corner ...%%==%%2073%%==%%31 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 2 Keck 1 Exterior View of the summit from the southeast corner of the Keck Observatory Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Keck II Dome Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands eight stories ...%%==%%2157%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Keck II Dome Each of the twin Keck Observatory domes stands eight stories tall and weighs 300 tons yet operates with nanometer precision Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. NASA Infrared Telescope Facility 3.0-meter diameter infrared telescope operated by University of Hawaii ...%%==%%2129%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP NASA Infrared Telescope Facility 3 0 meter diameter infrared telescope operated by University of Hawaii for NASA Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope 3.6-meter optical telescope operated by Canada, France, and Hawaii Description Area ...%%==%%2114%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Canada France Hawaii Telescope 3 6 meter optical telescope operated by Canada France and Hawaii Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Gemini Telescope An 8-meter optical/IR telescope operated by a consortium of seven countries ...%%==%%2109%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Gemini Telescope An 8 meter optical IR telescope operated by a consortium of seven countries Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. UH 2.2 Meter Telescope Optical/IR telescope used mainly by University of Hawaii faculty ...%%==%%2117%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP UH 2 2 Meter Telescope Optical IR telescope used mainly by University of Hawaii faculty and students Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. United Kingdom Infrared Telescope A 3.8-meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom ...%%==%%2112%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP United Kingdom Infrared Telescope A 3 8 meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Caltech Submillimeter Telescope 10-meter antenna for submillimeter astronomy operated by Caltech Description Area ...%%==%%2113%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Caltech Submillimeter Telescope 10 meter antenna for submillimeter astronomy operated by Caltech Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS008.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Eight 6-meter submillimeter antennas operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ...%%==%%2144%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Eight 6 meter submillimeter antennas operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Taiwan Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS008 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS009.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Subaru Telescope 8-meter diameter optical/IR telescope operated by Japan Description Area 1 Right ...%%==%%2089%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Subaru Telescope 8 meter diameter optical IR telescope operated by Japan Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS009 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS009 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS010.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Keck I Dome Inside each Keck dome is a multi-ton rotating structure that ...%%==%%2185%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Keck I Dome Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS010 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS010 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS011.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Lava Cinder cones and lava flows cover most of the present-day surface of ...%%==%%2288%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Lava Cinder cones and lava flows cover most of the present day surface of Mauna Kea A dormant shield volcano Mauna Kea last erupted about 3 500 years ago Glacier periods in the mountain s more distant past crushed much of the volcanic rock into fine rough pebbles Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS011 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS011 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS011 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS011 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/HS012.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Lava Cinder cones and lava flows cover most of the present-day surface of ...%%==%%2288%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Lava Cinder cones and lava flows cover most of the present day surface of Mauna Kea A dormant shield volcano Mauna Kea last erupted about 3 500 years ago Glacier periods in the mountain s more distant past crushed much of the volcanic rock into fine rough pebbles Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS012 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS012 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS012 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E HS012 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/K1E.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4646%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E K1E html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E K1E html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E K1E html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E K1E html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/Copy of desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 4 - Keck 1 Exterior &nbsp; Inside each Keck dome is a multi-ton ...%%==%%2018%%==%%16 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 4 Keck 1 Exterior nbsp Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E Copy of desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1E/descOld.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 2 - Keck 1 Exterior Inside each Keck dome is a multi-ton rotating ...%%==%%2207%%==%%12 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 2 Keck 1 Exterior Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E descOld html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E descOld html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E descOld html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1E descOld html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 11 - Keck Interferometer Control Room This room houses the computers and other ...%%==%%2124%%==%%18 Jan 106%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 11 Keck Interferometer Control Room This room houses the computers and other electronic equipment used to control the Keck Interferometer Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Closed-circuit TV monitor Continuous two-way video conferencing keeps the astronomers at the facility ...%%==%%2241%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Closed circuit TV monitor Continuous two way video conferencing keeps the astronomers at the facility in direct communication with other scientists and engineers at Keck Observation Headquarters located in Waimea Hawaii Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Sound dampening wall material Sound dampening material on the walls reduces noise generated ...%%==%%2164%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Sound dampening wall material Sound dampening material on the walls reduces noise generated by the electrical equipment housed in the Control Room Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Sound dampening wall material Sound dampening material on the walls reduces noise generated ...%%==%%2164%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Sound dampening wall material Sound dampening material on the walls reduces noise generated by the electrical equipment housed in the Control Room Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Listen to Scientist Listen to Scientist Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%2118%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Listen to Scientist Listen to Scientist Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/HS005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Snacks Snacks Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%2092%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Snacks Snacks Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/HS006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Computer racks These racks house computers and other circuitry that control the instrument, ...%%==%%2269%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Computer racks These racks house computers and other circuitry that control the instrument including the motors that point the mirrors This equipment also controls the delay line carts and other instruments that align and detect combined starlight Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/HS007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Clean room smocks Worn by technicians as they enter the dust-sensitive areas adjacent ...%%==%%2170%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Clean room smocks Worn by technicians as they enter the dust sensitive areas adjacent to the control room such as the combining lab and delay line areas Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/HS008.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Closed-circuit TV monitor Continuous two-way video conferencing keeps the astronomers at the facility ...%%==%%2241%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Closed circuit TV monitor Continuous two way video conferencing keeps the astronomers at the facility in direct communication with other scientists and engineers at Keck Observation Headquarters located in Waimea Hawaii Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR HS008 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/K1CR.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4462%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR K1CR html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR K1CR html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR K1CR html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR K1CR html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/Copy of desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 11 - Keck I Control Room &nbsp; Facility from which the pointing and ...%%==%%2126%%==%%27 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 11 Keck I Control Room nbsp Facility from which the pointing and positioning of the Keck I observatory is controlled An identical facility is located adjacent to the Keck II dome The two control stations are connected via closed circuit TV nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR Copy of desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/desc_20051111.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 11 - Keck Interferometer Control Room Facility from which the pointing and positioning ...%%==%%2283%%==%%11 Nov 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 11 Keck Interferometer Control Room Facility from which the pointing and positioning of the Keck I observatory is controlled An identical facility is located adjacent to the Keck II dome The two control stations are connected via closed circuit TV Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc 20051111 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc 20051111 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc 20051111 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc 20051111 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1CR/desc_20060118.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 11 - Keck Interferometer Control Room Facility from which the pointing and positioning ...%%==%%2283%%==%%11 Nov 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 11 Keck Interferometer Control Room Facility from which the pointing and positioning of the Keck I observatory is controlled An identical facility is located adjacent to the Keck II dome The two control stations are connected via closed circuit TV Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc 20060118 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc 20060118 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc 20060118 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1CR desc 20060118 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1BSS/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 5 - Keck I Base Support Structure Inside each Keck dome is a ...%%==%%2219%%==%%12 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 5 Keck I Base Support Structure Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1BSS/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Keck I mirror (side view) This mirror and its twin, housed in the ...%%==%%2285%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Keck I mirror side view This mirror and its twin housed in the Keck 2 dome are the largest mirrors ever constructed Each mirror is 10 meters 33 feet in diameter and is composed of 36 hexagonal segments that work together as a single piece of reflective glass Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1BSS/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Adaptive optics facility This enclosure houses a system that processes starlight in order ...%%==%%2175%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Adaptive optics facility This enclosure houses a system that processes starlight in order to remove distortions caused by movements in the Earth s atmosphere Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1BSS/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Crane Crane Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%2090%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Crane Crane Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1BSS/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Elevator Provides access between the basement level and balconies of the observatory dome. ...%%==%%2107%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Elevator Provides access between the basement level and balconies of the observatory dome Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1BSS/HS005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Base support structure Inside each Keck dome is a multi-ton pivoting structure that ...%%==%%2198%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Base support structure Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton pivoting structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1BSS/K1BSS.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4323%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS K1BSS html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS K1BSS html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS K1BSS html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS K1BSS html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/K1BSS/Copy of desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 4 - Keck I Base Support Structure &nbsp; Inside each Keck dome is ...%%==%%2075%%==%%21 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 4 Keck I Base Support Structure nbsp Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr K1BSS Copy of desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/INTRO/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%2030%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/INTRO/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic &nbsp; QTVR Hot Spot Hand &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%1784%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic nbsp QTVR Hot Spot Hand nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/INTRO/instructions.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4241%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame Instructions for Keck Virtual Tour spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructions html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructions html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructions html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructions html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/INTRO/INTRO.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4068%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame Preparing Keck Virtual Tour spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO INTRO html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO INTRO html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO INTRO html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO INTRO html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/INTRO/instructionsOrig.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4243%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame Instructions for Keck Virtual Tour spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructionsOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructionsOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructionsOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructionsOrig html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/INTRO/instructions_20051101.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%5006%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame Instructions Click and drag in the VR images to look around Use zoom buttons to take a closer look Click when you see the icon of a finger over an Earth like circle to find out cool facts Blank placeholder graphic Click here to start the Keck Observatory tour Blank placeholder graphic Blank placeholder graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructions 20051101 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructions 20051101 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructions 20051101 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO instructions 20051101 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/INTRO/safariTest.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4275%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame Instructions for Keck Virtual Tour spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/INTRO/safariTest2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4999%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame Instructions Click and drag in the VR images to look around Use zoom buttons to take a closer look Click when you see the icon of a finger over an Earth like circle to find out cool facts Blank placeholder graphic Click here to start the Keck Observatory tour Blank placeholder graphic Blank placeholder graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/INTRO/safariTest3.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%5210%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton function startPopUp desktopURL w h var desktop window open desktopURL blank scrollbars no resizable yes width w height h self name main QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame Instructions Click and drag in the VR images to look around Use zoom buttons to take a closer look Click when you see the icon of a finger over an Earth like circle to find out cool facts Blank placeholder graphic Click here to start the Keck Observatory tour Blank placeholder graphic Blank placeholder graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr INTRO safariTest3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 9 - Fast Delay Line Area In this area, motorized carts travel along ...%%==%%2258%%==%%12 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 9 Fast Delay Line Area In this area motorized carts travel along 30 foot rails allowing astronomers to adjust the length of the light path in real time This adjustable section of the light path is called the Fast Delay Line Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/FDL.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4458%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL FDL html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL FDL html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL FDL html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL FDL html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Beam splitters Optical devices that use controlled reflection to produce two beams from ...%%==%%2120%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Beam splitters Optical devices that use controlled reflection to produce two beams from a single beam Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Delay Line Cart Each of these motorized carts carries three mirrors. Astronomers can ...%%==%%2211%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Delay Line Cart Each of these motorized carts carries three mirrors Astronomers can adjust its position along the rails to control the length of the light path to within 1 millionth of an inch Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Delay Line Cart Each of these motorized carts carries three mirrors. Astronomers can ...%%==%%2211%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Delay Line Cart Each of these motorized carts carries three mirrors Astronomers can adjust its position along the rails to control the length of the light path to within 1 millionth of an inch Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Delay Line Cart Each of these motorized carts carries three mirrors. Astronomers can ...%%==%%2211%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Delay Line Cart Each of these motorized carts carries three mirrors Astronomers can adjust its position along the rails to control the length of the light path to within 1 millionth of an inch Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/HS005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Delay Line Cart Each of these motorized carts carries three mirrors. Astronomers can ...%%==%%2211%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Delay Line Cart Each of these motorized carts carries three mirrors Astronomers can adjust its position along the rails to control the length of the light path to within 1 millionth of an inch Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/HS006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Fast delay line rails The Delay Line Carts travel along these 30-foot rails ...%%==%%2141%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Fast delay line rails The Delay Line Carts travel along these 30 foot rails to adjust the path length of incoming starlight Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/HS007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Fast delay line rails The Delay Line Carts travel along these 30-foot rails ...%%==%%2141%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Fast delay line rails The Delay Line Carts travel along these 30 foot rails to adjust the path length of incoming starlight Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/HS008.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Beam splitters Optical devices that use controlled reflection to produce two beams from ...%%==%%2120%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Beam splitters Optical devices that use controlled reflection to produce two beams from a single beam Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS008 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL HS008 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FDL/Copy of desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 7 - Fast Delay Line Area &nbsp; In this area, motorized carts travel ...%%==%%2114%%==%%21 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 7 Fast Delay Line Area nbsp In this area motorized carts travel along 30 foot rails allowing astronomers to adjust the length of the light path in real time This adjustable section of the light path is called the Fast Delay Line nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FDL Copy of desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/CL/CL.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "../JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("../K1BSS/K1BSS.html", "../K2M/K2M.html", "../K1CR/K1CR.html", "../K1E/K1E.html", ...%%==%%4411%%==%%19 Jan 106%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array K1BSS K1BSS html K2M K2M html K1CR K1CR html K1E K1E html LDLA LDLA html var qtvrDESC new Array K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K1CR desc html K1E desc html LDLA desc html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic spacer Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL CL html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL CL html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL CL html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL CL html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/CL/desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 10 - Combining Lab This is the "back end" of the interferometer, where ...%%==%%2238%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 10 Combining Lab This is the back end of the interferometer where light from both telescopes is tracked and combined It is carefully protected from dust and air currents that can distort the light beams Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/CL/HS001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Optical table These half-ton steel tables are used to mount lenses, mirrors and ...%%==%%2224%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Optical table These half ton steel tables are used to mount lenses mirrors and other equipment used in combining light The tables are composed of sturdy heavy materials to help ensure precise alignment Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/CL/HS002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Optical table These half-ton steel tables are used to mount lenses, mirrors and ...%%==%%2222%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Optical table These half ton steel tables are used to mount lenses mirrors and other equipment used in combining light The tables are composed of sturdy heavy materials to help ensure precise alignment Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/CL/HS003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Optical table These half-ton steel tables are used to mount lenses, mirrors and ...%%==%%2222%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Optical table These half ton steel tables are used to mount lenses mirrors and other equipment used in combining light The tables are composed of sturdy heavy materials to help ensure precise alignment Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/CL/HS004.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Ceiling The Combining Lab is enclosed in a transparent structure that allows for ...%%==%%2195%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Ceiling The Combining Lab is enclosed in a transparent structure that allows for temperature and airflow control and protects sensitive equipment from dust or other contaminants Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS004 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS004 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/CL/HS005.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Fringe Tracker This instrument, called FATCAT, detects the interference pattern of starlight after ...%%==%%2336%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Fringe Tracker This instrument called FATCAT detects the interference pattern of starlight after it is combined This pattern called a fringe can tell astronomers a wealth of information about the target including its mass shape and distance FATCAT Fringe Acquisition Tracking Camera At Two microns Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS005 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS005 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/CL/HS006.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Starlight nuller This instrument is used to suppress the bright light of stars ...%%==%%2312%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Starlight nuller This instrument is used to suppress the bright light of stars in order to reveal the close in regions where planets may have formed The light from the two telescopes focused on the same star is combined in this instrument where it can be tuned out at certain wavelengths Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS006 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS006 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/CL/HS007.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. Optical table These half-ton steel tables are used to mount lenses, mirrors and ...%%==%%2222%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP Optical table These half ton steel tables are used to mount lenses mirrors and other equipment used in combining light The tables are composed of sturdy heavy materials to help ensure precise alignment Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS007 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL HS007 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/CL/Copy of desc.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP. 10 - Combining Lab &nbsp; This is the "back end" of the interferometer, ...%%==%%2094%%==%%21 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic QTVR Description Arrow pointing UP 10 Combining Lab nbsp This is the back end of the interferometer where light from both telescopes is tracked and combined It is carefully protected from dust and air currents that can distort the light beams nbsp nbsp nbsp Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL Copy of desc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr CL Copy of desc html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/cult3d.html%%==%%Star Database%%==%%Camera Distance : 500ly: 200ly: 50ly: Bright Stars: On/Off Grid Display: Axis 200ly 100ly 50ly Off Rotation: On/Off Filter Stars: All Filter Visible Filter ...%%==%%7859%%==%%19 Dec 102%%==%% Camera Distance 500ly 200ly 50ly Bright Stars On Off Grid Display Axis 200ly 100ly 50ly Off Rotation On Off Filter Stars All Filter Visible Filter Multiple Filter 3 Filter 4 Filter 5 nbsp Star Database Star Database Star Database Star Database Star Database Star Database Star Database Star Database Star Database Star Database http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap cult3d html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap cult3d html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap cult3d html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap cult3d html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/database.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/atlas/starmap/database.html%%==%%Host Star Planets Distance from Earth (light-years) Mag. Planet Mass (Jupiter=1) 14 Herculis 14 Herculis b 55.42 6.67 3.3 16 Cygni 16 Cygni b ...%%==%%8285%%==%%19 Dec 102%%==%% Host Star Planets Distance from Earth light years Mag Planet Mass Jupiter 1 14 Herculis 14 Herculis b 55 42 6 67 3 3 16 Cygni 16 Cygni b 70 6 2 1 5 47 Ursae Majoris 47 Ursae Majoris b 43 5 1 2 41 47 Ursae Majoris c 0 76 55 Cancri 55 Cancri b 44 5 95 0 84 55 Cancri c 0 21 55 Cancri d 4 Epsilon Eridani Epsilon Eridani b 10 4 3 73 0 86 Epsilon Eridani c 0 1 Gliese 876 Gliese 876 b 15 10 17 1 98 Gliese 876 c 0 56 HD 106252 HD 106252 b 122 7 36 6 81 HD 30177 HD 30177 b 179 8 41 7 7 Non existant non existant 179 8 41 7 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap database html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap database html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap database html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap database html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/filterres1.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/atlas/starmap/filterres1.html%%==%%Host Star Planets Distance from Earth (light-years) Mag. Planet Mass (Jupiter=1) 55 Cancri 55 Cancri b 44 5.95 0.84 55 Cancri c 0.21 55 ...%%==%%3825%%==%%19 Dec 102%%==%% Host Star Planets Distance from Earth light years Mag Planet Mass Jupiter 1 55 Cancri 55 Cancri b 44 5 95 0 84 55 Cancri c 0 21 55 Cancri d 4 Epsilon Eridani Epsilon Eridani b 10 4 3 73 0 86 Epsilon Eridani c 0 1 HD 30177 HD 30177 b 179 8 41 7 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/filterres2.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/atlas/starmap/filterres2.html%%==%%Host Star Planets Distance from Earth (light-years) Mag. Planet Mass (Jupiter=1) 14 Herculis 14 Herculis b 55.42 6.67 3.3 Gliese 876 Gliese 876 b ...%%==%%2995%%==%%19 Dec 102%%==%% Host Star Planets Distance from Earth light years Mag Planet Mass Jupiter 1 14 Herculis 14 Herculis b 55 42 6 67 3 3 Gliese 876 Gliese 876 b 15 10 17 1 98 Gliese 876 c 0 56 HD 30177 HD 30177 b 179 8 41 7 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/filterres3.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/atlas/starmap/filterres3.html%%==%%Host Star Planets Distance from Earth (light-years) Mag. Planet Mass (Jupiter=1) 14 Herculis 14 Herculis b 55.42 6.67 3.3 16 Cygni 16 Cygni b ...%%==%%3639%%==%%19 Dec 102%%==%% Host Star Planets Distance from Earth light years Mag Planet Mass Jupiter 1 14 Herculis 14 Herculis b 55 42 6 67 3 3 16 Cygni 16 Cygni b 70 6 2 1 5 47 Ursae Majoris 47 Ursae Majoris b 43 5 1 2 41 47 Ursae Majoris c 0 76 HD 106252 HD 106252 b 122 7 36 6 81 http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filterres3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/filters.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/atlas/starmap/filters.html%%==%%This frame represents the filter display. Select a Filter Filter #1 Filter #2 Filter #3 &nbsp; ...%%==%%1289%%==%%14 Nov 102%%==%% This frame represents the filter display Select a Filter Filter 1 Filter 2 Filter 3 nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filters html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filters html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filters html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap filters html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/index.html%%==%%JPL Starmap%%==%%...%%==%%257%%==%%9 Jun 105%%==%% JPL Starmap JPL Starmap JPL Starmap JPL Starmap JPL Starmap JPL Starmap JPL Starmap JPL Starmap JPL Starmap JPL Starmap http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/ssu_images/index.html%%==%%SSU Images%%==%%...%%==%%143%%==%%31 Aug 104%%==%% SSU Images SSU Images SSU Images SSU Images SSU Images SSU Images SSU Images SSU Images SSU Images SSU Images http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ssu images index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ssu images index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ssu images index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ssu images index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/help-old.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/help-old.html%%==%%&nbsp; Interacting with the model To rotate the object - Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse. To zoom in and ...%%==%%2030%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Interacting with the model To rotate the object Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse To zoom in and out Hold down the right mouse button and drag the mouse When the mouse cursor turns into a hand it means that the object is clickable Installing the Plugin If you would like to download the plugin manually click here nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source help old html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source help old html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source help old html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source help old html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/help.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/help.html%%==%%&nbsp; Interacting with the model To rotate the object - Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse. To zoom in and ...%%==%%2028%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Interacting with the model To rotate the object Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse To zoom in and out Hold down the right mouse button and drag the mouse To change cameras Select a camera view from the list below the model Installing the Plugin If you would like to download the plugin manually click here nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source help html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source help html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source help html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source help html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/ps_cult.html%%==%%Cult%%==%%0&&parent.frames.length) { d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);} if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i //--> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Navigation - Use mouse to manipulate the model, or select from below: ...%%==%%4917%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% 0 parent frames length d parent frames n substring p 1 document n n substring 0 p if x d n d all x d all n for i 0 x i nbsp nbsp nbsp Navigation Use mouse to manipulate the model or select from below Sun BPL Planet Camera System Help Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps cult html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps cult html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps cult html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps cult html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/ps_cult_logo.html%%==%%Cult%%==%%&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ...%%==%%1038%%==%%20 Nov 101%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult Cult http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps cult logo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps cult logo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps cult logo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps cult logo html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/ps_footer.html%%==%%header%%==%%Navigation Instructions ...%%==%%706%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% Navigation Instructions header header header header header header header header header header http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps footer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps footer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps footer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps footer html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/ps_frames.html%%==%%Extrasolar Planetary System%%==%%...%%==%%529%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Extrasolar Planetary System Extrasolar Planetary System Extrasolar Planetary System Extrasolar Planetary System Extrasolar Planetary System Extrasolar Planetary System Extrasolar Planetary System Extrasolar Planetary System Extrasolar Planetary System Extrasolar Planetary System http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps frames html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps frames html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/ps_header.html%%==%%header%%==%%...%%==%%346%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% header header header header header header header header header header http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps header html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps header html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps header html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source ps header html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_detect.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_detect.html%%==%%&nbsp; Plug-in Detection . . . In order to view this presentation you will need the Cult3D player. The player should download automatically. When ...%%==%%1637%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Plug in Detection In order to view this presentation you will need the Cult3D player The player should download automatically When the download is complete you will be prompted to install the plugin Once you accept the plugin installation you can begin interacting with the model If the plugin does not download automatically or you would like to install it manually click here nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text detect html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text detect html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text detect html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text detect html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_intro.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_intro.html%%==%%&nbsp; Upsilon Andromedae Upsilon Andromedae is the first multiple planet system ever found around a normal star other than the Sun. The closest planet ...%%==%%1870%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Upsilon Andromedae Upsilon Andromedae is the first multiple planet system ever found around a normal star other than the Sun The closest planet in the Upsilon Andromedae system was detected in 1996 by San Francisco StateUniversity astronomers Geoffrey Marcy and R Paul Butler Later the signals of two additional planets emerged from data collected by the Lick Observatory near San Jose California All three planets are thought to be gaseous like the giant planets in our own solar system The visual features of these planets including moons or rings are purely conjectural nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text intro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text intro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text intro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text intro html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_planet-01.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_planet-01.html%%==%%&nbsp; Planet 1 The innermost of the three planets contains at least three-quarters of the mass of Jupiter and orbits only 0.06 AU from ...%%==%%1338%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Planet 1 The innermost of the three planets contains at least three quarters of the mass of Jupiter and orbits only 0 06 AU from the star One AU equals the distance from the Earth to the Sun It traverses a circular orbit every 4 6 days nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 01 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 01 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 01 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 01 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_planet-02.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_planet-02.html%%==%%&nbsp; Planet 2 The middle planet contains at least twice the mass of Jupiter and it takes 242 days to orbit the star once. ...%%==%%1401%%==%%20 May 102%%==%% nbsp Planet 2 The middle planet contains at least twice the mass of Jupiter and it takes 242 days to orbit the star once It resides approximately 0 83 AU from the star similar to the orbital distance of Venus Unlike the planets in our solar system its orbit is highly enlongated in shape nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 02 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 02 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 02 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 02 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_planet-03.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_planet-03.html%%==%%&nbsp; Planet 3 The outermost planet has a mass of at least four Jupiters and completes one orbit every 3.5 to 4 years, placing ...%%==%%1325%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Planet 3 The outermost planet has a mass of at least four Jupiters and completes one orbit every 3 5 to 4 years placing it 2 5 AU from the star Unlike the planets in our solar system its orbit is elliptical or oval in shape nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 03 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 03 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 03 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text planet 03 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_sun.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_sun.html%%==%%&nbsp; Star Upsilon Andromedae is one of the nearest Sun-like stars. It is about three-quarters the mass of the Sun and relatively younger, at ...%%==%%1439%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Star Upsilon Andromedae is one of the nearest Sun like stars It is about three quarters the mass of the Sun and relatively younger at 500 million to 1 billion years old Scientists have yet to develop sensitive enough instruments to rule out the possibility that early Earth sized planets might also exist within this system nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text sun html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text sun html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text sun html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text sun html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_system.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/planetsystem/jpl-planet-source/text_system.html%%==%%&nbsp; System Upsilon Andromedae is the first multiple planet system ever found around a normal star other than the Sun. The closest planet in ...%%==%%1858%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp System Upsilon Andromedae is the first multiple planet system ever found around a normal star other than the Sun The closest planet in the Upsilon Andromedae system was detected in 1996 by San Francisco StateUniversity astronomers Geoffrey Marcy and R Paul Butler Later the signals of two additional planets emerged from data collected by the Lick Observatory near San Jose California All three planets are thought to be gaseous like the giant planets in our own solar system The visual features of these planets including moons or rings are purely conjectural nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text system html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text system html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text system html http planetquest jpl nasa gov planetsystem jpl planet source text system html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/nra_support/austin_thronson.html%%==%%NASA AO for SIM Science Team%%==%%Harley Thronson SIM Program Scientist Office of Space Science NASA Headquarters &nbsp; The Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Solicitation Highlights of the NASA Announcement ...%%==%%14347%%==%%10 Oct 103%%==%% Harley Thronson SIM Program Scientist Office of Space Science NASA Headquarters nbsp The Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Solicitation Highlights of the NASA Announcement of Opportunity 30 May 1999 Contents 1 Schedule SIM and the AO 2 Solicited Scientists and Teams 3 Role of the Interferometry Science Center 4 Available Resources 5 Data Rights and Responsibilities 6 Subsequent Solicitations and GO Program nbsp SCHEDULE nbsp No later than 1 July 99 Release of draft AO 30 May 99 SIM Science Community Workshop at AAS Meeting 1 August 99 Release of final AO 1 September 99 Notices of Intent due November 99 proposals due Christmas Eve 99 proposal review New Year s Eve 99 selection of Science Team Early 00 begin funding of Science Team nbsp Solicited Individuals and Teams Awarded Time nbsp Est Number Est Amount of Observing Time Key Project Teams 6 8 5 10 of avail observing time ea Mission Scientist s 1 2 1 of avail observing time ea Data Scientists 2 1 of avail observing time ea Instrument Scientists 2 1 of avail observing time ea Interdisciplinery Scientists 2 1 of avail observing time ea 9 9 9 9 TOTAL 9 13 16 9 9 Max of 60 of avail observing time 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Remainder for 145 Subsequent Solicitations 146 Mission Scientists Scientists charged with overall responsibilities for major project responsibilities coordination of observing programs represents the community to the Project and vice versa Vice Chair of Science Team Data Scientists Individuals with major responsibility for data reduction and verfication pipeline responsibilities archiving software Instrument Scientists Individuals with major hardware responsibilities control systems nulling beam combining optics Interdisciplinery Scientists Individuals who bring in notable and broad scientific expertise and will have significant responsibility for representing the outside scientific community and vice versa Project and Deputy Project Scientist Overall responsibility for scientific integrity of SIM Selected by NASA HQ but must submit proposed observing plan program to peer review The SIM Science Team In place shortly after start of Phase B and Chaired by SIM Project Scientist Composition approx 15 people 9 1 PI from each Key Project team 2 Mission Data Instrument and 9 9 9 9 9 Interdisciplinery Scientists 3 Possible later addition s to represent GOs 9 9 4 One or more ex officio from Project Responsibilities Primarily carries out Key Projects 9 Caretaker of SIM science program SRD Level I science requirements 9 Input to Project on scientific capabilities and impact of technological trade offs 9 Evaluates science data plans archival program data reduction processes 9 Science activities associated research projects studies evaluations 9 Represents SIM to its stakeholders the science community the public press nbsp Definition of Key Projects nbsp Very high priority science as judged via the peer review process with goals consistent with those of the Origins Program and the SIM Project Programs require relatively large amounts of observing time but a modest sized team 5 151 15 people committing about 25 of their professional time over life of mission No firm guidelines but total observing time in range of a 145 few hundred hours per year Team members bring significant added value to the SIM Project Solicited Individuals and Teams Opportunity open to all categories of individuals institutions including non US Criteria for selection of the teams first two are highest priority Science program 146 s relevance to NASA 146 s mission the goals of Origins Program and the SIM Project NB Teams expected to contribute significantly to SIM Project activities Intrinsic merit of proposed program including Overall scientific merit Professional reputation capabilities of individuals and institutions Overall standing among other proposals 9 Reasonableness of budget nbsp 9 9 gt Specific observing program target list not solicited Solicited Individuals and Teams cont 146 d nbsp Criteria for selection of the individuals include 9 Merit of proposed contribution to the project no detailed science 9 9 program required although broad science capabilities will be considered 9 Professional capabilities in key areas of the mission data reduction hardware 9 Technical scientific programmatic needs of the Project and NASA HQ 9 Demonstrated commitment allocation of time proposed duties understanding of 9 9 9 schedule budget Individual observing programs to be reviewed about two years before launch nbsp Solicited Individuals and Teams Amount of observing time for teams determined largely but not exclusively by scientific merit Science Teams expected to carry out only Key Projects Individuals may propose for more than one category Mission Scientist Data Scientist Individuals may be on more than one team Individuals on the SIM Project may be PIs or other members of a team SIM Project will create and support 145 time estimator 146 software for proposal process Approx 40 of avail observing time reserved for quot Subsequent Solicitations quot Small amount of proposed budget lt 10 may be for ground based observations 9 Support for more than 10 must be justified as unique and essential to the 9 9 9 9 investigation HQ may seek NSF collaboration SIM Preparatory Science NRA II nbsp Due for release in 1 151 2 months Solicits quot long lead time quot science especially evaluation study identification of candidate 145 grid stars 146 possible other studies photocenter wandering study of stellar multiplicity spectroscopic indicators of age or variability nbsp Coordinated with NSF and the new quot Stars in the Solar Neighborhood quot Program 9 9 9 gt See http nstars arc nasa gov Role of Interferometry Science Center quot Exposure Estimator quot and other performance characteristics magnitude limits FoV pointing constraints S C overhead 9 In time for proposal as well constantly updated MSC will have overall responsibility for producing final reduced data products from input targets MSC responsible for archival process Production and distribution of the grid star catalog perhaps coordinated with other groups Available Resources Based upon previous experience individuals and members of Key Project Teams will devote an average of 25 of their professional time to SIM related duties Approximately 100 200 K per individual per year is currently being budgeted by the Project which will include support for individuals to work directly with Project Level constant funding is not expected gradual increase at start significant increase a year before launch Detailed long range budgets are not requested by the AO nbsp Data Rights Proposed proprietary period of one year after delivery of final reduced observation but in any case no later than one year after end of prime mission phase L 5 years nbsp Clock starts for time series observations upon delivery of last proposed observation nbsp Subsequent Solicitations and GO Program nbsp Second solicitation for new Key Project teams and Guest Observers for remaining available time 9 A few years before launch permitting sufficient time to create new entries 9 9 9 for input catalog 9 About 40 of avail time reserved for this second selection 9 Minimal impact on Project Third solicitation 9 Presumably of small GO type proposals 9 One year or less before launch Afer launch When does entire input catalog need to be produced NASA AO for SIM Science Team NASA AO for SIM Science Team NASA AO for SIM Science Team NASA AO for SIM Science Team NASA AO for SIM Science Team NASA AO for SIM Science Team NASA AO for SIM Science Team NASA AO for SIM Science Team NASA AO for SIM Science 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manner as proposals originating from within the US However again consistent with NASA policy funding will be available only to individuals and institutions within the US Question February 12 1999 The AO describes the roles of individual scientists on the Science team Mission Scientists Data Scientists Instrument Scientists and Interdisciplinary Scientists Can these individuals propose to form a support team Or are they strictly individuals Answer Proposers for the individual scientist positions can form small support teams which of course would have to be described and justified in the proposal Question June 28 1999 How does the single measurement performance of SIM translate into wide field accuracy of parallaxes and proper motions once errors in knowledge of the grid stars are taken into account Answer The wide angle performance depends among other things on how the grid is designed number of stars overlap between astrometric tiles number of observations etc as well as the instrument performance We have simulated a number of different cases For a nominal grid comprising 3000 stars and a single measurement of 8 9 uas the expected mid epoch RMS accuracy from data collected over 5 years should be approximately position 4 uas parallax 4 uas proper motion 2 8 uas yr Space Interferometry Mission Frequently Asked Questions Space Interferometry Mission Frequently Asked Questions Space Interferometry Mission Frequently Asked Questions Space Interferometry Mission Frequently Asked Questions Space Interferometry Mission Frequently Asked Questions Space Interferometry Mission Frequently Asked Questions Space Interferometry Mission Frequently Asked Questions Space Interferometry Mission Frequently Asked Questions Space Interferometry Mission Frequently Asked Questions Space Interferometry Mission Frequently Asked Questions SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/nra_support/nra1_abstracts.html%%==%%NRA 98-OSS-07 - abstracts%%==%%Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NRA 98-OSS-07 Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Raymond Majewski Proposal Title:&#9; A Survey of Distant Halo ...%%==%%7571%%==%%3 Oct 101%%==%% Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NRA 98 OSS 07 Principal Investigator Dr Steven Raymond Majewski Proposal Title 9 A Survey of Distant Halo Giant Stars for the SIM Astrometric Grid and a Deep Probe of Galactic Halo Structure We propose to conduct a ground based survey for old distant intermediate to metal poor giant stars with telescopes at the Las Campanas Observatory in support of Astrometric Grid needs as well as science goals for SIM Metal poor giant stars by virtue of their luminosity can probe the Galaxy to greater distances than almost any other stellar type at the same apparent magnitude Distant gt 5 kpc giants with V lt 12 are also highly desirable candidate Astrometric Grid objects Our Grid Giant Star Survey GGSS a patchwork all sky survey below dec lt 20 o is intended to fill partially the need of the SIM mission for a grid of astrometrically stable reference stars and may be used to address a host of problems relating to Galactic structure and kinematics Principal Investigator Dr David J Helfand Proposal Title A New Bright Quasar Sample for the SIM Extragalactic Frame Tie 9 9 9 Tying the SIM reference grid to the ICRF extragalactic frame will both enable new science with SIM and be of utility in connecting future astrometric missions to the SIM database While in principle only a few quasars are required for the frame tie the stringent constraints on SIM astrometric targets means that hundreds of objects will be required in the sample from which SIM targets are chosen in addition the sample must be bright and broadly distributed over the sky We propose to use the FIRST NVSS and SUMSS interferometric radio sky surveys to construct a sample of over 1000 quasars and BL Lac objects brighter than R 17 5 gt 75 previously undiscovered and to plan a program of followup observations to select the most promising targets for SIM observations Principal Investigator Dr Thomas E Corbin Proposal Title USNO Grid Star Selection for SIM 9 The United States Naval Observatory USNO proposes to prepare an input catalog of SIM grid stars the SIM Grid Star Input Catalog by utilizing existing databases observing capabilities and instrumental development Stars in the apparent magnitude range 6 5 lt V lt 8 5 with spectral types from A5V through G5V will be considered Known doubles will be eliminated and proper motions will identify previously unknown wide pairs This proposal outlines a comprehensive selection and observing program the first year of which includes candidate selection and the start of survey observations In later years further elimination of doubles will be made astrometrically using observations with the USNO speckle interferometer and the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer NPOI In total 8 000 candidate stars evenly distributed over the sky will be examined observationally The combination of these three methods will remove double systems in the 187 15 arcsec to 187 1 mas range with 68 V of 3 5 magnitudes In addition a multichannel Fourier Transform Spectrometer FTS with a potential for sub meter per second radial velocity determinations will be developed to eliminate spectroscopic pairs This technique will overlap and complement these astrometric methods thus ensuring the best possible grid star list At the end of the first year the instrumental strategy will be reassessed in light of anticipated upgrades to the NPOI and FTS resulting from other proposals programs Principal Investigator Dr Andreas Quirrenbach 9 Proposal Title Selection of SIM Grid Stars Astrophysical Criteria and the Role of 9 9 Astrometric Catalogs and DIVA 9 The main objective of this proposal is to provide a list of candidate stars for the SIM grid They will be selected from the Hipparcos Catalogue subject to astrometric and astrophysical constraints with the goal to include only stars with a small expected astrometric jitter In particular we will assess the influence of possible sub stellar companions on each individual grid candidate We will also discuss the impact of a future small astrometric mission such as DIVA on the quality of the set of grid candidates by performing a detailed simulation of a combined reduction of Hipparcos and DIVA data Finally we will address the question of whether tying together the SIM and ICRS reference frames can be facilitated by including a few radio loud quasars in the SIM grid observations 9 Principal Investigator Dr Zoran Ninkov 9 Proposal Title 9 A Sensitive Speckle Search for Duplicity of Candidate Objects 9 for the SIM Reference Grid 9 This proposal seeks funding to observe candidate objects for the SIM Reference Grid to determine if those stars have close companions The importance of the astrometric stability of the reference grid has been discussed on the SIM web pages and in the NRA It is important to know in advance if candidate grid objects are binary or multiple star systems One of the most sensitive and efficient ways to search for close stellar companions continues to be speckle interferometry We therefore propose to obtain speckle observations of candidate grid stars that have been observed by HIPPARCOS Our current CCD based observing system is able to detect magnitude differences of better than 5 mag We have guaranteed observing time on the WIYN 3 5 m telescope at Kitt Peak Arizona and are arranging for guaranteed observing at the 2 1 m Argentina National Observatory With these large apertures we are capable of detecting binaries with separations as small as 3 5 milliarcseconds P Principal Investigator Dr Kenneth J Johnston Proposal Title Placing the SIM All Sky Astrometric Grid onto the ICRS The International Celestial Reference Frame ICRF is a quasi inertial reference frame based on the radio positions of quasars and is the realization of the International Celestial Reference System ICRS at radio wavelengths The ICRF has been adopted as the fundamental celestial reference frame replacing the FK5 optical frame We propose to support SIM by selecting a list of 50 75 quasars suitable for observation with SIM and useful for placing SIM observations directly onto the ICRS We will also begin an observing program to refine and monitor the positions of the SIM quasar list As a secondary goal we will select a list of radio stars brighter than 12mag from catalogs of recent radio surveys which have uncovered a significant number of new radio stars We will begin an observing program to determine the suitability of these radio stars for future SIM and VLBI observations to support the SIM placement onto the ICRS NRA 98 OSS 07 abstracts NRA 98 OSS 07 abstracts NRA 98 OSS 07 abstracts NRA 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/nra_support/nra1_awards.html%%==%%NASA Research Announcement 98-OSS-07%%==%%Awards made under NASA Research Announcement 98-OSS-07 Principal and Co-Investigators Institution Proposal title Steven Raymond Majewski University of Virginia A Survey of Distant Halo ...%%==%%7670%%==%%3 Oct 101%%==%% Awards made under NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 Principal and Co Investigators Institution Proposal title Steven Raymond Majewski University of Virginia A Survey of Distant Halo Giant Stars for the SIM Astrometric Grid and a Deep Probe of Galactic Halo Structure Richard J Patterson University of Virginia nbsp William E Kunkel Carnegie Institution nbsp Wolfgang Gieren University of Concepcion nbsp Kathryn V Johnston Institute for Advanced Study nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp David J Helfand Columbia University A New Bright Quasar Sample for the SIM Extragalactic Frame Tie Robert H Becker UC Davis amp IGPP LLNL nbsp Richard L White Space Telescope Science Institute nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Thomas E Corbin USNO USNO Grid Star Selection for SIM Arsen R Hajian USNO nbsp Christian A Hummel USNO nbsp Brian D Mason USNO nbsp Sean E Urban USNO nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Andreas Quirrenbach UC San Diego Selection of SIM Grid Stars Astrophysical Criteria and the Role of Astrometric Catalogs and DIVA Siegfried Roser Astronomisches Rechen Institut Heidelberg Germany nbsp Elena Schilbach Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam Germany nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Zoran Ninkov Rochester Institute of Technology A Sensitive Speckle Search for Duplicity in Candidate Objects for the SIM Reference Grid Elliot P Horch Rochester Institute of Technology nbsp William F van Altena Yale University nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Kenneth John Johnston USNO Placing the SIM All Sky Astometric Grid onto the ICRS Ralph A Gaume USNO nbsp Alan L Fey USNO nbsp David A Boboltz USNO nbsp Last Updated on 10 21 98 By Stephen Unwin NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 NASA Research Announcement 98 OSS 07 http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra1 awards html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra1 awards html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra1 awards html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra1 awards html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/nra_support/nra2_draft.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/Navigator/nra_support/nra2_draft.html%%==%%DRAFT NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT The Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) Preparatory Science Program and the NStars Program APPENDIX A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY &nbsp; ...%%==%%12435%%==%%3 Oct 101%%==%% DRAFT NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT The Space Interferometry Mission SIM Preparatory Science Program and the NStars Program APPENDIX A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY nbsp 1 9 Introduction The Space Interferometry Mission SIM Preparatory Science Program and the NStars Program nbsp This NASA Research Announcement NRA solicits proposals for long lead time scientific research in support of the Space Interferometry Mission SIM In addition research programs which might be of benefit to SIM are also being solicited in support of the Stars in the Solar Neighborhood NStars program SIM will improve by more than a hundred fold upon the precision and accuracy of previous global astrometric measurements This two order of magnitude increase in accuracy presents the scientific community with a major challenge very little is known about astrometric characteristics of stars at the few micro arcsecond level The consequent uncertainties make it difficult to design and optimize observing modes methods and calibration strategies A description of SIM may be found on the World Wide Web at http sim jpl nasa gov where the currently funded preparatory science programs are briefly described This current NRA is the second in what we expect will be a series of annual solicitations for proposals A total of about 600 K per year is expected to be available from NASA For the NStars program about 600K is expected to be available from NSF 2 9 Proposal Requirements and Scope Proposals submitted to either of the opportunities described in the following two sections may be for up to three years of funding at no more than approximately 150 K per year Proposals may be for observing programs theoretical studies or modeling and or for modest instrumentation efforts which augment existing facilities This program is not intended to fund scientific conferences substantial computing facilities or substantial new instrumentation Priority will be given to proposals that demonstrate relevance to both of the opportunities described in the next two subsections but individuals may apply to either Individuals should note in the abstract of their proposal to which of the following opportunities they are proposing 2a 9 Goals of the SIM Preparatory Science Program The NASA Space Interferometry Mission Preparatory Science Program is intended to support the scientific underpinnings of the SIM mission via investigations that must be undertaken some years in advance of the launch Of particular need are investigations that will assist in identification of our knowledge about candidate objects for the SIM reference grid The grid at this time is expected to be comprised of astrometrically stable objects with mean separations on the sky of about 4 degrees and no fainter than about 12th magnitude at V band Once proper motion and parallax are taken into account an astrometrically stable object position that is suitable for inclusion in this grid should be reproducible to within 4 microarcseconds This requirement places potentially severe limits on stellar multiplicity the presence of planetary or other circumstellar systems and photocenter wandering arising from changes in source structure or appearance Several approaches to the selection of the SIM grid stars are possible including the characterization of proxy samples These might be stars from a parent sample whose selection criteria allow them to be scrutinized for astrometric stability at the necessary level Approaches using such samples would have to provide estimates of confidence levels in the final grid stars selected as a result of this approach and to show clearly the ranges of parameter space that would be explored Whatever method is used successful proposals should clearly explain how the proposed method of selection addresses the various astrophysical processes which might render the candidate stars suitable for inclusion in the grid The Preparatory Science Program is focused strongly on the SIM astrometric grid However proposals for other long lead scientific investigations relevant to SIM will also be considered Proposals should explain why the proposed investigations are timely for SIM Examples of possible proposals include but are not limited to programs that demonstrate useful techniques of interferometric nulling detailed determination modeling or observation of basic characteristics of likely target objects for SIM determination of astrometric properties of likely target stars for SIM at an accuracy relevant to this mission minimization of photo center wandering of likely target objects for SIM reduction of the incompleteness in existing catalogs of the local stellar neighborhood and modeling the imaging capabilities and developing an imaging science program for different SIM architectures Proposals for the SIM Preparatory Science Program may be for a Period of Performance of up to three years in length Successful proposals will be funded in increments of one year contingent on satisfactory technical progress each year 2b Goals of the Stars in the Solar Neighborhood Program The Stars in the Solar Neighborhood NStars Program is a new initiative with the goal of improving by a large factor the knowledge about the stars within a few tens of parsecs out to several hundred parsecs NASA s interest in this project arises because these objects will be priority targets for both SIM and the future Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF in their searches for planets in the Solar neighborhood Consequently the SIM Project is contributing to support NStars NSF s interest stems from the broad importance of investigations of the properties of stars of the solar neighborhood and the related goals of characterizing the environments of potential planetary systems The broad programmatic goals of the NStars program may found on the NASA NStars Web site and the NSF Astronomical Sciences Division Web site Proposals to the NStars Program may be for a Period of Performance of up to three years in length Examples of possible proposals to this opportunity include but are not limited to observations or modeling of photometric and or spectroscopic microvariability which might lead in particular to photocenter wandering reducing the incompleteness of stellar catalogs of the local neighborhood the dynamics of the local Solar neighborhood reliable spectral classification spectroscopic measures of age and stellar activity circumstellar matter in normal stars and improving the statistics and understanding of stellar multiplicity In all cases both theoretical and observational programs may be supported by the NStars program bearing in mind that an essential goal of this opportunity is accurate determination of key stellar parameters of specific stars or classes of stars Note that specific searches for non stellar companions are funded by both NASA and NSF via other programs and therefore are not solicited by this NRA In addition to the selection criteria summarized in Appendix C proposals that might be eligible for funding via this coordinated opportunity with NSF will also be evaluated using the criteria for selection as established by the National Science Board and outlined in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide NSF 99 2 namely What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity and What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity Additional aspects for potential consideration by NSF in relation to these merit review criteria are given below NASA and NSF will carry out a joint review of NStars proposals using a combined panel of experts and will consider the panel s evaluation of the proposals in making their funding decisions Successful proposals will be funded by either NSF or NASA or both at the agencies discretion In the event a proposal is selected for funding by NSF the Principal Investigator will be contacted to provide completed NSF proposal forms before an award can be made NSF grants awarded as a result of this announcement will be administered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the most recent NSF GC 1 Grant General Conditions or the FDP III Federal Demonstration Partnership General Terms and Conditions depending on the grantee organization A 9 Integration of Research and Education One of the principal strategies in support of NSF s goals is to foster integration of research and education through the programs projects and activities it supports at academic and research institutions These institutions provide abundant opportunities where individuals may concurrently assume responsibilities as researchers educators and students and where all can engage in joint efforts that infuse education with the excitement of discovery and enrich research through the diversity of learner perspectives Proposers should address this issue in their proposals to provide reviewers with the information necessary to respond fully to both NSF merit review criteria NSF staff will give it careful consideration in making funding decisions B 9 Integrating Diversity into NSF Program Projects and Activities Broadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all citizens women and men underrepresented minorities and persons with disabilities is essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering NSF is committed to this principle of diversity and deems it central to the programs projects and activities it considers and supports You should address this issue in your proposals to provide reviewers with the information necessary to respond fully to both NSF merit review criteria NSF staff will give it careful consideration in making funding decisions 3 9 Relationship to the SIM Science Team Announcement of Opportunity Shortly after this NRA is released NASA intends to release the SIM Science Team Announcement of Opportunity AO which will solicit proposals for Key Projects among other things Such Key Projects should not be confused with the long lead time preparatory science program as described in this NRA although both types of research may be extensive in scope and require significant resources Distinguishing features of the two different programs include 1 SIM preparatory science research programs do not require SIM observations 2 SIM preparatory science programs are expected to be completed at least a few years before the scheduled launch date of the mission and 3 unlike SIM Science Team members winners in the preparatory science solicitation are not granted guaranteed observing time with SIM 4 9 Proposal Submission The NRA release date will be July 23 1999 Notices of Intent to Propose will be due August 23 1999 via web based submission The due date for proposals will be October 22 1999 The final NRA release will contain all the necessary details on the submission procedure The official copy of the NRA will be posted under Research Opportunities on the NASA Office of Space Science web site Additional information may be obtained from the SIM Program Scientist acting Dr Philippe Crane Research Program Management Division Code SR Office of Space Science NASA Headquarters Washington DC 20546 0001 Telephone 9 202 358 0377 E mail pcrane hq nasa gov http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra2 draft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra2 draft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra2 draft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra2 draft html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/nra_support/nra99_abstracts.html%%==%%NRA 99-OSS-04 - abstracts%%==%%Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NRA 99-OSS-04 Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Raymond Majewski Proposal Title: The Grid Giant Star Survey ...%%==%%9364%%==%%3 Oct 101%%==%% Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NRA 99 OSS 04 Principal Investigator Dr Steven Raymond Majewski Proposal Title The Grid Giant Star Survey for the SIM Astrometric Grid Northern Hemisphere Extension nbsp Proposal Summary Abstract We propose to continue our Grid Giant Star Survey for the SIM Astrometric Grid with an extension to the Northern Hemisphere The Northern Grid Giant Survey NGGSS will be similar to work already underway in the Southern Hemisphere the SGGSS to locate bright intermediate to metal poor giant stars suitable for the SIM Astrometric Grid Metal poor giant stars by virtue of their luminosity can probe the Galaxy to greater distances than almost any other stellar type at the same apparent magnitude Moreover there is no evidence that K giants are worse in terms of photocenter wander from variability binaries or planetary systems and K giants may conceivably be better in any case there are several other proposals to this NRA aimed at testing these general claims as well as our GGSS stars directly Thus distant 5kpc giants with V lt 12 may have the smallest astrometric jitter of any potential Astrometric Grid star candidate With the completion of the NGSS our Grid Giant Star Survey GGSS a patchwork all sky survey will fill at the 50 100 level the need of the SIM for a gird of astrometrically stable reference stars The GGSS may also be used to address a host of problems relating to Galactic structure and kinematics The GGSS surveys North and South are yielding the deepest V lt 17 large database of stars with identified luminosity classes dwarfs versus giants thus the GGSS is a valuable resource for culling targets useful for SIM Galactic structure studies to a distance 50 kpc We are also generating a sizable list of stars blueward of the field star main sequence turn off which includes field blue horizontal branch stars blue stragglers high latitude A stars and blue metal poor stars BMPs Our systematic survey of all of these stellar species will aid in the understanding of Galactic stellar populations as well as the nature of structural and kinematical substructure in the halo nbsp Principal Investigator Dr Andreas Quirrenbach Proposal Title nbsp A Radial Velocity Survey of Candidate SIM Grid Stars nbsp nbsp Proposal Summary Abstract We will use the Hamilton Spectrograph at Lick Observatory for radial velocity survey of candidate grid stars for SIM The 0 6m CAT telescope will be used to assess the statistical properties of bright nearby K giants which can serve as proxies for the more distant K giants suited as SIM grid stars We will use the 3m Shane telescope to begin an extensive survey of actual grid candidates drawnfrom the Hipparcos and Tyco catalogs We will perform Monte Carlo simulations to determine the probabilities that stellar and substellar companions may go unnoticed by the radial velocity observations We will study the feasibility of an exhaustive high precision radial velocity survey of all stars in the SIM grid Principal Investigator Dr I Neill Reid Proposal Title nbsp Meeting the Neighbors A 2MASS based survey of stars and brown dwarfs within 20 parsecs of the Sun nbsp Proposal Summary Abstract The deep near infrared photometry provided by the 2MASS survey has proven a highly effective means of identifying very low mass stars and brown dwarfs in the immediate Solar Neighbourhood Building on this success we propose to identify dwarfs of spectral type M or later within 20 parsecs of the Sun We will achieve this goal by combining the 2MASS database with optical data from the POSS I II and southern UK Schmidt ESO Schmidt surveys Based on our experience in analysing those data we have devised techniques which will reduce the several hundred million point sources detected by 2MASS to a few thousand candidate nearby stars and brown dwarfs We expect to identify 900 late type M dwarfs L dwarfs and T type methane brown dwarfs Besides expanding the local census our program will aim at deriving Basic observational properties magnitudes spectral types for these sources These results will be made available to the general community through an on line database Principal Investigator Dr Richard Gray Proposal Title nbsp nbsp Spectral Classification and Determination of the Basic Parameters of Dwarf and Giant Stars earlier than M0 within 40 parsecs nbsp nbsp Proposal Summary Abstract We propose to observe spectroscopically over the course of three years all of the approximately 3600 main sequence and giant stars with spectral types earlier than M0 within a radius of 40pc These spectra obtained at 1 5 4 5 Angstrom resolution will be used to obtain homogeneous precision MK spectral Types of these stars and in conjunction with existing Stroemgren photometry and synthetic spectra based on Kurucz models to derive the basic astrophysical parameters of most of these stars i e effective temperature log g microturbulent velocity and M H This information will enable the derivation of the luminosity masses and radii for these stars During the course of this analysis the spectra will be closely examined for evidence of chromospheric activity and spectroscopic evidence of a companion as well as chemical peculiarities and unusually high rotational velocities These stars especially the G and K dwarfs are of fundamental importance in the discovery of extra solar planetary systems Between the three of us we have more than adequate access to telescopes and classification spectrographs in both the hemispheres to carry out this work These telescopes include the 0 8m at the Dark Sky Observatory North Carolina the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope the 1 88m at the David Dunlap Observatory and 25 of the time on the 0 6 meter telescope at the El Leoncito Astronomical Complex in Argentina The PI and one of the Co I s have compiled over a number of years extensive photographic and digital databases of spectra of bright and nearby stars we estimate that we have spectra for many of the stars earlier than M0 within 20pc and substantial numbers out to a radius of 40pc A technique using a multidimensional downhill simplex algorithm to determine the best fit of the observed with model spectra and fluxes to determine the basic parameters of the stars has already been formulated and extensively tested With observations data reduction and digitization of the photographic database required the completion of the project to 40pc will require a research assistant and will take 3 years Principal Investigator Dr Douglas Geisler administrative PI nbsp is Dr Nicholas Suntzeff Proposal Title Photometric and Spectroscopic Followup of Grid Giant Star Candidates Monitoring Photometric and Radial Velocity Stability Improving Stellar Parameters Checking for Stellar and Planetary Companions and Studying Galactic Nucleosynthesis nbsp nbsp Proposal Summary Abstract We propose to obtain followup photometry and spectroscopy of the grid giant star candidates that we are establishing as part of our current SIM Preparatory Science program Majewski PI This program will establish several thousand metal poor southern hemisphere G K giants as grid star candidates based on single epoch photometry and low resolution spectroscopy We anticipate a similar grid giant candidate database for the northern hemisphere as requested in a separate proposal Majewski PI Our privileged access to this database and to telescopes in both hemispheres allows us to obtain rapid and timely multi epoch photometric and high resolution spectroscopic followup observations of these candidates Such data are essential for verifying their photometric and radial velocity stability and thus guaranteeing their utility as grid stars In addition our observations will allow us to greatly improve our knowledge of the basic atmospheric parameters of these stars surface temperature gravity and metallicity We will carry out a sensitive search for stellar and planetary companions and establish the binary frequency of these interesting stars for the first time Finally we will study their detailed chemical composition Such a large scale study of abundances in metal poor giants should yield fascinating details of Galactic nucleosynthesis nbsp NRA 99 OSS 04 abstracts NRA 99 OSS 04 abstracts NRA 99 OSS 04 abstracts NRA 99 OSS 04 abstracts NRA 99 OSS 04 abstracts NRA 99 OSS 04 abstracts NRA 99 OSS 04 abstracts NRA 99 OSS 04 abstracts NRA 99 OSS 04 abstracts NRA 99 OSS 04 abstracts http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra99 abstracts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra99 abstracts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra99 abstracts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra99 abstracts html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/nra_support/nra99_awards.table.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/Navigator/nra_support/nra99_awards.table.html%%==%%&nbsp; Principal and Co-Investigators Institution Proposal Title Steven Raymond Majewski University of Virginia The Grid Giant Star Survey for the SIM Astrometric Grid: Northern ...%%==%%3790%%==%%3 Oct 101%%==%% nbsp Principal and Co Investigators Institution Proposal Title Steven Raymond Majewski University of Virginia The Grid Giant Star Survey for the SIM Astrometric Grid Northern Hemisphere Extension nbsp nbsp Richard J Patterson University of Virginia William E Kunkel Las Campanas Observatory Douglas Geisler CTIO Kathryn V Johnston Weslayan University George Benedict nbsp University of Texas Austin Richard O Gray Appalachian State University Spectral Classification and Determination of the Basic Parameters of Dwarf and Giant Stars earlier nbsp than M0 within 40 parsecs nbsp Christopher Corbally Vatican Observatory Research Group Robert Garrison University of Toronto Douglas Geisler CTIO P hotometric and Spectroscopic Followup of Grid Giant Star Candidates Monitoring Photometric and Radial Velocity Stability Improving Stellar Parameters Checking for Stellar and Planetary Companions and nbsp Studying Galactic Nucleosynthesis Nicholas Suntzeff Administrative PI CTIO Verne V Smith Univ of Texas El Paso Steven R Majewski Univ of Virginia Wolfgang Gieren Universidad de Concepcion Andreas Quirrenbach University of California San Diego A Radial Velocity Survey of Candidate SIM Grid Stars Sabine Frink University of California San Diego Debra Fischer University of California Berkeley I Neill Reid University of Pennsylvania Meeting the Neighbors A 2MASS based survey of stars and brown dwarfs within 20 parsecs of the nbsp Sun nbsp nbsp Todd J Henry Johns Hopkins J Davy Kirkpatrick IPAC James W Liebert University of Arizona Tucson John Gizis University of Massachusetts Amherst David G Monet USNO David Golimowski Johns Hopkins Christopher Tinney Anglo Australian Observatory Adam Burgasser Caltech http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra99 awards table html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra99 awards table html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra99 awards table html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support nra99 awards table html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/nra_support/SIM_AO_appendices.html%%==%%APPENDIX A%%==%%APPENDIX A GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND PROVISIONS I.&#9; INSTRUMENTATION AND/OR GROUND EQUIPMENT By submitting a proposal, the investigator and institution agree that NASA has the ...%%==%%35644%%==%%3 Oct 101%%==%% APPENDIX A GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND PROVISIONS I 9 INSTRUMENTATION AND OR GROUND EQUIPMENT By submitting a proposal the investigator and institution agree that NASA has the option to accept all or part of the offeror s plan to provide the science investigation including analysis and or reduction computer programs required for the investigation or NASA may furnish or obtain such materials from any other source as determined by the selecting official In addition NASA reserves the right to require use of Government instrumentation or property that subsequently becomes available with or without modification that meets the investigative objectives NOTICE TO ALL OFFERORS In the event that a Principal Investigator employed by NASA is selected under this Announcement of Opportunity AO NASA will award prime contracts to non Government participants including co investigators and service providers who are named members of the proposing team as long as the selecting official specifically designates the participant s in the selection decision Refer to Section J of Appendix B of this AO for proposal information that the selecting official will review in determining whether to incorporate a non Government participant in the selection decision Each NASA contract with a team member selected in this manner will be supported by an appropriate justification for other than full and open competition as necessary II 9 TENTATIVE SELECTIONS PHASED DEVELOPMENT PARTIAL SELECTIONS AND PARTICIPATION WITH OTHERS By submitting a proposal the investigator and the organization agree that NASA has the option to make a tentative selection pending a successful feasibility or definition effort NASA has the option to contract in phases for a proposed experiment and to discontinue the investigative effort at the completion of any phase NASA may desire to select only a portion of the proposed investigation and or that the individual participates with other investigators in a joint investigation In this case the investigator will be given the opportunity to accept or decline such partial acceptance or participation with other investigators prior to a NASA selection Where participation with other investigators as a team is agreed to one of the team members will normally be designated as its leader or contact point NASA reserves the right not to make an award or cancel this AO at any time III 9 SELECTION WITHOUT DISCUSSION The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award contracts without discussions with offerors Therefore each initial offer should contain the offeror s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint However the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary IV 9 NONDOMESTIC PROPOSALS The guidelines for proposals originating outside of the United States are the same as those for proposals originating within the United States except that the additional conditions described in Appendix E shall also apply V 9 TREATMENT OF PROPOSAL DATA It is NASA policy to use information contained in proposals and quotations for evaluation purposes only While this policy does not require that the proposal or quotation bear a restrictive notice offerors or quoters should in order to maximize protection of trade secrets or other information that is commercial or financial and confidential or privileged place the following notice on the title page of the proposal or quotation and specify the information subject to the notice by inserting appropriate identification such as page numbers in the notice In any event information data contained in proposals and quotations will be protected to the extent permitted by law but NASA assumes no liability for use and disclosure of information not made subject to the notice RESTRICTION ON USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL AND QUOTATION INFORMATION DATA The information data contained in insert page numbers or other identification of this proposal or quotation constitutes a trade secret and or information that is commercial or financial and confidential or privileged It is furnished to the Government in confidence with the understanding that it will not without permission of the offeror be used or disclosed for other than evaluation purposes provided however that in the event a contract is awarded on the basis of this proposal or quotation the Government shall have the right to use and disclose this information data to the extent provided in the contract This restriction does not limit the Government s right to use or disclose this information data if obtained from another source without restriction VI 9 STATUS OF COST PROPOSALS Submission of a Standard Form SF 1411 Contract Pricing Proposal Cover Sheet for the Phase A concept study is not required The investigator s institution agrees that the cost proposal submitted in response to the Announcement is for proposal evaluation and selection purposes and that following selection and during negotiations leading to a definitive contract the institution may be required to resubmit or execute all certifications and representations required by law and regulation VII 9 LATE PROPOSALS The Government reserves the right to consider proposals or modifications thereof received after the date indicated for such purpose if the selecting official deems it to offer NASA a significant technical advantage or cost reduction See NFS 18 15 412 VIII 9 SOURCE OF SPACE INVESTIGATIONS Investigators are advised that candidate investigations for space missions can come from many sources These sources include those selected through the AO those generated by NASA in house research and development and those derived from contracts and other agreements between NASA and external entities IX 9 DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSALS OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT NASA may find it necessary to obtain proposal evaluation assistance outside the Government Where NASA determines it is necessary to disclose a proposal outside the Government for evaluation purposes arrangements will be made with the evaluator for appropriate handling of the proposal information Therefore by submitting a proposal the investigator and institution agree that NASA may have the proposal evaluated outside the Government If the investigator or institution desires to preclude NASA from using an outside evaluation the investigator or institution should so indicate on the cover However notice is given that if NASA is precluded from using outside evaluation it may be unable to consider the proposal X 9 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY For any NASA contract resulting from this solicitation the clause at FAR 52 222 26 Equal Opportunity shall apply PATENT RIGHTS For any NASA contract resulting from this solicitation awarded to other than a small business firm or nonprofit organization the clause at NFS 18 52 227 70 New Technology shall apply Such contractors may in advance of a contract request waiver of rights as set forth in the provision at NFS 18 52 227 71 Requests for Waiver of Rights to Inventions B 9 For any NASA contract resulting from this solicitation awarded to a small business firm or nonprofit organization the clause at FAR nbsp 52 227 11 Patent Rights Retention by the Contractor Short Form as modified by NFS 18 52 227 11 shall apply XII 9 RIGHTS IN DATA Any contract resulting from this solicitation will contain the Rights in Data General clause FAR 52 227 14 XIII 9 SMALL AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING A 9 Offerors are advised that in keeping with Congressionally mandated goals NASA seeks to place a fair portion of its contract dollars where feasible with small disadvantaged business concerns women owned small business concerns Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority educational institutions as these entities are defined in 52 219 8 and in 52 226 2 of the FAR For this Announcement of Opportunity NASA has established a recommended goal of 8 percent for the participation of these entities at the prime and subcontract level This goal is stated as a percentage of the total contract value NASA encourages all offerors to meet or exceed this goal to the maximum extent practicable and to encourage the development of minority businesses and institutions throughout the contract period Offerors will be evaluated on the proposed goal for participation of the entities listed above in comparison with the 8 percent goal and on the methods for achieving the proposed goal B 9 Offerors are advised that for NASA contracts resulting from this solicitation which offer subcontracting possibilities exceed 500 000 and are with organizations other than small business concerns the clause FAR 52 219 9 shall apply Offerors who are selected under this AO will be required to negotiate subcontracting plans that include subcontracting goals for small small disadvantaged and women owned small business concerns Note that these specific subcontracting goals differ from the 8 percent goal described in paragraph A above and need not be submitted with the proposal Failure to submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan after selection shall make the offeror ineligible for award of a contract APPENDIX B DETAILED GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION The following guidelines apply to the preparation of proposals in response to this SIM AO The material presented is a guide for the prospective proposer and is not intended to be all encompassing The proposer should however provide information relative to those items applicable as well as other items required by the AO In the event of an apparent conflict between the guidelines in this Appendix and those contained within the body of the AO those within the body of the AO shall take precedence The evaluation process and criteria are described in Section 4 of the main body of the AO GENERAL GUIDELINES All documents must be typewritten in English use metric and standard astronomical units and be clearly legible Submission of proposal material by facsimile fax electronic media videotape or floppy disk is not acceptable No proposal may reference a World Wide Web site for any data or material for completeness of the proposal However World Wide Web sites may be used as bibliographic references In order to allow for recycling of proposals after the review process all proposals and copies must be submitted on plain white paper only e g no cardboard stock or plastic covers no colored paper etc Proposers are requested not to use three ring binders Photographs and color figures are permitted if printed on recyclable white paper only The original signed copy including cover page certifications and non U S endorsements should be bound in a manner that makes it easy to disassemble for reproduction Except for the original two sided copies are preferred Every side upon which printing appears will be counted against the page limits Single or double column format is acceptable In complying with the page limit no page should contain more than 45 lines of text and the type font should not be smaller than 12 point i e less than or equal to 15 characters per inch Figure captions should be in 12 point Smaller font is allowed within figures and in the cost table Proposals may include no more than four fold out pages 28 x 43 cm i e 11 x 17 inches All pages other than fold out pages shall be 8 5 x 11 inches or A4 European standard Proposals should be organized with readily identified sections Table B 1 and Table B 2 give restrictions on page count for the various sections Key Project Team Proposals All pertinent information necessary for a sound scientific and technical assessment of the proposed investigation must be contained in the 80 pages or less of the main body of the proposal No appendices other than those in Table B 1 are permitted Budgets are required for US investigations only Table B 1 Page Limits for Key Project Team Proposals Section Page Limits Cover Page 1 Investigation Summary Web Form N A Table of Contents no page limit Executive Summary 2 Science Investigation and Technical Description 15 Cost and Budget 5 Education and Public Outreach New Technology and Small Disadvantaged Business Plan 2 Appendices no others permitted Resumes 2 pages for PI 1 page for each other investigator Individual Duties and Responsibilities 1 2 page per person Letter s of Endorsement NASA PI Proposing teams 1 page Reference List optional Acronyms List optional NASA Certifications no page limit but small size encouraged Management Proposal N A Appendix Statement s of Work SOW N A Maximum Total Number of Pages not including appendices 25 Individual Scientist Proposals All pertinent information necessary for a sound scientific assessment of the proposed investigations must be contained in the 15 pages or less of the main body of the proposal No appendices other than those in Table B 2 are permitted Cost and Budget sections are required for U S investigations only Table B 2 Page Limits for Interdisciplinary Scientist Proposals Section Page Limits Cover Page 1 Investigation Summary Web Form N A Table of Contents no page limit Executive Summary 1 Science Investigation description 10 Cost and Budget 2 Appendices no others permitted Resumes 2 pages for PI Letter s of Endorsement Reference List optional Acronyms List optional NASA Certifications no page limit but small size encouraged Maximum Total Number of Pages not including appendices 15 A Cover Page A cover page must be a part of the proposal but will not be counted against the page limit It must be signed by the Principal Investigator and an official by title of the investigator s organization who is authorized to commit the organization The full names of the Principal Investigator and the authorizing official their addresses with zip code telephone and fax numbers and electronic mail addresses shall be included B Table of Contents The proposal shall contain a table of contents which will not be counted against the page limit This table of contents should parallel the outlines provided below C 9 Executive Summary The executive summary should provide an overview of the investigation including its scientific objectives operational approach educational and societal opportunities management plan and cost plan If the proposal is for an individual scientist position this summary should indicate the position See Section 2 2 in the main body of the AO D Science Investigation 9 D 1 9 Key Science Project Proposals Detailed observing programs are not required in response to this AO The science section should describe the scientific objectives of the proposed investigation including the value of the investigation to space science the Origins Theme and the SIM mission It should provide a general discussion of the scientific products and how the science products and data obtained will be used to fulfill the scientific objectives A discussion of how the science data will be obtained including a plan for delivery of the products and the individuals responsible for the data delivery should also be provided 1 9 Scientific Goals and Objectives This section should consist of a discussion of the goals and objectives of the investigation their value to the goals of the Origins Theme and their relationships to past current and future investigations and missions It should describe the history and basis for the proposal and discuss the need for such an investigation This far in advance of the launch of SIM there are significant uncertainties about overall mission performance Such uncertainties will be reflected in the uncertainties in a proposed scientific investigation and will be taken into account by the peer review For that reason a detailed observing program is not solicited from the proposers but rather an overview of such a program with examples of possible targets plausible observing schemes and criteria for selection and observing time estimates 2 9 Science Measurements The measurements to be taken in the course of the mission the data to be returned and the approach that will be taken in analyzing the data to achieve the scientific objectives of the investigation should be discussed This description should identify the experiments to be performed astrometry imaging etc the quality of the data to be returned resolution coverage pointing accuracy measurement precision etc and the quantity of data to be returned bits images volume etc nbsp 9 D 2 9 Individual Scientist Proposals nbsp Specific scientific investigations are not being solicited for individual scientist positions on the SIM Science Team Rather proposers should described their scientific interests and abilities their recent research record and the duties that they wish to undertake on the SIM Science Team Individuals may propose for more than one position on the SIM Science Team either by submitting multiple proposals or by requesting in the Executive Summary that a single proposal be considered for more than one position E 9 Cost Plan It is anticipated that during the period of performance of the proposed mission NASA will implement full cost accounting for NASA Centers or other Government laboratories To plan for this proposers should include all contributions provided by NASA Centers including Civil Servant services as well as the cost for the use of Government facilities and equipment All direct and indirect costs associated with the work performed at NASA Centers should be fully costed and accounted for in the proposal Teams should work with their respective NASA Centers to develop estimates for these costs For the purposes of NASA and Project planning an annual inflation rate of 3 should be assumed nbsp F 9 APPENDICES The following additional information is required This information can be included as Appendices to the Report and as such will not be counted within the specified page limit 1 9 Resumes Provide short resumes for all named personnel To save space reference may be made to individual professional Web sites 2 9 Letters of Endorsement Letters of endorsement must be provided from all organizations participating in the investigation Letters of endorsement should be signed by both the lead representative from each organization represented on the team and by institutional and Government officials authorized to commit their organizations to participation in the proposed investigation 3 9 Statements of Work for each Contract Option Provide draft Statement s of Work for all potential contracts with NASA that clearly define all proposed deliverables including science data for each option potential requirements for Government facilities and or Government services and a proposed schedule for the entire mission 4 9 International Agreement s Draft International Agreement s are required for all nondomestic partners in the investigation An example of an International Agreement is included in Appendix J 5 9 References List Proposals may provide as an appendix a list of reference documents and materials used in the proposal The documents and materials themselves cannot be submitted except as a part of the proposal nbsp nbsp APPENDIX C Bibliography of Relevant reports and Applicable Documents The SIM Bibliography includes documents available electronically via the Internet as well as paper copy Proposers are requested to access the document electronically where possible Only limited paper copies of documents are available Please note that not all documents are available via the SIM Bibliography but access information is provided It is incumbent upon the proposer to ensure that the documents used in proposal preparation are of the date and revision listed in the Announcement of Opportunity or this Appendix The SIM Bibliography is accessible on the World Wide Web at the SIM AO homepage at lt http sim jpl nasa gov gt Office of Space Science Strategies and Policies The Space Science Enterprise Strategic Plan Origins Evolution and Destiny of the Cosmos and Life November 1997 This document is a concise statement of the goals and outlook of NASA 146 s Space Science Enterprise It is a compilation of the major ideas described in more detail in the context of the overall NASA Strategic Plan Partners in Education A Strategy for Integrating Education and Public Outreach into NASA 146 s Space Science Programs March 1995 This document describes the overall strategy for integrating education and public outreach into NASA 146 s space science programs Implementing the Office of Space Science OSS Education Public Outreach Strategy October 1996 This document describes the overall approach to implementing the education and public outreach strategy of the Office of Space Science OSS Integrated Technology Strategy April 1994 This document describes efforts to manage technology infusion into future space science missions and to promote technology transfer to the private sector Space Science Supporting Documents NAS NRC Report A New Science Strategy for Space Astronomy and Astrophysics 1997 Report of the Task Group on Astronomy and Astrophysics A study undertaken by the Space Science Board to determine the principal scientific issues that the discipline of space science would face during the period 1995 2015 Procurement related Information Electronic versions only are available for the following Federal Acquisition Regulations FAR General Services Administration lt http www arnet gov far gt NASA FAR Supplement Regulations lt http www hq nasa gov office procurement regs nfstoc htm gt NASA Financial Management Manual lt http www hq nasa gov fmm gt NPG 5800 1D Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook July 1996 lt http procure msfc nasa gov grcover htm gt nbsp APPENDIX D EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH Education and Public Outreach Plan Evaluation Criteria There are two classes of evaluation criteria against which proposed OSS E PO activities will be evaluated The general criteria to be applied to the evaluation of all proposals which reflect requirements necessary for further consideration of a proposal are The quality scope and realism of the proposed E PO program including the adequacy appropriateness and realism of the proposed budget The capability and commitment of the proposer and the proposer 146 s team and the direct involvement of one or more science team members in overseeing and carrying out the proposed E PO program The establishment or continuation of effective partnerships with institutions and or personnel in the fields of education and or public outreach as the basis for and an integral element of the proposed E PO program The adequacy of plans for evaluating the effectiveness and impact of the proposed education outreach activity To ensure that the goals and objectives of the OSS E PO strategy are realized in practice proposals will also be evaluated using the following specific criteria Based on the funding guidelines given in Section 4 3 the E PO elements of proposals submitted in response to this AO may involve the expenditure of substantial resources Therefore it is expected that proposed programs will have a breadth and depth commensurate with these resources Such programs are expected to be multi faceted in nature address a number of different aspects of education and outreach contained in the specific criteria and have state regional or national scope The specific criteria are For proposals dealing directly with or strongly affecting the formal education system e g through teacher workshops or student programs carried out at informal education institutions such as science museums and planetariums the degree to which the proposed E PO effort is aligned with and linked to nationally recognized and endorsed education reform efforts and or reform efforts at the state or local levels The degree to which the proposed E PO effort contributes to the training of involvement in and broad understanding of science and technology by underserved and or underutilized groups The potential for the proposed E PO activity to expand its scope by having an impact beyond the direct beneficiaries reaching large audiences being suitable for replication or broad dissemination or drawing on resources beyond those directly requested in the proposal Although creativity and innovation are certainly encouraged note that neither of these sets of criteria focuses on the originality of the proposed effort Instead NASA seeks assurance that the proposer is personally committed to the E PO effort and the PI and or appropriate research team members will actively be involved in carrying out a meaningful effective credible and appropriate E PO activity that such an activity has been planned and will be executed and that the proposed investment of resources will make a significant contribution toward meeting OSS E PO plans and objectives Assistance for the Preparation of Education and Public Outreach Proposals NASA OSS has established a nation wide infrastructure of space science education outreach groups whose purpose is to directly aid space science investigators in identifying and developing high quality E PO opportunities This infrastructure provides the coordination background and linkages for fostering partnerships between the space science and E PO communities and the services needed to establish and maintain a vital national coordinated long term OSS E PO program Of particular interest to proposers to this AO are two elements of this system which are also described in more detail in the OSS education outreach implementation plan referred to above Four OSS science theme oriented E PO quot Forums quot to help orchestrate and organize in a comprehensive way the education outreach aspects of OSS space science missions and research programs and provide both the space science and education communities with ready access to relevant E PO programs and products and Five regional E PO quot Broker Facilitators quot to search out and establish high leverage opportunities arrange alliances between educators and OSS supported scientists and help scientists turn results from space science missions and programs into educationally appropriate activities suitable for regional and or national dissemination Prospective proposers are strongly encouraged to make use of these groups to help identify suitable E PO opportunities and arrange appropriate alliances Proposers should be careful to note that these Forums and Broker Facilitators have been established to provide help but the responsibility for actually developing the E PO program and writing the proposal is that of the proposer Points of contact and addresses for all of these E PO Forums and Broker Facilitators may be found by opening quot Education and Public Outreach quot from the menu of the OSS homepage at lt http www hq nasa gov office oss gt APPENDIX E REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN GOODS OR SERVICES The following Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR clauses cover the purchase of foreign goods and services and may be included in contracts resulting from this Announcement of Opportunity 52 225 3 9 Buy American Act Supplies January 1994 52 225 7 9 Balance of Payments Program April 1984 52 225 9 9 Buy American Act Trade Agreements Balance of Payments Program January 1994 52 225 10 9 Duty Free Entry April 1984 52 225 11 9 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases May 1992 52 225 17 9 Buy American Act Supplies Under European Community Agreement May 1995 52 225 18 9 European Community Sanction for End Products May 1995 52 225 19 9 European Community Sanction for Services May 1995 52 225 21 9 Buy American Act North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Balance of Payments Program January 1994 The proposer is directed to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the NASA FAR Supplement for further information on these regulations APPENDIX F CERTIFICATIONS Available on the NASA Office of Space Science Web site APPENDIX A APPENDIX A APPENDIX A APPENDIX A APPENDIX A APPENDIX A APPENDIX A APPENDIX A APPENDIX A APPENDIX A http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support SIM AO appendices html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support SIM AO appendices html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support SIM AO appendices html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support SIM AO appendices html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/nra_support/SIM_AO_draft.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/Navigator/nra_support/SIM_AO_draft.html%%==%%National Aeronautics and Space Administration&#9;AO 99-OSS-XX &nbsp; &nbsp; DRAFT Announcement of Opportunity &nbsp; &nbsp; Space Interferometry Mission Science Team &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ...%%==%%24747%%==%%10 Oct 103%%==%% National Aeronautics and Space Administration 9 AO 99 OSS XX nbsp nbsp DRAFT Announcement of Opportunity nbsp nbsp Space Interferometry Mission Science Team nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Notice of Intent Due TBD Proposals Due TBD OMB Approval No 2700 0087 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp The Space Interferometry Mission SIM Science Team nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp NASA Announcement of Opportunity Soliciting Proposals for Basic Research nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp AO 99 OSS NN Issued TBD nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Office of Space Science National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington DC 20546 0001 Announcement of Opportunity The Space Interferometry Science Team nbsp nbsp TABLE OF CONTENTS nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Description of the Opportunity 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 1 1 Introduction and Objectives 9 1 2 Proposal Opportunity Period and Schedule 9 1 3 Specific Provisions 9 9 1 3 1 Future Solicitations 9 9 1 3 2 Relationship to the Preparatory Science Program 2 Announcement Objectives 9 2 1 Scientific Objectives of the Space Interferometry Mission 9 2 2 Constitution and Duties of the SIM Science Team 9 2 3 Definition of SIM Key Projects 9 2 4 Resources Available for SIM Participation and Preparation 9 9 of the Proposed Budget 9 2 5 Role of the Interferometry Science Center 3 Background and Description of the SIM Mission 4 Proposal Evaluation Selection Criteria and Implementation 5 Appendices 9 A General Instructions and Provisions 9 B Guidelines for Proposal Preparation 9 C Education and Public Outreach 9 D Regulations Governing the Procurement of Foreign Goods or Services 9 E Certifications nbsp nbsp 1 Description of the Opportunity 9 1 1 Introduction and Objectives The National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA solicits proposals for a number of positions on the Space Interferometry Mission SIM Science Team This team will carry out the vast majority of science observations with SIM As described further in Section 1 2 this AO solicits proposals for approximately 60 of the total observing time for SIM At this time it is expected that a second solicitation for both Key Projects and for guest observer time will be released approximately two years before launch of SIM It is further expected that there will be additional solicitations for guest observer time during the prime phase of SIM Except for very small amounts of time less than 5 that might be retained by NASA Headquarters or by the Project all the observing time for SIM will be openly solicited and competed via this and subsequent announcements Up to date information about SIM may be found on the mission 146 s Web site http sim jpl nasa gov This site will include frequently asked questions FAQs about both SIM and this AO It is the responsibility of proposers to be familiar with this information including changes and updates to the Web site through the due date for proposals nbsp 9 1 2 Proposal Opportunity Period and Schedule The schedule of events associated with the Announcement of Opportunity is as follows All dates beyond the deadline for non domestic letters of endorsement are targets 9 Release draft AO 9 9 9 9 December 29 1998 9 Comments on Draft AO due 9 9 9 February 1 1999 9 Release AO 9 9 9 9 9 TBD 9 Notices of Intent due 9 9 9 9 TBD 9 Proposals due by 4pm EDT 9 9 9 TBD 9 Selection of investigations 9 9 9 TBD 9 Award of grants contracts 9 9 9 TBD 9 9 1 3 Specific Provisions 9 1 3 1 Future Solicitations At present it is expected that there will be a second solicitation for membership on the Science Team including additional Key Project teams which will take place about two years before launch of SIM In addition this future solicitation is expected to include opportunities for guest observing At this time 145 guest observing 146 is defined to consist of research programs that require substantially less time than the Key Projects are of lower scientific priority and or can be undertaken by an individual or very small team The primary reason for a second solicitation of Key Projects is to take advantage of evolving scientific knowledge including results from missions to be launched over the next few years 9 1 3 2 Relationship to the SIM Preparatory Science Program NASA intends to release Research Announcements NRAs for the SIM Preparatory Science Program to which members of the SIM Science Team may respond These NRAs are for long lead time research that may be necessary to accomplish the science goals of SIM Notable among the possible programs that are solicited by these NRAs is the study and perhaps determination of the SIM grid stars Individuals working on the SIM Preparatory Science Program are not assigned observing time and it is assumed that over the next few years the Science Team will take over most if not all activities of the Preparatory Program nbsp 2 9 Announcement Objectives The objective of this announcement is to select the team that will carry out most of the scientific duties and observations associated with the primary science mission of the Space Interferometry Mission The strategic goal of the SIM science program is to undertake investigations which cannot be carried out by any other mission in the current Space Science Strategic Plan including the Explorer and Discovery Programs as well as by likely groundbased programs This includes missions and facilities operated by foreign agencies It is in the interest of NASA to encourage efficient streamlined and innovative management approaches This AO requires proposers to set goals for the participation of small disadvantaged businesses women owned small businesses Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority Educational Institutions in proposed investigations In addition this AO seeks to enhance public awareness of and appreciation for space exploration and to incorporate Educational and Public Outreach E PO activities into space science investigations Collaboration with non NASA agencies and non U S institutions which clearly enhance the science return of SIM are welcome 9 2 1 Scientific Objectives of the Space Interferometry Mission 9 9 and the Origins Program Proposed scientific programs are expected to address priorities of the SIM Mission and of NASA 146 s Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems Theme The scientific goals of the Project can be found on the SIM Web site http sim jpl nasa gov and the goals of NASA 146 s Origins Program may be found at http origins jpl nasa gov 9 2 2 Constitution and Duties of the SIM Science Team The SIM Science Team will consist of approximately 15 individuals solicited by this AO and is expected to be in place no later than the start of FY00 The exact number of individuals will depend in part upon the number of proposals selected the perceived requirements of the SIM Project and programmatic and budgetary considerations The Science Team is likely to enlarge at various times in the future as a result of subsequent solicitations Section 1 3 The Science Team will be made up of Principal Investigators PIs of each of the selected Key Project teams Section 2 3 Mission Scientist s Data Scientist s Instrument Scientist s Interdisciplinary Scientist s and ex officio non voting members of the SIM Project All positions except for SIM Project Scientist who is the Chair of the Science Team and selected by NASA Headquarters are solicited by this AO Following NASA policy and described more fully in Appendix B this AO is open to all groups and individuals regardless of institutional affiliation or nationality The Principal Investigators PIs of each of the selected Key Project teams will represent the interests and requirements of that particular team The Key Project teams will also undertake various supporting duties as requested may be requested by the Project Scientist and the Science Team Such duties may include development of software external evaluation of the Project and outreach to the general science community The number of Key Project teams will be determined primarily by peer review of proposals with 6 8 expected to be selected in response to this AO Proposals for Key Projects will include an estimate of required observing time and it is expected that each project will receive 5 10 of the available observing time The Mission Scientist s will have major responsibility for some major aspect of the SIM Project such as coordination of the observing program s relations with the general scientific community public outreach and advocacy and maintenance of the Science Reference Document and the Level I requirements A Mission Scientist will normally represent the interests of the general scientific community and will serve as Deputy Chair of the Science Team No more than two Mission Scientists are likely to be selected via this AO and each will be guaranteed 1 of the available observing time with SIM over the primary mission lifetime The Data Scientist s will have major responsibilities for such tasks as data reduction and verification pipeline reduction of survey data archiving and data software for the Project and for investigators A minimum of two Data Scientists are likely to be selected via this AO and each will be guaranteed 1 of the available observing time with SIM over the primary mission lifetime The Instrument Scientist s will have major responsibilities for such hardware related tasks as control systems nulling beam combining and the optical systems A minimum of two Instrument Scientists are likely to be selected via this AO and each will be guaranteed 1 of the available observing time with SIM over the primary mission lifetime The Interdisciplinary Scientist s are individuals who bring in notable and broad scientific expertise which will extend the relevance of SIM into new and innovative areas of scientific investigation No more than two Interdisciplinary Scientists are likely to be selected via this AO and each will be guaranteed 1 of the available observing time with SIM over the primary mission lifetime The Project Scientist and the Deputy Project Scientist positions are selected by NASA Headquarters and are not solicited via this proposal Either individual as well as other scientists formally working on the SIM Project may participate in any of the Key Project proposals In addition if either individual wishes to obtain observing time for which he she will have responsibility a specific proposal will have to be submitted which will be evaluated according to the criteria for selection of Key Project proposals At present it is estimated that 1 of the available observing time with SIM will consist of about 50 hours per year not including calibration or engineering time Individuals may request that their proposal be considered for more than one position and or may submit more than one proposal to be considered for different positions nbsp 9 2 3 Definition of SIM Key Projects nbsp This AO solicits proposals for Key Projects for SIM which are expected to make up a major fraction of the total observing time for this mission probably well in excess of 50 including subsequent solicitations The determination of the contents of the Key Project program will be determined largely by recommendations of the peer review process but at present the characteristics of a Key Project may be summarized as 1 Very high priority science as judged via the peer review process Proposers are encouraged to read the current Science Reference Document available on the SIM Web site as well as other materials cited therein 2 Relatively large programs requiring a significant fraction of the available observing time There is no restriction on the amount of observing time for which a team may propose but it is expected at this time that most Key Projects will require between 5 10 of the available time over the lifetime of the mission Groups and individuals should not hesitate to propose Key Projects that may require less time than this estimate the most important criterion for selection will be scientific merit 3 Individuals on the team who bring significant value to the SIM science program Note that it is expected that very large teams are not required to carry out most Key Projects Proposers should note that regardless of the merit of proposals submitted in response to this AO no more than approximately 2 3 of the available observing time for SIM will be allocated at this time It is in the best interests of the Project that a significant proportion of the observing time be reserved for future proposals Groups preparing to propose in response to this AO should take note of the growing NASA concern about team inflation in which a very large number of individuals appear on a single proposal One recent MidEx AO received approximately 30 proposals that included a total of about 900 individuals from several dozen institutions This phenomenon significantly reduces the number of available competent reviewers as the Agency must undertake a significant effort to remove conflicts of interest In partial response to this problem this AO requires increased and detailed descriptions of the duties of each individual on a proposal which will be part of the selection criteria This requirement does not apply to unnamed post doctoral and or graduate student support that may be requested Proposals submitted without sufficient detail of the duties of each named individual may be returned to the proposer s as unresponsive to this AO Depending upon the results of the peer review as well as programmatic and budgetary considerations NASA reserves the right to select all or parts of proposals as well as to request the merging or coordination of competing teams nbsp 9 2 4 Resources Available for SIM Participation and Preparation of 9 9 the Proposed Budget Individuals and groups proposing in response to this AO should use the following information as approximate guidelines and not requirements nor constraints Participation in the SIM Project may extend for as much as a decade which makes budget projections very problematical As noted elsewhere detailed long range budgets are not requested of proposers and total proposed costs will be given a reduced but not zero priority in the selection criteria NASA and the Project will negotiate the details of the final budget for the winning proposals based upon not only peer review recommendations but also programmatic considerations and the total available resources Given the limited requirements on the proposed budgets the entire budget description should be no more than five pages for teams and no more than two pages for individuals Proposed budgets may begin in FY 2000 and extend through the conclusion of the prime mission phase at five years after launch that is through FY 2010 There is no requirement to produce a constant level of funding nor are proposers required to request funding through the entire development and operation of SIM Individuals proposing to one of the positions on the SIM Science Team will normally be expected to work on the Project at roughly 25 of their professional time although this is expected to vary considerably during the mission lifetime Principal Investigators are not expected to obtain the majority of their salary through this opportunity As an approximate guideline the Project is currently budgeting in the range of 100 K 200 K per year per winning individual proposal which is expected to include such items as significant post doctoral and or graduate student support travel summer salary and computer support Note that post doctoral graduate student support will be expected to assist directly on the SIM Project Moreover post docs graduate students supported by this program may be assigned directly to the SIM Project or to the SIM Science Data Center as agreed to by negotiation with the grant recipient NASA and the Project are expecting to support 6 8 Key Science Teams each consisting of 6 8 individuals with each funded at about the level outlined above for the winning individual participants Not all team members are required to be funded at the same level However a detailed description of the duties of each named participant in the proposal is required 9 2 5 Role of the Interferometry Science Center NASA Headquarters recently identified the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center IPAC as the location for the Michelson Science Center MSC The MSC will coordinate activities of the SIM Science Team and will be the primary point of contact for the general scientific community in its use of SIM either as future Guest Observers or as users of the SIM data archive The MSC will also lead in educational public outreach E PO responsibilities in coordination with NASA Headquarters The detailed organization duties and funding of the MSC are not fully known at this time Indeed it will be one of the first responsibilities of the Science Team to assist in developing the operations of the MSC both in support of the Science Team and for the general scientific community This responsibility by the Science Team should be reflected in the proposals See Section 4 for the description of selection criteria For the purposes of this opportunity proposers should assume that the MSC will have responsibility for producing and delivering high quality data products and all supporting materials That is Key Project Team proposers are expected to describe their science program in detail but may assume that the MSC will produce final data products In practice members or their graduate students post docs of the winning Key Project Teams will be expected to assist significantly with development of the MSC data products including software and other reduction and analysis tools Indeed graduate students post docs of the Science Team may be assigned to the MSC as negotiated among Science Team members and the SIM Project 3 Background and Description of the SIM Mission A description of the SIM Mission can be found on the SIM Web site http sim jpl nasa gov 4 Proposal Evaluation Selection Criteria and Implementation 9 4 1 Selection Criteria The three principal elements considered in evaluating a proposal are 1 its relevance to NASA s objectives and the objectives of the SIM Project 2 intrinsic merit and 3 cost The first two criteria are of approximately equal weight with the third of significantly lower weight 1 Evaluation of a proposal s relevance to NASA s objectives includes the consideration of the potential contribution of the effort to the agency 146 s mission and the goals of the Office of Space Science as described in the current Strategic Plan 2 Evaluation of a proposal 146 s intrinsic merit includes the consideration of the following factors of approximately equal importance i Overall scientific or technical merit of the proposal or unique and innovative methods approaches or concepts demonstrated by the proposal ii Offeror s capabilities related experience facilities techniques or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives iii The qualifications capabilities and experience of the proposed principal investigator team leader or key personnel critical in achieving the proposal objectives iv Overall standing among similar proposals and or evaluation against the state of the art 3 Evaluation of the cost of a proposed effort may include the realism and reasonableness of the proposed cost and available funds 9 4 2 Proposal Evaluation Selection decisions will be made following external peer review of the proposals with due regard for conflict of interest and protection of proposal information such as by mail or through assembled panels The final decisions are made by the NASA selecting official nbsp Inquiries and Submission Information 5 1 Scientific or Technical Inquiries Inquiries of a scientific or technical nature should be submitted to Dr Harley Thronson the SIM Program Scientist in writing via FAX or email SIM AO in the subject string Relevant and substantive questions and answers will be posted on the SIM Web site as 145 frequently asked questions 146 FAQ 9 Dr Harley Thronson 9 SIM Program Scientist 9 Research Program Management Division 9 Code SR 9 NASA Headquarters 9 Washington DC 20546 9 TEL 202 358 0362 9 FAX 202 358 3097 9 Email Harley Thronson hq nasa gov Notice of Intent to Propose To be determined Format and Content of Proposals To be determined 9 5 4 Proposal Quantity and Submission Address To be determined http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support SIM AO draft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support SIM AO draft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support SIM AO draft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support SIM AO draft html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/nra_support/sim_sma.html%%==%%SIM Performance Specification%%==%%SIM Performance Specification This page will be updated with further information when available. Single measurement accuracy The astrometric accuracy of SIM in a single ...%%==%%1819%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% SIM Performance Specification This page will be updated with further information when available Single measurement accuracy The astrometric accuracy of SIM in a single measurement depends on a number of factors instrumental operational and astrophysical in origin This note describes a simple formula for the single measurement accuracy which should be appropriate for estimating SIM performance in actual observations This simplified expression includes a number of effects on performance which are not explicitly stated The SIM instrument in its anticipated operational mode is expected to meet this specification Definitions sigma 1 dimensional astrometric error in microarcsec t on target integration time in seconds does not include observing overhead V object apparent magnitude in V band sigma i instrument noise floor in a single measurement sigma p coefficient of photon noise contribution to sigma Formula sigma 2 sigma i 2 sigma p 2 t 10 V 2 5 The astrometric error is represented by two terms in quadrature Current estimates of sigma i and sigma p differ slightly from the values presented at the AAS in Austin January 1999 due to improved understanding of the instrument capability sigma i 6 48 microarcsec sigma p 0 0955 microarcsec This assumes a 500 nm bandpass in the V band The forumula is plotted below for a range of object magnitudes June 16 1999 SIM Performance Specification SIM Performance Specification SIM Performance Specification SIM Performance Specification SIM Performance Specification SIM Performance Specification SIM Performance Specification SIM Performance Specification SIM Performance Specification SIM Performance Specification http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support sim sma html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support sim sma html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support sim sma html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator nra support sim sma html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/ao_support/ao_abstracts.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/Navigator/ao_support/ao_abstracts.html%%==%%Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NASA AO 00-OSS-01 Key Projects: Principal Investigator: Marcy, Geoffrey W.; ...%%==%%27710%%==%%24 Mar 104%%==%% Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NASA AO 00 OSS 01 Key Projects Principal Investigator Marcy Geoffrey W University of California Berkeley Proposal Title Discovery of Planetary Systems Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We will use SIM to carry out a major search for planetary systems around nearby stars Our search carries four intellectual goals 1 search for terrestrial planets 2 search for 5 to 20 Earth Mass planets 3 determine sin i for known planets 4 study the architecture of multiple planet systems Cleansing the reference stars of astrometric jitter is a major thrust We will use adaptive optics and precision Doppler measurements to eliminate stellar binaries and low mass companions among reference stars We also will carry out Doppler reconnaissance of all target stars to discover the jupiters and saturns reveal hints of neptunes and to establish target stars having no gas giants at all Principal Investigator Gould Andrew P Ohio State University Proposal Title Stellar Remnant Planetary and Dark Object Masses from Astrometric Microlensing Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We will apply SIM observations to 4 related microlensing experiments 1 Measure the mass function MF of the Galactic bulge down to 0 01 Msun from 200 microlensing mass measurements with separate identification of brown dwarfs BDs white dwarfs WDs neutron stars NSs and black holes BHs 2 Measure the mass and distance of 5 of the lenses currently being detected toward the LMC SMC and so determine whether they are halo objects MACHOs and hence a substantial component of the dark matter or are ordinary stars related to the LMC SMC 3 Measure masses of 15 nearby stars to 1 accuracy including 4 low metallicity stars 4 Measure the masses of 15 of planets found in bulge microlensing events Microlensing the gravititional deflection of light is a powerful tool for detecting astrophysical objects irrespective of whether they shine More than 500 objects have been detected over the last decade in photometric microlensing experiments where the lens betrays its presence by focusing and so magnifying the light from a more distance source Unfortunately the information photometric microlensing yields about the lens is usually highly ambiguous with typically a factor 100 uncertainty in lens mass However microlensing also gives rise to astrometric deflections which can be measured by SIM By combining astrometric and photometric measurements lens masses and distances can be determined to a few per cent so that the nature of these dark objects including planets BDs WDs NSs BHs will be revealed for the first time A variant on this technique will permit SIM to measure the masses of nearby stars very accurately lt 1 We expect that the detection of non luminous objects particularly black holes and planets will evoke wide public interest which will facilitate educational initiatives made in conjunction with SIM Principal Investigator Shaya Edward J Raytheon ITSS Corporation Proposal Title Space Interferometry Mission Dynamical Observations of Galaxies Key Project Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Space Interferometry Mission SIM will be used to obtain proper motions for a sample of 27 galaxies the first proper motion measurements of galaxies beyond the satellite system of the Milky Way SIM measurements lead to knowledge of the full 6 dimensional position and velocity vector of each galaxy In conjunction with new gravitational flow models the results will be the first total mass measurements of individual galaxies The project includes development of powerful theoretical methods for orbital calculations This SIM study will lead to vastly improved determinations of individual galaxy masses halo sizes and the fractional contribution of dark matter Principal Investigator Johnston Kenneth J U S Naval Observatory Proposal Title Astrophysics of Reference Frame Tie Objects Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract This SIM Key Science program will produce important research on SIM grid objects that directly relate to the stability of the SIM reference frame It will accomplish this by making efficient use of observations of the quasars that will be used for the purpose of establishing a link between the SIM reference frame and the International Celestial Reference Frame ICRF In addition we propose to use 1 of the total SIM time approximately 250 hours over the lifetime of the mission to observe a limited number of galactic radio sources that will not be part of the SIM ICRF frame link but can be used as a consistency check of the extragalactic frame tie Through these observations we hope to deliver the maximum amount of science for a limited amount of SIM resources Principal Investigator Chaboyer Brian C Dartmouth College Proposal Title Anchoring the Population II Distances and Ages of Globular Clusters Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract As the oldest objects whose ages can be accurately determined Galactic globular clusters can be used to establish the minimum age of the universe and hence to constrain cosmological models and to study the early formation history of the Milky Way The largest uncertainty in the determination of globular cluster ages is the distance scale SIM will be able to determine distances to globular clusters and other stars in the halo with unprecedented accuracy thereby significantly reducing the uncertainty in the derived ages of metal poor stars We are proposing a SIM key project to determine the distance scale to globular clusters i e the Population II distance scale which will allow us to determine the ages of globular clusters and field halo stars with unprecedented accuracy To establish the Population II distance scale and the ages of the metal poor stars in our galaxy three different observing strategies will be utilized 1 direct parallax distances to 21 nearby globular clusters 2 calibration of the luminosity of RR Lyrae stars in the field and in globular clusters and 3 parallax distances to a sample of Population II main sequence turn off and subgiant branch stars The parallax observations of field turn off and subgiant stars will lead to an accurate determination of the ages of these stars The direct parallax distances to the nearest globular cluster will be the cornerstone of the observing strategy allowing us to set a firm lower limit to the age of the universe accurate to 5 and to investigate the early formation history of the Milky Way The calibration of the Population II distance scale will allow accurate distances to be obtained to a number of distant globular clusters and nearby galaxies such as the Large Magellanic Cloud and Andromeda and will help calibrate the zero point of the extragalactic distance scale To maximally exploit the SIM observations in the determinations of cluster ages we propose to initiate a wide spectrum of ground based observational programs to improve the photometry of the clusters their reddening estimates the helium mass fraction and the abundances of the heavy elements especially oxygen Principal Investigator Henry Todd J Georgia State University Proposal Title A MASSIF effort to determine the Mass Luminosity relation for Star of Various Ages Metallicities and Evolutionary States Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The MASSIF Masses and Stellar Systems with Interferometry Team will investigate the mass content of the Galaxy from huge stars to barely glimmering brown dwarfs and from hot white dwarfs to exotic black holes We will target various samples of the Galactic population to determine and relate the fundamental characteristics of mass luminosity age composition and multiplicity attributes that together yield an extensive understanding of the stars Our samples will include distant clusters that span a factor of 5000 in age and commonplace stars and substellar objects that lurk near the Sun Mass is the most fundamental characteristic of a star It is crucial to our understanding of stellar astrophysics that we determine stellar masses to high accuracy The principal goals of the MASSIF Key Project are 1 to define the mass luminosity relation for main sequence stars in five clusters so that effects of age and metallicity can be mapped and 2 to determine accurate masses for representative examples of nearly every type of star stellar descendant or brown dwarf in the Galaxy To reach these goals we will measure masses with errors of 1 or less for roughly 200 stars which will allow us to challenge stellar astrophysics models more severely than ever before There are currently only 40 stars with masses this accurately known and 30 of those are components in eclipsing binaries with masses between 1 and 3 Msun Thus the range of our understanding of precise stellar masses is terribly limited SIM can rectify this situation because it has the capability to measure precisely the largest known mass for a star as well as the smallest known mass for a brown dwarf The extrema of the H R Diagram will receive intense scrutiny so that we can understand just where the stellar main sequence begins and ends We will also investigate exotic targets such as supergiants and black holes to further our understanding of these rare but intriguing objects In the process of carrying out this investigation we will develop a well stocked toolbox of mass luminosity relations at optical and infrared wavelengths that can become the standards against which all stars are measured Principal Investigator Majewski Steven R University of Virginia Proposal Title Taking Measure of the Milky Way Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We plan to undertake fundamental measurements of the gravitational potential mass distribution and dynamical structure of the Milky Way Among our goals will be 1 The determination of two fundamental parameters that play a central role in virtually every problem in Galactic astronomy namely a the solar distance to the center of the Milky Way b the solar angular velocity around the Galactic center 2 The measurement of fundamental dynamical properties of the Milky Way among them a the pattern speed of the central bar b the rotation field and velocity dispersion tensor in the disk c the kinematics mean rotational velocity and velocity dispersion tensor of the halo as a function of position 3 The definition of the mass distribution of the Galaxy which is dominated by the presence of dark matter We intend to measure a the relative contribution of the disk and halo to the gravitational potential b local volume and surface mass density of the disk c the shape mass and extent of the dark halo of the Milky Way out to 250 kpc To the greatest extent possible we will take advantage of the data already being obtained for sub solar metallicity K giants in the SIM Astrometric Grid These data produced as part of the mission s baseline operations will be supplemented by SIM observations of other targets among them 1 counterparts to the Astrometric Grid stars at greater distances 2 a sample of disk Mira and Cepheid variables 3 a sample of disk open clusters with a well defined and restricted age range 4 the brightest few stars in every Galactic globular cluster and satellite dwarf galaxy and 5 stars in tidal tails of disrupted satellite galaxies and globular clusters While the primary goal of our Key Project is focused on the global spatio dynamical properties of the Milky Way and this goal dictates strictly the selection of our intended targets we also intend to address the wealth of information these data will yield on Galactic stellar populations and the insight they will provide into the formation history of the Milky Way Therefore we intend to supplement the astrometric data with ground based observations of abundances radial velocities and other properties to maximize the benefits of the SIM data for analyses of stellar populations Several of our proposed SIM experiments lend themselves to early release of mission results Principal Investigator Beichman Charles A Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title The Search for Young Planetary Systems and the Evolution of Young Stars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We propose a SIM Key Project to elucidate the processes of star and planet formation and to understand both the frequency of giant planet formation and the early dynamical history of such objects By doing so we will gain deep insight into how common is the basic architecture of our solar system compared with recently discovered systems with close in giant planets To accomplish our goals we divide our observing resources into three parts The bulk of our program is a planet search around 150 of the nearest lt 150 pc and youngest 0 5 100 Myr solar type stars We expect to find 5 150 previously unknown planetary systems We have set our sensitivity threshold to ensure the detection of Jupiter mass planets in the critical orbital range of 1 to 5 AU These observations when combined with the results of planetary searches of mature stars from SIM and other facilities will allow us to test theories of planetary formation and early solar system evolution Second we will measure distances and orbital properties of 100 stars precisely enough to determine the masses of single and binary stars to an accuracy of 1 This information is required to calibrate the pre main sequence tracks that serve as a chronometer ordering the events that occur during the evolution of young stars and planetary systems Third we will obtain images with 1 AU resolution of jets emanating from young stars to probe the physics of outflows Since these young stars will evolve into stars like the Sun the results of our investigation will be directly relevant to the origin evolution and ultimate habitability of solar systems like our own a key goal of NASA s Origins program and a topic of broad scientific public and educational appeal Principal Investigator Shao Michael Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title Extrasolar Planets Interferometric Survey Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The search for planets beyond our solar system is a topic of great interest for both astronomers and the general public This topic went from speculation to reality with first the discovery of the Pulsar Planets quickly followed by the discovery of hot Jupiters A search for planets with the SIM mission offers the only opportunity of the next decade to find terrestrial planets around nearby stars This SIM Key Project brings together a team of scientists who have made significant contributions in all the major areas related to extrasolar planets from the discovery of Pulsar Planets to the discovery of the first planet around a nearby star to the discovery of the brown dwarf Gliese 229B to theories of the formation of hot Jupiters as well as the group that pioneered stellar interferometry in the U S The team has considerable experience from theory to data analysis to instrument calibration to access to telescopes that will be needed to conduct the preparatory research The proposed observing program is based on a two tiered approach that includes about 100 Tier 1 stars where we will search for the smallest planets few earth mass with 1 uas astrometric accuracy and a much larger 2000 stars Tier 2 sample at lower 4 uas accuracy to search for 12 15 Earth mass in a 1 AU orbit at 10pc The program asks for slightly more than 10 of SIM time but makes extremely efficient use of SIM observing time by picking Tier 2 targets within the 15 deg field of regard of our Tier 1 targets The Tier 1 survey for terrestrial planets in the local neighborhood is large enough that it will be significant even if no planets are detected The Tier 2 sample is very large and will provide information on planetary systems to 1 20 Jupiter mass around a wide range of stellar types to systematically study planet formation in our galaxy Principal Investigator Wehrle Ann E Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title Binary Black Holes Accretion Disks and Relativistic Jets Photocenters of Nearby AGN and Quasars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We propose to use the unique capabilities of SIM to answer three key questions about active galactic nuclei and in doing so demonstrate in the first year of SIM operation how well the optical and radio reference frames can be linked We request 3 of SIM observing time for this Key Project 1 Does the separation of the radio core and optical photocenter of the quasars used for the reference frame tie change on the timescales of their photometric variability or is the separation stable 2 Does the most compact optical emission from an AGN come from an accretion disk or from a relativistic jet 3 Do the cores of galaxies harbor binary supermassive black holes remaining from galaxy mergers The first question involves tying the SIM reference frame with the International Celestial Reference Frame We do not propose to perform the frame tie itself instead we will show within about the first year whether the frame tie will be limited by astrophysical noise If so we would work with the Project to improve the selection and observation of suitable reference objects These questions address the nature of the AGN phenomenon and the production of relativistic jets This proposal exploits SIM s astrometric capability by measuring positions of moderately faint targets A variety of AGN phenomena will be visible on microarcsecond scales including position offsets between accretion disk and jet emission and position shifts due to binary black hole motion Mission Scientists Education and Public Outreach Scientist Principal Investigator Worthey Guy P St Ambrose College Proposal Title Open and Globular Cluster Distances for Extragalactic Galactic and Stellar Astrophysics Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract SIM will obtain parallax distances to nine selected clusters both open and globular within the Milky Way in order to address issues of 1 extragalactic distance scale 2 cluster ages 3 stellar evolutionary isochrone calibration and the integrated light models used in extragalactic stellar population studies 4 the chemical evolution of the galaxy and galaxies in general and 5 valuable but partial information on horizontal branch and asymptotic giant branch evolution The clusters were chosen on the basis of these criteria Data Scientist Principal Investigator Quirrenbach Andreas University of California San Diego Proposal Title Masses and Luminosities of X Ray binaries and Support of Grid and Reference Stars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Science Investigation Masses and Luminosities of X Ray Binaries We propose to use SIM in narrow angle mode to determine the orbits of a few X ray binaries and thus the masses of the compact components We have tentatively selected two black hole candidates BHC s and two neutron star systems In the neutron star system we can get precise masses which will allow us to set constraints on the equation of state of neutron star matter SIM observations of the BHC s will allow us to verify directly that these objects are indeed too massive to be neutron stars and they will provide information on the black hole mass distribution and on the black hole formation process These observations will be complemented by wide angle measurements of about 50 X ray binary systems which will provide parallaxes and proper motions From these data we can derive secure luminosities which are needed to demonstrate the presence of an event horizon in BHC s and to test ADAF advection dominated accretion flow models Mission Scientist Functions Support for Grid and Reference Stars and Global Analysis The PI Andreas Quirrenbach will support the process that leads to the selection of grid and reference stars for SIM He will participate in the planning of the ground based efforts that will identify suitable grid stars and will help ensure that the reference star requirements of all proposed SIM investigations are met He will participate in the pre launch simulation of grid performance and in the on orbit verification He will work with the SIM Project and the ISDC to perform a global analysis of the error budget which includes both instrumental and astrophysics error sources Instrument Scientist Principal Investigator Shaklan Stuart Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title A New Approach to Micro arcsecond Astrometry with SIM Allowing Early Mission Narrow Angle Measurements of Compelling Astronomical Targets Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Short Title Early Mission Micro arcsecond Astrometry with SIM We propose to determine orbital parameters of several known extra solar planets and to measure the mass of a black hole in the early stages of the SIM mission We show that SIM can perform micro arcsecond astrometric measurements early in the mission without relying on high precision grid stars We also propose to measure the visual orbits of radio and X ray sources using the conventional SIM approach We have developed a new technique Gridless Narrow Angle Astrometry GNAA that allows SIM to measure relative positions with an accuracy of 1 micro arcsecond uas in the first stages of the mission long before the grid stars are accurately measured The technique works on short period signals P days to weeks and is not limited by reference frame proper motion and parallax GNAA not only enables the early performance of important and exciting science but also provides strong incentive to carry on new interferometry missions under development as SIM is launched This proposal is for the position of Instrument Scientist The PI has 9 years of experience with SIM and is the leader of the high precision testbed known as the Micro Arcsecond Metrology Testbed As a SIM Instrument Scientist he would help to develop new instruement calibration procedures and efficient observational techniques and would serve as the lead advisor to the science team on high precision measurements Interdisciplinary Scientist Principal Investigator Kulkarni Shrinivas R California Institute of Technology Proposal Title Exceptional Stars Origins Companions Masses and Planets Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The Space Interferometry Mission SIM is the first major mission towards NASA s thrust area of understanding the origins of extra solar planets However SIM has the potential to contribute to fundamental progress in other areas of astrophysical investigation answer old questions and also open up new issues Here we propose a study of Exceptional Stars with SIM under the mission scientist program for the position of interdisciplinary scientist We propose a diverse program covering greatly evolved and degenerate stars We will study the remarkable iron deficient post AGB stars to resolve issues related to companions and circumbinary disks We will search for planets around white dwarfs as survivors or as ones created after white dwarf mergers We will obtain orbits for two black binaries Finally we will address the origins of OB stars in the halo and obtain space velocities for low mass X ray binaries to test their formation process As interdisciplinary scientist we propose to contribute to the mission i a tie of the SIM frame to the Solar System ephemeris accuracy of 10 20 uas ii a study of the problem of accurate amplitude calibration and the requirements for the precision work on binary stars iii a study of grid issues such as the effects of distant companions to grid stars and iv the exploration of the astrophysical uses of the unique grid database Synthesis Imaging Scientist Principal Investigator Allen Ronald J Space Telescope Science Institute Proposal Title Crowded Field Astrometry and Imaging with the Space Interferometry Mission Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The Space Interferometry Mission will be the first space astrophysics instrument to provide a capability for synthesis imaging at optical wavelengths offering the promise of imaging high surface brightness targets with more than 4 times the best resolution attainable with the Advanced Camera on the Hubble Space Telescope SIM may also provide a nulling imaging capability for characterizing faint extended emission around a bright star However the full details of these capabilities remain to be defined and the Imaging and Nulling Scientist on the SIM Science Team will play an important role in that effort over the coming several years The Principal Investigator on this proposal is applying for that crucial Mission Scientist position Since SIM science proposals which would require nulling and or full coverage of the aperture plane are being delayed this proposal describes a program of astrometric measurements positions and proper motions on crowded star fields in the cores of globular clusters and in the nucleii of several nearby galaxies These observations will permit accurate values and limits to be placed on the masses of the black holes which are thought to be lurking in these regions of enormously high stellar density The science can be accomplished even if an imaging capability with a full and complete set of baselines can not be provided with SIM http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator ao support ao abstracts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator ao support ao abstracts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/material/tpf_newsletter.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Professional Area%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet ...%%==%%13837%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Origins Section Search Site nbsp ENGINEERS amp SCIENTISTS NEWSLETTER Subscribe Mailing List tpf announce Star and Planet is a newsletter intended primarily for scientists and engineers interested in scientific and technical developments related to the detection of light from extrasolar planets Enter your e mail address below to receive the TPF Newsletter issued about every 3 months We will not use our e mail address for any purpose other than for this Newsletter Email nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Newsletter Archive nbsp nbsp Date nbsp Title 01 12 04 Terrestrial Planet Finder Newsletter 6 10 09 03 Terrestrial Planet Finder Newsletter 5 08 19 03 Terrestrial Planet Finder Newsletter 4 06 20 03 Terrestrial Planet Finder Newsletter 3 03 12 03 Terrestrial Planet Finder Newsletter 2 01 02 03 Terrestrial Planet Finder Newsletter 1 Blue line Navigator Home nbsp Projects Keck Interferometer SIM TPF LBTI MSC nbsp Multimedia Gallery nbsp Educator Resources nbsp Web Showcase Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration TPF Mission Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator material tpf newsletter html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator material tpf newsletter html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator material tpf newsletter html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator material tpf newsletter html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/keck_restricted/keck_faq.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Professional Area%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home ...%%==%%16359%%==%%18 Oct 105%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Origins Section Search Site nbsp Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck StarLight nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Planet Finder Club News Alerts Special Events and More Keck Interferometer Observation Planning Information FAQ 1 What wavebands will be available The Research Announcement discusses the spectral range 1 5 2 4 microns does this mean the fringes are dispersed or rather that observations at full H and K bands are permitted Further are H and K band observations possible at the same time See Quick Facts 2 What is the expected Bright and Faint limiting magnitudes for a V band for adequate adaptive optics correction b H and K bands for fringe tracking See Quick Facts 2a Will there be Neutral Density Filters so we can observe a few BRIGHT things Not at present However misalignment of the fiber is possible 3 What range of hour angles declinations are available That is what is the sky coverage as limited by either the maximum reach of the delay line or poor atmospheric stability See Quick Facts 4 Is there any estimate for the observing efficiency How many source calibrator pairs can be done per hour Can one assume the same efficiency as typical PTI observing See Quick Facts 5 What is the expected calibration error Can we assume a similar value as for PTI 3 5 in the visibility for a single measurement a single source cal pair See Quick Facts 6 What will be the fringe scanning mode Will the fringe tracker only scan 1 full fringe or can the entire fringe packet be scanned in order to detect and characterize wide binaries The fringe modulator will scan 1 fringe at high speed from 100 hz to 1 Khz The field of view will be limited by the single mode fiber between the beam combiner and the cold low resolution spectrometer The field of view will not be limited by the spectral resolution of the spectrometer 7 What software will be provided for analyzing Keck Interferometer data Standard software for reducing data to calibrated visibilities will be provided by the Interferometry Science Center In addition to calibrated visibilities the raw visibilities including the raw visibilities of the calibration stars will be provided to the user The parameter in all visibility science is actually the square of the fringe visibility Raw visibilities means that the gross effects caused by imperfections in the detector have been removed Many effects can reduce the observed visibility and these are removed in the calibrated visibility by using a set of unresolved calibrator stars Restricted access password protected Blue line Navigator Home nbsp Projects Keck Interferometer SIM TPF LBTI MSC nbsp Multimedia Gallery nbsp Educator Resources nbsp Web Showcase Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Keck Mission Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator keck restricted keck faq html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator keck restricted keck faq html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator keck restricted keck faq html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator keck restricted keck faq html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/keck_restricted/keck_quickfacts.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Professional Area%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home ...%%==%%16141%%==%%18 Oct 105%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Origins Section Search Site nbsp Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck StarLight nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Planet Finder Club News Alerts Special Events and More Keck Interferometer Observation Planning Information Quick Facts FAQ u v plane coverage 85m Baseline Initial Wavelength Coverage H and K bands Low resolution spectrometer lambda d lambda 25 All wavelengths available simultaneously Fringe tracker Faint mag limit 9 Kmag initially 14 Kmag late 2002 Bright limit 3 Kmag note 1 Adaptive Optics limit R mag 5 mag bright 13 mag faint Sky coverage limit to 45 deg zenith angle for good vis Hard limit at 55 deg zenith angle 3 deg at zenith not observable Slew and fringe acquire time Includes Adaptive Optics acquisition time Expected Visibility err note 2 Special operating modes Differential phase March 2002 Nulling June 2002 Note 1 It is possible to insert a neutral density filter to enable observations stars brighter than 3mag But this is not currently planned Note 2 Initial visibility accuracy is expected to be 5 However significant improvement is possible during calendar year 2002 Nulling beam combiner Number of interferometers 2 2 2um combiners 2 10um nulling combiners 1 10um cross combiner combines of the two nullers 2um bright and dim mag limit same as 2um non nulling Bright mag limit 10um 7 N mag Number of 10um spectral channels 10 spectral channels from 10 13um Restricted access password protected Blue line Navigator Home nbsp Projects Keck Interferometer SIM TPF LBTI MSC nbsp Multimedia Gallery nbsp Educator Resources nbsp Web Showcase Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Keck Mission Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area Planet Quest Professional Area http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator keck restricted keck quickfacts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator keck restricted keck quickfacts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator keck restricted keck quickfacts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Navigator keck restricted keck quickfacts html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/help.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/help.html%%==%%&nbsp; Interacting with the model To rotate the object - Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse. To zoom in and ...%%==%%2028%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Interacting with the model To rotate the object Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse To zoom in and out Hold down the right mouse button and drag the mouse To change cameras Select a camera view from the list below the model Installing the Plugin If you would like to download the plugin manually click here nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source help html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source help html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source help html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source help html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectoraftant.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectoraftant.html%%==%%&nbsp; Aft Antenna Plate Includes Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and S-band antennas that enable the two spacecraft to communicate with each other and determine ...%%==%%1300%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Aft Antenna Plate Includes Ultra High Frequency UHF and S band antennas that enable the two spacecraft to communicate with each other and determine each other s relative angle and range for autonomous formation flying nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectoraftant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectoraftant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectoraftant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectoraftant html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorenvelope.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorenvelope.html%%==%%&nbsp; Collector Envelope This area houses a siderostat -- a small, moving mirror -- and other optical components that are needed to steer starlight ...%%==%%1306%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Collector Envelope This area houses a siderostat a small moving mirror and other optical components that are needed to steer starlight to the Combiner spacecraft where the light gathered by both spacecraft is combined nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorenvelope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorenvelope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorenvelope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorenvelope html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorforeant.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorforeant.html%%==%%&nbsp; Forward Antenna Plate Includes Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and S-band antennas for communication with Earth through NASA's Deep Space Network. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1205%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Forward Antenna Plate Includes Ultra High Frequency UHF and S band antennas for communication with Earth through NASA s Deep Space Network nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorforeant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorforeant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorforeant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorforeant html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorlaunch.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorlaunch.html%%==%%&nbsp; Launch Ring Part of a mounting structure used to attach the spacecraft to the Delta rocket fairing prior to orbit insertion. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1223%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Launch Ring Part of a mounting structure used to attach the spacecraft to the Delta rocket fairing prior to orbit insertion nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorlaunch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorlaunch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorlaunch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorlaunch html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorpropellant.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorpropellant.html%%==%%&nbsp; Seperation Hardware Structure used to attach the spacecraft in stacked configuration prior to separation.. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1170%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Seperation Hardware Structure used to attach the spacecraft in stacked configuration prior to separation nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorpropellant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorpropellant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorpropellant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorpropellant html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorseperation.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorseperation.html%%==%%&nbsp; Seperation Hardware Structure used to attach the spacecraft in stacked configuration prior to separation.. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1170%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Seperation Hardware Structure used to attach the spacecraft in stacked configuration prior to separation nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorseperation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorseperation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorseperation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorseperation html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorstartracker.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorstartracker.html%%==%%&nbsp; Star Tracker Each spacecraft houses two Star Trackers. One of these devices provides primary orientation reference by recognizing patterns of stars; the other ...%%==%%1258%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Star Tracker Each spacecraft houses two Star Trackers One of these devices provides primary orientation reference by recognizing patterns of stars the other serves as a backup nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorstartracker html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorstartracker html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorstartracker html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorstartracker html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorsunshade.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorsunshade.html%%==%%&nbsp; Sunshade The fixed Collector sunshade blocks sunlight that could otherwise interfere with the performance of the spacecraft's instruments. It has an outer diameter ...%%==%%1409%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Sunshade The fixed Collector sunshade blocks sunlight that could otherwise interfere with the performance of the spacecraft s instruments It has an outer diameter of 274 cm about 110 inches and is composed of non reflecting materials that allow radio signals to pass through nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorsunshade html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorsunshade html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorsunshade html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorsunshade html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorthruster.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_collectorthruster.html%%==%%&nbsp; Thruster Modules Each spacecraft is fitted with two thruster modules, with eight thrusters per module. The thruster locations and orientations were selected to ...%%==%%1372%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Thruster Modules Each spacecraft is fitted with two thruster modules with eight thrusters per module The thruster locations and orientations were selected to minimize the possibility of onboard equipment contamination while allowing the necessary maneuvers to be conducted nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorthruster html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorthruster html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorthruster html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext collectorthruster html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combineraftantenna.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combineraftantenna.html%%==%%&nbsp; Aft Antenna Plate Includes Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and S-band antennas that enable the two spacecraft to communicate with each other and determine ...%%==%%1300%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Aft Antenna Plate Includes Ultra High Frequency UHF and S band antennas that enable the two spacecraft to communicate with each other and determine each other s relative angle and range for autonomous formation flying nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combineraftantenna html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combineraftantenna html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combineraftantenna html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combineraftantenna html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinerenvelope.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinerenvelope.html%%==%%&nbsp; Combiner Envelope This area houses a siderostat -- a small, moving mirror -- and other optical components that are needed to steer starlight ...%%==%%1305%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Combiner Envelope This area houses a siderostat a small moving mirror and other optical components that are needed to steer starlight to the Combiner spacecraft where the light gathered by both spacecraft is combined nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerenvelope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerenvelope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerenvelope html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerenvelope html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinerforeantenna.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinerforeantenna.html%%==%%&nbsp; Forward Antenna Plate Includes Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and S-band antennas that enable the two spacecraft to communicate with each other and determine ...%%==%%1304%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Forward Antenna Plate Includes Ultra High Frequency UHF and S band antennas that enable the two spacecraft to communicate with each other and determine each other s relative angle and range for autonomous formation flying nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerforeantenna html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerforeantenna html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerforeantenna html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerforeantenna html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinergimbal.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinergimbal.html%%==%%&nbsp; High Gain Antenna &amp; Gimbal This movable X-band antenna acts as the constellation's primary link for Earth-ground communications. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1196%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp High Gain Antenna amp Gimbal This movable X band antenna acts as the constellation s primary link for Earth ground communications nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinergimbal html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinergimbal html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinergimbal html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinergimbal html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinerpropellant.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinerpropellant.html%%==%%&nbsp; Propellant Storage Tank Stores fuel used by spacecraft propulsion system. The initial choice of cold nitrogen gas for propulsion is under review. &nbsp; ...%%==%%1209%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Propellant Storage Tank Stores fuel used by spacecraft propulsion system The initial choice of cold nitrogen gas for propulsion is under review nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerpropellant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerpropellant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerpropellant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerpropellant html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinerstartracker.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinerstartracker.html%%==%%&nbsp; Star Tracker Each spacecraft houses two Star Trackers. One of these devices provides primary orientation reference by recognizing patterns of stars; the other ...%%==%%1258%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Star Tracker Each spacecraft houses two Star Trackers One of these devices provides primary orientation reference by recognizing patterns of stars the other serves as a backup nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerstartracker html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerstartracker html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerstartracker html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerstartracker html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinersunshade.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinersunshade.html%%==%%&nbsp; Sunshade The 338-cm (about 135 inches) diameter deployable sunshade on the Combiner blocks sunlight that could otherwise interfere with the performance of the ...%%==%%1388%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Sunshade The 338 cm about 135 inches diameter deployable sunshade on the Combiner blocks sunlight that could otherwise interfere with the performance of the spacecraft s instruments The sunshade is made from non reflecting materials that allow radio signals to pass through nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinersunshade html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinersunshade html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinersunshade html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinersunshade html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinerthruster.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/rtext_combinerthruster.html%%==%%&nbsp; Thruster Modules Each spacecraft is fitted with two thruster modules, with eight thrusters per module. The thruster locations and orientations were selected to ...%%==%%1371%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Thruster Modules Each spacecraft is fitted with two thruster modules with eight thrusters per module The thruster locations and orientations were selected to minimize the possibility of onboard equipment contamination while allowing the necessary maneuvers to be conducted nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerthruster html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerthruster html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerthruster html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source rtext combinerthruster html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_detect.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_detect.html%%==%%&nbsp; Plug-in Detection . . . In order to view this presentation you will need the Cult3D player. The player should download automatically. When ...%%==%%1637%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Plug in Detection In order to view this presentation you will need the Cult3D player The player should download automatically When the download is complete you will be prompted to install the plugin Once you accept the plugin installation you can begin interacting with the model If the plugin does not download automatically or you would like to install it manually click here nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text detect html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text detect html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text detect html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text detect html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_starintro.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_starintro.html%%==%%&nbsp; The StarLight Mission The StarLight mission represents NASA's first attempt to fly space telescopes in formation. The light collected by each spacecraft will ...%%==%%1519%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp The StarLight Mission The StarLight mission represents NASA s first attempt to fly space telescopes in formation The light collected by each spacecraft will be combined to create a virtual telescope with a resolution 40 times that of the Hubble Space Telescope The technologies tested by StarLight will pave the way for future missions such as Terrestrial Planet Finder and Life Finder nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text starintro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text starintro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text starintro html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text starintro html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_star_collector.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_star_collector.html%%==%%&nbsp; Collector The Collector spacecraft houses a siderostat, or moveable mirror, to steer starlight to the Combiner spacecraft, where the light is combined in ...%%==%%1402%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Collector The Collector spacecraft houses a siderostat or moveable mirror to steer starlight to the Combiner spacecraft where the light is combined in a process known as interferometry Apart from optical instrumentation both spacecraft share nearly identical structures and subsystems nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star collector html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star collector html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star collector html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star collector html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_star_interferometer.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_star_interferometer.html%%==%%&nbsp; Interferometer Each StarLight spacecraft carries a small mirror about the size of a bread plate. With the two spacecraft flying in formation, the ...%%==%%1413%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Interferometer Each StarLight spacecraft carries a small mirror about the size of a bread plate With the two spacecraft flying in formation the mirrors can be used together to collect light from the same star The light is combined to create a powerful virtual telescope called an interferometer nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star interferometer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star interferometer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star interferometer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star interferometer html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_star_orientation2.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_star_orientation2.html%%==%%&nbsp; Orientation 2 Increasing the distance between the two spacecraft, or the baseline, improves the resolution. At its maxium baseline, the starlight constellation creates ...%%==%%1456%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Orientation 2 Increasing the distance between the two spacecraft or the baseline improves the resolution At its maxium baseline the starlight constellation creates a virtual telescope 125 meters 137 yards in diameter To achieve the same resolution with a single telescope would require a mirror wider than the length of a football field nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star orientation2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star orientation2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star orientation2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star orientation2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_star_seperation.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/starlight_3d/jpl-star-source/text_star_seperation.html%%==%%&nbsp; Separation Sequence The spacecraft are shown here in a "stacked" configuration following their insertion into orbit aboard a Delta rocket. Separation sequence: 1. ...%%==%%1377%%==%%4 Jan 102%%==%% nbsp Separation Sequence The spacecraft are shown here in a stacked configuration following their insertion into orbit aboard a Delta rocket Separation sequence 1 Separation 2 Formation Acquistion 3 Laser Metrology Acquisition nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star seperation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star seperation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star seperation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov starlight 3d jpl star source text star seperation html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder Book%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home ...%%==%%17656%%==%%29 Sep 105%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page News Section Links Origins Section Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF Science Goals Technology Goals White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths White Dot Sample Mission Concepts White Dot Precursor Missions Project Status Quick Facts Team Multimedia Gallery Planet Finder Club TPF gt TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER BOOK The Terrestrial Planet Finder book is a place where current understanding of the science technology and planning needs for the TPF mission are gathered in one place The complete book has been broken up into chapters These chapters are available below in PDF format The images from each chapter have been extracted and can be viewed here Chapters 3 8 of the book deal with the science issues for TPF Chapters 9 14 are about the technology of the mission and about long term potentials for observing extrasolar terrestrial planets The sections of this website have links to the chapters in the book to provide more detailed information Questions about the science or technology should be addressed to Nick Woolf nwoolf as arizona edu Cover 336K Table of Contents 80K Chapter 1 Executive Summary 80K Chapter 2 Introduction 64K Chapter 3 Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets Present Status and Future Prospects 144K Chapter 4 Indicators of Life Detection of Life via Remote Sensing 496K Chapter 5 Zodiacal Dust in our Own and Other Planetary Systems 448K Chapter 6 Design Sensitivity and Operations of the TPF Interferometer 928K Chapter 7 Target Stars for Planet Searches 560K Chapter 8 Probing the Central Arcsecond General Astrophysics with TPF 496K Chapter 9 Illustrative Science Mission 144K Chapter 10 Progress Toward Astronomical Nulling 192K Chapter 11 Feasibiliy of a Planet Finder Mission 576K Chapter 12 Technology for the Terrestrial Planet Finder 544K Chapter 13 The Development of the Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission 48K Chapter 14 A Long Term Program for Finding Life Beyond the Solar System 128K Appendix A Signal to Noise Calculations 64K Appendix B Additional Contributors and Credits 144K Appendix C Acronyms 32K Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/tpf_news.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%18216%%==%%23 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TPF gt NEWS space TPF Science Technology and Design Expo TPF Science Technology and Design Expo The first annual TPF Science Technology and Design Expo took place on October 14 16 2003 in Pasadena California Visit the Expo home page to learn more about the event nbsp The Second TPF Darwin International Conference August 15 2003 The second annual joint TPF Darwin conference Dust Disks and the Formation Evolution and Detection of Habitable Planets will take place July 26 29 2004 in Mission Bay San Diego California nbsp space HCIT Telescope Front End RFP August 6 2003 The Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL is soliciting proposals for the Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF High Contrast Imaging Testbed HCIT Telescope Front End TFE Study The purpose of this RFP is to define the TFE Study Phase requirements and subsequent Implementation Phase tasks and deliverables that will provide a TFE with the capability to supply an optical signal to the HCIT representative of the signal that will be supplied by a full sized TPF telescope Once integrated with the HCIT the TFE will be used to assess the feasibility of a visible light coronagraph for meeting the TPF mission objectives JPL invites your organization to review the procurement information and instructions contained at http acquisition jpl nasa gov rfp TPF HCIT TFE and consider submitting a proposal in either a prime contractor role or as a team member with another prime nbsp space TPF Development of Technologies Solicitation Results August 1 2003 Click here for a list of proposals that have been selected for negotiation of contracts as part of the TPF Development of Technologies solicitation nbsp space Lockheed Martin Ball selected for Study Phase Contract negotiations July 29 2003 The JPL Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF Project announces that Lockheed Martin Corporation and Ball Aerospace amp Technologies Corporation have both been selected for negotiation of Study Phase Contracts for the TPF Structurally Connected Interferometer Structure Testbed TPF SCIT nbsp space Technology Demonstration Mirror July 24 2003 Numerous studies of coronagraph based architectures for TPF have identified a large lightweight low scatter primary mirror as one of the major technology challenges Acting on recommendations from the Industry led Architecture Study Teams the TPF Science Working Group and the TPF external Technology Review Board JPL has contracted with Eastman Kodak for the second phase development of the TPF Technology Demonstration Mirror TDM Kodak will make and test a 1 8m off axis parabolic mirror with 1 4 the mass per unit area of the Hubble Space Telescope HST primary mirror and significantly lower surface error in the mid spatial frequencies The TDM goal will be to achieve a surface quality such that the scattered light performance is an order of magnitude improvement over the HST primary When successfully completed and validated the TDM will provide an important demonstration of mirror technology needed to build a TPF coronagraph After delivery and test of the mirror in 2006 the TPF project plans to make the TDM available to the community for use by other projects that advance the TPF science goals For further information contact TPF Project Manager Dan Coulter at Daniel R Coulter jpl nasa gov nbsp space Advanced Cryocooler Technology Development Program July 24 2003 The Advanced Cryocooler Technology Development Program ACTDP at JPL has just kicked off the last of three contracts for the development of engineering model cryocoolers capable of cooling to 6 K The ACTDP is a collaboration between the Goddard Space Flight Center and JPL managed by the TPF Project to demonstrate cryocoolers that are suitable for TPF James Webb Space Telescope and Constellation X Ball Aerospace Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been selected for the development phase of ACTDP The cryocoolers will be capable of 30 mW of cooling at 6 K and 150 mW at 18 K with input power of less than 250 W and will be suitable for a variety of missions in addition to those already identified As part of the contracted effort each company will provide cost and schedule information for the development of flight model cryocoolers Interested potential end users may contact Ronald G Ross jpl nasa gov for further information nbsp space TPF news archive gt 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/aas_presentation_chas/index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home ...%%==%%18677%%==%%24 Mar 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page News Section Links Origins Section Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF Science Technology White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths White Dot Sample Mission Concepts White Dot Precursor Missions Project Status Quick Facts Team Multimedia Gallery Planet Finder Club TPF gt THE SEARCH FOR HABITABLE PLANETS A Presentation by Chas Beichman A presentation at the 193rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society 5 9 January 1999 in Austin Texas Click here to start Table of Contents Slide 1 NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder The Search for Habitable Planets Slide 2 Astronomical Search for Origins Slide 3 Search for Life in 3 Locales Slide 4 Theory now Predicts Planets Slide 5 Show Me the Planets Slide 6 Astrometric Search for Planets Slide 7 NASA s First Interferometers Slide 8 Space Interferometer Mission Slide 9 SIM s Discovery Space for Planets Slide10 But What is a Habitable Planet Slide11 What Are Signposts of Habitability amp Life Slide12 Life Has Large Scale Environmental Impact on a Planet Slide13 Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF Slide14 Illustrative TPF Concept Slide15 TPF Builds Up Image Using Nulling Slide16 TPF Reconstructs Images and Spectra using Multiple Baselines and Wavelengths Slide17 Observing Time Requirements for Planet Detection Slide18 TPF Planet Survey Slide19 General Astrophysics with TPF Slide20 Disk and Jet Physics with TPF Slide21 Black Holes and AGN Cores Slide22 Origins Feeds Science and Technology Forward to TPF Slide23 Progress on Nulling Slide24 Key TPF Technology Flow Slide25 TPF and Its Precursor MIssions Slide26 Origins Is a 25 Year Quest PowerPoint Presentation Download presentation source Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF aas presentation chas index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF aas presentation chas index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF aas presentation chas index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF aas presentation chas index html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/index.htm%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder Book%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page News Section Engineers &amp; Scientists Links Origins Section ...%%==%%19125%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page News Section Engineers amp Scientists Links Origins Section Search Site nbsp TPF Home What Is TPF TPF Science TPF Technology space White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths space space space White Dot Sample Mission Concepts space space space White Dot Precursor Missions space space TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team TPF Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TPF gt TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER BOOK space The Terrestrial Planet Finder book is a place where current understanding of the science technology and planning needs for the TPF mission are gathered in one place The complete book has been broken up into chapters These chapters are available below in PDF format The images from each chapter have been extracted and can be viewed here Chapters 3 8 of the book deal with the science issues for TPF Chapters 9 14 are about the technology of the mission and about long term potentials for observing extrasolar terrestrial planets The sections of this website have links to the chapters in the book to provide more detailed information Questions about the science or technology should be addressed to Nick Woolf nwoolf as arizona edu Cover 336K Table of Contents 80K Chapter 1 Executive Summary 80K Chapter 2 Introduction 64K Chapter 3 Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets Present Status and Future Prospects 144K Chapter 4 Indicators of Life Detection of Life via Remote Sensing 496K Chapter 5 Zodiacal Dust in our Own and Other Planetary Systems 448K Chapter 6 Design Sensitivity and Operations of the TPF Interferometer 928K Chapter 7 Target Stars for Planet Searches 560K Chapter 8 Probing the Central Arcsecond General Astrophysics with TPF 496K Chapter 9 Illustrative Science Mission 144K Chapter 10 Progress Toward Astronomical Nulling 192K Chapter 11 Feasibiliy of a Planet Finder Mission 576K Chapter 12 Technology for the Terrestrial Planet Finder 544K Chapter 13 The Development of the Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission 48K Chapter 14 A Long Term Program for Finding Life Beyond the Solar System 128K Appendix A Signal to Noise Calculations 64K Appendix B Additional Contributors and Credits 144K Appendix C Acronyms 30K Acknowledgements TPF Science Working Group 40K space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Book http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook index htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook index htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook index htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook index htm 
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The execution of a mission as ambitious and challenging as TPF requires careful evaluation of potential technological approaches often referred to by mission planners as mission architectures In May 2000 JPL chose four teams composed of aerospace industry companies and academic scientists to study design concepts that could detect and characterize extrasolar planets The teams are led by Ball Aerospace Boeing SVS TRW and Lockheed Martin In the first phase of the study each of the teams explored the broadest possible range of concepts for performing the TPF mission In December 2000 JPL and the study teams with advice from the Science Working Group selected the four architectures as the most promising for detailed definition and analysis These architectures fall into two broad categories coronagraphs operating at visible wavelengths and interferometers operating at mid infrared wavelengths The visible light concepts would use a single telescope with an effective diameter of 6 5 8 meters operating at room temperature but must achieve a billion to one image contrast Very precise stable control of the telescope optical quality is required Infrared TPF concepts would use multiple smaller telescopes 3 4 meter configured as an interferometer and spread out over a large Visible light coronagraphs In its simplest form a coronagraph blocks the direct and diffracted light of a bright object so that faint nearby objects and structures can be seen Coronagraphs have been used this way to study the corona surrounding our Sun and to search for sub stellar companions failed stars known as brown dwarfs of nearby stars Using this technique to study the area around a nearby star requires dealing with the diffraction of light around the edges of the telescope which detracts from the potential angular resolution of the image The diffraction pattern of a simple round telescope for example is a series of concentric rings with a bright central spot Blocking the light from a star in order to see an orbiting planet requires suppressing the first several bright rings without blocking out the planet By using masks to simulate a telescope with a different effective shape the diffraction pattern can be controlled so that the starlight is much dimmer closer to the center in some areas and brighter in others The telescope can be rotated about its line of sight so that the planet image passes in an out of the regions where the starlight is dim Managing this diffraction pattern isn t too difficult there are a number of options available to accomplish this A more critical issue for TPF is wavefront control which must be mastered in order for a visible light TPF to work This includes correcting for imperfections in the optics which scatter light and degrade image contrast To correct for its own internal imperfections TPF would use active optics similar to the technology that the Keck Observatory and other ground based telescopes use to correct for wavefront distortion in the Earth s atmosphere though not operating at such a high rate TPF designs operating at visible wavelengths offer several advantages At shorter wavelengths a smaller telescope can obtain the required resolution Optical detectors require less thermal control reducing the need for onboard cooling A visible light telescope can operate at room temperature while a telescope operating in the thermal infrared must be cooled to about 40 degrees Kelvin A variety of missions have been proposed that would demonstrate technologies using a 1 8 meter space telescope a coronagraphic camera and precision active optics for control of scattered light to search for Jupiter size planets in advance of a larger mission to look for Earths Infrared interferometers Reconstruction of a TPF interferometric observation of a terrestrial planet 33 light years away Blue Line Reconstruction of a TPF interferometric observation of a terrestrial planet 33 light years away Blue Line Using interferometers to study distant planets allows smaller widely separated mirrors to work together as a giant virtual telescope The resolution obtained would be the same as one would get from a telescope as big as the separation between the individual telescopes To get enough of this information to build up a good picture the interferometer must rotate around its line of sight to different relative positions and repeat the exposures As well as taking a picture an interferometer can obtain spectra of the targets it is looking at Prototype TPF interferometer concepts involve placing the telescope array on a physical structure or flying multiple telescopes in formation along with a central spacecraft that houses the beam combining apparatus As a precursor the Space Inteferometry Mission will demonstrate spaceborne interferometry and the pathlength control needed for TPF interferometry For a detailed introduction to the technology of combining and canceling light through interferometery see Technology Interferometry spacer 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/images/tpf_what_is.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Links ...%%==%%20504%%==%%24 Jul 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Links blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths spacer White Dot Sample Mission Concepts spacer White Dot Precursor Missions spacer spacer spacer MISSIONS gt WHAT IS TPF spacer Origins of stars planets and life Two ways of seeing Simulated planets as observed by a proposed infrared coronograph left and an infrared interferometer Blue Line Two ways of seeing Simulated planets as observed by a proposed infrared coronograph left and an infrared interferometer Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand TPF Free Flyer blue dot QuickTime 13 5 MB blue dot RealPlayer 706 KB Removal of systematic effects blue dot QuickTime 904 kB Vibration isolation blue dot QuickTime 3 4 MB Blue Line The Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF will study all aspects of planets outside our solar system from their formation and development in disks of dust and gas around newly forming stars to the presence and features of those planets orbiting the nearest stars from the numbers at various sizes and places to their suitability as an abode for life By combining the high sensitivity of space telescopes with revolutionary imaging technologies TPF will measure the size temperature and placement of planets as small as the Earth in the habitable zones of distant solar systems In addition TPF s spectroscopy will allow atmospheric chemists and biologists to use the relative amounts of gases like carbon dioxide water vapor ozone and methane to find whether a planet someday could or even now does support life Our understanding of the properties of terrestrial planets will be scientifically most valuable within a broader framework that includes the properties of all planetary system constituents including both gas giant and terrestrial planets and debris disks Some of this information such as the properties of debris disks and the masses and orbital properties of gas giant planets will become available with currently planned space or ground based facilities However the spectral characterization of most giant planets will require observations with TPF TPF s ability to carry out a program of comparative planet studies across a range of planetary masses and orbital locations in a large number of new solar systems is by itself an important scientific motivation for the mission However TPF s mission will not be limited to the detection and study of distant planets An observatory with the power to detect an Earth orbiting a nearby star will also be able to collect important new data on many targets of general astrophysical interest The Terrestrial Planet Finder book published by JPL in 1999 presented the scientific case for the mission Blue Line The Terrestrial Planet Finder book published by JPL in 1999 presented the scientific case for the mission Blue Line An accepted scientific priority The search for habitable planets and life has received strong support within the scientific community The 2001 decadal review of astronomy and astrophysics Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium prepared by the National Research Council stated that The discovery of life on another planet is potentially one of the most important scientific advances of this century let alone this decade and it would have enormous philosophical implications The decadal committee recommended that NASA go ahead with TPF but with the caveat that precursor missions should confirm the expectation that terrestrial planets are common around solar type stars The committee also recommended that in the mission should give comparable weight to the broader science goals of studying planetary systems and the structure of astronomical sources imaged at high angular resolution The survey also noted the importance and challenges of building a Terrestrial Planet Finder and noted that the success of precursor missions and technology must first be demonstrated What will TPF look like TPF will take the form of either a coronagraph operating at visible wavelengths or a large baseline interferometer operating in the infrared During almost 20 years of study design concepts have alternated between interferometeric arrays and coronagraphs In recent years alternative architectures have emerged with the potential to achieve similar science goals These opened up the possibility of new mission concepts and additional precursor missions In December of 2000 JPL and four study teams consisting of aerospace industry companies and university investigators with advice from the Science Working Group selected the most promising architectures for more detailed definition and analysis These architectures were studied in detail and the results were presented during a Final Technical Review a year later Final selection of a TPF architecture will occur in 2006 based on the science and technology progress of the next four years spacer More information Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium TPF Book PDF files spacer Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/images/tpf_science.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Links ...%%==%%17709%%==%%24 Jul 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Links blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths spacer White Dot Sample Mission Concepts spacer White Dot Precursor Missions spacer spacer spacer TPF gt SCIENCE GOALS spacer Searching for new Earths Spectra of three terrestrial planets in our solar system Blue Line Spectra of three terrestrial planets in our solar system Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Finding Planets Black Dot Finding Life Technical Example Black Dot Biosignatures and Planetary Properties to be Investigated by the TPF Mission Blue Line The primary scientific goal of TPF is the direct detection and characterization of Earth like planets that orbit nearby stars Specifically TPF will seek answers to these questions Are there Earth like planets in the habitable zones around their parent stars where the surface temperature is capable of supporting liquid water over a range of surface pressures What are the compositions of the atmospheres of terrestrial planets orbiting nearby stars Is water carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide present Are there atmospheric components or conditions attributable to primitive life such as ozone or molecular oxygen seen in the Earth s atmosphere How do planets form out of disks of solid and gaseous material around young stars Comparative planet studies In a broader scientific context the goal of TPF is to understand the properties of all planetary constituents In addition to Earth like planets it will study the orbital and physical properties of gas giants and debris disks Such data will be crucial to the refinement and validation of planetary systems models The standard model of solar system formation holds that planets originate in a flattened disk of material formed in the collapse of a rotating cloud of dust and gas While this theory has been strengthened by observations of protostellar disks that span tens to hundred of astronomical units AU across the recent discoveries of extrasolar planets with diverse orbital properties suggest that planetary systems are dynamic and that planets may migrate from the site of their birth TPF will provide essential information on the mass and temperature distribution within the disks surrounding young stars the cradles of new planets This information will yield important clues on physical processes that determine how rocky and gaseous planets form The comparison of planetary systems around stars with different masses and ages will provide additional clues to the frequency with which habitable planets occur allowing an estimate of the frequency of Earth like planets through the cosmos as a whole Hubble Space Telescope image of an edge on protoplanetary disk Blue Line Hubble Space Telescope image of an edge on protoplanetary disk Blue Line Astrophysics An observatory with the power to detect an Earth orbiting a nearby star will be able to collect important data on many targets of general astrophysical interest TPF will be capable of revealing individual star formation regions in distant galaxies and in the central regions of galaxies where enormous bursts of star formation occur The mission will explore a wide range of physical processes in the universe with unprecedented detail including the icy cores of comets protostars condensing out of interstellar matter the winds of dying stars and the cores of distant ultra luminous galaxies spacer Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf science html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/images/tpf_sample.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Links ...%%==%%15428%%==%%24 Jul 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Links blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths spacer White Dot Sample Mission Concepts spacer White Dot Precursor Missions spacer spacer spacer TECHNOLOGY GOALS gt SAMPLE MISSION CONCEPTS spacer Large Infrared Coronagraph TRW At right is a simulated view of Earth and Jupiter as observed by a proposed large infrared coronograph This mirror would be 28 meters wide and composed of 36 segments adequate for studying the dimmest stars on the TPF target list Large Infrared Coronagraph spacer Non Redundant Linear Array Boeing SVS This concept proposes a hybrid interferometer coronagraph with image plane beam combination The interferometer is used to obtain high angular resolution and the coronagraph stop mask is used to reject the starlight A simulated image of a planetary system constructed with this system is shown at right Non Redundant Linear Array Non Redundant Linear Array spacer Interferometer Concepts Lockheed Martin Light from four or more telescopes on a common structure right or separate free flying spacecraft will be combined to suppress or null starlight in Lockheed Martin s interferometric mission concept Interferometer Concepts spacer Spergel Pupil Optical Coronagraph Ball Aerospace This visible light concept uses a thermally shielded large coronagraph with a primarily mirror 4 X 10 meters It uses a specially shaped pupil to provide a wide region in which the starlight is suppressed enough to detect planets Spergel Pupil Optical Coronagraph spacer spacer Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf sample html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf sample html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf sample html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf sample html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/images/tpf_project.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Links ...%%==%%15651%%==%%24 Jul 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Links blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths spacer White Dot Sample Mission Concepts spacer White Dot Precursor Missions spacer spacer spacer PROJECT STATUS spacer Dramatic progress on infrared nulling was achieved in 2000 with the University of Arizona nulling camera left and in 2001 with the JPL mid IR nulling testbed upper right Blue Line Technical Black Dot TPF Architecture Review Blue Line In May 2002 NASA chose two TPF mission architecture concepts for further study and technology development Each would use a different means to achieve the same goal to block the light from a parent star in order to see its much smaller dimmer planets That technology challenge has been likened to finding a firefly near the beam of a brilliant searchlight from far away Additional goals of the mission would include characterizing the surfaces and atmospheres of newfound planets and looking for the chemical signatures of life The two candidate architectures are Infrared Interferometer Multiple small telescopes on a fixed structure or on separated spacecraft flying in precision formation would simulate a much larger very powerful telescope The interferometer would utilize a technique called nulling to reduce the starlight by a factor of one million thus enabling the detection of the very dim infrared emission from the planets Visible Light Coronagraph A large optical telescope with a mirror three to four times bigger and at least 10 times more precise than the Hubble Space Telescope would collect starlight and the very dim reflected light from the planets The telescope would have special optics to reduce the starlight by a factor of one billion thus enabling astronomers to detect the faint planets The Terrestrial Planet Finder project at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif selected the two candidates based on results from four industrial academic teams that conducted a 2 1 2 year study of more than 60 possible designs The two architectures were determined to be sufficiently realistic to warrant further study and technological development in support of a launch of Terrestrial Planet Finder by the middle of the next decade NASA and JPL will issue calls for proposals seeking input on the development and demonstration of technologies to implement the two architectures and on scientific research relevant to planet finding It is anticipated that one of the two architectures will be selected in 2005 or 2006 to be implemented for the mission which may include international collaboration spacer Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf project html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/images/rfp.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Links ...%%==%%12961%%==%%25 Jul 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Links blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp spacer TPF Development of Technologies RFP The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is inviting interested educational institutions to submit a written proposal for the development of technologies for the TPF Mission The purpose of this Solicitation is to fund technology development and demonstration tasks and deliverables that address the feasibility of three TPF architectural approaches namely a Visible Coronagraph a Structurally Connected IR Nulling Interferometer and a Formation Flying IR Nulling Interferometer for achieving TPF mission objectives The Solicitation instructions for the preparation of proposals in response to this Solicitation are now available at the following URL address http acquisition jpl nasa gov rfp tpfdevtech This website also lists any addendums to this Solicitation and it should be checked frequently for updates The TPF Project s Acquisition Strategy is to compete technology development as much as practicable The plan includes requests for proposals RFPs for areas of technology at various Technology Readiness Levels TRL Some RFPs are directed at industry based on their unique capabilities Technology Announcements are issued to a broad set of potential suppliers such as industry FFRDCs educational institutions NASA centers and other government organizations This solicitation is targeting educational institutions and non profit organizations as they are considered best suited for research and development in the low TRLs Although this solicitation is intended to solicit technology concepts from Educational Institutions and Non Profit Organizations JPL has determined that industry cannot be precluded from proposing However commercial firms considering proposing to this solicitation should give careful consideration to their competitiveness with Educational Institutions and Non Profit Organizations particularly with respect to the qualifications and historical performance for technology development of their proposed Principle Investigator as highlighted in the Source Selection Criteria and their overall cost competitiveness spacer Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website NASA s Origins Program NASA s Origins Program Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images rfp html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images rfp html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images rfp html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images rfp html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/images/tpf_facts.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Links ...%%==%%16086%%==%%25 Jul 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Links blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths spacer White Dot Sample Mission Concepts spacer White Dot Precursor Missions spacer spacer spacer TPF gt QUICK FACTS spacer Overview The Terrestrial Planet Finder will be capable of detecting and characterizing Earth like planets around as many as 150 stars up to 45 light years away The project will look for the atmospheric signatures of habitable or even inhabited planets spacer Science Goals Survey nearby stars looking for terrestrial size planets in the habitable zone Follow up brightest candidates with spectroscopy looking for atmospheric signatures habitability or life itself Carry out a program of high spatial resolution astrophysics spacer Candidate Technologies large passively cooled optics formation flying nulling interferometry precision wavefront control coronagraphs large precision optics for visible wavelenghts Infrared detectors cryocoolers spacer Launch Vehicle Ariane 5 EELV or Delta IV Heavy spacer Schedule Final architecture selection is anticipated in 2006 Launch is anticipated between 2012 2015 Five year mission duration spacer Funding Source NASA Space Science mission part of Origins program spacer Management Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology spacer Simulated spectrum as would be observed by TPF spacer Simulated spectrum as would be observed by TPF spacer spacer Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf facts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf facts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf facts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf facts html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/images/tpf_precursor.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Links ...%%==%%18811%%==%%25 Jul 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Links blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths spacer White Dot Sample Mission Concepts spacer White Dot Precursor Missions spacer spacer spacer TECHNOLOGY GOALS gt PRECURSOR MISSIONS spacer Terrestrial Planet Finder would inherit much of its technology from Origins projects that are under way or from additional precursor missions that are under study The following is a partial list of space based missions proposed or in development that will establish the scientific and technological stepping stones leading up to TPF spacer The Space Interferometry Mission SIM SIM scheduled for launch in 2009 will determine the positions and distances of stars several hundred times more accurately than any previous observations This accuracy will allow SIM to look for the positional astrometric wobble of nearby stars induced by orbiting planets In some cases planets as small as a few Earth masses should be detectable Data from SIM will help establish a catalog of likely targets for TPF Black Dot SIM Mission Area The Space Interferometry Mission spacer Space InfraRed Telescope Facility The Space InfraRed Telescope Facility SIRTF scheduled for launch in 2003 is a space borne cryogenically cooled infrared observatory capable of studying objects ranging from our solar system to the distant reaches of the universe SIRTF is an important scientific and technical cornerstone of the Origins program The observatory will devote considerable time to studies of the circumstellar surrounding a star disks of dust and gas found around nearby stars which are thought to eventually form extrasolar planetary systems Black Dot Space InfraRed Telescope Facility Mission Area Space InfraRed Telescope Facility spacer James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope is a powerful observatory designed to replace the Hubble Space Telescope when it retires near the end of this decade Scheduled to launch in 2010 it will carry cameras and spectrographs senstitive to infrared radiation Many of its proposed technologies are precursors of systems that will be used for TPF Black Dot James Webb Space Telescope Home Page Next Generation Space Telescope spacer Kepler Kepler is a Discovery mission to detect the presence of extrasolar planets by observing the slight decrease in light detected from the parent star as the orbiting planet passes in front of it Kepler due to launch in 2006 2007 will observe thousands of solar like stars simultaneously with a large CCD camera looking for such transits over a period of three years The mission will provide critical data on the prevalence of planets as small as Earth beyond our solar system This information will invaluable to the designers of TPF because it will indicate how far away the nearest stars harboring terrestrial planets in their habitable zones are likely to be Black Dot Kepler Mission Area Kepler spacer Eclipse Eclipse is a proposed Discovery mission to perform the first sensitive imaging study of nearby planetary systems and their evolutionary stages from formation as young stellar objects to their demise as planetary nebulae During a three year science mission Eclipse would directly detect and characterize Jupiter class planets zodiacal dust structures and brown dwarf companions associated with stars in the solar neighborhood survey the protoplanetary disks of nearby molecular clouds and study the dissolution of planetary systems in the winds of dying stars Eclipse would bring together a 1 8 meter space telescope 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/images/tpf_news.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Links ...%%==%%13754%%==%%25 Jul 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Links blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp spacer spacer spacer TPF gt NEWS spacer Technology demonstration mirror July 24 2003 Numerous studies of coronagraph based architectures for TPF have identified a large lightweight low scatter primary mirror as one of the major technology challenges Acting on recommendations from the Industry led Architecture Study Teams the TPF Science Working Group and the TPF external Technology Review Board JPL has contracted with Eastman Kodak for the second phase development of the TPF Technology Demonstration Mirror TDM Kodak will make and test a 1 8m off axis parabolic mirror with 1 4 the mass per unit area of the Hubble Space Telescope HST primary mirror and significantly lower surface error in the mid spatial frequencies The TDM goal will be to achieve a surface quality such that the scattered light performance is an order of magnitude improvement over the HST primary When successfully completed and validated the TDM will provide an important demonstration of mirror technology needed to build a TPF coronagraph After delivery and test of the mirror in 2006 the TPF project plans to make the TDM available to the community for use by other projects that advance the TPF science goals For further information contact TPF Project Manager Dan Coulter at Daniel R Coulter jpl nasa gov nbsp spacer Advanced cryocooler technology development program July 24 2003 The Advanced Cryocooler Technology Development Program ACTDP at JPL has just kicked off the last of three contracts for the development of engineering model cryocoolers capable of cooling to 6 K The ACTDP is a collaboration between the Goddard Space Flight Center and JPL managed by the TPF Project to demonstrate cryocoolers that are suitable for TPF James Webb Space Telescope and Constellation X Ball Aerospace Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been selected for the development phase of ACTDP The cryocoolers will be capable of 30 mW of cooling at 6 K and 150 mW at 18 K with input power of less than 250 W and will be suitable for a variety of missions in addition to those already identified As part of the contracted effort each company will provide cost and schedule information for the development of flight model cryocoolers Interested potential end users may contact Ronald G Ross jpl nasa gov for further information nbsp spacer nbsp spacer Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf news html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf news html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf news html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF images tpf news html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/expo03/index.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Science, Technology, and Design Expo%%==%%@import URL("./tpfMain.css"); NASA Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Caltech Home Page NASA Privacy Statement Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL ...%%==%%14980%%==%%16 Jun 105%%==%% import URL tpfMain css NASA Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Caltech Home Page NASA Privacy Statement Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL navigation banner View the NASA Portal JPL Search Search space JPL Home Page JPL Earth JPL Solar System JPL Stars Galaxies JPL Technology space navigation top Home Preliminary Agenda Directions Accomodations Registration Submissions Information Contact Information space navigation double bar TPF Home space space TPF Science Technology Design Expo space Expo Home Page The Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF project invites you to attend and participate in the first annual TPF Science Technology and Design Expo October 14 16 2003 at Pasadena Convention Center 300 East Green Street Pasadena California 91101 TPF is a major mission in NASA s Origins Science Theme with the goal of directly detecting and characterizing Earth like planets around nearby stars The project is in the advanced study phase with a plan to enter the mission system and definition phase Phase A in 2007 Current activities include a wide range of science investigations technology development efforts and design studies The purpose of this meeting is to report on the status of TPF including the project s progress over the past year and provide insight into future plans This meeting is open to the entire TPF community including scientists engineers and technologists from industry universities and the U S Government as well as our partners from the European Space Agency Presentations will include oral and poster sessions on topics related to TPF science system design and technology development work supported by the TPF Project space JPL navigation footer FirstGov Website space NASA Website space space Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Technology and Design Expo Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Technology and Design Expo Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Technology and Design Expo Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Technology and Design Expo Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Technology and Design Expo Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Technology and Design Expo Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Technology and Design Expo Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Technology and Design Expo Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Technology and Design Expo Terrestrial Planet Finder Science Technology and Design Expo http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF expo03 index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF expo03 index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF expo03 index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF expo03 index html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/model/tpf_index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%var newimage=' New! ' var today=new Date() function whatsnew(yr,mon,day){ var expire=new Date(yr,mon,day) if (today.getTime() Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, ...%%==%%20343%%==%%21 Sep 105%%==%% var newimage New var today new Date function whatsnew yr mon day var expire new Date yr mon day if today getTime Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth TPF FACTS TPF NEWS A summary report describing the scientific interrelationship of SIM PlanetQuest TPF C and TPF I has been released Download PDF 120 KB The TPF C Flight Baseline 1 Report is now available Download PDF 15 6 MB NASA has issued a TPF C Proposal Information Package and announced an upcoming pre proposal conference Full story PLANETQUEST Home page for NASA s search for extrasolar planets Overview Missions Multimedia Educator Resources Origins of Stars Planets and Life The Terrestrial Planet Finder observatories will study all aspects of planets outside our solar system from their formation and development in disks of dust and gas around newly forming stars to the presence and features of those planets orbiting the nearest stars from the numbers at various sizes and places to their suitability as abodes for life More TPF OVERVIEW nbsp TPF IN DEPTH nbsp RESOURCES What is TPF nbsp Visualizations Artists concepts 3D models nbsp Science Goals Searching for Earths Signs of Life Planet Studies Astrophysics nbsp Technology Goals Multiple Paths Mission Concepts Precursor Missions nbsp Extrasolar Planets PlanetQuest home page nbsp Contact Information Press Media Web Feedback Ask a Question black separator line TPF and the Space Exploration Vision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp In January 2004 President Bush identified the search for Earth like planets as a goal in his new vision for space exploration In response NASA has identified Earth like Planets and Life as one of four key research areas in its Vision for Space Exploration More nbsp Key Documents nbsp nbsp nbsp TPF I Technology Plan June 2005 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp PDF 4 0 MB TPF Astrophysics PDF 2 1 MB Precursor Science PDF 8 9 MB Biosignatures and Planetary Properties PDF nbsp TPF Newsletter nbsp Research Opportunities TPF Foundation Science nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2004 Selections nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2003 Selections TPF C Instrument Concept Studies nbsp TPF Archive nbsp Library restricted nbsp black separator line TPF Project TPF I Science Working Group TPF C Science and Technology nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Definition Team Technology Panel Science Working Group Charter nbsp Technical Resources TPF target list database Decadal Report Bibliography of coronagraphy papers Bibliography of nulling interferometry nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp papers nbsp Michelson Science Center Fellowships nbsp Related Sites Darwin Project at ESA OLBIN nbsp Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits FirstGov Your First Click to the US Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest Home Page Space Interferometry Mission Home Page Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF model tpf index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF model tpf index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF model tpf index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF model tpf index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/model/bioSignatures.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Earth's biosignatures include methane, liquid water, and ozone. Blue Line Earth's biosignatures include ...%%==%%2822%%==%%20 Sep 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Earth s biosignatures include methane liquid water and ozone Blue Line Earth s biosignatures include methane liquid water and ozone Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF model bioSignatures html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF model bioSignatures html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF model bioSignatures html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF model bioSignatures html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_what_is.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%21308%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology space White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths space space space White Dot Sample Mission Concepts space space space White Dot Precursor Missions space space TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space MISSIONS gt WHAT IS TPF space Origins of stars planets and life Two ways of seeing Simulated planets as observed by a proposed infrared coronograph left and an infrared interferometer Blue Line Two ways of seeing Simulated planets as observed by a proposed infrared coronograph left and an infrared interferometer Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand TPF Free Flyer blue dot QuickTime 13 5 MB blue dot RealPlayer 706 KB Removal of systematic effects blue dot QuickTime 904 kB Vibration isolation blue dot QuickTime 3 4 MB Blue Line The Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF will study all aspects of planets outside our solar system from their formation and development in disks of dust and gas around newly forming stars to the presence and features of those planets orbiting the nearest stars from the numbers at various sizes and places to their suitability as an abode for life By combining the high sensitivity of space telescopes with revolutionary imaging technologies TPF will measure the size temperature and placement of planets as small as the Earth in the habitable zones of distant solar systems In addition TPF s spectroscopy will allow atmospheric chemists and biologists to use the relative amounts of gases like carbon dioxide water vapor ozone and methane to find whether a planet someday could or even now does support life Our understanding of the properties of terrestrial planets will be scientifically most valuable within a broader framework that includes the properties of all planetary system constituents including both gas giant and terrestrial planets and debris disks Some of this information such as the properties of debris disks and the masses and orbital properties of gas giant planets will become available with currently planned space or ground based facilities However the spectral characterization of most giant planets will require observations with TPF TPF s ability to carry out a program of comparative planet studies across a range of planetary masses and orbital locations in a large number of new solar systems is by itself an important scientific motivation for the mission However TPF s mission will not be limited to the detection and study of distant planets An observatory with the power to detect an Earth orbiting a nearby star will also be able to collect important new data on many targets of general astrophysical interest The Terrestrial Planet Finder book published by JPL in 1999 presented the scientific case for the mission Blue Line The Terrestrial Planet Finder book published by JPL in 1999 presented the scientific case for the mission Blue Line An accepted scientific priority The search for habitable planets and life has received strong support within the scientific community The 2001 decadal review of astronomy and astrophysics Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium prepared by the National Research Council stated that The discovery of life on another planet is potentially one of the most important scientific advances of this century let alone this decade and it would have enormous philosophical implications The decadal committee recommended that NASA go ahead with TPF but with the caveat that precursor missions should confirm the expectation that terrestrial planets are common around solar type stars The committee also recommended that in the mission should give comparable weight to the broader science goals of studying planetary systems and the structure of astronomical sources imaged at high angular resolution The survey also noted the importance and challenges of building a Terrestrial Planet Finder and noted that the success of precursor missions and technology must first be demonstrated What will TPF look like TPF will take the form of either a coronagraph operating at visible wavelengths or a large baseline interferometer operating in the infrared During almost 20 years of study design concepts have alternated between interferometeric arrays and coronagraphs In recent years alternative architectures have emerged with the potential to achieve similar science goals These opened up the possibility of new mission concepts and additional precursor missions In December of 2000 JPL and four study teams consisting of aerospace industry companies and university investigators with advice from the Science Working Group selected the most promising architectures for more detailed definition and analysis These architectures were studied in detail and the results were presented during a Final Technical Review a year later Final selection of a TPF architecture will occur in 2006 based on the science and technology progress of the next four years space More information Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium TPF Book PDF files space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/rfp.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%13596%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp space TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space TPF Development of Technologies RFP The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is inviting interested educational institutions to submit a written proposal for the development of technologies for the TPF Mission The purpose of this Solicitation is to fund technology development and demonstration tasks and deliverables that address the feasibility of three TPF architectural approaches namely a Visible Coronagraph a Structurally Connected IR Nulling Interferometer and a Formation Flying IR Nulling Interferometer for achieving TPF mission objectives The Solicitation instructions for the preparation of proposals in response to this Solicitation are now available at the following URL address http acquisition jpl nasa gov rfp tpfdevtech This website also lists any addendums to this Solicitation and it should be checked frequently for updates The TPF Project s Acquisition Strategy is to compete technology development as much as practicable The plan includes requests for proposals RFPs for areas of technology at various Technology Readiness Levels TRL Some RFPs are directed at industry based on their unique capabilities Technology Announcements are issued to a broad set of potential suppliers such as industry FFRDCs educational institutions NASA centers and other government organizations This solicitation is targeting educational institutions and non profit organizations as they are considered best suited for research and development in the low TRLs Although this solicitation is intended to solicit technology concepts from Educational Institutions and Non Profit Organizations JPL has determined that industry cannot be precluded from proposing However commercial firms considering proposing to this solicitation should give careful consideration to their competitiveness with Educational Institutions and Non Profit Organizations particularly with respect to the qualifications and historical performance for technology development of their proposed Principle Investigator as highlighted in the Source Selection Criteria and their overall cost competitiveness space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website NASA s Origins Program NASA s Origins Program Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 rfp html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 rfp html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 rfp html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 rfp html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_facts.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%16868%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology space White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths space space space White Dot Sample Mission Concepts space space space White Dot Precursor Missions space space TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TPF gt QUICK FACTS space Overview The Terrestrial Planet Finder will be capable of detecting and characterizing Earth like planets around as many as 150 stars up to 45 light years away The project will look for the atmospheric signatures of habitable or even inhabited planets space Science Goals Survey nearby stars looking for terrestrial size planets in the habitable zone Follow up brightest candidates with spectroscopy looking for atmospheric signatures habitability or life itself Carry out a program of high spatial resolution astrophysics space Candidate Technologies large passively cooled optics formation flying nulling interferometry precision wavefront control coronagraphs large precision optics for visible wavelenghts Infrared detectors cryocoolers space Launch Vehicle Ariane 5 EELV or Delta IV Heavy space Schedule Final architecture selection is anticipated in 2006 Launch is anticipated between 2012 2015 Five year mission duration space Funding Source NASA Space Science mission part of Origins program space Management Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology space Simulated spectrum as would be observed by TPF space Simulated spectrum as would be observed by TPF space space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf facts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf facts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf facts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf facts html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_news.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%17595%%==%%26 Feb 104%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TPF gt NEWS space TPF Expo presentations posted online February 5 2004 Presentations from the TPF Science Technology and Design Expo held in October 2003 are now posted Presentations available on the site can be accessed by clicking on the hot linked titles in the Final Agenda nbsp space The Second TPF Darwin International Conference August 15 2003 The second annual joint TPF Darwin conference Dust Disks and the Formation Evolution and Detection of Habitable Planets will take place July 26 29 2004 in Mission Bay San Diego California space HCIT Telescope Front End RFP August 6 2003 The Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL is soliciting proposals for the Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF High Contrast Imaging Testbed HCIT Telescope Front End TFE Study The purpose of this RFP is to define the TFE Study Phase requirements and subsequent Implementation Phase tasks and deliverables that will provide a TFE with the capability to supply an optical signal to the HCIT representative of the signal that will be supplied by a full sized TPF telescope Once integrated with the HCIT the TFE will be used to assess the feasibility of a visible light coronagraph for meeting the TPF mission objectives JPL invites your organization to review the procurement information and instructions contained at http acquisition jpl nasa gov rfp TPF HCIT TFE and consider submitting a proposal in either a prime contractor role or as a team member with another prime nbsp space TPF Development of Technologies Solicitation Results August 1 2003 Click here for a list of proposals that have been selected for negotiation of contracts as part of the TPF Development of Technologies solicitation nbsp space Lockheed Martin Ball selected for Study Phase Contract negotiations July 29 2003 The JPL Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF Project announces that Lockheed Martin Corporation and Ball Aerospace amp Technologies Corporation have both been selected for negotiation of Study Phase Contracts for the TPF Structurally Connected Interferometer Structure Testbed TPF SCIT nbsp space Technology Demonstration Mirror July 24 2003 Numerous studies of coronagraph based architectures for TPF have identified a large lightweight low scatter primary mirror as one of the major technology challenges Acting on recommendations from the Industry led Architecture Study Teams the TPF Science Working Group and the TPF external Technology Review Board JPL has contracted with Eastman Kodak for the second phase development of the TPF Technology Demonstration Mirror TDM Kodak will make and test a 1 8m off axis parabolic mirror with 1 4 the mass per unit area of the Hubble Space Telescope HST primary mirror and significantly lower surface error in the mid spatial frequencies The TDM goal will be to achieve a surface quality such that the scattered light performance is an order of magnitude improvement over the HST primary When successfully completed and validated the TDM will provide an important demonstration of mirror technology needed to build a TPF coronagraph After delivery and test of the mirror in 2006 the TPF project plans to make the TDM available to the community for use by other projects that advance the TPF science goals For further information contact TPF Project Manager Dan Coulter at Daniel R Coulter jpl nasa gov nbsp space Advanced Cryocooler Technology Development Program July 24 2003 The Advanced Cryocooler Technology Development Program ACTDP at JPL has just kicked off the last of three contracts for the development of engineering model cryocoolers capable of cooling to 6 K The ACTDP is a collaboration between the Goddard Space Flight Center and JPL managed by the TPF Project to demonstrate cryocoolers that are suitable for TPF James Webb Space Telescope and Constellation X Ball Aerospace Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been selected for the development phase of ACTDP The cryocoolers will be capable of 30 mW of cooling at 6 K and 150 mW at 18 K with input power of less than 250 W and will be suitable for a variety of missions in addition to those already identified As part of the contracted effort each company will provide cost and schedule information for the development of flight model cryocoolers Interested potential end users may contact Ronald G Ross jpl nasa gov for further information nbsp space TPF news 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_news_archive.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%12896%%==%%26 Feb 104%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TPF gt NEWS ARCHIVE space NASA research opportunity on Terrestrial Planet Finder Foundation Science January 31 2003 the 2003 opportunity is now closed nbsp space NASA Headquarters selects TPF Science Working Group September 9 2002 nbsp space TPF Interim Science Working Group Call for Applications June 21 2002 nbsp nbsp space The July 2001 letter to NASA Origins Director Anne Kinney July 11 13 2001 The July 2001 letter to NASA Origins Director Anne Kinney from Alan Dressler Chair of the Origins Subcommittee contains an updated assessment of progress with SIM TPF and the Keck Interferometer nbsp space TPF news gt gt space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf news archive html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf news archive html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf news archive html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf news archive html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_precursor.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%19590%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology space White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths space space space White Dot Sample Mission Concepts space space space White Dot Precursor Missions space space TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TECHNOLOGY GOALS gt PRECURSOR MISSIONS space Terrestrial Planet Finder would inherit much of its technology from Origins projects that are under way or from additional precursor missions that are under study The following is a partial list of space based missions proposed or in development that will establish the scientific and technological stepping stones leading up to TPF space The Space Interferometry Mission SIM SIM scheduled for launch in 2009 will determine the positions and distances of stars several hundred times more accurately than any previous observations This accuracy will allow SIM to look for the positional astrometric wobble of nearby stars induced by orbiting planets In some cases planets as small as a few Earth masses should be detectable Data from SIM will help establish a catalog of likely targets for TPF Black Dot SIM Mission Area The Space Interferometry Mission space Space InfraRed Telescope Facility The Space InfraRed Telescope Facility SIRTF scheduled for launch in 2003 is a space borne cryogenically cooled infrared observatory capable of studying objects ranging from our solar system to the distant reaches of the universe SIRTF is an important scientific and technical cornerstone of the Origins program The observatory will devote considerable time to studies of the circumstellar surrounding a star disks of dust and gas found around nearby stars which are thought to eventually form extrasolar planetary systems Black Dot Space InfraRed Telescope Facility Mission Area Space InfraRed Telescope Facility space James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope is a powerful observatory designed to replace the Hubble Space Telescope when it retires near the end of this decade Scheduled to launch in 2010 it will carry cameras and spectrographs senstitive to infrared radiation Many of its proposed technologies are precursors of systems that will be used for TPF Black Dot James Webb Space Telescope Home Page Next Generation Space Telescope space Kepler Kepler is a Discovery mission to detect the presence of extrasolar planets by observing the slight decrease in light detected from the parent star as the orbiting planet passes in front of it Kepler due to launch in 2006 2007 will observe thousands of solar like stars simultaneously with a large CCD camera looking for such transits over a period of three years The mission will provide critical data on the prevalence of planets as small as Earth beyond our solar system This information will invaluable to the designers of TPF because it will indicate how far away the nearest stars harboring terrestrial planets in their habitable zones are likely to be Black Dot Kepler Mission Area Kepler space Eclipse Eclipse is a proposed Discovery mission to perform the first sensitive imaging study of nearby planetary systems and their evolutionary stages from formation as young stellar objects to their demise as planetary nebulae During a three year science mission Eclipse would directly detect and characterize Jupiter class planets zodiacal dust structures and brown dwarf companions associated with stars in the solar neighborhood survey the protoplanetary disks of nearby molecular clouds and study the dissolution of planetary systems in the winds of dying stars Eclipse would bring together a 1 8 meter space telescope configured for low optical scattering a coronagraphic camera for control of diffracted light and precision active optics for control of scattered light Black Dot Eclipse Mission Area Eclipse space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_project.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%16435%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology space White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths space space space White Dot Sample Mission Concepts space space space White Dot Precursor Missions space space TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space PROJECT STATUS space Dramatic progress on infrared nulling was achieved in 2000 with the University of Arizona nulling camera left and in 2001 with the JPL mid IR nulling testbed upper right Blue Line Technical Black Dot TPF Architecture Review Blue Line In May 2002 NASA chose two TPF mission architecture concepts for further study and technology development Each would use a different means to achieve the same goal to block the light from a parent star in order to see its much smaller dimmer planets That technology challenge has been likened to finding a firefly near the beam of a brilliant searchlight from far away Additional goals of the mission would include characterizing the surfaces and atmospheres of newfound planets and looking for the chemical signatures of life The two candidate architectures are Infrared Interferometer Multiple small telescopes on a fixed structure or on separated spacecraft flying in precision formation would simulate a much larger very powerful telescope The interferometer would utilize a technique called nulling to reduce the starlight by a factor of one million thus enabling the detection of the very dim infrared emission from the planets Visible Light Coronagraph A large optical telescope with a mirror three to four times bigger and at least 10 times more precise than the Hubble Space Telescope would collect starlight and the very dim reflected light from the planets The telescope would have special optics to reduce the starlight by a factor of one billion thus enabling astronomers to detect the faint planets The Terrestrial Planet Finder project at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif selected the two candidates based on results from four industrial academic teams that conducted a 2 1 2 year study of more than 60 possible designs The two architectures were determined to be sufficiently realistic to warrant further study and technological development in support of a launch of Terrestrial Planet Finder by the middle of the next decade NASA and JPL will issue calls for proposals seeking input on the development and demonstration of technologies to implement the two architectures and on scientific research relevant to planet finding It is anticipated that one of the two architectures will be selected in 2005 or 2006 to be implemented for the mission which may include international collaboration space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf project html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_review.html%%==%%Planet Quest: TPF: TPF Architecture Review%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers &amp; Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site &nbsp; space ...%%==%%17788%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp space ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS gt TPF gt LIBRARY space TPF architecture review PDF Files JPL Summary Report 6 5 MB Biomarkers Report 1 3 MB Des Marais et al Astrobiology 1 7 MB FINAL REPORTS June 2002 Ball Aerospace 1 4 MB Boeing 7 4 MB Lockheed Martin 2 3 MB TRW Phase 1 and 2 1 9 MB TPF FINAL ARCHITECTURE REVIEW December 2001 Ball Aerospace Part 1 2 5 MB Part 2 3 2 MB Part 3 7 2 MB Part 4 3 5 MB Boeing Background and executive summary 1 1 MB NRLA Non redundant Linear Array 5 3 MB Apodized Square Aperture A visible direct imaging solution for TPF 4 5 MB Summary 131 kB Appendices PAR results 464 kB Science requirements 299 kB Scattered light 543 kB NRLA technical supporting material 1 1 MB TRL level definitions 190 kB Detection vs angular separation 235 kB Lockheed Martin Phase 2 final architecture review 9 4 MB TRW Final presentation Part 1 2 7 MB Final presentation Part 2 4 5 MB Response to Questions 261 kB Video clips QuickTime Telescope deployment 1 2 MB System deployment 2 2 MB HARD deployment 2 8 MB TDRS deployment 12 5 MB TPF PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURE REVIEW December 2000 Ball Aerospace presentation 4 9 MB Boeing presentation Part 1 8 8 MB Part 2 9 1 MB Part 3 1 9 MB Video clips QuickTime BigMonolith mov 6 3 MB Labeyrie mov 18 1 MB LasTrap mov 6 4 MB Linear mov 8 2 MB Rod Para mov 16 6 MB RodFlat mov 17 5 MB SmallMonolith mov 6 3 MB Lockheed Martin Introduction 461 kB The Island Concepts and Technology Readiness 1 6 MB System trades and analyses 657 kB Jovian planets and habitability 776 kB Precursor 253 kB Science requirements and spectral regions 4 2 MB Optical and mechanical options development 892 kB TRW Introduction 164 kB Requirements 373 kB Study results 138 kB Architectures 288 kB Coronagraph 1 9 MB Fresnel coronagraph 806 kB Sparse aperture 2 5 MB Interferometer 504 kB Occulter 531 kB Summary 42 kB Supplemental Files Coronograph 3 1 MB Ranking 49 kB Sparse Aperture 1 1 MB Participant Lists 194 kB TPF 1999 BOOK space Some PDF files on this page are complex and may not display properly within your web browser If you experience this please save the PDF to disk and view it with Acrobat or Acrobat Reader Top of Page space Blue line space Planet Quest Home nbsp Projects Keck Interferometer LBTI SIM TPF Kepler nbsp Multimedia Gallery nbsp Educator Resources nbsp Web Showcase Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod Clearance No CL02 1614 National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest TPF TPF Architecture Review Planet Quest TPF TPF Architecture Review Planet Quest TPF TPF Architecture Review Planet Quest TPF TPF Architecture Review Planet Quest TPF TPF Architecture Review Planet Quest TPF TPF Architecture Review Planet Quest TPF TPF Architecture Review Planet Quest TPF TPF Architecture Review Planet Quest TPF TPF Architecture Review Planet Quest TPF TPF Architecture Review http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf review html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf review html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf review html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf review html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_sample.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%16213%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology space White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths space space space White Dot Sample Mission Concepts space space space White Dot Precursor Missions space space TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TECHNOLOGY GOALS gt SAMPLE MISSION CONCEPTS space Large Infrared Coronagraph TRW At right is a simulated view of Earth and Jupiter as observed by a proposed large infrared coronograph This mirror would be 28 meters wide and composed of 36 segments adequate for studying the dimmest stars on the TPF target list Large Infrared Coronagraph space Non Redundant Linear Array Boeing SVS This concept proposes a hybrid interferometer coronagraph with image plane beam combination The interferometer is used to obtain high angular resolution and the coronagraph stop mask is used to reject the starlight A simulated image of a planetary system constructed with this system is shown at right Non Redundant Linear Array Non Redundant Linear Array spacer Interferometer Concepts Lockheed Martin Light from four or more telescopes on a common structure right or separate free flying spacecraft will be combined to suppress or null starlight in Lockheed Martin s interferometric mission concept Interferometer Concepts space Spergel Pupil Optical Coronagraph Ball Aerospace This visible light concept uses a thermally shielded large coronagraph with a primarily mirror 4 X 10 meters It uses a specially shaped pupil to provide a wide region in which the starlight is suppressed enough to detect planets Spergel Pupil Optical Coronagraph space space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf sample html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf sample html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf sample html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf sample html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_science.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%18494%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology space White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths space space space White Dot Sample Mission Concepts space space space White Dot Precursor Missions space space TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TPF gt SCIENCE GOALS space Searching for new Earths Spectra of three terrestrial planets in our solar system Blue Line Spectra of three terrestrial planets in our solar system Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Finding Planets Black Dot Finding Life Technical Example Black Dot Biosignatures and Planetary Properties to be Investigated by the TPF Mission Blue Line The primary scientific goal of TPF is the direct detection and characterization of Earth like planets that orbit nearby stars Specifically TPF will seek answers to these questions Are there Earth like planets in the habitable zones around their parent stars where the surface temperature is capable of supporting liquid water over a range of surface pressures What are the compositions of the atmospheres of terrestrial planets orbiting nearby stars Is water carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide present Are there atmospheric components or conditions attributable to primitive life such as ozone or molecular oxygen seen in the Earth s atmosphere How do planets form out of disks of solid and gaseous material around young stars Comparative planet studies In a broader scientific context the goal of TPF is to understand the properties of all planetary constituents In addition to Earth like planets it will study the orbital and physical properties of gas giants and debris disks Such data will be crucial to the refinement and validation of planetary systems models The standard model of solar system formation holds that planets originate in a flattened disk of material formed in the collapse of a rotating cloud of dust and gas While this theory has been strengthened by observations of protostellar disks that span tens to hundred of astronomical units AU across the recent discoveries of extrasolar planets with diverse orbital properties suggest that planetary systems are dynamic and that planets may migrate from the site of their birth TPF will provide essential information on the mass and temperature distribution within the disks surrounding young stars the cradles of new planets This information will yield important clues on physical processes that determine how rocky and gaseous planets form The comparison of planetary systems around stars with different masses and ages will provide additional clues to the frequency with which habitable planets occur allowing an estimate of the frequency of Earth like planets through the cosmos as a whole Hubble Space Telescope image of an edge on protoplanetary disk Blue Line Hubble Space Telescope image of an edge on protoplanetary disk Blue Line Astrophysics An observatory with the power to detect an Earth orbiting a nearby star will be able to collect important data on many targets of general astrophysical interest TPF will be capable of revealing individual star formation regions in distant galaxies and in the central regions of galaxies where enormous bursts of star formation occur The mission will explore a wide range of physical processes in the universe with unprecedented detail including the icy cores of comets protostars condensing out of interstellar matter the winds of dying stars and the cores of distant ultra luminous galaxies 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_team.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%19622%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology space White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths space space space White Dot Sample Mission Concepts space space space White Dot Precursor Missions space space TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TEAM space TPF PRE PROJECT Navigator Program Manager Mike Devirian Program Manager Dan Coulter Project Scientist Charles Beichman Deputy Project Scientist Stephen Unwin Project Technologist Chris Lindensmith Project Engineer Richard Key TPF SCIENCE WORKING GROUP Name Institution Charles Beichman Chair Jet Propulsion Laboratory Dana Backman Franklin and Marshall College Robert Brown Space Telescope Science Institute Christopher Burrows Consultant William Danchi NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Malcolm Fridlund ESA ESTEC Eric Gaidos University of Hawaii at Manoa Philip Hinz University of Arizona Kenneth Johnston US Naval Observatory Marc Kuchner Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Doug Lin University of California Santa Cruz Jonathan Lunine University of Arizona Victoria Meadows Jet Propulsion Laboratory Gary Melnick Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Bertrand Mennesson Jet Propulsion Laboratory David Miller Massachusetts Institute of Technology Charley Noecker Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp Sara Seager Institute for Advanced Study Eugene Serabyn Jet Propulsion Laboratory William Sparks Space Telescope Science Institute David Spergel Princeton University Wesley Traub Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory John Trauger Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ted von Hippel University of Texas Austin Neville Woolf University of Arizona TPF TECHNOLOGY REVIEW PANEL Name Institution Area of Expertise Michael Krim Chair Perkin Elmer retired Large optical systems Pierre Bely Space Telescope Science Institute retired Large optical systems Mark Colavita Jet Propulsion Laboratory Interferometry systems Dick Dyer Schafer Corporation Large optical systems precision wavefront control Dave Hyland University of Michigan Precision formation flying Ken Johnston US Naval Observatory Interferometry systems John Lipa Stanford University Cryogenic systems Michael Lou Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mechanical systems amp structures space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf team html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf team html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf team html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf team html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_technology.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Web ...%%==%%20378%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Web Showcase blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology space White Dot Evaluating Multiple Paths space space space White Dot Sample Mission Concepts space space space White Dot Precursor Missions space space TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TECHNOLOGY GOALS space Evaluating different paths to TPF Simulated image of a star planet system observed with the Boeing SVS apodized square aperture eliminating the glare of the parent star Blue Line Simulated image of a star planet system observed with the Boeing SVS apodized square aperture eliminating the glare of the parent star Blue Line The execution of a mission as ambitious and challenging as TPF requires careful evaluation of potential technological approaches often referred to by mission planners as mission architectures In May 2000 JPL chose four teams composed of aerospace industry companies and academic scientists to study design concepts that could detect and characterize extrasolar planets The teams are led by Ball Aerospace Boeing SVS TRW and Lockheed Martin In the first phase of the study each of the teams explored the broadest possible range of concepts for performing the TPF mission In December 2000 JPL and the study teams with advice from the Science Working Group selected the four architectures as the most promising for detailed definition and analysis These architectures fall into two broad categories coronagraphs operating at visible wavelengths and interferometers operating at mid infrared wavelengths The visible light concepts would use a single telescope with an effective diameter of 6 5 8 meters operating at room temperature but must achieve a billion to one image contrast Very precise stable control of the telescope optical quality is required Infrared TPF concepts would use multiple smaller telescopes 3 4 meter configured as an interferometer and spread out over a large lt 40 meter boom or operated on separated spacecraft over distances of a few hundred meters The telescopes must operate at extremely low temperatures and the observatory would necessarily be larger However the image contrast requirement is much easier at infrared wavelengths only a million to one and thus the system optical quality is easier to achieve Visible light coronagraphs In its simplest form a coronagraph blocks the direct and diffracted light of a bright object so that faint nearby objects and structures can be seen Coronagraphs have been used this way to study the corona surrounding our Sun and to search for sub stellar companions failed stars known as brown dwarfs of nearby stars Using this technique to study the area around a nearby star requires dealing with the diffraction of light around the edges of the telescope which detracts from the potential angular resolution of the image The diffraction pattern of a simple round telescope for example is a series of concentric rings with a bright central spot Blocking the light from a star in order to see an orbiting planet requires suppressing the first several bright rings without blocking out the planet By using masks to simulate a telescope with a different effective shape the diffraction pattern can be controlled so that the starlight is much dimmer closer to the center in some areas and brighter in others The telescope can be rotated about its line of sight so that the planet image passes in an out of the regions where the starlight is dim Managing this diffraction pattern isn t too difficult there are a number of options available to accomplish this A more critical issue for TPF is wavefront control which must be mastered in order for a visible light TPF to work This includes correcting for imperfections in the optics which scatter light and degrade image contrast To correct for its own internal imperfections TPF would use active optics similar to the technology that the Keck Observatory and other ground based telescopes use to correct for wavefront distortion in the Earth s atmosphere though not operating at such a high rate TPF designs operating at visible wavelengths offer several advantages At shorter wavelengths a smaller telescope can obtain the required resolution Optical detectors require less thermal control reducing the need for onboard cooling A visible light telescope can operate at room temperature while a telescope operating in the thermal infrared must be cooled to about 40 degrees Kelvin A variety of missions have been proposed that would demonstrate technologies using a 1 8 meter space telescope a coronagraphic camera and precision active optics for control of scattered light to search for Jupiter size planets in advance of a larger mission to look for Earths Infrared interferometers Reconstruction of a TPF interferometric observation of a terrestrial planet 33 light years away Blue Line Reconstruction of a TPF interferometric observation of a terrestrial planet 33 light years away Blue Line Using interferometers to study distant planets allows smaller widely separated mirrors to work together as a giant virtual telescope The resolution obtained would be the same as one would get from a telescope as big as the separation between the individual telescopes To get enough of this information to build up a good picture the interferometer must rotate around its line of sight to different relative positions and repeat the exposures As well as taking a picture an interferometer can obtain spectra of the targets it is looking at Prototype TPF interferometer concepts involve placing the telescope array on a physical structure or flying multiple telescopes in formation along with a central spacecraft that houses the beam combining apparatus As a precursor the Space Inteferometry Mission will demonstrate spaceborne interferometry and the pathlength control needed for TPF interferometry For a detailed introduction to the technology of combining and canceling light through interferometery see Technology Interferometry space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/TPF_20040312/tpf_techResults.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers &amp; Scientists blue spacer Links ...%%==%%14193%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page blue spacer Engineers amp Scientists blue spacer Links blue spacer Origins Section blue spacer Search Site nbsp TPF Home Page What is TPF TPF Science Goals TPF Technology TPF Project TPF Facts TPF Team Multimedia Gallery TPF Planet Finder Club space space TPF gt NEWS space TPF Development of Technologies Solicitation Results The following proposals have been selected for negotiation of contracts as part of the TPF Development of Technologies solicitation PI Institution Proposal Title Thomas Bifano Boston University Advanced Deformable MEMS Mirror Systems for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission Phil Hinz University of Arizona A Common Path Phase Sensing Test Bed for TPF Phil Hinz University of Arizona Beamsplitter Devlopment for TPF N Jeremy Kasdin Princeton University Design and Control of Shaped Pupil Coronograph for TPF Richard Lyon Goddard Space Flight Center Vector Optical Modeling for a Visible Light Coronagraph Approach to TPF Manuel Martinez Sanchez Massachusetts Institute of Technology Contamination Studies on TPF Propulsion Candidates David Miller Massachusetts Institute of Technology Electromagnetic Formation Flight EMFF David Miller Massachusetts Institute of Technology Model Verification Andrew Neureuther University of California Berkeley Vector Wavefront Simulation for TPF Coronagraph Performance Evaluation Stephen Ridgway National Optical Astronomy Observatory Study and Laboratory Demonstration of a Pupil Remapping Coronagraph for a Visible TPF space Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest Missions Terrestrial Planet Finder http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf techResults html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf techResults html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf techResults html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF TPF 20040312 tpf techResults html 
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Kuiper belt detectable with Spitzer to the inner zodiacal clouds that will be measurable with TPF What do the Spitzer measurements of the outer zodiacal cloud tell us about the presence or absence of planets The link between the physical conditions in the early solar nebula and astrobiology e g how might astronomical conditions in the Hadean Archaen periods affect the formation and evolution of life Spitzer will provide new information on the properties of zodiacal disks in the first 500 million years of a planetary system s existence What does a high level of exo zodiacal emission imply in terms of bombardment and infall What other astronomical properties of a star and planetary system might be relevant to the formation of stable habitable planets e g dynamics of giant planets UV X ray output of stars chemistry of nebular material etc Discussion of TPF Darwin designs science requirements and technology advances This will be a 3 5 day conference ending at around noon on the fourth day 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPFDarwinConf/proceedings/posters.htm%%==%%TPF/Darwin Posters%%==%%﻿ First Author Poster Title Poster No. Abstract Page Olivier Absil Expected Performance of a NIR Nulling Instrument on Board the Pégase Free-flying Demonstrator Mission ...%%==%%42841%%==%%28 Oct 104%%==%% First Author Poster Title Poster No Abstract Page Olivier Absil Expected Performance of a NIR Nulling Instrument on Board the P gase Free flying Demonstrator Mission P064 95 Daniel Apai Knowing Where To Look A Catalog of Debris Disks and Candidates P001 96 David Ardila Dynamical Model of HD 141569 P003 97 Eric Bakker PRIMA Astrometric Operations and Software Ambitions Conditions and Routes to Realization P086 98 Ana Bedalov Direct Imaging Search for Young Massive Planets P087 99 Charles Beichman Spitzer Study of a Volume Limited Sample of FGK Stars P004 100 Evan Bierman Detectability of Habitable Planets with the Space Interferometry Mission P088 101 Pascal Bord eacute Wavefront Control for the Coronagraphic TPF P074 102 Benjamin Bromley Numerical Calculations of Terrestrial Planet Formation P042 103 Christine Chen Spitzer Space Telescope Observations of beta Pictoris with IRS and MIPS P005 104 Mark Clampin Overview of the EPIC Mission Concept P075 105 Thayne Currie A Hybrid Scenario for Jovian Planet Formation P043 106 William Danchi The Fourier Kelvin Stellar Interferometer Mission A Practical Interferometric Mission for Discovering and Studying Extrasolar Giant Planets P065 107 Steven Desch Signatures of Debris Disk Birth Environments P006 108 Didier Despois CO 2 Sequestration in Ocean Planets P056 109 Allan Eisenman TPF C University Contracts P076 110 Josh Eisner Resolved Inner Disks Around Young Stars P007 111 Scott Fisher A Warped Ring in Space Studying the HR 4796 Disk in the Mid IR from Gemini South P008 112 Eric Ford Modeling the Scattered Light from the Circumbinary Disk of KH 15D P009 113 Virginia Ford TPF Coronagraph Mission Design P077 114 William Forrest Mid infrared Spectroscopy of Disks Around Classical T Tauri Stars P010 115 Melanie Freed Clio A 5 Micron Camera for the Detection of Giant Exoplanets P089 116 Melanie Freed Diagnostic Filters for Exoplanets and Brown Dwarfs from 1 5 Microns P090 117 Misato Fukagawa Subaru High Resolution Imaging of Disks Around Intermediate mass Stars P011 118 Eric Gaidos Light Curve Physics of Extrasolar Planets P057 119 Raphael Galicher The Pupil Remapping Coronagraph First Results from the Lab and Numerical Simulations P078 120 Pascale Garaud Dust gas Interaction and Two fluid Instabilities in a Protoplanetary Nebula P012 121 Jian Ge Optical Spectroscopic Search for Infalling Planetesimals in Herbig Be Stars P013 122 Vincent Geers VLT ISAAC TIMMI2 and Spitzer Spectroscopy of Circumstellar Dust Disks A Spatially Resolved 3 3 Micron PAH Feature Around HD 100546 P014 123 Qian Gong Nulling Coronagraph for Terrestrial Planet Finder P079 124 Nadya Gorlova New Debris Disk Candidates at 100 Myr P002 125 Carol Grady The Cavity in the HD 100546 Disk Spectral Imaging with TPF Coronagraph and VLST P015 126 Olivier Guyon The Pupil Remapping Coronagraph A High Performance Coronagraph for a Smaller Simpler TPF P080 127 Nader Haghighipour On the Dynamical Evolution of a Circumstellar Disk and its Effects on the Growth and Sedimentation of Dust Particles P016 128 Nader Haghighipour Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets on Stable Resonant Periodic Orbits P044 129 Thomas Hearty Whole Earth Spectra with the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder P058 130 Gregory Herczeg Tracing Gas in the Inner Disk of CTTSs P017 131 Mitsuhiko Honda Fe bearing Crystalline Silicate Around Vega like Star P018 132 James Hough Detecting the Polarization Signature of Extra solar Planets P091 133 Sergei Ipatov Formation and Migration of Trans Neptunian Objects P045 134 Sumita Jayaraman Source Confusion and Detectability of Planets with TPF P072 135 Ian J E Jordan Relaxing TPF System Requirements with an External Occulter P092 136 Michael Jura An Observational Signature of Evolved Oceans on Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets P046 137 Lisa Kaltenegger Darwin Multiple Planetary Signals P066 138 Thomas J J Kehoe Signatures of Catastrophic Planetesimal Disruptions in the beta Pictoris Debris Disk P019 139 Steven Kilston The South Pole Earthshine Project P059 140 Rainer K ouml ehler The CHEOPS Project CHaracterizing Exo planets by Opto infrared Polarimetry and Spectroscopy P093 141 Steve Kortenkamp Habitable Planet Formation in Multiple Star Systems P047 142 William Langer The Influence of Turbulent Mixing on the Chemistry of Protoplanetary Disks P020 143 Ralf Launhardt Towards High precision Astrometry Differential Delay Lines for PRIMA at VLTI P094 144 Ralf Launhardt The Challenge of Astrometric Planet Searches How to Select Proper Target Stars P095 145 Jean Fran ccedil ois Lestrade Imaging of Debris Disks in the Far IR P021 146 B Martin Levine Progress with the Visible Nulling Coronagraph P081 147 Aigen Li Modeling 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Young Stars P028 169 Mario Perez Abnormal Profiles in the Lowest Balmer Lines in Walker 90 V590 Mon P029 170 Peter Plavchan Using the 2MASS Calibration Database to Identify Near Infrared Variability and Search for Eclipsing Jovian Companions to M Dwarfs P053 171 Alice Quillen Disk Planet Interactions P040 172 Jayadev Rajagopal Simulating Interferometric Imaging with the FKSI P068 173 Francisco Ramos Stierle Detecting the Signature of Planets at Millimeter Wavelengths P030 174 Luisa Rebull Early Results from the Spitzer Galactic First Look Survey P031 175 William Rice The Evolution of Dust and Small Planetesimals in Self gravitating Protoplanetary Disks P032 176 Stephen Rinehart The Wide Field Imaging Interferometry Testbed Characterization and Calibration P099 177 Eugenio Rivera Do Multi planet Extrasolar Systems Contain Terrestrial Planets P054 178 Morvan Salez Integrated Superconducting Heterodyne Receivers at Submillimeter Wavelengths for Detailed Molecular Investigation of Extra solar Planetary Atmospheres P100 179 Hans Martin Schmid Polarization of Terrestrial Planets and the ZIMPOL Technique P101 180 Gene Serabyn Nulling Architectures with Three Telescopes P069 181 Stuart Shaklan The TPF Coronagraph Error Budget and Performance Model P083 182 Karl Stapelfeldt Spitzer Observations of Fomalhaut P034 183 Taku Takeuchi Stellar Wobble by a Planet and a Circumstellar Disk P041 184 Motohide Tamura A Japanese TPF Mission High Contrast Space Telescope HCST P084 185 Giovanna Tinetti Light Curves and Disk Averaged Spectra for Terrestrial Planets P063 186 David Trilling Spitzer Observations of Vega and epsilon Eridani P035 187 David Underwood The Known Exoplanetary Systems Most Likely to Have Habitable Earths P055 188 Mario van den Ancker Tracing the Structure of Protoplanetary Disks With Optical Forbidden Emission Lines P036 189 Thangasamy Velusamy Image Reconstruction and Source Extraction for TPF I A Gaussian Plus Positivity Algorithm P070 190 Junfeng Wang Modeling 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Kepler/kepler_science_animation/science.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Kepler Science Animation Bottom Graphic Line Download the free QuickTime Player Press the &quot;Play&quot; button to view ...%%==%%3832%%==%%29 Aug 103%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Kepler Science Animation Bottom Graphic Line Download the free QuickTime Player Press the quot Play quot button to view presentation Kepler Science Animation The animation shows several planets in orbit around different stars far off in our galaxy Each planet casts a moving shadow as it orbits its parent star We then zoom back from the 100 000 stars being monitored which are about 1000 light years away The Kepler spacecraft watching those stars will record the periodic faint change in brightness produced by orbiting planets The light from the stars is focused by the optics onto an array of charged coupled devices CCD In this way the Kepler scientists hope to detect many hundreds of habitable planets The animation was created by artist Roger Arno Blue Line Close Window Blue Line nbsp Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler science animation science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler science animation science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler science animation science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler science animation science html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Kepler/kepler_mission_animation/mission.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Kepler Mission Animation Bottom Graphic Line Download the free QuickTime Player Press the &quot;Play&quot; button to view ...%%==%%3700%%==%%29 Aug 103%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Kepler Mission Animation Bottom Graphic Line Download the free QuickTime Player Press the quot Play quot button to view presentation Kepler Mission Animation The first sequence of this animation shows the Kepler spacecraft as it leaves the Earth to go into orbit around the Sun The spacecraft soon turns to point to the 100 000 stars in our galaxy that it will monitor for four years looking for planetary transits The second sequence shows how a planet in a distant system periodically blocks some of the light bound for the Kepler spacecraft signaling the presence of a planet The animation was created by artist Donald Grahame Blue Line Close Window Blue Line nbsp Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler mission animation mission html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler mission animation mission html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler mission animation mission html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Kepler kepler mission animation mission html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/Demo/indexOld.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/SIM2/Demo/indexOld.html%%==%%gray separator line INTERACTIVE INTERFEROMETRY DEMO This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups. The goal is ...%%==%%5180%%==%%25 Aug 105%%==%% gray separator line INTERACTIVE INTERFEROMETRY DEMO This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups The goal is to align all the mirrors on the table until you see a regular pattern of dark and light bands fringes appear on the monitor in the lower left corner It is probably a good idea to read through all the instructions below before you start the demo When you are done move the lamp to a new position and repeat the process After several rounds you will see how the delay line setting changes as you change the angle to the lamp Once you know the relation between the angle to the lamp and the delay line setting you can measure the location of the lamp by reading the delay line setting This is how astronomers use interferometers to determine the exact location of a star on the sky The demo requires requires a Shockwave plug in for your browser If you don t have this software the link to the demo will take you to the Macromedia site for a free download If you are familiar with the instruction you can go directly to demo Instructions and Preview 1 nbsp Move the light source along the baseline by dragging it with the cursor nbsp 2 nbsp Click on the light switch to turn on the light on nbsp 3 nbsp Use the control for the right mirror until you send a beam of light through the right arm of the interferometer You might have to turn the mirror in small steps nbsp 4 nbsp Adjust the left mirror until you also send a light beam through the left arm of the interferometer You might have to use small steps nbsp 5 nbsp Change the position of the delay line using the control button until you see a fringe pattern on the monitor nbsp 6 nbsp You might have to adjust the delay line position carefully until you find the correct position Interferometers are sensitive No fringes Fringes found nbsp 7 nbsp Click on the plot button to plot the delay setting you just found versus the angle to the light source nbsp 8 nbsp Start over at step one and use a different position for the light source You will slowly build up a plot of the relation between the angle to the source and the delay line setting I am ready take me to the demo now http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Demo indexOld html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Demo indexOld html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Demo indexOld html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Demo indexOld html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/Demo/indexOrig.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Space Interferometry Mission: Interactive Interferometer Demo%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page News Section Engineers &amp; Scientists Web Showcase Origins ...%%==%%22004%%==%%25 Aug 105%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page News Section Engineers amp Scientists Web Showcase Origins Section Search Site nbsp What is SIM What is SIM White Dot Measuring the Universe White Dot The Mission Science White Dot Planet Detection White Dot Astrometric Highlights White Dot Interferometry White Dot Astrometric Grid Technology Goals White Dot Flight System White Dot Operations White Dot Experiment Planning White Dot A Day in the Life of SIM Flight System Project Status Quick Facts Team Planet Finders Club INTERACTIVE INTERFEROMETRY DEMO This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups The goal is to align all the mirrors on the table until you see a regular pattern of dark and light bands fringes appear on the monitor in the lower left corner It is probably a good idea to read through all the instructions below before you start the demo When you are done move the lamp to a new position and repeat the process After several rounds you will see how the delay line setting changes as you change the angle to the lamp Once you know the relation between the angle to the lamp and the delay line setting you can measure the location of the lamp by reading the delay line setting This is how astronomers use interferometers to determine the exact location of a star on the sky The demo requires requires a Shockwave plug in for your browser If you don t have this software the link to the demo will take you to the Macromedia site for a free download If you are familiar with the instruction you can go directly to demo Instructions and Preview 1 nbsp Move the light source along the baseline by dragging it with the cursor nbsp 2 nbsp Click on the light switch to turn on the light on nbsp 3 nbsp Use the control for the right mirror until you send a beam of light through the right arm of the interferometer You might have to turn the mirror in small steps nbsp 4 nbsp Adjust the left mirror until you also send a light beam through the left arm of the interferometer You might have to use small steps nbsp 5 nbsp Change the position of the delay line using the control button until you see a fringe pattern on the monitor nbsp 6 nbsp You might have to adjust the delay line position carefully until you find the correct position Interferometers are sensitive No fringes Fringes found nbsp 7 nbsp Click on the plot button to plot the delay setting you just found versus the angle to the light source nbsp 8 nbsp Start over at step one and use a different position for the light source You will slowly build up a plot of the relation between the angle to the source and the delay line setting I am ready take me to the demo now Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map TRW Lockheed Martin Caltech Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Interferometry Mission Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Demo indexOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Demo indexOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Demo indexOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 Demo indexOrig html 
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Interferometry arrow Mission Flight System Technology Beyond SIM This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups The goal is to align all the mirrors on the table until you see a regular pattern of dark and light bands fringes appear on the monitor in the lower left corner It is probably a good idea to read through all the instructions below before you start the demo When you are done move the lamp to a new position and repeat the process After several rounds you will see how the delay line setting changes as you change the angle to the lamp Once you know the relation between the angle to the lamp and the delay line setting you can measure the location of the lamp by reading the delay line setting This is how astronomers use interferometers to determine the exact location of a star on the sky The demo requires requires a Shockwave plug in for your browser If you don t have this software the link to the demo will take you to the Macromedia site for a free download If you are familiar with the instruction you can go directly to demo Instructions and Preview 1 nbsp Move the light source along the baseline by dragging it with the cursor nbsp 2 nbsp Click on the light switch to turn on the light on nbsp 3 nbsp Use the control for the right mirror until you send a beam of light through the right arm of the interferometer You might have to turn the mirror in small steps nbsp 4 nbsp Adjust the left mirror until you also send a light beam through the left arm of the interferometer You might have to use small steps nbsp 5 nbsp Change the position of the delay line using the control button until you see a fringe pattern on the monitor nbsp 6 nbsp You might have to adjust the delay line position carefully until you find the correct position Interferometers are sensitive No fringes Fringes found nbsp 7 nbsp Click on the plot button to plot the delay setting you just found versus the angle to the light source nbsp 8 nbsp 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/Documents/faq_20080529.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/SIM2/Documents/faq_20080529.html%%==%%&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. If climate changes naturally over time, why isn't the current warming just another natural cycle? &nbsp;&nbsp; 2. What's the difference between global ...%%==%%8714%%==%%29 May 108%%==%% nbsp nbsp 1 If climate changes naturally over time why isn t the current warming just another natural cycle nbsp nbsp 2 What s the difference between global change and climate change nbsp nbsp 3 What does ozone layer depletion have to do with climate change nbsp nbsp 4 What is the greenhouse effect nbsp nbsp 5 What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC nbsp nbsp 6 How do we know what pre industrial greenhouse gases and temperatures were nbsp nbsp 7 If we stop all greenhouse gas emissions will global climate change stop nbsp nbsp 8 When scientists talk about the rising temperature of the Earth do they mean air temperature or surface temperature nbsp nbsp 9 What is the role of the sun and solar cycles in climate change and global warming 10 What does NASA have to do with global climate change 11 Is there anything I can do to about global climate change If climate changes naturally over time why isn t the current warming just another natural cycle The industrial activities that our modern civilization depends upon have raised atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane to higher levels than at any point during the last 650 000 years Scientists agree it is very likely that most of the global average warming since the mid 20th century is due to the human induced increases in greenhouse gases rather than to natural causes While natural variations have altered the climate significantly in the past it is very unlikely that the changes in climate observed since the mid 20th century can be explained by natural processes alone Top of Page What s the difference between global change and climate change to come Top of Page What does ozone layer depletion have to do with climate change Ozone depletion which has produced ozone holes above Earth s poles is caused by human produced compounds that release chlorine and bromine gases in the stratosphere Ozone depletion does not contribute to global warming Because ozone in the upper atmosphere absorbs heat radiating from below stratospheric ozone depletion actually allows additional heat to escape into space While this occurs worldwide the depth of the springtime ozone hole over Antarctica results in Antarctica cooling while the rest of the Earth warms Greenhouse gases tend to cool the upper region of the atmosphere where the ozone layer is located Because the chemical reactions that cause ozone depletion happen more quickly in the presence of ice crystals a colder upper atmosphere with more ice will probably cause the ozone hole to expand slightly Top of Page What is the greenhouse effect This refers to the retention of the sun s warmth in Earth s lower atmosphere by greenhouse gases which behave somewhat like the glass in a greenhouse These gases primarily carbon dioxide methane and nitrous oxide act as a thermal blanket for the planet warming the surface to a life supporting average of 59 degrees Fahrenheit 15 degrees Celsius The recently observed climate change is attributed to an accelerated greenhouse effect caused by a boost in the levels of these gases in the atmosphere Top of Page What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization and by the United Nations Environment Program to provide the decision makers and others with an objective source of information about climate change The IPCC brings together the world s top scientists in all relevant fields to provide reports based on scientific evidence and reflecting existing viewpoints within the scientific community Click here to view the organization s most recent report series on global climate change Top of Page How do we know what pre industrial greenhouse gases and temperatures were Scientists have reconstructed past climate conditions through evidence preserved in tree rings coral reefs and ice cores For example ice cores removed from 2 miles deep in the Antarctic contain atmospheric samples trapped in tiny air bubbles that date as far back as 650 000 years These samples have allowed scientists to construct a historical record of greenhouse gas concentration and temperature stretching back hundreds of thousands of years Top of Page If we stop all greenhouse gas emissions will global climate change stop Industrial activity has already pumped billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and we have yet to see the full effect of warming from those gases A great deal of excess energy imbalance is stored in the ocean and will be released gradually over time continuing to warm the planet In other words some degree of climate change is irreversible Scientists call this the committed warming and estimate that the Earth would continue to warm about 1 degree Fahrenheit 6 degrees Celsius even if greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere stopped growing immediately That is if all human greenhouse 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/DemoSim/index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Space Interferometry Mission: Interactive Interferometer Demo%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar ...%%==%%10940%%==%%30 Jun 108%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar INTERACTIVE INTERFEROMETRY DEMO This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups The goal is to align all the mirrors on the table until you see a regular pattern of dark and light bands fringes appear on the monitor in the lower left corner It is probably a good idea to read through all the instructions below before you start the demo When you are done move the lamp to a new position and repeat the process After several rounds you will see how the delay line setting changes as you change the angle to the lamp Once you know the relation between the angle to the lamp and the delay line setting you can measure the location of the lamp by reading the delay line setting This is how astronomers use interferometers to determine the exact location of a star on the sky The demo requires requires a Shockwave plug in for your browser If you don t have this software the link to the demo will take you to the Macromedia site for a free download If you are familiar with the instruction you can go directly to demo Instructions and Preview 1 nbsp Move the light source along the baseline by dragging it with the cursor nbsp 2 nbsp Click on the light switch to turn on the light on nbsp 3 nbsp Use the control for the right mirror until you send a beam of light through the right arm of the interferometer You might have to turn the mirror in small steps nbsp 4 nbsp Adjust the left mirror until you also send a light beam through the left arm of the interferometer You might have to use small steps nbsp 5 nbsp Change the position of the delay line using the control button until you see a fringe pattern on the monitor nbsp 6 nbsp You might have to adjust the delay line position carefully until you find the correct position Interferometers are sensitive No fringes Fringes found nbsp 7 nbsp Click on the plot button to plot the delay setting you just found versus the angle to the light source nbsp 8 nbsp Start over at step one and use a different position for the light source You will slowly build up a plot of the relation between the angle to the source and the delay line setting I am ready take me to the demo now nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Interferometry Mission Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 DemoSim index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 DemoSim index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 DemoSim index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 DemoSim index html 
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Interferometry arrow Mission Flight System Technology Beyond SIM This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups The goal is to align all the mirrors on the table until you see a regular pattern of dark and light bands fringes appear on the monitor in the lower left corner It is probably a good idea to read through all the instructions below before you start the demo When you are done move the lamp to a new position and repeat the process After several rounds you will see how the delay line setting changes as you change the angle to the lamp Once you know the relation between the angle to the lamp and the delay line setting you can measure the location of the lamp by reading the delay line setting This is how astronomers use interferometers to determine the exact location of a star on the sky The demo requires requires a Shockwave plug in for your browser If you don t have this software the link to the demo will take you to the Macromedia site for a free download If you are familiar with the instruction you can go directly to demo Instructions and Preview 1 nbsp Move the light source along the baseline by dragging it with the cursor nbsp 2 nbsp Click on the light switch to turn on the light on nbsp 3 nbsp Use the control for the right mirror until you send a beam of light through the right arm of the interferometer You might have to turn the mirror in small steps nbsp 4 nbsp Adjust the left mirror until you also send a light beam through the left arm of the interferometer You might have to use small steps nbsp 5 nbsp Change the position of the delay line using the control button until you see a fringe pattern on the monitor nbsp 6 nbsp You might have to adjust the delay line position carefully until you find the correct position Interferometers are sensitive No fringes Fringes found nbsp 7 nbsp Click on the plot button to plot the delay setting you just found versus the angle to the light source nbsp 8 nbsp 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/ao_abstracts.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/SIM2/ao_support/ao_abstracts.html%%==%%Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NASA AO 00-OSS-01 Key Projects: Principal Investigator: Marcy, Geoffrey W.; ...%%==%%27710%%==%%24 Mar 104%%==%% Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NASA AO 00 OSS 01 Key Projects Principal Investigator Marcy Geoffrey W University of California Berkeley Proposal Title Discovery of Planetary Systems Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We will use SIM to carry out a major search for planetary systems around nearby stars Our search carries four intellectual goals 1 search for terrestrial planets 2 search for 5 to 20 Earth Mass planets 3 determine sin i for known planets 4 study the architecture of multiple planet systems Cleansing the reference stars of astrometric jitter is a major thrust We will use adaptive optics and precision Doppler measurements to eliminate stellar binaries and low mass companions among reference stars We also will carry out Doppler reconnaissance of all target stars to discover the jupiters and saturns reveal hints of neptunes and to establish target stars having no gas giants at all Principal Investigator Gould Andrew P Ohio State University Proposal Title Stellar Remnant Planetary and Dark Object Masses from Astrometric Microlensing Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We will apply SIM observations to 4 related microlensing experiments 1 Measure the mass function MF of the Galactic bulge down to 0 01 Msun from 200 microlensing mass measurements with separate identification of brown dwarfs BDs white dwarfs WDs neutron stars NSs and black holes BHs 2 Measure the mass and distance of 5 of the lenses currently being detected toward the LMC SMC and so determine whether they are halo objects MACHOs and hence a substantial component of the dark matter or are ordinary stars related to the LMC SMC 3 Measure masses of 15 nearby stars to 1 accuracy including 4 low metallicity stars 4 Measure the masses of 15 of planets found in bulge microlensing events Microlensing the gravititional deflection of light is a powerful tool for detecting astrophysical objects irrespective of whether they shine More than 500 objects have been detected over the last decade in photometric microlensing experiments where the lens betrays its presence by focusing and so magnifying the light from a more distance source Unfortunately the information photometric microlensing yields about the lens is usually highly ambiguous with typically a factor 100 uncertainty in lens mass However microlensing also gives rise to astrometric deflections which can be measured by SIM By combining astrometric and photometric measurements lens masses and distances can be determined to a few per cent so that the nature of these dark objects including planets BDs WDs NSs BHs will be revealed for the first time A variant on this technique will permit SIM to measure the masses of nearby stars very accurately lt 1 We expect that the detection of non luminous objects particularly black holes and planets will evoke wide public interest which will facilitate educational initiatives made in conjunction with SIM Principal Investigator Shaya Edward J Raytheon ITSS Corporation Proposal Title Space Interferometry Mission Dynamical Observations of Galaxies Key Project Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Space Interferometry Mission SIM will be used to obtain proper motions for a sample of 27 galaxies the first proper motion measurements of galaxies beyond the satellite system of the Milky Way SIM measurements lead to knowledge of the full 6 dimensional position and velocity vector of each galaxy In conjunction with new gravitational flow models the results will be the first total mass measurements of individual galaxies The project includes development of powerful theoretical methods for orbital calculations This SIM study will lead to vastly improved determinations of individual galaxy masses halo sizes and the fractional contribution of dark matter Principal Investigator Johnston Kenneth J U S Naval Observatory Proposal Title Astrophysics of Reference Frame Tie Objects Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract This SIM Key Science program will produce important research on SIM grid objects that directly relate to the stability of the SIM reference frame It will accomplish this by making efficient use of observations of the quasars that will be used for the purpose of establishing a link between the SIM reference frame and the International Celestial Reference Frame ICRF In addition we propose to use 1 of the total SIM time approximately 250 hours over the lifetime of the mission to observe a limited number of galactic radio sources that will not be part of the SIM ICRF frame link but can be used as a consistency check of the extragalactic frame tie Through these observations we hope to deliver the maximum amount of science for a limited amount of SIM resources Principal Investigator Chaboyer Brian C Dartmouth College Proposal Title Anchoring the Population II Distances and Ages of Globular Clusters Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract As the oldest objects whose ages can be accurately determined Galactic globular clusters can be used to establish the minimum age of the universe and hence to constrain cosmological models and to study the early formation history of the Milky Way The largest uncertainty in the determination of globular cluster ages is the distance scale SIM will be able to determine distances to globular clusters and other stars in the halo with unprecedented accuracy thereby significantly reducing the uncertainty in the derived ages of metal poor stars We are proposing a SIM key project to determine the distance scale to globular clusters i e the Population II distance scale which will allow us to determine the ages of globular clusters and field halo stars with unprecedented accuracy To establish the Population II distance scale and the ages of the metal poor stars in our galaxy three different observing strategies will be utilized 1 direct parallax distances to 21 nearby globular clusters 2 calibration of the luminosity of RR Lyrae stars in the field and in globular clusters and 3 parallax distances to a sample of Population II main sequence turn off and subgiant branch stars The parallax observations of field turn off and subgiant stars will lead to an accurate determination of the ages of these stars The direct parallax distances to the nearest globular cluster will be the cornerstone of the observing strategy allowing us to set a firm lower limit to the age of the universe accurate to 5 and to investigate the early formation history of the Milky Way The calibration of the Population II distance scale will allow accurate distances to be obtained to a number of distant globular clusters and nearby galaxies such as the Large Magellanic Cloud and Andromeda and will help calibrate the zero point of the extragalactic distance scale To maximally exploit the SIM observations in the determinations of cluster ages we propose to initiate a wide spectrum of ground based observational programs to improve the photometry of the clusters their reddening estimates the helium mass fraction and the abundances of the heavy elements especially oxygen Principal Investigator Henry Todd J Georgia State University Proposal Title A MASSIF effort to determine the Mass Luminosity relation for Star of Various Ages Metallicities and Evolutionary States Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The MASSIF Masses and Stellar Systems with Interferometry Team will investigate the mass content of the Galaxy from huge stars to barely glimmering brown dwarfs and from hot white dwarfs to exotic black holes We will target various samples of the Galactic population to determine and relate the fundamental characteristics of mass luminosity age composition and multiplicity attributes that together yield an extensive understanding of the stars Our samples will include distant clusters that span a factor of 5000 in age and commonplace stars and substellar objects that lurk near the Sun Mass is the most fundamental characteristic of a star It is crucial to our understanding of stellar astrophysics that we determine stellar masses to high accuracy The principal goals of the MASSIF Key Project are 1 to define the mass luminosity relation for main sequence stars in five clusters so that effects of age and metallicity can be mapped and 2 to determine accurate masses for representative examples of nearly every type of star stellar descendant or brown dwarf in the Galaxy To reach these goals we will measure masses with errors of 1 or less for roughly 200 stars which will allow us to challenge stellar astrophysics models more severely than ever before There are currently only 40 stars with masses this accurately known and 30 of those are components in eclipsing binaries with masses between 1 and 3 Msun Thus the range of our understanding of precise stellar masses is terribly limited SIM can rectify this situation because it has the capability to measure precisely the largest known mass for a star as well as the smallest known mass for a brown dwarf The extrema of the H R Diagram will receive intense scrutiny so that we can understand just where the stellar main sequence begins and ends We will also investigate exotic targets such as supergiants and black holes to further our understanding of these rare but intriguing objects In the process of carrying out this investigation we will develop a well stocked toolbox of mass luminosity relations at optical and infrared wavelengths that can become the standards against which all stars are measured Principal Investigator Majewski Steven R University of Virginia Proposal Title Taking Measure of the Milky Way Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We plan to undertake fundamental measurements of the gravitational potential mass distribution and dynamical structure of the Milky Way Among our goals will be 1 The determination of two fundamental parameters that play a central role in virtually every problem in Galactic astronomy namely a the solar distance to the center of the Milky Way b the solar angular velocity around the Galactic center 2 The measurement of fundamental dynamical properties of the Milky Way among them a the pattern speed of the central bar b the rotation field and velocity dispersion tensor in the disk c the kinematics mean rotational velocity and velocity dispersion tensor of the halo as a function of position 3 The definition of the mass distribution of the Galaxy which is dominated by the presence of dark matter We intend to measure a the relative contribution of the disk and halo to the gravitational potential b local volume and surface mass density of the disk c the shape mass and extent of the dark halo of the Milky Way out to 250 kpc To the greatest extent possible we will take advantage of the data already being obtained for sub solar metallicity K giants in the SIM Astrometric Grid These data produced as part of the mission s baseline operations will be supplemented by SIM observations of other targets among them 1 counterparts to the Astrometric Grid stars at greater distances 2 a sample of disk Mira and Cepheid variables 3 a sample of disk open clusters with a well defined and restricted age range 4 the brightest few stars in every Galactic globular cluster and satellite dwarf galaxy and 5 stars in tidal tails of disrupted satellite galaxies and globular clusters While the primary goal of our Key Project is focused on the global spatio dynamical properties of the Milky Way and this goal dictates strictly the selection of our intended targets we also intend to address the wealth of information these data will yield on Galactic stellar populations and the insight they will provide into the formation history of the Milky Way Therefore we intend to supplement the astrometric data with ground based observations of abundances radial velocities and other properties to maximize the benefits of the SIM data for analyses of stellar populations Several of our proposed SIM experiments lend themselves to early release of mission results Principal Investigator Beichman Charles A Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title The Search for Young Planetary Systems and the Evolution of Young Stars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We propose a SIM Key Project to elucidate the processes of star and planet formation and to understand both the frequency of giant planet formation and the early dynamical history of such objects By doing so we will gain deep insight into how common is the basic architecture of our solar system compared with recently discovered systems with close in giant planets To accomplish our goals we divide our observing resources into three parts The bulk of our program is a planet search around 150 of the nearest lt 150 pc and youngest 0 5 100 Myr solar type stars We expect to find 5 150 previously unknown planetary systems We have set our sensitivity threshold to ensure the detection of Jupiter mass planets in the critical orbital range of 1 to 5 AU These observations when combined with the results of planetary searches of mature stars from SIM and other facilities will allow us to test theories of planetary formation and early solar system evolution Second we will measure distances and orbital properties of 100 stars precisely enough to determine the masses of single and binary stars to an accuracy of 1 This information is required to calibrate the pre main sequence tracks that serve as a chronometer ordering the events that occur during the evolution of young stars and planetary systems Third we will obtain images with 1 AU resolution of jets emanating from young stars to probe the physics of outflows Since these young stars will evolve into stars like the Sun the results of our investigation will be directly relevant to the origin evolution and ultimate habitability of solar systems like our own a key goal of NASA s Origins program and a topic of broad scientific public and educational appeal Principal Investigator Shao Michael Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title Extrasolar Planets Interferometric Survey Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The search for planets beyond our solar system is a topic of great interest for both astronomers and the general public This topic went from speculation to reality with first the discovery of the Pulsar Planets quickly followed by the discovery of hot Jupiters A search for planets with the SIM mission offers the only opportunity of the next decade to find terrestrial planets around nearby stars This SIM Key Project brings together a team of scientists who have made significant contributions in all the major areas related to extrasolar planets from the discovery of Pulsar Planets to the discovery of the first planet around a nearby star to the discovery of the brown dwarf Gliese 229B to theories of the formation of hot Jupiters as well as the group that pioneered stellar interferometry in the U S The team has considerable experience from theory to data analysis to instrument calibration to access to telescopes that will be needed to conduct the preparatory research The proposed observing program is based on a two tiered approach that includes about 100 Tier 1 stars where we will search for the smallest planets few earth mass with 1 uas astrometric accuracy and a much larger 2000 stars Tier 2 sample at lower 4 uas accuracy to search for 12 15 Earth mass in a 1 AU orbit at 10pc The program asks for slightly more than 10 of SIM time but makes extremely efficient use of SIM observing time by picking Tier 2 targets within the 15 deg field of regard of our Tier 1 targets The Tier 1 survey for terrestrial planets in the local neighborhood is large enough that it will be significant even if no planets are detected The Tier 2 sample is very large and will provide information on planetary systems to 1 20 Jupiter mass around a wide range of stellar types to systematically study planet formation in our galaxy Principal Investigator Wehrle Ann E Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title Binary Black Holes Accretion Disks and Relativistic Jets Photocenters of Nearby AGN and Quasars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We propose to use the unique capabilities of SIM to answer three key questions about active galactic nuclei and in doing so demonstrate in the first year of SIM operation how well the optical and radio reference frames can be linked We request 3 of SIM observing time for this Key Project 1 Does the separation of the radio core and optical photocenter of the quasars used for the reference frame tie change on the timescales of their photometric variability or is the separation stable 2 Does the most compact optical emission from an AGN come from an accretion disk or from a relativistic jet 3 Do the cores of galaxies harbor binary supermassive black holes remaining from galaxy mergers The first question involves tying the SIM reference frame with the International Celestial Reference Frame We do not propose to perform the frame tie itself instead we will show within about the first year whether the frame tie will be limited by astrophysical noise If so we would work with the Project to improve the selection and observation of suitable reference objects These questions address the nature of the AGN phenomenon and the production of relativistic jets This proposal exploits SIM s astrometric capability by measuring positions of moderately faint targets A variety of AGN phenomena will be visible on microarcsecond scales including position offsets between accretion disk and jet emission and position shifts due to binary black hole motion Mission Scientists Education and Public Outreach Scientist Principal Investigator Worthey Guy P St Ambrose College Proposal Title Open and Globular Cluster Distances for Extragalactic Galactic and Stellar Astrophysics Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract SIM will obtain parallax distances to nine selected clusters both open and globular within the Milky Way in order to address issues of 1 extragalactic distance scale 2 cluster ages 3 stellar evolutionary isochrone calibration and the integrated light models used in extragalactic stellar population studies 4 the chemical evolution of the galaxy and galaxies in general and 5 valuable but partial information on horizontal branch and asymptotic giant branch evolution The clusters were chosen on the basis of these criteria Data Scientist Principal Investigator Quirrenbach Andreas University of California San Diego Proposal Title Masses and Luminosities of X Ray binaries and Support of Grid and Reference Stars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Science Investigation Masses and Luminosities of X Ray Binaries We propose to use SIM in narrow angle mode to determine the orbits of a few X ray binaries and thus the masses of the compact components We have tentatively selected two black hole candidates BHC s and two neutron star systems In the neutron star system we can get precise masses which will allow us to set constraints on the equation of state of neutron star matter SIM observations of the BHC s will allow us to verify directly that these objects are indeed too massive to be neutron stars and they will provide information on the black hole mass distribution and on the black hole formation process These observations will be complemented by wide angle measurements of about 50 X ray binary systems which will provide parallaxes and proper motions From these data we can derive secure luminosities which are needed to demonstrate the presence of an event horizon in BHC s and to test ADAF advection dominated accretion flow models Mission Scientist Functions Support for Grid and Reference Stars and Global Analysis The PI Andreas Quirrenbach will support the process that leads to the selection of grid and reference stars for SIM He will participate in the planning of the ground based efforts that will identify suitable grid stars and will help ensure that the reference star requirements of all proposed SIM investigations are met He will participate in the pre launch simulation of grid performance and in the on orbit verification He will work with the SIM Project and the ISDC to perform a global analysis of the error budget which includes both instrumental and astrophysics error sources Instrument Scientist Principal Investigator Shaklan Stuart Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title A New Approach to Micro arcsecond Astrometry with SIM Allowing Early Mission Narrow Angle Measurements of Compelling Astronomical Targets Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Short Title Early Mission Micro arcsecond Astrometry with SIM We propose to determine orbital parameters of several known extra solar planets and to measure the mass of a black hole in the early stages of the SIM mission We show that SIM can perform micro arcsecond astrometric measurements early in the mission without relying on high precision grid stars We also propose to measure the visual orbits of radio and X ray sources using the conventional SIM approach We have developed a new technique Gridless Narrow Angle Astrometry GNAA that allows SIM to measure relative positions with an accuracy of 1 micro arcsecond uas in the first stages of the mission long before the grid stars are accurately measured The technique works on short period signals P days to weeks and is not limited by reference frame proper motion and parallax GNAA not only enables the early performance of important and exciting science but also provides strong incentive to carry on new interferometry missions under development as SIM is launched This proposal is for the position of Instrument Scientist The PI has 9 years of experience with SIM and is the leader of the high precision testbed known as the Micro Arcsecond Metrology Testbed As a SIM Instrument Scientist he would help to develop new instruement calibration procedures and efficient observational techniques and would serve as the lead advisor to the science team on high precision measurements Interdisciplinary Scientist Principal Investigator Kulkarni Shrinivas R California Institute of Technology Proposal Title Exceptional Stars Origins Companions Masses and Planets Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The Space Interferometry Mission SIM is the first major mission towards NASA s thrust area of understanding the origins of extra solar planets However SIM has the potential to contribute to fundamental progress in other areas of astrophysical investigation answer old questions and also open up new issues Here we propose a study of Exceptional Stars with SIM under the mission scientist program for the position of interdisciplinary scientist We propose a diverse program covering greatly evolved and degenerate stars We will study the remarkable iron deficient post AGB stars to resolve issues related to companions and circumbinary disks We will search for planets around white dwarfs as survivors or as ones created after white dwarf mergers We will obtain orbits for two black binaries Finally we will address the origins of OB stars in the halo and obtain space velocities for low mass X ray binaries to test their formation process As interdisciplinary scientist we propose to contribute to the mission i a tie of the SIM frame to the Solar System ephemeris accuracy of 10 20 uas ii a study of the problem of accurate amplitude calibration and the requirements for the precision work on binary stars iii a study of grid issues such as the effects of distant companions to grid stars and iv the exploration of the astrophysical uses of the unique grid database Synthesis Imaging Scientist Principal Investigator Allen Ronald J Space Telescope Science Institute Proposal Title Crowded Field Astrometry and Imaging with the Space Interferometry Mission Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The Space Interferometry Mission will be the first space astrophysics instrument to provide a capability for synthesis imaging at optical wavelengths offering the promise of imaging high surface brightness targets with more than 4 times the best resolution attainable with the Advanced Camera on the Hubble Space Telescope SIM may also provide a nulling imaging capability for characterizing faint extended emission around a bright star However the full details of these capabilities remain to be defined and the Imaging and Nulling Scientist on the SIM Science Team will play an important role in that effort over the coming several years The Principal Investigator on this proposal is applying for that crucial Mission Scientist position Since SIM science proposals which would require nulling and or full coverage of the aperture plane are being delayed this proposal describes a program of astrometric measurements positions and proper motions on crowded star fields in the cores of globular clusters and in the nucleii of several nearby galaxies These observations will permit accurate values and limits to be placed on the masses of the black holes which are thought to be lurking in these regions of enormously high stellar density The science can be accomplished even if an imaging capability with a full and complete set of baselines can not be provided with SIM http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support ao abstracts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support ao abstracts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/faqs.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - FAQs%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%17461%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs top menu FAQ This page last updated May 15 2000 Questions about the SIM AO should be directed to Philippe Crane Discipline Scientist Ultra violet Visible and Gravitational Astrophysics NASA Headquarters Code SR 300 E St S W Washington D C 20546 Tel 202 358 0377 Fax 202 358 3097 Email pcrane hq nasa gov These Frequently Asked Questions are numbered in order of receipt The date on this page indicates the most recent update Question 1 Is this AO open to collaborations with non USA astronomers Answer The SIM Announcement of Opportunity will be consistent with official NASA policy that proposals from international institutions and individuals will be welcome and will be reviewed in the same manner as proposals originating from within the US However again consistent with NASA policy funding will be available only to individuals and institutions within the US Question 2 How does the single measurement performance of SIM translate into wide field accuracy of parallaxes and proper motions once errors in knowledge of the grid stars are taken into account Answer The wide angle performance depends among other things on how the grid is designed number of stars overlap between astrometric tiles number of observations etc as well as the instrument performance We have simulated a number of different cases For a nominal grid comprising 3000 stars and a single measurement of 8 9 uas the expected mid epoch RMS accuracy from data collected over 5 years should be approximately position 4 uas parallax 4 uas proper motion 2 8 uas yr Question 3 The AO draft Section 2 3 states that up to 10 of the available time after allowing for astrometric grid and other calibrations is the upper limit on observing time requests How firm is this limit Answer These numbers are indicative only and proposals for 1 or 10 or more of the observing time are certainly acceptable Question 4 The AO describes the roles of individual scientists on the Science team Mission Scientists Data Scientists Instrument Scientists and Interdisciplinary Scientists Can these individuals propose to form a support team Or are they strictly individuals Answer Proposers for the individual scientist positions can form small support teams which of course would have to be described and justified in the proposal Question 5 Can you clarify the definition of available time on SIM Answer The Project estimates that SIM will use 35 of the total mission time for the astrometric grid and the other housekeeping functions e g calibration and momentum dumps These are not apportioned between projects This means that 65 of the total mission time is available for science projects Therefore the current solicitation is for 60 of the available time or 39 of the total mission time over 5 years Question 6 The AO draft Section 2 6 states that Science Team personnel may be assigned to work directly at the Interferometry Science Data Center ISDC What level of commitment does this imply in terms of the kinds of software to be developed Answer The details of any arrangement for someone to work at the ISDC clearly have to be negotiated on an individual basis but this does not mean that they might be involved with producing flight quality analysis code Question 7 A question about the Interdisciplinary Scientist positions If the proposed science investigation is expected to require help from collaborators should these collaborators be listed as Co Is Answer The decision on whether or not to list collaborators as Co Is is up to the proposer However the AO explicitly states Section 2 5 that a detailed description of the duties of each named Investigator in the proposal is required This applies to Key Project and Mission Scientist proposals and is required whether or not the proposal requests funding for these individuals Question 8 What is the overhead per target star per observation My understanding is that each star on average requires an extra 40 seconds overhead the wide angle overhead The mission time listed in Table 2 seems far larger than what I get from calculating number of observations integration time 40 seconds Answer In addition to the 40 second overhead associated directly with each science target there is overhead from setting up each tile slewing to the tile and observing guide and grid stars This overhead is shared on a pro rata basis among all of the science objects in the tile based on integration time Since the exact distribution of sources within a tile is unknown a minimum share of the overhead roughly 32 seconds out of 1414 is used for targets that have very short integration times Question 9 We would like to use a minimum of 10 1 D measurements to get the 5 astrometric parameters rather than the 20 measurement minimum used in the AO support pages Must we adopt the 20 as a SIM policy statement Answer For responding to this AO a minimum of 20 1 D observations 10 in each of two orthogonal position angles should be assumed to fit for the five astrometric parameters This number allows for some uncertainty in how systematic instrument errors may enter the solution Optimization of the observing scenario will be performed once these effects have been better characterized Question 10 Section 2 3 of the AO mentions in the last paragraph that in addition to the Project Scientist and Deputy other scientists formally working on the SIM project may propose through this solicitation or later ones to participate fully in a Key Project proposal in any capacity Are there any restrictions on proposals from SIM project personnel for other positions in response to this AO such as Mission Scientist positions or in response to future solicitations Answer SIM Project personnel can propose in response to the SIM AO in the role of Mission Scientists as well as to the Key Projects There are no restrictions on the kind of proposals that can be submitted Question 11 A question about the Education and Public Outreach E PO section of a SIM Key Project proposal The instructions in the SIM AO appear to indicate entire E PO component of the proposal should be no more than one page and that only a brief statement of the team s commitment to E PO activities and perhaps a short description of E PO ideas is all that is required However a link to Education and Outreach off the spacescience nasa gov web site and other online materials linked from the OSS site seem to indicate that an E PO section should be about 4 pages long and include details of planned activities participants partners budget etc Answer NASA is taking a somewhat different approach to the E PO than in other projects This means that we do NOT require or expect a specific E PO section to your proposal but rather the firm and we expect binding commitment of the PI and the team members to develop and to participate in the project E PO activities These will be organized through the E PO Mission Scientist who will be selected by this AO and the project E PO office at JPL A one page statement of commitment should provide sufficient evidence of the teams experience and commitment Question 12 What is the brightest star that SIM can work on without degradation in its performance How does the performance degrade for stars brighter than this Answer updated March 23 2000 SIM maintains its astrometric accuracy for bright stars to a limit of V 0 mag For stars brighter than this limit the performance degrades very rapidly due to detector saturation and is almost impossible to quantify Question 13 What is the Education and Public Outreach E PO budget for SIM likely to be This is relevant especially to the E PO Scientist position for developing an E PO program which is commensurate with the available budget Answer Typically NASA Office of Space Science would like like to have the E PO effort to be between 1 and 2 of the mission costs averaged over the mission lifetime Taking a conservative view of SIM mission costs and the lifetime somewhere between 5 million and 10 million over roughly 10 years will be spent on the SIM E PO program This includes efforts by the ISDC the SIM project itself and by the Key Science teams and mission scientists Question 14 The AO support narrow angle astrometry page lists the system noise floor at sigma 1 712 uas yet just below it lists a 1 d in 1 hour measurement accuracy at 1 uas Are these consistent Answer The anticipated performance that SIM will provide for narrow angle is 1uas for a 10th magnitude object with 10 30 second observations However the system design contains a significant pad to accomodate uncertainty in the engineering parameters for the SIM instrument The equation for 1 hour astrometric error reflects these development process numbers Question 15 Question 12 on the FAQ list concerns bright stars Would you please quantify how the astrometric performance degrades between visual magnitude 0 and 1 46 Answer The detector saturation is the issue so it virtually impossible to know how to handle the data Hence past this limit the performance is not quantifiable Question 16 What is the minimum observing mission overhead associated with narrow angle or wide angle measurements of bright stars such as those in Question 12 and 15 Answer It takes a minimum of 30 seconds to acquire fringes on a target or a reference star The precision of each 30 sec measurement would be 3 micro arcsecs Ten such measurements would then give a 1 micro arcsec determination for that set of measurements which would include targets and references Question 17 Appendix B gives detailed instructions for preparing proposals It is not clear from this section particularly from Table B 1 Page Limits for Key Project Team Proposals whether statements of current and pending support are required for each of the team members Answer This is not requested for the AO Question 18 Has the SIM project decided on a size for the field stop Is anything known about the shape e g circular or square or something else Answer The field stop size is not finalized Current predictions are that it would be in the range of 0 8 to 2 arcsec Optimizing the field stop size and shape is still in progress Question 19 Exactly what type of field will appear crowded to SIM Does this mean more than 1 star in the 1 4 arcsec imaging field of view If the two stars differ significantly in brightness say by 5 mag does this still mean the field appears crowded to SIM Answer The off axis response in the SIM field of view is determined by the combined effects of the airy lobes the field stop and the baseline bandwidth Not all of these parameters have specific design values as yet see e g question 18 Current estimates are that if there is another star within 1 4 arcsec there is the potential that its light will interfere with accurate astrometric observations of the target In addition the significance of the effects of crowding and their tolerances would vary depending on the science goals and the desired accuracies Consequently each individual proposer needs to assess if they will need to employ crowded field techniques for their proposed targets Detailed analysis is not required for the AO Question 20 The SIM AO states Proposers whose science objectives include potentially crowded fields should be aware of this complication and indicate both the data required as well as the analysis methods to address this complication Right now not much information has been given in terms of exactly what types of data products the ISC will provide This makes it difficult to figure out what type of analysis methods will be needed Answer A high level overview of possible data products can be found in the Mission Operations section of the SIM AO Support web site The SIM project would deliver to level 3 For global astrometry the project will deliver to level 4 for fitting the 5 astrometric parameters Question 21 Will there be a spectral disperser at the SIM detector Where can I read about what is at the detector what type of detector size of detector filtering sensitivity wavelength response etc Answer There is an 80 channel spectrometer from 0 4 to 0 9 um spaced evenly in frequency NOT wavelength Question 22 A question about Key Project proposal budgets Should the budgets for co investigators be submitted as in parallel submissions i e separate proposal submissions with only differing budget pages Or should there be a single proposal with a budget showing subcontracts through the PI s institution Answer A Key Project proposal should contain a budget section which shows as necessary subcontracts to co investigators through the Principal Investigator s institution Question 23 Can you quantify the uncertainty in positional measurement introduced by diffuse light and discrete objects within the field of view field stop which are not individually detected Answer The interferometer measures the phase of everything in the field of view via a vector sum For instance a uniform background is resolved out and contributes to the noise but not the fringe visibility The effect of confusing objects can be enumerated only for very specific cases Proposers should address these issues if they potentially make a major impact on the proposed science Otherwise the computation of these effects can be proposed to be performed as part of the pre launch preparatory work Question 24 Crowded field astrometry with SIM will require the use of synthesis imaging observing and data analysis techniques No timelines are presented in the AO or on the AO support web site for imaging with SIM How should proposers be aware of this complication AO Section 2 2 in writing 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/grid.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - Grid%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%17228%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs Top menu SIM Astrometric Grid Introduction Grid Observations Grid Science Performance Summary Introduction The astrometric grid is a model of the positions and motions of a carefully selected collection of astronomical objects These objects will be primarily stars with some quasars to provide an extragalactic anchor for the grid Specific objects will be chosen by the SIM project selection criteria include magnitude object astrometric stability and location on the sky Ideally the grid will consist of objects with no companions and of constant magnitude that are uniformly distributed over the entire celestial sphere The limited astrometric field of view of SIM requires a density of these objects corresponding to about 2000 4000 objects for the 4 pi lc celestial sphere A complete list of grid stars will be made available roughly a year before launch Development and maintenance of the grid is performed as a service by the SIM project grid Sample Distribution of Grid Stars The grid exists in order to support astrometric science for which SIM requires the measurement of the relative angle between two widely separated objects e g parallax To understand the grid s importance consider that the fundamental measurement that SIM is capable of making is one of the relative delay d between two path lengths for the light from an object grid equal where s hat is the object position vector b vector is the baseline of the instrument constant is a constant term to deal with object path length differences in the instrument monitored by the internal metrology and epsilon will be the measurement uncertainty due to finite measurement resolution and systematic uncertainties The baseline of SIM cannot be a priori measured to the necessary resolution for micro arcsecond position measurements What the SIM project can do is track the relative metrology changes in the baseline from an initial albeit unknown value This means that when measuring the separation of two arbitrary objects by measuring their respective delays the resulting measurement has no directly applicable scale However if measurements are made for many interlocking sets of objects covering the entire sky the knowledge that the whole of the sky covers 4 pi lc may be incorporated with those individual measurements to add an angle scale to the measurement In this way we are able to reconstruct the separation between objects on the celestial sphere and thus their positions SIM will observe the grid several times a year the collected data will allow scientists to calibrate the instrument and compute the positions and motions of the objects in the grid This calibration is performed by fitting the grid model to the set of grid observations collected by SIM The resulting calibrations can then be used to support SIM s wide angle science SIM Grid Observations back to top up arrow The objects in the grid must be observed several times a year in order to determine their positions and motions part of the overall grid reduction process Conceptually to avoid complications or interruptions in the grid observations e g metrology breaks it makes sense to scan the entire sky as quickly as possible This gives little time for instrument conditions to change enough to complicate the grid calculation and is a model in which one may easily think of an total sky survey of grid objects as a quot snapshot quot of the sky at that particular epoch Thus SIM 146 s strawman normal operational mode of SIM will include a series of dedicated grid observation campaigns currently slated based on simulations at 4 5 campaigns per year Grid observation and maintenance will be assigned roughly 25 of all mission time the time to complete one grid campaign is currently estimated at 19 6 days This is not counted as part of an observer s time One tentative but typical grid campaign scenario nbsp has been titled the orange peel scan as it is reminiscent of peeling an orange or an apple by removing the peel in a single spiral piece beginning at one end alternatively consider how a woodworking tool can sweep across the entire surface of a piece of wood turning on a lathe nbsp At any given time SIM can observe a large fraction of the sky with the exception of a solar exclusion region The orange peel scan pattern starts at the rim of the solar exclusion region and systematically sweeps out the available sky Because SIM is an interferometer its measurements are one dimensional somewhat like a camera that takes a picture of a narrow strip One grid campaign therefore consists of covering the sky twice with SIM in two perpendicular orientations In the orange peel scenario upon reaching the pole in the anti sun direction the spacecraft orientation turns and the whole process is reversed sweeping back to the rim of the solar exclusion region For redundancy each grid star will be observed at least twice i e four one dimensional observations per grid campagin A number of animations demonstrate the orange peel scenario MPEG annimation of schematic SIM Orange Peel Scan 56kb nbsp Schematic representation of the scan pattern with artifically small field of view 3 deg and artificially large sun exclusion angle 90 deg for clarity of representation MPEG animation of a single orange peel scan 550kb More realistic nbsp 45 deg field non persistent shown in green with small red persistent circles showing the field centers on the celestial sphere Note that the line of sight and baseline directions are separately labeled The perspective slowly rotates in inertial space to add to the clarity of presentation MPEG animation of the Hipparcos scan law 2 1Mb Sample of Hipparcos for comparison nbsp The observer rotates to add clarity to the presentation Science with the Astrometric Grid back to top up arrow Once sufficient grid observations have been made to build up a reliable grid model observations of grid objects made in conjunction with observations of science objects allow SIM to perform accurate astrometry on science targets SIM observes grid objects and uses the grid model to solve for interferometer parameters baseline length and orientation This process provides the proper calibration for the observations on the science objects It is important to note that it is not necessary for the grid solution to be completed before science operations begin instead combined grid and science measurement scenarios are made and then properly interpreted later in the context of the grid solution However full grid accuracy will not be realized until the end of the mission and the epoch of best grid accuracy will be mid mission Consider one example of how the grid is used to measure position proper motion and parallax for a given science object Over the course of a 5 year mission SIM observes a given science object in conjunction with some set of grid objects some number of times The grid reduction process estimates the position proper motion and parallax of the grid objects near the science target The grid model is then applied to the grid objects observed along with the science target and the interferometer is calibrated scale rotation at the epoch of each observation This calibration allows the calculation of relative angular separations between the grid objects and the science target Once again the grid model is applied to the measurement sequence in order to solve for the position proper motion and parallax for the science object relative to the grid reference frame To the extent that the reference frame is inertially stable it is quasi inertially tied to a set of distant QSOs the astrometric parameters for the science object are well determined Grid Performance Summary back to top up arrow The following table summarizes the expected performance of the grid from simulation studies run by the SIM Science Planning Team An interim performance level for a two year mission is shown for comparison As several months elapse between grid campaigns it is a reasonable assumption that changing instrument conditions will affect the metrology resulting in a metrology break modeled as a change in baseline length that for whatever reason is not continuously tracked by the external metrology between grid campaigns The grid simulation tested the effect of additional metrology breaks beyond the implicit inter campaign metrology breaks Thus a 10 metrology break probability means that for every tile within a grid campaign there is a 10 chance that a metrology break will occur before the simulated tile data is measured leading to a metrology break approximately every 10 tiles Simulation results show that the grid is robust to a high rate of metrology breaks One area under study is the correlations of the astrometric parameters when instead of summing over the whole sky a limited region of the sky is sampled For example studies of the wide and narrow angle observations need to know the correlated systematic and uncorrelated statistical uncertainties for the astrometric parameters in order to optimize their results Such work is performed over a single field of regard and preliminary work has shown that there are zonal effects in the residuals such that two non adjacent fields of regard may have significantly different correlations Refinements which need to be added to the grid simulations include stellar aberration binaries general relativity effects constant term time and angle dependence and use of quasars as pin objects to fix the grid and possibly reduce zonal errors Simulations currently assume perfect knowledge of the baseline rather than the reality of a regularized baseline i e a baseline whose length and orientation are known to sufficient accuracy over a given epoch Finally the grid simulation software will need to interface with other project software such as the end to end simulator SIMsim Total Number of Grid Stars nbsp 3000 nbsp Instrument Field of Regard nbsp nbsp nbsp degrees one tile nbsp 15 nbsp Total Number of Tiles nbsp nbsp nbsp per Grid Campaign nbsp 1162 nbsp Grid Stars per Tile avg nbsp 13 nbsp Assumed Single Measurement nbsp nbsp nbsp Accuracy delay error pm nbsp 485 nbsp Assumed Single Measurement nbsp nbsp nbsp Accuracy delay error 181 as nbsp 10 nbsp Science Mission Lifetime nbsp nbsp nbsp yrs nbsp 5 nbsp Number of Grid Campaigns nbsp 23 nbsp Total 1 d Visits to each Star nbsp nbsp nbsp during the Mission avg nbsp 118 nbsp Total 1 d Visits to each Star nbsp nbsp nbsp during a Campaign avg nbsp 5 1 nbsp Metrology Break Probablity 0 nbsp 10 Output alpha lc RMS Grid Accuracy nbsp nbsp nbsp 181 as 3 2 nbsp 3 8 Output delta lc RMS Grid Accuracy nbsp nbsp nbsp 181 as 3 2 nbsp 3 2 Output 181 alpha lc RMS Grid Accuracy nbsp nbsp nbsp 181 as yr 2 2 nbsp 2 8 Output 181 delta lc RMS Grid Accuracy nbsp nbsp nbsp 181 as yr 2 2 nbsp 2 8 Output pi lc RMS Grid Accuracy nbsp nbsp nbsp 181 as 2 7 nbsp 3 4 back to top up arrow This page last updated February 15 2000 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support grid html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/Grid_Observation.html%%==%%GRID Sample%%==%%SIM Grid Observations The objects in the grid must be observed several times a year in order to determine their positions and motions -- ...%%==%%4436%%==%%24 Mar 104%%==%% SIM Grid Observations The objects in the grid must be observed several times a year in order to determine their positions and motions part of the overall grid reduction process These observations are most efficiently performed in dedicated campaigns so SIM must periodically perform grid campaigns several times a year One tentative but typical grid campaign scenario nbsp has been titled the orange peel scan as it is reminiscent of the way in which someone might peel an orange or an apple by removing the peel from an orange in a single spiral piece beginning at one end alternatively consider how a woodworking tool can sweep across the entire surface of a piece of wood turning on a lathe nbsp At any given time SIM can observe a large fraction of the sky but can t look in the direction of the Sun otherwise its sensitive detectors would be damaged The available sky area therefore looks like a sphere with a circular hole removed the Sun exclusion region The orange peel scan pattern starts at the rim of this Sun exclusion region and systematically sweeps out the available sky Because SIM is an interferometer its measurements are one dimensional somewhat like a camera that takes a picture of a narrow strip For this reason the whole sky must be covered twice with SIM in two perpendicular orientations Consequently when the orange peel pattern reaches the pole in the anti sun direction the spacecraft orientation turns and the whole process is reversed ending up back at the rim of the sun exclusion region nbsp Orange Peel Paths TBS illustration showing two different orange peel campaigns nbsp Each track will be traced out in both directions to comprise one campaign Animations MPEG annimation of schematic SIM Orange Peel Scan 56kb nbsp Schematic representation of the scan pattern with artifically small field of view 3 deg and artificially large sun exclusion angle 90 deg for clarity of representation nbsp MPEG animation of a single orange peel scan 550kb More realistic nbsp 45 deg field non persistent shown in green with small red persistent circles showing the field centers on the celestial sphere Note that the line of sight and baseline directions are separately labeled The perspective slowly rotates in inertial space to add to the clarity of presentation MPEG animation of the Hipparcos scan law 2 1Mb Sample of Hipparcos for comparison nbsp The observer rotates to add clarity to the presentation What is the grid and how does it work How does SIM observe the grid How does SIM use the grid to perform science This page last updated October 8 1999 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support Grid Observation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support Grid Observation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support Grid Observation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support Grid Observation html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/Grid_Science.html%%==%%GRID Sample%%==%%Science with the Astrometric Grid Once sufficient grid observations have been made to build up a reliable grid model, observations of grid objects made ...%%==%%3332%%==%%24 Mar 104%%==%% Science with the Astrometric Grid Once sufficient grid observations have been made to build up a reliable grid model observations of grid objects made in conjunction with observations of science objects allow SIM to perform accurate astrometry on science targets SIM observes grid objects and uses the grid model to solve for interferometer parameters baseline length and orientation This process provides the proper calibration for the observations on the science objects It is important to note that it is not necessary for the grid solution to be completed before science operations begin instead combined grid and science measurement scenarios are made and then properly interpreted later in the context of the grid solution Consider one example of how the grid is used to measure position proper motion and parallax for a given science object Over the course of a 5 year mission SIM observes a given science object in conjunction with some set of grid objects some number of times The grid reduction process estimates the position proper motion and parallax of the grid objects near the science target The grid model is then applied to the grid objects observed along with the science target and the interferometer is calibrated scale rotation at the epoch of each observation This calibration allows the calculation of relative angular separations between the grid objects and the science target Once again the grid model is applied to the measurement sequence in order to solve for the position proper motion and parallax for the science object relative to the grid reference frame To the extent that the reference frame is inertially stable it is quasi inertially tied to a set of distant QSOs the astrometric parameters for the science object are well determined What is the grid and how does it work How does SIM observe the grid How does SIM use the grid to perform science This page last updated October 8 1999 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support Grid Science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support Grid Science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support Grid Science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support Grid Science html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/imaging.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - Imaging%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%4843%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs top menu Imaging Using SIM Introduction Imaging Sensitivity Calculation Introduction Using aperture synthesis SIM will image in the visible waveband to a resolution which could reach 10 milliarcseconds and will demonstrate interferometric nulling with a suppression of the on axis starlight to a level of 10 4 SIM forms images by rotating the baseline around the line of sight to the target The baseline length is then varied by pairing different siderostats to fill in the u v coverage The resulting amplitude and phase data are fourier transformed yielding an image limited only by SIM s modest light collecting area Imaging Sensitivity Calculation The utility of SIM for scientific imaging will depend on the uv plane coverage possible with the final layout of the SIM siderostats which is not yet fully defined Thus this AO does not contain specific numbers for baseline increment length sensitivity and other related parameters Most targets will be in photon counting dominated regime with most extended faint targets e g galactic nuclei requiring several hours to days of integration time In order to verify if science goals can be met by a proposed observing scenario an image simulator for SIM imSIM was developed by Ron Allen Torsten B 246 ker and Jayadev Rajagopal under financial support from JPL A description of the program formerly known as SIMSIM but not to be confused with the end to end operations simulator SIM SIM can be found in B 246 ker T and Allen R J Imaging and Nulling with the Space Interferometry Mission Ap J Suppl 125 123 1999 IMPORTANT CAVEAT Any good textbook on modern radio astronomy is a good source of information on synthesis imaging The reader should remember that there are important differences in how radio and optical interferometers behave in terms of sensitivity and the noise distribution on images For example image reconstruction is closely analogous to radio synthesis imaging e g VLBI or VLA However image sensitivity is photon limited a situation almost never true in radio Beware of rules of thumb derived from the radio back to top up arrow This page last updated February 15 2000 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support imaging html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support imaging html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support imaging html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support imaging html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/index.html%%==%%SIM AO SUPPORT%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs grid top ...%%==%%3391%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs grid top menu Welcome to the Space Interferometry Mission Announcement of Opportunity SIM AO Support Site Note that proposals in response to this Announcement were closed on May 26 2000 This site provides information to assist proposers to the SIM AO Some of the material is accessible only via the AO Support pages other links may direct you to locations within the general SIM site The AO itself is available from NASA Headquarters via http spacescience nasa gov ao 00 oss 01 If you have specific concerns or questions which are not answered within these pages please consult the FAQ for details on obtaining further information Except for FAQs we do not anticipate changes to these SIM AO Support pages If updates are necessary they will be reflected in the revision date on this page SIM is sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory the California Institute of Technology and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Updates March 06 2000 SIMSWG Final Report March 13 2000 Wide angle Astrometry May 15 2000 FAQs Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/mission.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - Mission%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%11299%%==%%30 Jun 108%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs top menu Mission Operations Main Site Information Data Products Calibrations SIM SIM End to End Simulator The main SIM website contains overview information about the SIM mission including mission operations the end to end data system experiment planning and a sample timeline during flight operations Additional information about data products calibrations and simulations can be found on this page Science Data Products Descriptions SIM data will be available in a variety of formats from the raw data to increasingly data processed products The data product description gives a high level overview of the data types the applied calibrations and the models that will be used as part of the calibration and validation process Raw Data nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Telemetry Level 0 Time ordered non duplicate data as received on the ground No transformations of any kind applied This data product represents the full telemetry stream with transmission artifacts removed Engineering Calibrated Data nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Telemetry Level 1 Time ordered data with engineering calibrations applied ie in engineering units and in the local inertial reference frame Timestamps are applied nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ancillary Level 1 Navigation data spacecraft and planet ephemerides ground derived environmental data Instrument Calibrated Data nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delay data Level 2 Delays baselines and ancillary data in the local instantaneous inertial reference frame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Visibility data Level 2 Visibility phases amplitudes baselines and ancillary data in the local instantaneous inertial reference frame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Nulling data Level 2 Fringe scans baselines and ancillary data in the local instantaneous inertial reference frame Scientific data nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delays Level 3 Delays baselines and ancillary data with all Special and General Relativistic signatures removed in the barycenter tangent frame The barycenter tangent frame is the mid mission inertial reference frame defined by the instantaneous motion of the solar system barycenter nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Astrometry Level 4 Inferred RA Dec and ancillary data for astrometric targets at the epochs of observation with all Special and General Relativistic effects removed in the barycenter tangent frame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Images Level 4 Synthesized images astrometrically registered in the SIM reference frame corrected for Special and General Relativistic effects nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Nulling Images Level 4 Synthesized nulling images astrometrically registered in the SIM reference frame corrected for Special and General Relativistic effects Models nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Flight System Model describing the time evolving state of the spacecraft plus instrument as derived from engineering data nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Solar System General Relativistic model of the solar system describing how light propagates through the solar system potential nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Grid Model describing the time evolving positions of all objects in the SIM Grid in the barycenter tangent frame with Special and General Relativistic effects removed nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Coordinate Transformation Mechanism for transforming between the local instantaneous inertial reference frame and the barycenter tangent frame with Special and General Relativistic effects removed Calibrations back to top up arrow Instrument scientists will examine calibration techniques for various types of known instrumental biases and then determine how those methods will be used in data analysis This work will encompass such diverse areas as the instrument end to end data reduction e g SIMSIM and simulation tools such as grid simulation Computational efficiency and development of simple clear analysis interfaces are additional sample concerns A list of possible instrument calibration concerns is appended to give a sense of the issues under consideration Coordinate Frame Calibrations TBD until coordinate frames are defined should include star tracker to starlight transformations and starlight to metrology transformations Optical Calibrations Calibrate pointing on siderostat camera guider camera and angle tracker Calibration of beam combiner spectrometer starlight throughput and detector quantum efficiency diffraction delay line errors angle dependent polarization related and diffraction related delay errors and metrology optical power levels Mechanism Calibrations Actuator model for siderostat mirror Fast SteeringMirror guider camera scanning mechanism switchyard delay line delay line dither PZT beam launcher pointing dither siderostat bay alignment and metrology vertex alignment Other Calibrations Siderostat fiducial position measurements for absolute metrology and baseline co parallelism corrections Calibration of siderostat surface to corner cube vertex offset Calibration of siderostat gimbal axis to mirror surface offset Calibration of FSM rotation axis to mirror surface offset Calibration of multiple corner cube offsets Accelerometer axis calibration Accelerometer bias and scale factor calibration Three baseline system calibration on pseudostars and or stars Post Processing Calibrations Removal of time and angle dependent errors Calibration using absolute and relative metrology data Removal of stellar aberration general relativity and non co parallelism effects SIM SIM back to top up arrow The goal of SIM SIM is to produce an end to end simulation of the total SIM system operation see schematic below Simulated measurements from the nominal instrument will be generated by the SIM Integrated Modeling team to include the effect of system noise and thermal response through a generalized observation schedule and solved for the apparent positions proper motions etc of the target stars This process will be iterated many times to investigate the effects of various types of measurement noise observational sequences and data reduction algorithms to show that SIM as designed will be able to meet its science requirements Current plans call for a prototype software system to process simulated data from the Integrated Modeling team into a smaller data set suitable for the Science Interpretation team software by mid 2000 SIM image back to top up arrow This page last updated February 15 2000 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO Support Mission SIM AO Support Mission SIM AO Support Mission SIM AO Support Mission SIM AO Support 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/narrow-angle.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - Narrow-Angle%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%17730%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs top menu Narrow Angle Astrometry Timeline Introduction Timeline Error Sources Assumptions Introduction Many of SIM s science targets will be better served by observing in narrow angle mode rather than the grid dependent wide angle mode Instrument performance and the possible observing schemes allows for better performance compared to wide angle observations more accurate observations can be made in less time In particular a possible narrow angle single measurement accuracy of 1 microarcsecond compares favorably with a possible wide angle SMA of 10 microarcseconds However narrow angle observations produce relative not absolute parallaxes and proper motions Their positions are measured relative to a small number of relatively bright reference stars not to the astrometric grid Narrow angle observation techniques can be used for any target which fits along with reference stars in the narrow angle 1 degree diameter field of regard One high level narrow angle timeline is described along with one sample narrow angle scheme Unlike the wide angle case there is no table specifying the number of observations or the amount of time that should be requested for a particular target Proposers should be aware of the difference between integration time i e the amount of time spent collecting photons from a science target and mission time i e the total amount of time integration time slewing to the target and so forth needed to make a science observation since requests should be for mission time Error sources and assumptions are discussed Narrow Angle Timeline back to top up arrow The narrow angle error budget assumes that after a nominal one hour observation scenario incorporating ten five minute observation blocks each consisting of 30 second integrations on the target and four reference stars Figure1 the accuracy on one axis will be 1 181 as on each object both reference and target stars with error scaling as root t Unlike the wide angle case no specific observing scenario is provided the user is expected to devise an observing strategy The instrument is very flexible in terms of number and order of objects observed There are certain restrictions the target and the desired number of reference stars must fit within the 1 degree field of view with the user being free to specify the field center Restricting the size of target to reference slews reduces instrument systematic errors Reference stars may be specified by the user It is still necessary to observe grid stars before and after the science targets in order to derive basic instrumental parameters The current error budget assumes that thermal drifts can be treated in a linear fashion if grid star and science observations all take place within a performance specification period currently taken as 60 minutes For narrow angle the effect of thermal drifts on the reference star grid will limit the cycle time or observation block for a single measurement of the target and the reference stars with a current limit of 5 minutes These numbers could be increased since the tradeoff between increased efficiency longer integration times vs possible performance degradation with longer timescales has not yet been studied One possible narrow angle observing scenario is to look in turn at the first two reference stars then the target and then two more reference stars allocating 30 seconds of integration time per star Proposers should use this scenario as a basis for determining overhead but are not restricted to this one type of observation pattern The actual structure of each observation block including the balance of integration time devoted to target or reference stars is determined by the investigator Strawman time estimates for slewing acquiring fringes and so forth are given These particular observing scenarios assume that grid campaigns are conducted separately from science observations The amount of overhead is conservative and was intentionally chosen to be close to a worst case scenario Narrow angle astrometry which requires astrometric accuracy close to the ultimate instrumental limit will require very careful planning to minimize systematic errors A detailed understanding of the error sources by the SIM project is incomplete but it is known that many errors can be treated as common mode in suitable observing sequences Proposers should note that certain errors increase with field size As currently envisioned the standard narrow angle timeline consists of the spacecraft slewing between adjacent wide angle fields of regard FOR followed by a brief stabilization period before commencing astrometric observations see the top timeline breakout in Figure 1 If adjacent FORs overlap by 50 the spacecraft will slew 7 5 degrees for 0 overlap there would be a 15 degree slew After stabilization each new FOR commences with the acquisition of two new guide stars which allow the spacecraft to maintain the correct attitude during observations within that FOR Next comes observation of 4 8 grid stars that will be used to remove instrumental thermal drift see the middle timeline breakout in Figure 1 These grid star observations are not under the current scenario part of a grid campaign Science target observation consists of single observation blocks each nominally containing one visit to the target and each specified reference star A minimum integration time of 30 seconds is needed for metrology stabilization otherwise integration times are specified by the user The single observation blocks can be repeated until they and both sets of grid star measurements fill up the 60 minute performance specification period Additional observation blocks or new narrow angle fields of view within the wide angle FOR can be scheduled after the grid stars are remeasured Since grid star remeasurement must be included in the 60 minute performance specification period there is no need to include it as additional overhead Requestors for narrow angle time will need to add overhead for slewing to the tile and acquiring guide stars only The time used for grid star observations only acts to reduce the number of single observation blocks in the performance specification period Meeting the Mission Accuracy Error Sources back to top up arrow For planning the observing time required to conduct a particular project one needs to be aware of the photon noise and instrument systematic error contributions to astrometry The single measurement accuracy has contributions from system noise and the photon response The photon noise contribution is mainly a measure of instrument throughput including e g contributions from detector quantum efficiency mirror reflectivity and imperfect fringe visibility Instrument systematic error represents the sum of known and estimated contributions to the optical path difference delay which are instrumental in origin Most of these errors will behave as random errors during subsequent visits to a tile allowing a mission accuracy well below this level Taken together the system noise and photon response contribute to the single measurement accuracy as narrow eq2 All errors refer to 1 dimensional positions An angular dependence term will be included in the future Additional strawman projections for the parameters are listed in the assumptions section Photon Noise Sensitivity in 14 1 hours for a 20th mag target 4 181 as Minimum Integration Time per target 30 secs Narrow Angle Astrometry System Noise 1 718 181 as Size of Field of Regard 1 deg 1 d single measurement accuracy per object in 1 hour nominal obs scenario of 10 5 min obs blocks 30 sec obs of target 4 ref stars 1 181 as Proposers may also wish to consult Simulations of Planet Searches with SIM PDF format 1 7 MB by Stefano Casertano and Alessandro Sozzetti This work carried out with the financial support of the SIM project at JPL presents the results of a series of simulations of planet measurements using the SIM mission in narrow angle mode These simulations can be used to estimate the sensitivity of SIM for the detection and orbital reconstruction of planets orbiting nearby stars Note that the simulations do not consider astrometric noise for target and reference stars or any instrumental systematics Finally there are many issues that while currently unresolved may affect narrow angle planning A partial listing Astrometric precision may be affected by astrophysical noise e g starspots or planets on the reference stars It is the proposer s responsibility to select the optimum reference stars for their target How many grid stars should be used to bracket the narrow angle observations Grid stars help constrain the location of the target stars and can be used to give the baseline length and or orientation However observing grid stars adds overhead and reduces the amount of time available for observing target and reference stars Proposers will need to choose the optimum number of grid stars needed for their observations How many reference stars are needed What are the effects from thermal drifts or metrology of extending the performance specification period i e the period encompassing two measurements of the grid stars and the science target reference star observations for more than one hour What are the effects of extending the maximum observation block duration i e time for obtaining one look at target and reference stars for more than five minutes Assumptions back to top up arrow All numbers and parameters reflect best current knowledge of the spacecraft and instrument design Science targets are evenly distributed over the entire sky The number of tiles needed to cover the sky including the solar exclusion zone depends on the size of the field of regard and the amount of overlap between adjacent tiles Performance is enhanced when a science target sits near the center of a tile which is more likely to happen when the degree of overlap is higher Overhead costs are lower when the total number of tiles is smaller For these calculations tile fractional overlap is assumed to be 0 Targets will be scheduled such that the average slew between successive fields of regard is 15 degrees Photon Noise Sensitivity in 14 1 hours for a 20th mag target 4 181 as Minimum Integration Time per target 30 secs Narrow Angle Astrometry System Noise 1 718 181 as Size of Field of Regard 1 deg 1 d single measurement accuracy per object in 1 hour nominal obs scenario of 10 5 min obs blocks 30 sec obs of target 4 ref stars 1 181 as Narrow Angle Overhead Grid Stars per tile 4 Reference Stars per Target 4 Narrow Angle Overhead per Target 320 sec Non Target Specific Tile Overhead 1414 sec Max Time Available for Single Performance Specification Blocks 52 min Tile Fractional overlap 0 Magnitude of slew to adjacent tile 15 deg Slew time to adjacent tile 574 sec Settle 60 sec Acquire Guide Stars 5 sec Aquire Guide Fringes 5 sec Metrology Stabilization 90 sec nbsp nbsp 734 sec nbsp Acuire Grid Star 5 sec Acquire Grid Fringe 5 sec Measure Grid Object 30 sec Repoint Science Siderostat 3 5 degrees 20 sec nbsp nbsp 60 sec Total Tile Overhead 1214 sec nbsp Point Siderostat 7 5 30 sec Acquire Science Target 5 sec Acquire Science Target Fringes 5 sec nbsp Overhead per Target 40 sec back to top up arrow This page last updated March 13 2000 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/What_is_the_SIM_Grid.html%%==%%GRID Sample%%==%%What is the SIM Astrometric Grid? The astrometric grid is, simply speaking, a model of the positions and motions of a particular collection of ...%%==%%3500%%==%%24 Mar 104%%==%% What is the SIM Astrometric Grid The astrometric grid is simply speaking a model of the positions and motions of a particular collection of astronomical objects These objects will mostly be stars but some will be quasi stellar objects or quasars that provide an extragalactic anchor for the astrometric grid These grid objects will be chosen by the SIM project and will comprehensively cover the entire sky A complete list of grid stars will be made available roughly a year before launch Sample distribution of grid stars Some of the astrometric science to be performed by SIM requires the measurement of the relative angle between two widely separated objects For instance the measurement of the absolute annual parallax for an object requires a measurement of its parallactic motion relative to objects roughly 90 degrees away Because SIM s astrometric field of regard FOR is necessarily much smaller than 90 degrees this relative angular measurement cannot be made directly To support such wide angle astrometry SIM uses an astrometric grid of objects spanning the entire 4 pi celestial sphere Measurements are made on these grid objects and their relative angular positions and motions are estimated in a process known as grid reduction In these grid reductions a 4 pi astrometric model for the grid objects and various instrument parameters is fit to the measurement set SIM will observe the grid a few times a year the collected data will allow scientists SHOULD THIS SPECIFY END USERS AND OR THE ISC to calibrate the instrument and compute the positions and motions of the objects in the grid This calibration is performed by fitting the grid model to the set of grid observations collected by SIM The resulting calibrations can then be used to do wide angle science with SIM What is the grid and how does it work How does SIM observe the grid How does SIM use the grid to perform science This page last updated October 8 1999 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support What is the SIM Grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support What is the SIM Grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support What is the SIM Grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM2 ao support What is the SIM Grid html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/wide-angle.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - Wide-Angle%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%47876%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs top menu Wide Angle Astrometry Timeline Introduction Timeline Error Sources Determining Mission Time Assumptions Introduction Optical interferometry is a relatively new observing technique and determining the amount of time for an observing program is not straightforward The issue is further complicated for a spaceborne mission with a finite lifetime like SIM This section of the SIM AO Support Package is designed to give the proposer an overview of the assumptions that go into making wide angle observations with SIM Proposers should note that the performance specifications given here are the Science Planning Team s best current predictions Every effort has been made to present a realistic yet somewhat conservative presentation of the spacecraft and instrument capabilities It is possible and probable that these numbers will change in the years prior to construction and launch Unlike narrow angle observations where proposers develop an observing scenario and timeline wide angle science targets require little input from proposers Theoretically the proposer can skip this discussion go directly to Table 2 Mission Time Calculator specify the magnitude and desired end of mission accuracy of a target and look up the required amount of time Practically most proposers will want more understanding of SIM observing strategy Two wide angle timelines are shown in the following sections to give proposers greater insight into how SIM will actually function and to illustrate the difference between integration time i e the amount of time spent collecting photons from a science target and mission time i e the total amount of time integration time slewing to the target and so forth needed to make a science observation Error sources and assumptions are discussed before presenting the aforementioned Mission Time Calculator tables Wide Angle Timeline back to top up arrow Two sample wide angle timelines are presented for bright Figure 1 and faint Figure 2 objects Strawman time estimates for slewing acquiring fringes and so forth are given These particular observing scenarios assume that grid campaigns are conducted separately from science observations The amount of overhead is conservative and was intentionally chosen to be close to a worst case scenario A list of assumptions used in generating the timelines can be found below As currently envisioned the standard wide angle timeline consists of the spacecraft slewing between adjacent fields of regard FOR followed by a brief stabilization period before commencing astrometric observations see the top timeline breakout in Figures 1 and 2 If adjacent FORs overlap by 50 the spacecraft will slew 7 5 degrees for 0 overlap there would be a 15 degree slew The SIM science planning team is currently assuming that objects will be scheduled so that they are reached with a 15 degree slew After stabilization each new FOR commences with the acquisition of two new guide stars which allow the spacecraft to maintain the correct attitude during observations within that FOR Next comes observation of 6 8 grid stars that will be used to tie the science target observations to the grid solution and to remove instrumental thermal drift see the middle timeline breakout in Figures 1 and 2 These grid star observations are not under the current scenario part of a grid campaign The exact number of grid stars will be chosen by the SIM Science Planning Team and will not affect the individual proposer After observing the science targets within the FOR the grid stars must be reobserved In order to maintain accurate knowledge of the baseline all grid star measurements and the science targets must fit within 60 minutes as shown in the middle timeline breakout in Figure 1 and Figure 2 This requirement places an upper limit currently estimated at approximately 48 minutes on the length of a single science target integration If the FOR contains only bright targets that can all be observed within the 60 minute window bottom breakout of Figure 1 the spacecraft will slew to the next FOR after remeasuring the grid stars Alternatively if the FOR contains numerous faint objects the spacecraft will observe other targets within the current FOR after the grid star reobseervation SIM is capable of responding to changing observing programs on a limited basis allowing a program for so called Targets of Opportunity Time critical observations such as gravitational lensing events and supernovae can be executed as soon as four days after initial request Meeting the Mission Accuracy Error Sources back to top up arrow For planning the observing time required to conduct a particular project one needs to be aware of the photon noise and instrument systematic error contributions to astrometry The single measurement accuracy has contributions from system noise and the photon response The photon noise contribution is mainly a measure of instrument throughput including e g contributions from detector quantum efficiency mirror reflectivity and imperfect fringe visibility Instrument systematic error represents the sum of known and estimated contributions to the optical path difference delay which are instrumental in origin Most of these errors will behave as random errors during subsequent visits to a tile allowing a mission accuracy well below this level Taken together the system noise and photon response contribute to the mission accuracy as wide eql 3 where N is the total number of 1 dimensional observations k is a scale factor determined by simulation and t is the length of one 1 d observation There is also error implicit in the grid solution so that the final mission accuracy for wide angle observations is wide eq2 N grid is the number of grid stars used within the field of regard to solve for the instrument baseline and k grid is a scale factor determined by simulation All errors refer to 1 dimensional positions An angular dependence term will be included in the future A short list of relevant constants follows A complete list of current strawman projections for the parameters is given elsewhere Photon Noise Sensitivity in 14 1 hours for a 20th mag target 4 181 as Minimum Integration Time per target 30 secs Wide Angle Astrometry System Noise 7 658 181 as k 3 91 k grid 1 5 Max of 1 d Observations per science target over entire mission 250 Grid error 4 181 as Min of 1 d Observations per science target over entire mission 20 Size of Field of Regard 15 deg Grid Stars per tile 6 Determining Total Mission Time for Wide Angle Observations back to top up arrow The contributions to spacecraft overhead are discussed in the Wide Angle Timeline section Each science target is taxed a flat amount of mission time for acquiring the target The overhead associated with slewing to the field of regard acquiring guide stars and measuring grid stars is charged on a pro rata basis above a set minimum the longer the integration time the higher the overhead The minimum amount of overhead is set as the total overhead divided by the number of science targets in the FOR Selecting several targets that could all be observed within one FOR is advantageous though targets that were all within one FOR during one visit could fall within two adjacent FORs on subsequent visits While increasing the number of observations reduces integration time it increases costs associated with overhead At the same time the number of observations cannot be smaller than some value since the single integration time cannot exceed roughly 48 minutes Another concern would be having such a large number of observations per target that the spacecraft would continually have to slew halfway around the sky in order to repeatedly reach the target To address these concerns the amount of mission time as opposed to integration time is minimized by the SIM science planning team by picking an appropriate number of observations depending on the target s magnitude and the desired mission accuracy see Table 1 below If this number exceeds a practical scheduling maximum of 250 observations the number of observations for that target is reduced to 250 causing a slight reduction in efficiency of at most 30 percent If the absolute minimum number of observations needed to obtain the measurements at the desired mission accuracy is larger than 250 that absolute minimum number is used with a efficiency loss of no more than 34 percent A minimum number of 1 dimensional observations presently taken as 20 will be taken of even very bright targets to ensure solutions for all five astrometric parameters Also minimum on target integration time is set to 30 seconds to allow for integration of the internal metrology signals The actual number of observations may vary somewhat from the optimum for a number of reasons e g accomodating a target of opportunity rescheduling due to a hardware glitch or reducing the number of observations to simplify mission scheduling Similarly a change in the strawman planning values will affect the required amount of mission time The proposer is not responsible for estimating these costs Proposers are also cautioned against trying to further optimize the current wide angle observing scenario at this time Proposers should note any specific concerns about timing of observations e g optimizing observations for parallax or to detect binary and or planetary orbits down to a specific period Also some observing programs may require data spread over the mission s 5 year lifetime while other observational goals and or intermediate results may be reached within a shorter time period Proposers should be aware that there may be zonal errors in the astrometric grid their extent and effects are currently under study Finally the number of observations and integration mission times assume that the end user is solving for only 5 parameters Target Magnitude Mission Accuracy 181 as 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 90 91 92 94 101 116 140 169 250 250 250 250 262 521 4 5 64 64 65 66 71 82 98 119 199 250 250 250 250 366 5 48 48 49 50 53 61 74 89 149 217 250 250 250 275 6 30 31 31 32 34 41 47 57 95 138 201 250 250 250 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 44 64 96 147 227 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 28 42 63 98 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 24 36 54 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 35 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Table 1 Anticipated Number of 1 d Observations Per Target Target Magnitude Mission Accuracy 181 as 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 2 5 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 8 3 3 4 3 6 3 10 8 22 9 53 4 129 9 314 1 626 9 4 5 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 3 3 0 4 4 7 5 14 9 33 2 79 2 194 8 439 8 5 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 1 7 2 3 3 3 5 6 11 1 23 8 55 7 135 6 329 8 6 0 8 0 9 0 9 0 9 1 0 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 6 7 0 14 9 33 6 80 3 197 5 10 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 7 1 1 2 2 4 8 10 7 24 9 59 6 15 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 1 0 2 0 4 6 10 7 25 6 20 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 1 2 2 6 5 9 14 2 30 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 7 1 2 2 6 6 3 35 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 9 2 0 4 6 50 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 1 1 2 3 Table 2 Mission Time Per Target hours Target Magnitude Mission Accuracy 181 as 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 7 1 0 1 3 3 2 8 1 20 5 47 8 48 0 4 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 7 1 0 1 1 1 9 4 9 12 3 30 9 47 9 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 6 1 0 1 1 1 6 3 4 8 5 21 4 47 8 6 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 6 1 0 1 1 1 6 2 5 5 0 12 5 31 3 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 8 1 1 1 6 2 6 4 0 6 4 10 1 15 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 6 1 5 2 5 4 0 6 4 10 1 20 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 7 1 9 3 8 6 2 10 2 30 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 8 1 9 4 9 9 6 35 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 6 1 4 3 5 8 8 50 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 7 1 7 4 2 Table 3 Integration Time Per Target Per Observation minutes Assumptions back to top up arrow All numbers and parameters reflect best current knowledge of the spacecraft and instrument design Science targets are evenly distributed over the entire sky The number of tiles needed to cover the sky including the solar exclusion zone depends on the size of the field of regard and the amount of overlap between adjacent tiles Performance is enhanced when a science target sits near the center of a tile which is more likely to happen when the degree of overlap is higher Overhead costs are lower when the total number of tiles is smaller For these calculations tile fractional overlap is assumed to be 0 Targets will be scheduled such that the average slew between successive fields of regard is 15 degrees Photon Noise Sensitivity in 14 1 hours for a 20th mag target 4 181 as Minimum Integration Time per target 30 secs Wide Angle Astrometry System Noise 7 658 181 as k 3 91 k grid 1 5 Max of 1 d Observations per science target over entire mission 250 Grid error 4 181 as Min of 1 d Observations per science target over entire mission 20 Size of Field of Regard 15 deg Wide Angle Overhead Grid Stars per tile 6 Wide Angle Targets per average tile 45 Wide Angle Overhead per Target 40 sec Non Target Specific Tile Overhead 1414 sec Max Time Available for a Single wide angle integration 48 min Tile Fractional overlap 0 Magnitude of slew to adjacent tile 15 deg nbsp Slew time to adjacent tile 574 sec Settle 60 sec Acquire Guide Stars 5 sec Aquire Guide Fringes 5 sec Metrology Stabilization 90 sec nbsp nbsp 734 sec nbsp Acquire Grid Star 5 sec Acquire Grid Fringe 5 sec Measure Grid Object 30 sec 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/ao_abstracts.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/SIM/ao_support/ao_abstracts.html%%==%%Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NASA AO 00-OSS-01 Key Projects: Principal Investigator: Marcy, Geoffrey W.; ...%%==%%27710%%==%%24 Mar 104%%==%% Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NASA AO 00 OSS 01 Key Projects Principal Investigator Marcy Geoffrey W University of California Berkeley Proposal Title Discovery of Planetary Systems Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We will use SIM to carry out a major search for planetary systems around nearby stars Our search carries four intellectual goals 1 search for terrestrial planets 2 search for 5 to 20 Earth Mass planets 3 determine sin i for known planets 4 study the architecture of multiple planet systems Cleansing the reference stars of astrometric jitter is a major thrust We will use adaptive optics and precision Doppler measurements to eliminate stellar binaries and low mass companions among reference stars We also will carry out Doppler reconnaissance of all target stars to discover the jupiters and saturns reveal hints of neptunes and to establish target stars having no gas giants at all Principal Investigator Gould Andrew P Ohio State University Proposal Title Stellar Remnant Planetary and Dark Object Masses from Astrometric Microlensing Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We will apply SIM observations to 4 related microlensing experiments 1 Measure the mass function MF of the Galactic bulge down to 0 01 Msun from 200 microlensing mass measurements with separate identification of brown dwarfs BDs white dwarfs WDs neutron stars NSs and black holes BHs 2 Measure the mass and distance of 5 of the lenses currently being detected toward the LMC SMC and so determine whether they are halo objects MACHOs and hence a substantial component of the dark matter or are ordinary stars related to the LMC SMC 3 Measure masses of 15 nearby stars to 1 accuracy including 4 low metallicity stars 4 Measure the masses of 15 of planets found in bulge microlensing events Microlensing the gravititional deflection of light is a powerful tool for detecting astrophysical objects irrespective of whether they shine More than 500 objects have been detected over the last decade in photometric microlensing experiments where the lens betrays its presence by focusing and so magnifying the light from a more distance source Unfortunately the information photometric microlensing yields about the lens is usually highly ambiguous with typically a factor 100 uncertainty in lens mass However microlensing also gives rise to astrometric deflections which can be measured by SIM By combining astrometric and photometric measurements lens masses and distances can be determined to a few per cent so that the nature of these dark objects including planets BDs WDs NSs BHs will be revealed for the first time A variant on this technique will permit SIM to measure the masses of nearby stars very accurately lt 1 We expect that the detection of non luminous objects particularly black holes and planets will evoke wide public interest which will facilitate educational initiatives made in conjunction with SIM Principal Investigator Shaya Edward J Raytheon ITSS Corporation Proposal Title Space Interferometry Mission Dynamical Observations of Galaxies Key Project Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Space Interferometry Mission SIM will be used to obtain proper motions for a sample of 27 galaxies the first proper motion measurements of galaxies beyond the satellite system of the Milky Way SIM measurements lead to knowledge of the full 6 dimensional position and velocity vector of each galaxy In conjunction with new gravitational flow models the results will be the first total mass measurements of individual galaxies The project includes development of powerful theoretical methods for orbital calculations This SIM study will lead to vastly improved determinations of individual galaxy masses halo sizes and the fractional contribution of dark matter Principal Investigator Johnston Kenneth J U S Naval Observatory Proposal Title Astrophysics of Reference Frame Tie Objects Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract This SIM Key Science program will produce important research on SIM grid objects that directly relate to the stability of the SIM reference frame It will accomplish this by making efficient use of observations of the quasars that will be used for the purpose of establishing a link between the SIM reference frame and the International Celestial Reference Frame ICRF In addition we propose to use 1 of the total SIM time approximately 250 hours over the lifetime of the mission to observe a limited number of galactic radio sources that will not be part of the SIM ICRF frame link but can be used as a consistency check of the extragalactic frame tie Through these observations we hope to deliver the maximum amount of science for a limited amount of SIM resources Principal Investigator Chaboyer Brian C Dartmouth College Proposal Title Anchoring the Population II Distances and Ages of Globular Clusters Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract As the oldest objects whose ages can be accurately determined Galactic globular clusters can be used to establish the minimum age of the universe and hence to constrain cosmological models and to study the early formation history of the Milky Way The largest uncertainty in the determination of globular cluster ages is the distance scale SIM will be able to determine distances to globular clusters and other stars in the halo with unprecedented accuracy thereby significantly reducing the uncertainty in the derived ages of metal poor stars We are proposing a SIM key project to determine the distance scale to globular clusters i e the Population II distance scale which will allow us to determine the ages of globular clusters and field halo stars with unprecedented accuracy To establish the Population II distance scale and the ages of the metal poor stars in our galaxy three different observing strategies will be utilized 1 direct parallax distances to 21 nearby globular clusters 2 calibration of the luminosity of RR Lyrae stars in the field and in globular clusters and 3 parallax distances to a sample of Population II main sequence turn off and subgiant branch stars The parallax observations of field turn off and subgiant stars will lead to an accurate determination of the ages of these stars The direct parallax distances to the nearest globular cluster will be the cornerstone of the observing strategy allowing us to set a firm lower limit to the age of the universe accurate to 5 and to investigate the early formation history of the Milky Way The calibration of the Population II distance scale will allow accurate distances to be obtained to a number of distant globular clusters and nearby galaxies such as the Large Magellanic Cloud and Andromeda and will help calibrate the zero point of the extragalactic distance scale To maximally exploit the SIM observations in the determinations of cluster ages we propose to initiate a wide spectrum of ground based observational programs to improve the photometry of the clusters their reddening estimates the helium mass fraction and the abundances of the heavy elements especially oxygen Principal Investigator Henry Todd J Georgia State University Proposal Title A MASSIF effort to determine the Mass Luminosity relation for Star of Various Ages Metallicities and Evolutionary States Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The MASSIF Masses and Stellar Systems with Interferometry Team will investigate the mass content of the Galaxy from huge stars to barely glimmering brown dwarfs and from hot white dwarfs to exotic black holes We will target various samples of the Galactic population to determine and relate the fundamental characteristics of mass luminosity age composition and multiplicity attributes that together yield an extensive understanding of the stars Our samples will include distant clusters that span a factor of 5000 in age and commonplace stars and substellar objects that lurk near the Sun Mass is the most fundamental characteristic of a star It is crucial to our understanding of stellar astrophysics that we determine stellar masses to high accuracy The principal goals of the MASSIF Key Project are 1 to define the mass luminosity relation for main sequence stars in five clusters so that effects of age and metallicity can be mapped and 2 to determine accurate masses for representative examples of nearly every type of star stellar descendant or brown dwarf in the Galaxy To reach these goals we will measure masses with errors of 1 or less for roughly 200 stars which will allow us to challenge stellar astrophysics models more severely than ever before There are currently only 40 stars with masses this accurately known and 30 of those are components in eclipsing binaries with masses between 1 and 3 Msun Thus the range of our understanding of precise stellar masses is terribly limited SIM can rectify this situation because it has the capability to measure precisely the largest known mass for a star as well as the smallest known mass for a brown dwarf The extrema of the H R Diagram will receive intense scrutiny so that we can understand just where the stellar main sequence begins and ends We will also investigate exotic targets such as supergiants and black holes to further our understanding of these rare but intriguing objects In the process of carrying out this investigation we will develop a well stocked toolbox of mass luminosity relations at optical and infrared wavelengths that can become the standards against which all stars are measured Principal Investigator Majewski Steven R University of Virginia Proposal Title Taking Measure of the Milky Way Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We plan to undertake fundamental measurements of the gravitational potential mass distribution and dynamical structure of the Milky Way Among our goals will be 1 The determination of two fundamental parameters that play a central role in virtually every problem in Galactic astronomy namely a the solar distance to the center of the Milky Way b the solar angular velocity around the Galactic center 2 The measurement of fundamental dynamical properties of the Milky Way among them a the pattern speed of the central bar b the rotation field and velocity dispersion tensor in the disk c the kinematics mean rotational velocity and velocity dispersion tensor of the halo as a function of position 3 The definition of the mass distribution of the Galaxy which is dominated by the presence of dark matter We intend to measure a the relative contribution of the disk and halo to the gravitational potential b local volume and surface mass density of the disk c the shape mass and extent of the dark halo of the Milky Way out to 250 kpc To the greatest extent possible we will take advantage of the data already being obtained for sub solar metallicity K giants in the SIM Astrometric Grid These data produced as part of the mission s baseline operations will be supplemented by SIM observations of other targets among them 1 counterparts to the Astrometric Grid stars at greater distances 2 a sample of disk Mira and Cepheid variables 3 a sample of disk open clusters with a well defined and restricted age range 4 the brightest few stars in every Galactic globular cluster and satellite dwarf galaxy and 5 stars in tidal tails of disrupted satellite galaxies and globular clusters While the primary goal of our Key Project is focused on the global spatio dynamical properties of the Milky Way and this goal dictates strictly the selection of our intended targets we also intend to address the wealth of information these data will yield on Galactic stellar populations and the insight they will provide into the formation history of the Milky Way Therefore we intend to supplement the astrometric data with ground based observations of abundances radial velocities and other properties to maximize the benefits of the SIM data for analyses of stellar populations Several of our proposed SIM experiments lend themselves to early release of mission results Principal Investigator Beichman Charles A Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title The Search for Young Planetary Systems and the Evolution of Young Stars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We propose a SIM Key Project to elucidate the processes of star and planet formation and to understand both the frequency of giant planet formation and the early dynamical history of such objects By doing so we will gain deep insight into how common is the basic architecture of our solar system compared with recently discovered systems with close in giant planets To accomplish our goals we divide our observing resources into three parts The bulk of our program is a planet search around 150 of the nearest lt 150 pc and youngest 0 5 100 Myr solar type stars We expect to find 5 150 previously unknown planetary systems We have set our sensitivity threshold to ensure the detection of Jupiter mass planets in the critical orbital range of 1 to 5 AU These observations when combined with the results of planetary searches of mature stars from SIM and other facilities will allow us to test theories of planetary formation and early solar system evolution Second we will measure distances and orbital properties of 100 stars precisely enough to determine the masses of single and binary stars to an accuracy of 1 This information is required to calibrate the pre main sequence tracks that serve as a chronometer ordering the events that occur during the evolution of young stars and planetary systems Third we will obtain images with 1 AU resolution of jets emanating from young stars to probe the physics of outflows Since these young stars will evolve into stars like the Sun the results of our investigation will be directly relevant to the origin evolution and ultimate habitability of solar systems like our own a key goal of NASA s Origins program and a topic of broad scientific public and educational appeal Principal Investigator Shao Michael Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title Extrasolar Planets Interferometric Survey Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The search for planets beyond our solar system is a topic of great interest for both astronomers and the general public This topic went from speculation to reality with first the discovery of the Pulsar Planets quickly followed by the discovery of hot Jupiters A search for planets with the SIM mission offers the only opportunity of the next decade to find terrestrial planets around nearby stars This SIM Key Project brings together a team of scientists who have made significant contributions in all the major areas related to extrasolar planets from the discovery of Pulsar Planets to the discovery of the first planet around a nearby star to the discovery of the brown dwarf Gliese 229B to theories of the formation of hot Jupiters as well as the group that pioneered stellar interferometry in the U S The team has considerable experience from theory to data analysis to instrument calibration to access to telescopes that will be needed to conduct the preparatory research The proposed observing program is based on a two tiered approach that includes about 100 Tier 1 stars where we will search for the smallest planets few earth mass with 1 uas astrometric accuracy and a much larger 2000 stars Tier 2 sample at lower 4 uas accuracy to search for 12 15 Earth mass in a 1 AU orbit at 10pc The program asks for slightly more than 10 of SIM time but makes extremely efficient use of SIM observing time by picking Tier 2 targets within the 15 deg field of regard of our Tier 1 targets The Tier 1 survey for terrestrial planets in the local neighborhood is large enough that it will be significant even if no planets are detected The Tier 2 sample is very large and will provide information on planetary systems to 1 20 Jupiter mass around a wide range of stellar types to systematically study planet formation in our galaxy Principal Investigator Wehrle Ann E Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title Binary Black Holes Accretion Disks and Relativistic Jets Photocenters of Nearby AGN and Quasars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We propose to use the unique capabilities of SIM to answer three key questions about active galactic nuclei and in doing so demonstrate in the first year of SIM operation how well the optical and radio reference frames can be linked We request 3 of SIM observing time for this Key Project 1 Does the separation of the radio core and optical photocenter of the quasars used for the reference frame tie change on the timescales of their photometric variability or is the separation stable 2 Does the most compact optical emission from an AGN come from an accretion disk or from a relativistic jet 3 Do the cores of galaxies harbor binary supermassive black holes remaining from galaxy mergers The first question involves tying the SIM reference frame with the International Celestial Reference Frame We do not propose to perform the frame tie itself instead we will show within about the first year whether the frame tie will be limited by astrophysical noise If so we would work with the Project to improve the selection and observation of suitable reference objects These questions address the nature of the AGN phenomenon and the production of relativistic jets This proposal exploits SIM s astrometric capability by measuring positions of moderately faint targets A variety of AGN phenomena will be visible on microarcsecond scales including position offsets between accretion disk and jet emission and position shifts due to binary black hole motion Mission Scientists Education and Public Outreach Scientist Principal Investigator Worthey Guy P St Ambrose College Proposal Title Open and Globular Cluster Distances for Extragalactic Galactic and Stellar Astrophysics Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract SIM will obtain parallax distances to nine selected clusters both open and globular within the Milky Way in order to address issues of 1 extragalactic distance scale 2 cluster ages 3 stellar evolutionary isochrone calibration and the integrated light models used in extragalactic stellar population studies 4 the chemical evolution of the galaxy and galaxies in general and 5 valuable but partial information on horizontal branch and asymptotic giant branch evolution The clusters were chosen on the basis of these criteria Data Scientist Principal Investigator Quirrenbach Andreas University of California San Diego Proposal Title Masses and Luminosities of X Ray binaries and Support of Grid and Reference Stars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Science Investigation Masses and Luminosities of X Ray Binaries We propose to use SIM in narrow angle mode to determine the orbits of a few X ray binaries and thus the masses of the compact components We have tentatively selected two black hole candidates BHC s and two neutron star systems In the neutron star system we can get precise masses which will allow us to set constraints on the equation of state of neutron star matter SIM observations of the BHC s will allow us to verify directly that these objects are indeed too massive to be neutron stars and they will provide information on the black hole mass distribution and on the black hole formation process These observations will be complemented by wide angle measurements of about 50 X ray binary systems which will provide parallaxes and proper motions From these data we can derive secure luminosities which are needed to demonstrate the presence of an event horizon in BHC s and to test ADAF advection dominated accretion flow models Mission Scientist Functions Support for Grid and Reference Stars and Global Analysis The PI Andreas Quirrenbach will support the process that leads to the selection of grid and reference stars for SIM He will participate in the planning of the ground based efforts that will identify suitable grid stars and will help ensure that the reference star requirements of all proposed SIM investigations are met He will participate in the pre launch simulation of grid performance and in the on orbit verification He will work with the SIM Project and the ISDC to perform a global analysis of the error budget which includes both instrumental and astrophysics error sources Instrument Scientist Principal Investigator Shaklan Stuart Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title A New Approach to Micro arcsecond Astrometry with SIM Allowing Early Mission Narrow Angle Measurements of Compelling Astronomical Targets Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Short Title Early Mission Micro arcsecond Astrometry with SIM We propose to determine orbital parameters of several known extra solar planets and to measure the mass of a black hole in the early stages of the SIM mission We show that SIM can perform micro arcsecond astrometric measurements early in the mission without relying on high precision grid stars We also propose to measure the visual orbits of radio and X ray sources using the conventional SIM approach We have developed a new technique Gridless Narrow Angle Astrometry GNAA that allows SIM to measure relative positions with an accuracy of 1 micro arcsecond uas in the first stages of the mission long before the grid stars are accurately measured The technique works on short period signals P days to weeks and is not limited by reference frame proper motion and parallax GNAA not only enables the early performance of important and exciting science but also provides strong incentive to carry on new interferometry missions under development as SIM is launched This proposal is for the position of Instrument Scientist The PI has 9 years of experience with SIM and is the leader of the high precision testbed known as the Micro Arcsecond Metrology Testbed As a SIM Instrument Scientist he would help to develop new instruement calibration procedures and efficient observational techniques and would serve as the lead advisor to the science team on high precision measurements Interdisciplinary Scientist Principal Investigator Kulkarni Shrinivas R California Institute of Technology Proposal Title Exceptional Stars Origins Companions Masses and Planets Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The Space Interferometry Mission SIM is the first major mission towards NASA s thrust area of understanding the origins of extra solar planets However SIM has the potential to contribute to fundamental progress in other areas of astrophysical investigation answer old questions and also open up new issues Here we propose a study of Exceptional Stars with SIM under the mission scientist program for the position of interdisciplinary scientist We propose a diverse program covering greatly evolved and degenerate stars We will study the remarkable iron deficient post AGB stars to resolve issues related to companions and circumbinary disks We will search for planets around white dwarfs as survivors or as ones created after white dwarf mergers We will obtain orbits for two black binaries Finally we will address the origins of OB stars in the halo and obtain space velocities for low mass X ray binaries to test their formation process As interdisciplinary scientist we propose to contribute to the mission i a tie of the SIM frame to the Solar System ephemeris accuracy of 10 20 uas ii a study of the problem of accurate amplitude calibration and the requirements for the precision work on binary stars iii a study of grid issues such as the effects of distant companions to grid stars and iv the exploration of the astrophysical uses of the unique grid database Synthesis Imaging Scientist Principal Investigator Allen Ronald J Space Telescope Science Institute Proposal Title Crowded Field Astrometry and Imaging with the Space Interferometry Mission Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract The Space Interferometry Mission will be the first space astrophysics instrument to provide a capability for synthesis imaging at optical wavelengths offering the promise of imaging high surface brightness targets with more than 4 times the best resolution attainable with the Advanced Camera on the Hubble Space Telescope SIM may also provide a nulling imaging capability for characterizing faint extended emission around a bright star However the full details of these capabilities remain to be defined and the Imaging and Nulling Scientist on the SIM Science Team will play an important role in that effort over the coming several years The Principal Investigator on this proposal is applying for that crucial Mission Scientist position Since SIM science proposals which would require nulling and or full coverage of the aperture plane are being delayed this proposal describes a program of astrometric measurements positions and proper motions on crowded star fields in the cores of globular clusters and in the nucleii of several nearby galaxies These observations will permit accurate values and limits to be placed on the masses of the black holes which are thought to be lurking in these regions of enormously high stellar density The science can be accomplished even if an imaging capability with a full and complete set of baselines can not be provided with SIM http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support ao abstracts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support ao abstracts html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support ao abstracts html http planetquest 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/faqs.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - FAQs%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%17461%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs top menu FAQ This page last updated May 15 2000 Questions about the SIM AO should be directed to Philippe Crane Discipline Scientist Ultra violet Visible and Gravitational Astrophysics NASA Headquarters Code SR 300 E St S W Washington D C 20546 Tel 202 358 0377 Fax 202 358 3097 Email pcrane hq nasa gov These Frequently Asked Questions are numbered in order of receipt The date on this page indicates the most recent update Question 1 Is this AO open to collaborations with non USA astronomers Answer The SIM Announcement of Opportunity will be consistent with official NASA policy that proposals from international institutions and individuals will be welcome and will be reviewed in the same manner as proposals originating from within the US However again consistent with NASA policy funding will be available only to individuals and institutions within the US Question 2 How does the single measurement performance of SIM translate into wide field accuracy of parallaxes and proper motions once errors in knowledge of the grid stars are taken into account Answer The wide angle performance depends among other things on how the grid is designed number of stars overlap between astrometric tiles number of observations etc as well as the instrument performance We have simulated a number of different cases For a nominal grid comprising 3000 stars and a single measurement of 8 9 uas the expected mid epoch RMS accuracy from data collected over 5 years should be approximately position 4 uas parallax 4 uas proper motion 2 8 uas yr Question 3 The AO draft Section 2 3 states that up to 10 of the available time after allowing for astrometric grid and other calibrations is the upper limit on observing time requests How firm is this limit Answer These numbers are indicative only and proposals for 1 or 10 or more of the observing time are certainly acceptable Question 4 The AO describes the roles of individual scientists on the Science team Mission Scientists Data Scientists Instrument Scientists and Interdisciplinary Scientists Can these individuals propose to form a support team Or are they strictly individuals Answer Proposers for the individual scientist positions can form small support teams which of course would have to be described and justified in the proposal Question 5 Can you clarify the definition of available time on SIM Answer The Project estimates that SIM will use 35 of the total mission time for the astrometric grid and the other housekeeping functions e g calibration and momentum dumps These are not apportioned between projects This means that 65 of the total mission time is available for science projects Therefore the current solicitation is for 60 of the available time or 39 of the total mission time over 5 years Question 6 The AO draft Section 2 6 states that Science Team personnel may be assigned to work directly at the Interferometry Science Data Center ISDC What level of commitment does this imply in terms of the kinds of software to be developed Answer The details of any arrangement for someone to work at the ISDC clearly have to be negotiated on an individual basis but this does not mean that they might be involved with producing flight quality analysis code Question 7 A question about the Interdisciplinary Scientist positions If the proposed science investigation is expected to require help from collaborators should these collaborators be listed as Co Is Answer The decision on whether or not to list collaborators as Co Is is up to the proposer However the AO explicitly states Section 2 5 that a detailed description of the duties of each named Investigator in the proposal is required This applies to Key Project and Mission Scientist proposals and is required whether or not the proposal requests funding for these individuals Question 8 What is the overhead per target star per observation My understanding is that each star on average requires an extra 40 seconds overhead the wide angle overhead The mission time listed in Table 2 seems far larger than what I get from calculating number of observations integration time 40 seconds Answer In addition to the 40 second overhead associated directly with each science target there is overhead from setting up each tile slewing to the tile and observing guide and grid stars This overhead is shared on a pro rata basis among all of the science objects in the tile based on integration time Since the exact distribution of sources within a tile is unknown a minimum share of the overhead roughly 32 seconds out of 1414 is used for targets that have very short integration times Question 9 We would like to use a minimum of 10 1 D measurements to get the 5 astrometric parameters rather than the 20 measurement minimum used in the AO support pages Must we adopt the 20 as a SIM policy statement Answer For responding to this AO a minimum of 20 1 D observations 10 in each of two orthogonal position angles should be assumed to fit for the five astrometric parameters This number allows for some uncertainty in how systematic instrument errors may enter the solution Optimization of the observing scenario will be performed once these effects have been better characterized Question 10 Section 2 3 of the AO mentions in the last paragraph that in addition to the Project Scientist and Deputy other scientists formally working on the SIM project may propose through this solicitation or later ones to participate fully in a Key Project proposal in any capacity Are there any restrictions on proposals from SIM project personnel for other positions in response to this AO such as Mission Scientist positions or in response to future solicitations Answer SIM Project personnel can propose in response to the SIM AO in the role of Mission Scientists as well as to the Key Projects There are no restrictions on the kind of proposals that can be submitted Question 11 A question about the Education and Public Outreach E PO section of a SIM Key Project proposal The instructions in the SIM AO appear to indicate entire E PO component of the proposal should be no more than one page and that only a brief statement of the team s commitment to E PO activities and perhaps a short description of E PO ideas is all that is required However a link to Education and Outreach off the spacescience nasa gov web site and other online materials linked from the OSS site seem to indicate that an E PO section should be about 4 pages long and include details of planned activities participants partners budget etc Answer NASA is taking a somewhat different approach to the E PO than in other projects This means that we do NOT require or expect a specific E PO section to your proposal but rather the firm and we expect binding commitment of the PI and the team members to develop and to participate in the project E PO activities These will be organized through the E PO Mission Scientist who will be selected by this AO and the project E PO office at JPL A one page statement of commitment should provide sufficient evidence of the teams experience and commitment Question 12 What is the brightest star that SIM can work on without degradation in its performance How does the performance degrade for stars brighter than this Answer updated March 23 2000 SIM maintains its astrometric accuracy for bright stars to a limit of V 0 mag For stars brighter than this limit the performance degrades very rapidly due to detector saturation and is almost impossible to quantify Question 13 What is the Education and Public Outreach E PO budget for SIM likely to be This is relevant especially to the E PO Scientist position for developing an E PO program which is commensurate with the available budget Answer Typically NASA Office of Space Science would like like to have the E PO effort to be between 1 and 2 of the mission costs averaged over the mission lifetime Taking a conservative view of SIM mission costs and the lifetime somewhere between 5 million and 10 million over roughly 10 years will be spent on the SIM E PO program This includes efforts by the ISDC the SIM project itself and by the Key Science teams and mission scientists Question 14 The AO support narrow angle astrometry page lists the system noise floor at sigma 1 712 uas yet just below it lists a 1 d in 1 hour measurement accuracy at 1 uas Are these consistent Answer The anticipated performance that SIM will provide for narrow angle is 1uas for a 10th magnitude object with 10 30 second observations However the system design contains a significant pad to accomodate uncertainty in the engineering parameters for the SIM instrument The equation for 1 hour astrometric error reflects these development process numbers Question 15 Question 12 on the FAQ list concerns bright stars Would you please quantify how the astrometric performance degrades between visual magnitude 0 and 1 46 Answer The detector saturation is the issue so it virtually impossible to know how to handle the data Hence past this limit the performance is not quantifiable Question 16 What is the minimum observing mission overhead associated with narrow angle or wide angle measurements of bright stars such as those in Question 12 and 15 Answer It takes a minimum of 30 seconds to acquire fringes on a target or a reference star The precision of each 30 sec measurement would be 3 micro arcsecs Ten such measurements would then give a 1 micro arcsec determination for that set of measurements which would include targets and references Question 17 Appendix B gives detailed instructions for preparing proposals It is not clear from this section particularly from Table B 1 Page Limits for Key Project Team Proposals whether statements of current and pending support are required for each of the team members Answer This is not requested for the AO Question 18 Has the SIM project decided on a size for the field stop Is anything known about the shape e g circular or square or something else Answer The field stop size is not finalized Current predictions are that it would be in the range of 0 8 to 2 arcsec Optimizing the field stop size and shape is still in progress Question 19 Exactly what type of field will appear crowded to SIM Does this mean more than 1 star in the 1 4 arcsec imaging field of view If the two stars differ significantly in brightness say by 5 mag does this still mean the field appears crowded to SIM Answer The off axis response in the SIM field of view is determined by the combined effects of the airy lobes the field stop and the baseline bandwidth Not all of these parameters have specific design values as yet see e g question 18 Current estimates are that if there is another star within 1 4 arcsec there is the potential that its light will interfere with accurate astrometric observations of the target In addition the significance of the effects of crowding and their tolerances would vary depending on the science goals and the desired accuracies Consequently each individual proposer needs to assess if they will need to employ crowded field techniques for their proposed targets Detailed analysis is not required for the AO Question 20 The SIM AO states Proposers whose science objectives include potentially crowded fields should be aware of this complication and indicate both the data required as well as the analysis methods to address this complication Right now not much information has been given in terms of exactly what types of data products the ISC will provide This makes it difficult to figure out what type of analysis methods will be needed Answer A high level overview of possible data products can be found in the Mission Operations section of the SIM AO Support web site The SIM project would deliver to level 3 For global astrometry the project will deliver to level 4 for fitting the 5 astrometric parameters Question 21 Will there be a spectral disperser at the SIM detector Where can I read about what is at the detector what type of detector size of detector filtering sensitivity wavelength response etc Answer There is an 80 channel spectrometer from 0 4 to 0 9 um spaced evenly in frequency NOT wavelength Question 22 A question about Key Project proposal budgets Should the budgets for co investigators be submitted as in parallel submissions i e separate proposal submissions with only differing budget pages Or should there be a single proposal with a budget showing subcontracts through the PI s institution Answer A Key Project proposal should contain a budget section which shows as necessary subcontracts to co investigators through the Principal Investigator s institution Question 23 Can you quantify the uncertainty in positional measurement introduced by diffuse light and discrete objects within the field of view field stop which are not individually detected Answer The interferometer measures the phase of everything in the field of view via a vector sum For instance a uniform background is resolved out and contributes to the noise but not the fringe visibility The effect of confusing objects can be enumerated only for very specific cases Proposers should address these issues if they potentially make a major impact on the proposed science Otherwise the computation of these effects can be proposed to be performed as part of the pre launch preparatory work Question 24 Crowded field astrometry with SIM will require the use of synthesis imaging observing and data analysis techniques No timelines are presented in the AO or on the AO support web site for imaging with SIM How should proposers be aware of this complication AO Section 2 2 in writing their proposals Answer The SIM project has not yet developed detailed timelines for synthesis imaging Data acquisition will most closely resemble the narrow angle scenario on the SIM web site using one or two reference stars without cycling Proposers are not expected to show detailed timelines but should estimate on target observing times and the number of UV points required to achieve their science objectives Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO Support FAQs SIM AO Support FAQs SIM AO Support FAQs SIM AO Support FAQs SIM AO Support FAQs SIM AO Support FAQs SIM AO Support FAQs SIM AO Support FAQs SIM AO Support FAQs SIM AO Support FAQs http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support faqs html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support faqs html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support faqs html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support faqs html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/grid.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - Grid%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%17228%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs Top menu SIM Astrometric Grid Introduction Grid Observations Grid Science Performance Summary Introduction The astrometric grid is a model of the positions and motions of a carefully selected collection of astronomical objects These objects will be primarily stars with some quasars to provide an extragalactic anchor for the grid Specific objects will be chosen by the SIM project selection criteria include magnitude object astrometric stability and location on the sky Ideally the grid will consist of objects with no companions and of constant magnitude that are uniformly distributed over the entire celestial sphere The limited astrometric field of view of SIM requires a density of these objects corresponding to about 2000 4000 objects for the 4 pi lc celestial sphere A complete list of grid stars will be made available roughly a year before launch Development and maintenance of the grid is performed as a service by the SIM project grid Sample Distribution of Grid Stars The grid exists in order to support astrometric science for which SIM requires the measurement of the relative angle between two widely separated objects e g parallax To understand the grid s importance consider that the fundamental measurement that SIM is capable of making is one of the relative delay d between two path lengths for the light from an object grid equal where s hat is the object position vector b vector is the baseline of the instrument constant is a constant term to deal with object path length differences in the instrument monitored by the internal metrology and epsilon will be the measurement uncertainty due to finite measurement resolution and systematic uncertainties The baseline of SIM cannot be a priori measured to the necessary resolution for micro arcsecond position measurements What the SIM project can do is track the relative metrology changes in the baseline from an initial albeit unknown value This means that when measuring the separation of two arbitrary objects by measuring their respective delays the resulting measurement has no directly applicable scale However if measurements are made for many interlocking sets of objects covering the entire sky the knowledge that the whole of the sky covers 4 pi lc may be incorporated with those individual measurements to add an angle scale to the measurement In this way we are able to reconstruct the separation between objects on the celestial sphere and thus their positions SIM will observe the grid several times a year the collected data will allow scientists to calibrate the instrument and compute the positions and motions of the objects in the grid This calibration is performed by fitting the grid model to the set of grid observations collected by SIM The resulting calibrations can then be used to support SIM s wide angle science SIM Grid Observations back to top up arrow The objects in the grid must be observed several times a year in order to determine their positions and motions part of the overall grid reduction process Conceptually to avoid complications or interruptions in the grid observations e g metrology breaks it makes sense to scan the entire sky as quickly as possible This gives little time for instrument conditions to change enough to complicate the grid calculation and is a model in which one may easily think of an total sky survey of grid objects as a quot snapshot quot of the sky at that particular epoch Thus SIM 146 s strawman normal operational mode of SIM will include a series of dedicated grid observation campaigns currently slated based on simulations at 4 5 campaigns per year Grid observation and maintenance will be assigned roughly 25 of all mission time the time to complete one grid campaign is currently estimated at 19 6 days This is not counted as part of an observer s time One tentative but typical grid campaign scenario nbsp has been titled the orange peel scan as it is reminiscent of peeling an orange or an apple by removing the peel in a single spiral piece beginning at one end alternatively consider how a woodworking tool can sweep across the entire surface of a piece of wood turning on a lathe nbsp At any given time SIM can observe a large fraction of the sky with the exception of a solar exclusion region The orange peel scan pattern starts at the rim of the solar exclusion region and systematically sweeps out the available sky Because SIM is an interferometer its measurements are one dimensional somewhat like a camera that takes a picture of a narrow strip One grid campaign therefore consists of covering the sky twice with SIM in two perpendicular orientations In the orange peel scenario upon reaching the pole in the anti sun direction the spacecraft orientation turns and the whole process is reversed sweeping back to the rim of the solar exclusion region For redundancy each grid star will be observed at least twice i e four one dimensional observations per grid campagin A number of animations demonstrate the orange peel scenario MPEG annimation of schematic SIM Orange Peel Scan 56kb nbsp Schematic representation of the scan pattern with artifically small field of view 3 deg and artificially large sun exclusion angle 90 deg for clarity of representation MPEG animation of a single orange peel scan 550kb More realistic nbsp 45 deg field non persistent shown in green with small red persistent circles showing the field centers on the celestial sphere Note that the line of sight and baseline directions are separately labeled The perspective slowly rotates in inertial space to add to the clarity of presentation MPEG animation of the Hipparcos scan law 2 1Mb Sample of Hipparcos for comparison nbsp The observer rotates to add clarity to the presentation Science with the Astrometric Grid back to top up arrow Once sufficient grid observations have been made to build up a reliable grid model observations of grid objects made in conjunction with observations of science objects allow SIM to perform accurate astrometry on science targets SIM observes grid objects and uses the grid model to solve for interferometer parameters baseline length and orientation This process provides the proper calibration for the observations on the science objects It is important to note that it is not necessary for the grid solution to be completed before science operations begin instead combined grid and science measurement scenarios are made and then properly interpreted later in the context of the grid solution However full grid accuracy will not be realized until the end of the mission and the epoch of best grid accuracy will be mid mission Consider one example of how the grid is used to measure position proper motion and parallax for a given science object Over the course of a 5 year mission SIM observes a given science object in conjunction with some set of grid objects some number of times The grid reduction process estimates the position proper motion and parallax of the grid objects near the science target The grid model is then applied to the grid objects observed along with the science target and the interferometer is calibrated scale rotation at the epoch of each observation This calibration allows the calculation of relative angular separations between the grid objects and the science target Once again the grid model is applied to the measurement sequence in order to solve for the position proper motion and parallax for the science object relative to the grid reference frame To the extent that the reference frame is inertially stable it is quasi inertially tied to a set of distant QSOs the astrometric parameters for the science object are well determined Grid Performance Summary back to top up arrow The following table summarizes the expected performance of the grid from simulation studies run by the SIM Science Planning Team An interim performance level for a two year mission is shown for comparison As several months elapse between grid campaigns it is a reasonable assumption that changing instrument conditions will affect the metrology resulting in a metrology break modeled as a change in baseline length that for whatever reason is not continuously tracked by the external metrology between grid campaigns The grid simulation tested the effect of additional metrology breaks beyond the implicit inter campaign metrology breaks Thus a 10 metrology break probability means that for every tile within a grid campaign there is a 10 chance that a metrology break will occur before the simulated tile data is measured leading to a metrology break approximately every 10 tiles Simulation results show that the grid is robust to a high rate of metrology breaks One area under study is the correlations of the astrometric parameters when instead of summing over the whole sky a limited region of the sky is sampled For example studies of the wide and narrow angle observations need to know the correlated systematic and uncorrelated statistical uncertainties for the astrometric parameters in order to optimize their results Such work is performed over a single field of regard and preliminary work has shown that there are zonal effects in the residuals such that two non adjacent fields of regard may have significantly different correlations Refinements which need to be added to the grid simulations include stellar aberration binaries general relativity effects constant term time and angle dependence and use of quasars as pin objects to fix the grid and possibly reduce zonal errors Simulations currently assume perfect knowledge of the baseline rather than the reality of a regularized baseline i e a baseline whose length and orientation are known to sufficient accuracy over a given epoch Finally the grid simulation software will need to interface with other project software such as the end to end simulator SIMsim Total Number of Grid Stars nbsp 3000 nbsp Instrument Field of Regard nbsp nbsp nbsp degrees one tile nbsp 15 nbsp Total Number of Tiles nbsp nbsp nbsp per Grid Campaign nbsp 1162 nbsp Grid Stars per Tile avg nbsp 13 nbsp Assumed Single Measurement nbsp nbsp nbsp Accuracy delay error pm nbsp 485 nbsp Assumed Single Measurement nbsp nbsp nbsp Accuracy delay error 181 as nbsp 10 nbsp Science Mission Lifetime nbsp nbsp nbsp yrs nbsp 5 nbsp Number of Grid Campaigns nbsp 23 nbsp Total 1 d Visits to each Star nbsp nbsp nbsp during the Mission avg nbsp 118 nbsp Total 1 d Visits to each Star nbsp nbsp nbsp during a Campaign avg nbsp 5 1 nbsp Metrology Break Probablity 0 nbsp 10 Output alpha lc RMS Grid Accuracy nbsp nbsp nbsp 181 as 3 2 nbsp 3 8 Output delta lc RMS Grid Accuracy nbsp nbsp nbsp 181 as 3 2 nbsp 3 2 Output 181 alpha lc RMS Grid Accuracy nbsp nbsp nbsp 181 as yr 2 2 nbsp 2 8 Output 181 delta lc RMS Grid Accuracy nbsp nbsp nbsp 181 as yr 2 2 nbsp 2 8 Output pi lc RMS Grid Accuracy nbsp nbsp nbsp 181 as 2 7 nbsp 3 4 back to top up arrow This page last updated February 15 2000 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid SIM AO Support Grid http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support grid html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/Grid_Observation.html%%==%%GRID Sample%%==%%SIM Grid Observations The objects in the grid must be observed several times a year in order to determine their positions and motions -- ...%%==%%4436%%==%%24 Mar 104%%==%% SIM Grid Observations The objects in the grid must be observed several times a year in order to determine their positions and motions part of the overall grid reduction process These observations are most efficiently performed in dedicated campaigns so SIM must periodically perform grid campaigns several times a year One tentative but typical grid campaign scenario nbsp has been titled the orange peel scan as it is reminiscent of the way in which someone might peel an orange or an apple by removing the peel from an orange in a single spiral piece beginning at one end alternatively consider how a woodworking tool can sweep across the entire surface of a piece of wood turning on a lathe nbsp At any given time SIM can observe a large fraction of the sky but can t look in the direction of the Sun otherwise its sensitive detectors would be damaged The available sky area therefore looks like a sphere with a circular hole removed the Sun exclusion region The orange peel scan pattern starts at the rim of this Sun exclusion region and systematically sweeps out the available sky Because SIM is an interferometer its measurements are one dimensional somewhat like a camera that takes a picture of a narrow strip For this reason the whole sky must be covered twice with SIM in two perpendicular orientations Consequently when the orange peel pattern reaches the pole in the anti sun direction the spacecraft orientation turns and the whole process is reversed ending up back at the rim of the sun exclusion region nbsp Orange Peel Paths TBS illustration showing two different orange peel campaigns nbsp Each track will be traced out in both directions to comprise one campaign Animations MPEG annimation of schematic SIM Orange Peel Scan 56kb nbsp Schematic representation of the scan pattern with artifically small field of view 3 deg and artificially large sun exclusion angle 90 deg for clarity of representation nbsp MPEG animation of a single orange peel scan 550kb More realistic nbsp 45 deg field non persistent shown in green with small red persistent circles showing the field centers on the celestial sphere Note that the line of sight and baseline directions are separately labeled The perspective slowly rotates in inertial space to add to the clarity of presentation MPEG animation of the Hipparcos scan law 2 1Mb Sample of Hipparcos for comparison nbsp The observer rotates to add clarity to the presentation What is the grid and how does it work How does SIM observe the grid How does SIM use the grid to perform science This page last updated October 8 1999 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support Grid Observation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support Grid Observation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support Grid Observation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support Grid Observation html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/Grid_Science.html%%==%%GRID Sample%%==%%Science with the Astrometric Grid Once sufficient grid observations have been made to build up a reliable grid model, observations of grid objects made ...%%==%%3332%%==%%24 Mar 104%%==%% Science with the Astrometric Grid Once sufficient grid observations have been made to build up a reliable grid model observations of grid objects made in conjunction with observations of science objects allow SIM to perform accurate astrometry on science targets SIM observes grid objects and uses the grid model to solve for interferometer parameters baseline length and orientation This process provides the proper calibration for the observations on the science objects It is important to note that it is not necessary for the grid solution to be completed before science operations begin instead combined grid and science measurement scenarios are made and then properly interpreted later in the context of the grid solution Consider one example of how the grid is used to measure position proper motion and parallax for a given science object Over the course of a 5 year mission SIM observes a given science object in conjunction with some set of grid objects some number of times The grid reduction process estimates the position proper motion and parallax of the grid objects near the science target The grid model is then applied to the grid objects observed along with the science target and the interferometer is calibrated scale rotation at the epoch of each observation This calibration allows the calculation of relative angular separations between the grid objects and the science target Once again the grid model is applied to the measurement sequence in order to solve for the position proper motion and parallax for the science object relative to the grid reference frame To the extent that the reference frame is inertially stable it is quasi inertially tied to a set of distant QSOs the astrometric parameters for the science object are well determined What is the grid and how does it work How does SIM observe the grid How does SIM use the grid to perform science This page last updated October 8 1999 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support Grid Science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support Grid Science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support Grid Science html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support Grid Science html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/imaging.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - Imaging%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%4843%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs top menu Imaging Using SIM Introduction Imaging Sensitivity Calculation Introduction Using aperture synthesis SIM will image in the visible waveband to a resolution which could reach 10 milliarcseconds and will demonstrate interferometric nulling with a suppression of the on axis starlight to a level of 10 4 SIM forms images by rotating the baseline around the line of sight to the target The baseline length is then varied by pairing different siderostats to fill in the u v coverage The resulting amplitude and phase data are fourier transformed yielding an image limited only by SIM s modest light collecting area Imaging Sensitivity Calculation The utility of SIM for scientific imaging will depend on the uv plane coverage possible with the final layout of the SIM siderostats which is not yet fully defined Thus this AO does not contain specific numbers for baseline increment length sensitivity and other related parameters Most targets will be in photon counting dominated regime with most extended faint targets e g galactic nuclei requiring several hours to days of integration time In order to verify if science goals can be met by a proposed observing scenario an image simulator for SIM imSIM was developed by Ron Allen Torsten B 246 ker and Jayadev Rajagopal under financial support from JPL A description of the program formerly known as SIMSIM but not to be confused with the end to end operations simulator SIM SIM can be found in B 246 ker T and Allen R J Imaging and Nulling with the Space Interferometry Mission Ap J Suppl 125 123 1999 IMPORTANT CAVEAT Any good textbook on modern radio astronomy is a good source of information on synthesis imaging The reader should remember that there are important differences in how radio and optical interferometers behave in terms of sensitivity and the noise distribution on images For example image reconstruction is closely analogous to radio synthesis imaging e g VLBI or VLA However image sensitivity is photon limited a situation almost never true in radio Beware of rules of thumb derived from the radio back to top up arrow This page last updated February 15 2000 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging SIM AO Support Imaging http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support imaging html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support imaging html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support imaging html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support imaging html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/index.html%%==%%SIM AO SUPPORT%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs grid top ...%%==%%3391%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs grid top menu Welcome to the Space Interferometry Mission Announcement of Opportunity SIM AO Support Site Note that proposals in response to this Announcement were closed on May 26 2000 This site provides information to assist proposers to the SIM AO Some of the material is accessible only via the AO Support pages other links may direct you to locations within the general SIM site The AO itself is available from NASA Headquarters via http spacescience nasa gov ao 00 oss 01 If you have specific concerns or questions which are not answered within these pages please consult the FAQ for details on obtaining further information Except for FAQs we do not anticipate changes to these SIM AO Support pages If updates are necessary they will be reflected in the revision date on this page SIM is sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory the California Institute of Technology and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Updates March 06 2000 SIMSWG Final Report March 13 2000 Wide angle Astrometry May 15 2000 FAQs Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT SIM AO SUPPORT http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/mission.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - Mission%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%11299%%==%%30 Jun 108%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs top menu Mission Operations Main Site Information Data Products Calibrations SIM SIM End to End Simulator The main SIM website contains overview information about the SIM mission including mission operations the end to end data system experiment planning and a sample timeline during flight operations Additional information about data products calibrations and simulations can be found on this page Science Data Products Descriptions SIM data will be available in a variety of formats from the raw data to increasingly data processed products The data product description gives a high level overview of the data types the applied calibrations and the models that will be used as part of the calibration and validation process Raw Data nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Telemetry Level 0 Time ordered non duplicate data as received on the ground No transformations of any kind applied This data product represents the full telemetry stream with transmission artifacts removed Engineering Calibrated Data nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Telemetry Level 1 Time ordered data with engineering calibrations applied ie in engineering units and in the local inertial reference frame Timestamps are applied nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ancillary Level 1 Navigation data spacecraft and planet ephemerides ground derived environmental data Instrument Calibrated Data nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delay data Level 2 Delays baselines and ancillary data in the local instantaneous inertial reference frame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Visibility data Level 2 Visibility phases amplitudes baselines and ancillary data in the local instantaneous inertial reference frame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Nulling data Level 2 Fringe scans baselines and ancillary data in the local instantaneous inertial reference frame Scientific data nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delays Level 3 Delays baselines and ancillary data with all Special and General Relativistic signatures removed in the barycenter tangent frame The barycenter tangent frame is the mid mission inertial reference frame defined by the instantaneous motion of the solar system barycenter nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Astrometry Level 4 Inferred RA Dec and ancillary data for astrometric targets at the epochs of observation with all Special and General Relativistic effects removed in the barycenter tangent frame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Images Level 4 Synthesized images astrometrically registered in the SIM reference frame corrected for Special and General Relativistic effects nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Nulling Images Level 4 Synthesized nulling images astrometrically registered in the SIM reference frame corrected for Special and General Relativistic effects Models nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Flight System Model describing the time evolving state of the spacecraft plus instrument as derived from engineering data nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Solar System General Relativistic model of the solar system describing how light propagates through the solar system potential nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Grid Model describing the time evolving positions of all objects in the SIM Grid in the barycenter tangent frame with Special and General Relativistic effects removed nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Coordinate Transformation Mechanism for transforming between the local instantaneous inertial reference frame and the barycenter tangent frame with Special and General Relativistic effects removed Calibrations back to top up arrow Instrument scientists will examine calibration techniques for various types of known instrumental biases and then determine how those methods will be used in data analysis This work will encompass such diverse areas as the instrument end to end data reduction e g SIMSIM and simulation tools such as grid simulation Computational efficiency and development of simple clear analysis interfaces are additional sample concerns A list of possible instrument calibration concerns is appended to give a sense of the issues under consideration Coordinate Frame Calibrations TBD until coordinate frames are defined should include star tracker to starlight transformations and starlight to metrology transformations Optical Calibrations Calibrate pointing on siderostat camera guider camera and angle tracker Calibration of beam combiner spectrometer starlight throughput and detector quantum efficiency diffraction delay line errors angle dependent polarization related and diffraction related delay errors and metrology optical power levels Mechanism Calibrations Actuator model for siderostat mirror Fast SteeringMirror guider camera scanning mechanism switchyard delay line delay line dither PZT beam launcher pointing dither siderostat bay alignment and metrology vertex alignment Other Calibrations Siderostat fiducial position measurements for absolute metrology and baseline co parallelism corrections Calibration of siderostat surface to corner cube vertex offset Calibration of siderostat gimbal axis to mirror surface offset Calibration of FSM rotation axis to mirror surface offset Calibration of multiple corner cube offsets Accelerometer axis calibration Accelerometer bias and scale factor calibration Three baseline system calibration on pseudostars and or stars Post Processing Calibrations Removal of time and angle dependent errors Calibration using absolute and relative metrology data Removal of stellar aberration general relativity and non co parallelism effects SIM SIM back to top up arrow The goal of SIM SIM is to produce an end to end simulation of the total SIM system operation see schematic below Simulated measurements from the nominal instrument will be generated by the SIM Integrated Modeling team to include the effect of system noise and thermal response through a generalized observation schedule and solved for the apparent positions proper motions etc of the target stars This process will be iterated many times to investigate the effects of various types of measurement noise observational sequences and data reduction algorithms to show that SIM as designed will be able to meet its science requirements Current plans call for a prototype software system to process simulated data from the Integrated Modeling team into a smaller data set suitable for the Science Interpretation team software by mid 2000 SIM image back to top up arrow This page last updated February 15 2000 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO Support Mission SIM AO Support Mission SIM AO Support Mission SIM AO Support Mission SIM AO Support 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/narrow-angle.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - Narrow-Angle%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%17730%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs top menu Narrow Angle Astrometry Timeline Introduction Timeline Error Sources Assumptions Introduction Many of SIM s science targets will be better served by observing in narrow angle mode rather than the grid dependent wide angle mode Instrument performance and the possible observing schemes allows for better performance compared to wide angle observations more accurate observations can be made in less time In particular a possible narrow angle single measurement accuracy of 1 microarcsecond compares favorably with a possible wide angle SMA of 10 microarcseconds However narrow angle observations produce relative not absolute parallaxes and proper motions Their positions are measured relative to a small number of relatively bright reference stars not to the astrometric grid Narrow angle observation techniques can be used for any target which fits along with reference stars in the narrow angle 1 degree diameter field of regard One high level narrow angle timeline is described along with one sample narrow angle scheme Unlike the wide angle case there is no table specifying the number of observations or the amount of time that should be requested for a particular target Proposers should be aware of the difference between integration time i e the amount of time spent collecting photons from a science target and mission time i e the total amount of time integration time slewing to the target and so forth needed to make a science observation since requests should be for mission time Error sources and assumptions are discussed Narrow Angle Timeline back to top up arrow The narrow angle error budget assumes that after a nominal one hour observation scenario incorporating ten five minute observation blocks each consisting of 30 second integrations on the target and four reference stars Figure1 the accuracy on one axis will be 1 181 as on each object both reference and target stars with error scaling as root t Unlike the wide angle case no specific observing scenario is provided the user is expected to devise an observing strategy The instrument is very flexible in terms of number and order of objects observed There are certain restrictions the target and the desired number of reference stars must fit within the 1 degree field of view with the user being free to specify the field center Restricting the size of target to reference slews reduces instrument systematic errors Reference stars may be specified by the user It is still necessary to observe grid stars before and after the science targets in order to derive basic instrumental parameters The current error budget assumes that thermal drifts can be treated in a linear fashion if grid star and science observations all take place within a performance specification period currently taken as 60 minutes For narrow angle the effect of thermal drifts on the reference star grid will limit the cycle time or observation block for a single measurement of the target and the reference stars with a current limit of 5 minutes These numbers could be increased since the tradeoff between increased efficiency longer integration times vs possible performance degradation with longer timescales has not yet been studied One possible narrow angle observing scenario is to look in turn at the first two reference stars then the target and then two more reference stars allocating 30 seconds of integration time per star Proposers should use this scenario as a basis for determining overhead but are not restricted to this one type of observation pattern The actual structure of each observation block including the balance of integration time devoted to target or reference stars is determined by the investigator Strawman time estimates for slewing acquiring fringes and so forth are given These particular observing scenarios assume that grid campaigns are conducted separately from science observations The amount of overhead is conservative and was intentionally chosen to be close to a worst case scenario Narrow angle astrometry which requires astrometric accuracy close to the ultimate instrumental limit will require very careful planning to minimize systematic errors A detailed understanding of the error sources by the SIM project is incomplete but it is known that many errors can be treated as common mode in suitable observing sequences Proposers should note that certain errors increase with field size As currently envisioned the standard narrow angle timeline consists of the spacecraft slewing between adjacent wide angle fields of regard FOR followed by a brief stabilization period before commencing astrometric observations see the top timeline breakout in Figure 1 If adjacent FORs overlap by 50 the spacecraft will slew 7 5 degrees for 0 overlap there would be a 15 degree slew After stabilization each new FOR commences with the acquisition of two new guide stars which allow the spacecraft to maintain the correct attitude during observations within that FOR Next comes observation of 4 8 grid stars that will be used to remove instrumental thermal drift see the middle timeline breakout in Figure 1 These grid star observations are not under the current scenario part of a grid campaign Science target observation consists of single observation blocks each nominally containing one visit to the target and each specified reference star A minimum integration time of 30 seconds is needed for metrology stabilization otherwise integration times are specified by the user The single observation blocks can be repeated until they and both sets of grid star measurements fill up the 60 minute performance specification period Additional observation blocks or new narrow angle fields of view within the wide angle FOR can be scheduled after the grid stars are remeasured Since grid star remeasurement must be included in the 60 minute performance specification period there is no need to include it as additional overhead Requestors for narrow angle time will need to add overhead for slewing to the tile and acquiring guide stars only The time used for grid star observations only acts to reduce the number of single observation blocks in the performance specification period Meeting the Mission Accuracy Error Sources back to top up arrow For planning the observing time required to conduct a particular project one needs to be aware of the photon noise and instrument systematic error contributions to astrometry The single measurement accuracy has contributions from system noise and the photon response The photon noise contribution is mainly a measure of instrument throughput including e g contributions from detector quantum efficiency mirror reflectivity and imperfect fringe visibility Instrument systematic error represents the sum of known and estimated contributions to the optical path difference delay which are instrumental in origin Most of these errors will behave as random errors during subsequent visits to a tile allowing a mission accuracy well below this level Taken together the system noise and photon response contribute to the single measurement accuracy as narrow eq2 All errors refer to 1 dimensional positions An angular dependence term will be included in the future Additional strawman projections for the parameters are listed in the assumptions section Photon Noise Sensitivity in 14 1 hours for a 20th mag target 4 181 as Minimum Integration Time per target 30 secs Narrow Angle Astrometry System Noise 1 718 181 as Size of Field of Regard 1 deg 1 d single measurement accuracy per object in 1 hour nominal obs scenario of 10 5 min obs blocks 30 sec obs of target 4 ref stars 1 181 as Proposers may also wish to consult Simulations of Planet Searches with SIM PDF format 1 7 MB by Stefano Casertano and Alessandro Sozzetti This work carried out with the financial support of the SIM project at JPL presents the results of a series of simulations of planet measurements using the SIM mission in narrow angle mode These simulations can be used to estimate the sensitivity of SIM for the detection and orbital reconstruction of planets orbiting nearby stars Note that the simulations do not consider astrometric noise for target and reference stars or any instrumental systematics Finally there are many issues that while currently unresolved may affect narrow angle planning A partial listing Astrometric precision may be affected by astrophysical noise e g starspots or planets on the reference stars It is the proposer s responsibility to select the optimum reference stars for their target How many grid stars should be used to bracket the narrow angle observations Grid stars help constrain the location of the target stars and can be used to give the baseline length and or orientation However observing grid stars adds overhead and reduces the amount of time available for observing target and reference stars Proposers will need to choose the optimum number of grid stars needed for their observations How many reference stars are needed What are the effects from thermal drifts or metrology of extending the performance specification period i e the period encompassing two measurements of the grid stars and the science target reference star observations for more than one hour What are the effects of extending the maximum observation block duration i e time for obtaining one look at target and reference stars for more than five minutes Assumptions back to top up arrow All numbers and parameters reflect best current knowledge of the spacecraft and instrument design Science targets are evenly distributed over the entire sky The number of tiles needed to cover the sky including the solar exclusion zone depends on the size of the field of regard and the amount of overlap between adjacent tiles Performance is enhanced when a science target sits near the center of a tile which is more likely to happen when the degree of overlap is higher Overhead costs are lower when the total number of tiles is smaller For these calculations tile fractional overlap is assumed to be 0 Targets will be scheduled such that the average slew between successive fields of regard is 15 degrees Photon Noise Sensitivity in 14 1 hours for a 20th mag target 4 181 as Minimum Integration Time per target 30 secs Narrow Angle Astrometry System Noise 1 718 181 as Size of Field of Regard 1 deg 1 d single measurement accuracy per object in 1 hour nominal obs scenario of 10 5 min obs blocks 30 sec obs of target 4 ref stars 1 181 as Narrow Angle Overhead Grid Stars per tile 4 Reference Stars per Target 4 Narrow Angle Overhead per Target 320 sec Non Target Specific Tile Overhead 1414 sec Max Time Available for Single Performance Specification Blocks 52 min Tile Fractional overlap 0 Magnitude of slew to adjacent tile 15 deg Slew time to adjacent tile 574 sec Settle 60 sec Acquire Guide Stars 5 sec Aquire Guide Fringes 5 sec Metrology Stabilization 90 sec nbsp nbsp 734 sec nbsp Acuire Grid Star 5 sec Acquire Grid Fringe 5 sec Measure Grid Object 30 sec Repoint Science Siderostat 3 5 degrees 20 sec nbsp nbsp 60 sec Total Tile Overhead 1214 sec nbsp Point Siderostat 7 5 30 sec Acquire Science Target 5 sec Acquire Science Target Fringes 5 sec nbsp Overhead per Target 40 sec back to top up arrow This page last updated March 13 2000 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle SIM AO Support Narrow Angle 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/What_is_the_SIM_Grid.html%%==%%GRID Sample%%==%%What is the SIM Astrometric Grid? The astrometric grid is, simply speaking, a model of the positions and motions of a particular collection of ...%%==%%3500%%==%%24 Mar 104%%==%% What is the SIM Astrometric Grid The astrometric grid is simply speaking a model of the positions and motions of a particular collection of astronomical objects These objects will mostly be stars but some will be quasi stellar objects or quasars that provide an extragalactic anchor for the astrometric grid These grid objects will be chosen by the SIM project and will comprehensively cover the entire sky A complete list of grid stars will be made available roughly a year before launch Sample distribution of grid stars Some of the astrometric science to be performed by SIM requires the measurement of the relative angle between two widely separated objects For instance the measurement of the absolute annual parallax for an object requires a measurement of its parallactic motion relative to objects roughly 90 degrees away Because SIM s astrometric field of regard FOR is necessarily much smaller than 90 degrees this relative angular measurement cannot be made directly To support such wide angle astrometry SIM uses an astrometric grid of objects spanning the entire 4 pi celestial sphere Measurements are made on these grid objects and their relative angular positions and motions are estimated in a process known as grid reduction In these grid reductions a 4 pi astrometric model for the grid objects and various instrument parameters is fit to the measurement set SIM will observe the grid a few times a year the collected data will allow scientists SHOULD THIS SPECIFY END USERS AND OR THE ISC to calibrate the instrument and compute the positions and motions of the objects in the grid This calibration is performed by fitting the grid model to the set of grid observations collected by SIM The resulting calibrations can then be used to do wide angle science with SIM What is the grid and how does it work How does SIM observe the grid How does SIM use the grid to perform science This page last updated October 8 1999 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample GRID Sample http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support What is the SIM Grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support What is the SIM Grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support What is the SIM Grid html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support What is the SIM Grid html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/wide-angle.html%%==%%SIM AO Support - Wide-Angle%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs ...%%==%%47876%%==%%11 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Home Page grid wide angle narrow angle imaging mission flight system sim swg report faqs top menu Wide Angle Astrometry Timeline Introduction Timeline Error Sources Determining Mission Time Assumptions Introduction Optical interferometry is a relatively new observing technique and determining the amount of time for an observing program is not straightforward The issue is further complicated for a spaceborne mission with a finite lifetime like SIM This section of the SIM AO Support Package is designed to give the proposer an overview of the assumptions that go into making wide angle observations with SIM Proposers should note that the performance specifications given here are the Science Planning Team s best current predictions Every effort has been made to present a realistic yet somewhat conservative presentation of the spacecraft and instrument capabilities It is possible and probable that these numbers will change in the years prior to construction and launch Unlike narrow angle observations where proposers develop an observing scenario and timeline wide angle science targets require little input from proposers Theoretically the proposer can skip this discussion go directly to Table 2 Mission Time Calculator specify the magnitude and desired end of mission accuracy of a target and look up the required amount of time Practically most proposers will want more understanding of SIM observing strategy Two wide angle timelines are shown in the following sections to give proposers greater insight into how SIM will actually function and to illustrate the difference between integration time i e the amount of time spent collecting photons from a science target and mission time i e the total amount of time integration time slewing to the target and so forth needed to make a science observation Error sources and assumptions are discussed before presenting the aforementioned Mission Time Calculator tables Wide Angle Timeline back to top up arrow Two sample wide angle timelines are presented for bright Figure 1 and faint Figure 2 objects Strawman time estimates for slewing acquiring fringes and so forth are given These particular observing scenarios assume that grid campaigns are conducted separately from science observations The amount of overhead is conservative and was intentionally chosen to be close to a worst case scenario A list of assumptions used in generating the timelines can be found below As currently envisioned the standard wide angle timeline consists of the spacecraft slewing between adjacent fields of regard FOR followed by a brief stabilization period before commencing astrometric observations see the top timeline breakout in Figures 1 and 2 If adjacent FORs overlap by 50 the spacecraft will slew 7 5 degrees for 0 overlap there would be a 15 degree slew The SIM science planning team is currently assuming that objects will be scheduled so that they are reached with a 15 degree slew After stabilization each new FOR commences with the acquisition of two new guide stars which allow the spacecraft to maintain the correct attitude during observations within that FOR Next comes observation of 6 8 grid stars that will be used to tie the science target observations to the grid solution and to remove instrumental thermal drift see the middle timeline breakout in Figures 1 and 2 These grid star observations are not under the current scenario part of a grid campaign The exact number of grid stars will be chosen by the SIM Science Planning Team and will not affect the individual proposer After observing the science targets within the FOR the grid stars must be reobserved In order to maintain accurate knowledge of the baseline all grid star measurements and the science targets must fit within 60 minutes as shown in the middle timeline breakout in Figure 1 and Figure 2 This requirement places an upper limit currently estimated at approximately 48 minutes on the length of a single science target integration If the FOR contains only bright targets that can all be observed within the 60 minute window bottom breakout of Figure 1 the spacecraft will slew to the next FOR after remeasuring the grid stars Alternatively if the FOR contains numerous faint objects the spacecraft will observe other targets within the current FOR after the grid star reobseervation SIM is capable of responding to changing observing programs on a limited basis allowing a program for so called Targets of Opportunity Time critical observations such as gravitational lensing events and supernovae can be executed as soon as four days after initial request Meeting the Mission Accuracy Error Sources back to top up arrow For planning the observing time required to conduct a particular project one needs to be aware of the photon noise and instrument systematic error contributions to astrometry The single measurement accuracy has contributions from system noise and the photon response The photon noise contribution is mainly a measure of instrument throughput including e g contributions from detector quantum efficiency mirror reflectivity and imperfect fringe visibility Instrument systematic error represents the sum of known and estimated contributions to the optical path difference delay which are instrumental in origin Most of these errors will behave as random errors during subsequent visits to a tile allowing a mission accuracy well below this level Taken together the system noise and photon response contribute to the mission accuracy as wide eql 3 where N is the total number of 1 dimensional observations k is a scale factor determined by simulation and t is the length of one 1 d observation There is also error implicit in the grid solution so that the final mission accuracy for wide angle observations is wide eq2 N grid is the number of grid stars used within the field of regard to solve for the instrument baseline and k grid is a scale factor determined by simulation All errors refer to 1 dimensional positions An angular dependence term will be included in the future A short list of relevant constants follows A complete list of current strawman projections for the parameters is given elsewhere Photon Noise Sensitivity in 14 1 hours for a 20th mag target 4 181 as Minimum Integration Time per target 30 secs Wide Angle Astrometry System Noise 7 658 181 as k 3 91 k grid 1 5 Max of 1 d Observations per science target over entire mission 250 Grid error 4 181 as Min of 1 d Observations per science target over entire mission 20 Size of Field of Regard 15 deg Grid Stars per tile 6 Determining Total Mission Time for Wide Angle Observations back to top up arrow The contributions to spacecraft overhead are discussed in the Wide Angle Timeline section Each science target is taxed a flat amount of mission time for acquiring the target The overhead associated with slewing to the field of regard acquiring guide stars and measuring grid stars is charged on a pro rata basis above a set minimum the longer the integration time the higher the overhead The minimum amount of overhead is set as the total overhead divided by the number of science targets in the FOR Selecting several targets that could all be observed within one FOR is advantageous though targets that were all within one FOR during one visit could fall within two adjacent FORs on subsequent visits While increasing the number of observations reduces integration time it increases costs associated with overhead At the same time the number of observations cannot be smaller than some value since the single integration time cannot exceed roughly 48 minutes Another concern would be having such a large number of observations per target that the spacecraft would continually have to slew halfway around the sky in order to repeatedly reach the target To address these concerns the amount of mission time as opposed to integration time is minimized by the SIM science planning team by picking an appropriate number of observations depending on the target s magnitude and the desired mission accuracy see Table 1 below If this number exceeds a practical scheduling maximum of 250 observations the number of observations for that target is reduced to 250 causing a slight reduction in efficiency of at most 30 percent If the absolute minimum number of observations needed to obtain the measurements at the desired mission accuracy is larger than 250 that absolute minimum number is used with a efficiency loss of no more than 34 percent A minimum number of 1 dimensional observations presently taken as 20 will be taken of even very bright targets to ensure solutions for all five astrometric parameters Also minimum on target integration time is set to 30 seconds to allow for integration of the internal metrology signals The actual number of observations may vary somewhat from the optimum for a number of reasons e g accomodating a target of opportunity rescheduling due to a hardware glitch or reducing the number of observations to simplify mission scheduling Similarly a change in the strawman planning values will affect the required amount of mission time The proposer is not responsible for estimating these costs Proposers are also cautioned against trying to further optimize the current wide angle observing scenario at this time Proposers should note any specific concerns about timing of observations e g optimizing observations for parallax or to detect binary and or planetary orbits down to a specific period Also some observing programs may require data spread over the mission s 5 year lifetime while other observational goals and or intermediate results may be reached within a shorter time period Proposers should be aware that there may be zonal errors in the astrometric grid their extent and effects are currently under study Finally the number of observations and integration mission times assume that the end user is solving for only 5 parameters Target Magnitude Mission Accuracy 181 as 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 90 91 92 94 101 116 140 169 250 250 250 250 262 521 4 5 64 64 65 66 71 82 98 119 199 250 250 250 250 366 5 48 48 49 50 53 61 74 89 149 217 250 250 250 275 6 30 31 31 32 34 41 47 57 95 138 201 250 250 250 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 44 64 96 147 227 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 28 42 63 98 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 24 36 54 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 35 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Table 1 Anticipated Number of 1 d Observations Per Target Target Magnitude Mission Accuracy 181 as 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 2 5 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 8 3 3 4 3 6 3 10 8 22 9 53 4 129 9 314 1 626 9 4 5 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 3 3 0 4 4 7 5 14 9 33 2 79 2 194 8 439 8 5 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 1 7 2 3 3 3 5 6 11 1 23 8 55 7 135 6 329 8 6 0 8 0 9 0 9 0 9 1 0 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 6 7 0 14 9 33 6 80 3 197 5 10 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 7 1 1 2 2 4 8 10 7 24 9 59 6 15 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 1 0 2 0 4 6 10 7 25 6 20 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 1 2 2 6 5 9 14 2 30 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 7 1 2 2 6 6 3 35 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 9 2 0 4 6 50 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 1 1 2 3 Table 2 Mission Time Per Target hours Target Magnitude Mission Accuracy 181 as 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 7 1 0 1 3 3 2 8 1 20 5 47 8 48 0 4 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 7 1 0 1 1 1 9 4 9 12 3 30 9 47 9 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 6 1 0 1 1 1 6 3 4 8 5 21 4 47 8 6 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 6 1 0 1 1 1 6 2 5 5 0 12 5 31 3 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 8 1 1 1 6 2 6 4 0 6 4 10 1 15 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 6 1 5 2 5 4 0 6 4 10 1 20 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 7 1 9 3 8 6 2 10 2 30 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 8 1 9 4 9 9 6 35 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 6 1 4 3 5 8 8 50 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 7 1 7 4 2 Table 3 Integration Time Per Target Per Observation minutes Assumptions back to top up arrow All numbers and parameters reflect best current knowledge of the spacecraft and instrument design Science targets are evenly distributed over the entire sky The number of tiles needed to cover the sky including the solar exclusion zone depends on the size of the field of regard and the amount of overlap between adjacent tiles Performance is enhanced when a science target sits near the center of a tile which is more likely to happen when the degree of overlap is higher Overhead costs are lower when the total number of tiles is smaller For these calculations tile fractional overlap is assumed to be 0 Targets will be scheduled such that the average slew between successive fields of regard is 15 degrees Photon Noise Sensitivity in 14 1 hours for a 20th mag target 4 181 as Minimum Integration Time per target 30 secs Wide Angle Astrometry System Noise 7 658 181 as k 3 91 k grid 1 5 Max of 1 d Observations per science target over entire mission 250 Grid error 4 181 as Min of 1 d Observations per science target over entire mission 20 Size of Field of Regard 15 deg Wide Angle Overhead Grid Stars per tile 6 Wide Angle Targets per average tile 45 Wide Angle Overhead per Target 40 sec Non Target Specific Tile Overhead 1414 sec Max Time Available for a Single wide angle integration 48 min Tile Fractional overlap 0 Magnitude of slew to adjacent tile 15 deg nbsp Slew time to adjacent tile 574 sec Settle 60 sec Acquire Guide Stars 5 sec Aquire Guide Fringes 5 sec Metrology Stabilization 90 sec nbsp nbsp 734 sec nbsp Acquire Grid Star 5 sec Acquire Grid Fringe 5 sec Measure Grid Object 30 sec Repoint Science Siderostat 3 5 degrees 20 sec nbsp nbsp 60 sec Total Tile Overhead 1414 sec nbsp Point Siderostat 7 5 30 sec Acquire Science Target 5 sec Acquire Science Target Fringes 5 sec nbsp Wide Angle Overhead per Target 40 sec back to top up arrow This page last updated March 13 2000 Please send comments about this website to Webmaster SIM AO Support Wide Angle SIM AO Support Wide Angle SIM AO Support Wide Angle SIM AO Support Wide Angle SIM AO Support Wide Angle SIM AO Support Wide Angle SIM AO Support Wide Angle SIM AO Support Wide Angle SIM AO Support Wide Angle SIM AO Support Wide Angle http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support wide angle html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support wide angle html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support wide angle html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support wide angle html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/Demo/indexOld.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/SIM/Demo/indexOld.html%%==%%gray separator line INTERACTIVE INTERFEROMETRY DEMO This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups. The goal is ...%%==%%5180%%==%%25 Aug 105%%==%% gray separator line INTERACTIVE INTERFEROMETRY DEMO This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups The goal is to align all the mirrors on the table until you see a regular pattern of dark and light bands fringes appear on the monitor in the lower left corner It is probably a good idea to read through all the instructions below before you start the demo When you are done move the lamp to a new position and repeat the process After several rounds you will see how the delay line setting changes as you change the angle to the lamp Once you know the relation between the angle to the lamp and the delay line setting you can measure the location of the lamp by reading the delay line setting This is how astronomers use interferometers to determine the exact location of a star on the sky The demo requires requires a Shockwave plug in for your browser If you don t have this software the link to the demo will take you to the Macromedia site for a free download If you are familiar with the instruction you can go directly to demo Instructions and Preview 1 nbsp Move the light source along the baseline by dragging it with the cursor nbsp 2 nbsp Click on the light switch to turn on the light on nbsp 3 nbsp Use the control for the right mirror until you send a beam of light through the right arm of the interferometer You might have to turn the mirror in small steps nbsp 4 nbsp Adjust the left mirror until you also send a light beam through the left arm of the interferometer You might have to use small steps nbsp 5 nbsp Change the position of the delay line using the control button until you see a fringe pattern on the monitor nbsp 6 nbsp You might have to adjust the delay line position carefully until you find the correct position Interferometers are sensitive No fringes Fringes found nbsp 7 nbsp Click on the plot button to plot the delay setting you just found versus the angle to the light source nbsp 8 nbsp Start over at step one and use a different position for the light source You will slowly build up a plot of the relation between the angle to the source and the delay line setting I am ready take me to the demo now http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM Demo indexOld html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM Demo indexOld html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM Demo indexOld html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM Demo indexOld html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/Demo/indexOrig.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Space Interferometry Mission: Interactive Interferometer Demo%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page News Section Engineers &amp; Scientists Web Showcase Origins ...%%==%%21994%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Planet Quest Home Page News Section Engineers amp Scientists Web Showcase Origins Section Search Site nbsp What is SIM What is SIM White Dot Measuring the Universe White Dot The Mission Science White Dot Planet Detection White Dot Astrometric Highlights White Dot Interferometry White Dot Astrometric Grid Technology Goals White Dot Flight System White Dot Operations White Dot Experiment Planning White Dot A Day in the Life of SIM Flight System Project Status Quick Facts Team Planet Finders Club INTERACTIVE INTERFEROMETRY DEMO This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups The goal is to align all the mirrors on the table until you see a regular pattern of dark and light bands fringes appear on the monitor in the lower left corner It is probably a good idea to read through all the instructions below before you start the demo When you are done move the lamp to a new position and repeat the process After several rounds you will see how the delay line setting changes as you change the angle to the lamp Once you know the relation between the angle to the lamp and the delay line setting you can measure the location of the lamp by reading the delay line setting This is how astronomers use interferometers to determine the exact location of a star on the sky The demo requires requires a Shockwave plug in for your browser If you don t have this software the link to the demo will take you to the Macromedia site for a free download If you are familiar with the instruction you can go directly to demo Instructions and Preview 1 nbsp Move the light source along the baseline by dragging it with the cursor nbsp 2 nbsp Click on the light switch to turn on the light on nbsp 3 nbsp Use the control for the right mirror until you send a beam of light through the right arm of the interferometer You might have to turn the mirror in small steps nbsp 4 nbsp Adjust the left mirror until you also send a light beam through the left arm of the interferometer You might have to use small steps nbsp 5 nbsp Change the position of the delay line using the control button until you see a fringe pattern on the monitor nbsp 6 nbsp You might have to adjust the delay line position carefully until you find the correct position Interferometers are sensitive No fringes Fringes found nbsp 7 nbsp Click on the plot button to plot the delay setting you just found versus the angle to the light source nbsp 8 nbsp Start over at step one and use a different position for the light source You will slowly build up a plot of the relation between the angle to the source and the delay line setting I am ready take me to the demo now Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map TRW Lockheed Martin Caltech Last modified document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Interferometry Mission Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM Demo indexOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM Demo indexOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM Demo indexOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM Demo indexOrig html 
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Interferometry arrow Mission Flight System Technology Beyond SIM This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups The goal is to align all the mirrors on the table until you see a regular pattern of dark and light bands fringes appear on the monitor in the lower left corner It is probably a good idea to read through all the instructions below before you start the demo When you are done move the lamp to a new position and repeat the process After several rounds you will see how the delay line setting changes as you change the angle to the lamp Once you know the relation between the angle to the lamp and the delay line setting you can measure the location of the lamp by reading the delay line setting This is how astronomers use interferometers to determine the exact location of a star on the sky The demo requires requires a Shockwave plug in for your browser If you don t have this software the link to the demo will take you to the Macromedia site for a free download If you are familiar with the instruction you can go directly to demo Instructions and Preview 1 nbsp Move the light source along the baseline by dragging it with the cursor nbsp 2 nbsp Click on the light switch to turn on the light on nbsp 3 nbsp Use the control for the right mirror until you send a beam of light through the right arm of the interferometer You might have to turn the mirror in small steps nbsp 4 nbsp Adjust the left mirror until you also send a light beam through the left arm of the interferometer You might have to use small steps nbsp 5 nbsp Change the position of the delay line using the control button until you see a fringe pattern on the monitor nbsp 6 nbsp You might have to adjust the delay line position carefully until you find the correct position Interferometers are sensitive No fringes Fringes found nbsp 7 nbsp Click on the plot button to plot the delay setting you just found versus the angle to the light source nbsp 8 nbsp 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/DemoSim/index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Space Interferometry Mission: Interactive Interferometer Demo%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar ...%%==%%10940%%==%%30 Jun 108%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar Blue bar INTERACTIVE INTERFEROMETRY DEMO This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups The goal is to align all the mirrors on the table until you see a regular pattern of dark and light bands fringes appear on the monitor in the lower left corner It is probably a good idea to read through all the instructions below before you start the demo When you are done move the lamp to a new position and repeat the process After several rounds you will see how the delay line setting changes as you change the angle to the lamp Once you know the relation between the angle to the lamp and the delay line setting you can measure the location of the lamp by reading the delay line setting This is how astronomers use interferometers to determine the exact location of a star on the sky The demo requires requires a Shockwave plug in for your browser If you don t have this software the link to the demo will take you to the Macromedia site for a free download If you are familiar with the instruction you can go directly to demo Instructions and Preview 1 nbsp Move the light source along the baseline by dragging it with the cursor nbsp 2 nbsp Click on the light switch to turn on the light on nbsp 3 nbsp Use the control for the right mirror until you send a beam of light through the right arm of the interferometer You might have to turn the mirror in small steps nbsp 4 nbsp Adjust the left mirror until you also send a light beam through the left arm of the interferometer You might have to use small steps nbsp 5 nbsp Change the position of the delay line using the control button until you see a fringe pattern on the monitor nbsp 6 nbsp You might have to adjust the delay line position carefully until you find the correct position Interferometers are sensitive No fringes Fringes found nbsp 7 nbsp Click on the plot button to plot the delay setting you just found versus the angle to the light source nbsp 8 nbsp Start over at step one and use a different position for the light source You will slowly build up a plot of the relation between the angle to the source and the delay line setting I am ready take me to the demo now nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Interferometry Mission Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo Planet Quest Missions Space Interferometry Mission Interactive Interferometer Demo http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim index html 
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Interferometry arrow Mission Flight System Technology Beyond SIM This application simulates a small Michelson interferometer very much like one of our laboratory setups The goal is to align all the mirrors on the table until you see a regular pattern of dark and light bands fringes appear on the monitor in the lower left corner It is probably a good idea to read through all the instructions below before you start the demo When you are done move the lamp to a new position and repeat the process After several rounds you will see how the delay line setting changes as you change the angle to the lamp Once you know the relation between the angle to the lamp and the delay line setting you can measure the location of the lamp by reading the delay line setting This is how astronomers use interferometers to determine the exact location of a star on the sky The demo requires requires a Shockwave plug in for your browser If you don t have this software the link to the demo will take you to the Macromedia site for a free download If you are familiar with the instruction you can go directly to demo Instructions and Preview 1 nbsp Move the light source along the baseline by dragging it with the cursor nbsp 2 nbsp Click on the light switch to turn on the light on nbsp 3 nbsp Use the control for the right mirror until you send a beam of light through the right arm of the interferometer You might have to turn the mirror in small steps nbsp 4 nbsp Adjust the left mirror until you also send a light beam through the left arm of the interferometer You might have to use small steps nbsp 5 nbsp Change the position of the delay line using the control button until you see a fringe pattern on the monitor nbsp 6 nbsp You might have to adjust the delay line position carefully until you find the correct position Interferometers are sensitive No fringes Fringes found nbsp 7 nbsp Click on the plot button to plot the delay setting you just found versus the angle to the light source nbsp 8 nbsp Start over at step one and use a different position for the light source You will slowly build up a plot of the relation between the angle to the source and the delay line setting I am ready take me to the demo now Interactive Interferometer Interactive Interferometer Interactive Interferometer Interactive Interferometer Interactive Interferometer Interactive Interferometer Interactive Interferometer Interactive Interferometer Interactive Interferometer Interactive Interferometer SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SIM Space Interferometry Mission Origins Origins Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim index orig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim index orig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim index orig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim index orig html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/DemoSim/simford7.html%%==%%Interactive Interferometer Demo%%==%%Move the mirrors until you see fringes! Return to Instructions ...%%==%%693%%==%%10 Apr 102%%==%% Move the mirrors until you see fringes Return to Instructions Interactive Interferometer Demo Interactive Interferometer Demo Interactive Interferometer Demo Interactive Interferometer Demo Interactive Interferometer Demo Interactive Interferometer Demo Interactive Interferometer Demo Interactive Interferometer Demo Interactive Interferometer Demo Interactive Interferometer Demo http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim simford7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim simford7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim simford7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM DemoSim simford7 html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/dswmedia/3DnewWorldsAtlas-Doc.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/documents/dswmedia/3DnewWorldsAtlas-Doc.html%%==%%3D New Worlds Atlas Documentation Contact Info The 3D New Worlds Atlas was produced by: Patrick Belford patbelford@patbelford.com (416) 919-1239 &nbsp; General notes Some ...%%==%%12198%%==%%6 May 105%%==%% 3D New Worlds Atlas Documentation Contact Info The 3D New Worlds Atlas was produced by Patrick Belford patbelford patbelford com 416 919 1239 nbsp General notes Some known issues regarding the 3D New Worlds Atlas 1 The scale and speed of all elements has been exaggerated to make the information more understandable 2 Stars farther than 500ly can not be viewed in solar system mode 3 When viewing the 3D New Worlds Atlas offline all of the content must reside in a folder named dswmedia If the content is not located in this directory the database will fail to load nbsp External Toggles The 3D New Worlds Atlas has a number of modes These modes are controlled by altering a value in the html embed tag for the shockwave object To change these values open the 3duniverse html file ans scroll down to the embed tag The embed tag looks like this OBJECT classid clsid 166B1BCA 3F9C 11CF 8075 444553540000 codebase http download macromedia com pub shockwave cabs director sw cab version 7 0 0 0 width 600 height 520 name myMovie PARAM name src value 3duniverse dcr PARAM name sw1 value 0 PARAM name sw2 value 0 PARAM name autostart value true param name swRemote value swContextMenu True EMBED src 3duniverse dcr swliveconnect TRUE pluginspage http www macromedia com shockwave download width 600 height 520 name myMovie sw1 0 sw2 0 autostart true swRemote swContextMenu TRUE EMBED OBJECT The configurable values are show in bold Each value appears in two places in the embed tag the first instance specifies the value for Internet Explorer the second for Netscape These values are as follows 1 sw1 This value controls wether the presentation uses high or low resolution textures Selecting high resolution textures will improve visual quality but at a loss of perfomance Valid values are as follows 0 Low Resolution 1 High Resolution 1 sw2 This value controls wether the presentation automatically plays in the abscence of use input In Looped mode the presentation will automatically re enter guided tour mode after a short pause 0 Looped Presentation 1 Non Looped presentation nbsp nbsp Adding Stars to the Database The stars and planets visible in the 3D New Worlds Atlas are loaded from an external text file This text file contains all of the relevant information needed to generate the 3D information within the presentation This database resides in a text file called database txt This text file needs to be located with the other presentation files for the presentation to work Adding planets to the presentation can be done by adding an entry to the database txt file An example of a database entry pname HD 192263 pvector vector 35 86 54 20 0 98 planetType 2 pstardistance 65 pstarsize 0 79 plansize 0 72 plandistance 0 15 operiod 24 4 planname HD 192263 b pVisible 0 pMod 1 pConst Aquila pStarMag 8 1 pEcc 0 pdate 1999 The entry consists of a series of properties preceeded by a To add a planet to the database simply cut and paste an existing planet entry to the end of the text file Next edit the property values to match those of the new planet nbsp Database properties The following describes each database property and denotes valid values for those properties pname The name of the planet s host star all spaces in the name should be denoted with a dash Example for the star Tau Bootis the entry would read pname quot Tau Bootis quot Note The quotations are nescessary pvector The cartesian coordinates for the star in light years expressed as a vector value Example pvector vector 35 86 54 20 0 98 Note When the star s distance is unknown a value of 100ly has been used to determine the star s cartesian co ordinates planettype The type of planet in question Valid values are 1 2 3 or 4 These values represent 1 Gas Giant 2 Hot Jupiter 3 Terestrial 4 Other Example planettype 2 pstardistance This is the distance of the planet s host star from earth in light years Example pstardistance 65 Note A value of pstardistance quot quot denotes that the star s distance is unknown pstarsize The size of the planet s host star relative to the scale of our own sun Sun 1 Example pstarsize 0 79 Note A value of starsize quot quot denotes that the star s size is unknown The progam will use a value of 1 Sun for demstration purposes plansize The size of the planet relative to jupiter Jupiter 1 Example plansize 0 72 Note A value of plansize quot quot denotes that the planet s size is unknown The progam will use a value of 1 Jupiter for demstration purposes plandistance The distance of the planet to it s host star measured in AU Example plandistance 0 8 Note A value of plandistance quot quot denotes that the planet distance is unknown The progam will use a value of 1 AU for demstration purposes operiod The orbital period of the planet measured in days Example operiod 245 5 pSkyInd The Star Index used in the existing New Worlds Atlas used to display the Sky Chart Example operiod 215 Note A value of pSkyInd quot 0 quot indicates that there is no Sky Chart Available The progam will warn the user that there is no chart available planname The name of the planet spaces are denoted as dashes Example for the star Tau Boo the entry would read pname quot Tau Boo quot pvisible Denotes wether or not the host star is visible to the naked eye 1 True 0 False Example pvisible 1 Note This value is no longer used by the program Visibility is now determined based on the star s magnitude pMod Denotes the method of detection used to discover the planet Valid values are 1 2 3 4 or 5 1 Radial Velocity 2 Astrometry 3 Transit method 4 Gravitational Lensing 5 Direct Imaging Example pMod 1 pConst Denotes the 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/espanol/missions/dewar_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Los miembros del equipo del Interfer&oacute;metro Keck transportan parte del instrumento Blue Line ...%%==%%3074%%==%%19 Oct 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Los miembros del equipo del Interfer oacute metro Keck transportan parte del instrumento Blue Line Los miembros del equipo del Interfer oacute metro Keck transportan parte del instrumento anulador estelar en preparaci oacute n para su instalaci oacute n dentro del observatorio Blue Line Ventana Cercana nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol missions dewar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol missions dewar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol missions dewar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol missions dewar image html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/espanol/news/solTriples2_imagen.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Concepci&oacute;n art&iacute;stica de un sistema planetario triestelar. Blue Line Concepci&oacute;n art&iacute;stica de un ...%%==%%2981%%==%%16 Aug 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Concepci oacute n art iacute stica de un sistema planetario triestelar Blue Line Concepci oacute n art iacute stica de un sistema planetario triestelar Blue Line Ventana Cercana nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news solTriples2 imagen html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news solTriples2 imagen html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news solTriples2 imagen html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news solTriples2 imagen html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/espanol/news/solTriples1_imagen.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Ilustraci&oacute;n de las &oacute;rbitas del sistema triestelar llamado HD 188753. Blue Line Ilustraci&oacute;n ...%%==%%3003%%==%%16 Aug 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Ilustraci oacute n de las oacute rbitas del sistema triestelar llamado HD 188753 Blue Line Ilustraci oacute n de las oacute rbitas del sistema triestelar llamado HD 188753 Blue Line Ventana Cercana nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news solTriples1 imagen html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news solTriples1 imagen html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news solTriples1 imagen html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news solTriples1 imagen html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/espanol/news/rockyPlanet_imagen1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Concepto artstico del planeta extrasolar recin descubierto. Blue Line Concepto art&iacute;stico del planeta ...%%==%%2969%%==%%23 Feb 106%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Concepto art stico del planeta extrasolar reci n descubierto Blue Line Concepto art iacute stico del planeta extrasolar reci eacute n descubierto Blue Line Ventana Cercana nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news rockyPlanet imagen1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news rockyPlanet imagen1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news rockyPlanet imagen1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news rockyPlanet imagen1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/espanol/news/planetMarch_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line (David A. Aguilar/CfA)"> Blue Line Concepci&oacute;n art&iacute;stica de la reci&eacute;n descubierta super-Tierra y ...%%==%%2965%%==%%22 Mar 106%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line David A Aguilar CfA Blue Line Concepci oacute n art iacute stica de la reci eacute n descubierta super Tierra y una hipot eacute tica luna David A Aguilar CfA Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news planetMarch image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news planetMarch image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news planetMarch image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news planetMarch image html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/espanol/news/einstein1_imagen.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Imagen del Telescopio Espacial Hubble de galaxias en el c&uacute;mulo conocido como Abell ...%%==%%3399%%==%%11 May 106%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Imagen del Telescopio Espacial Hubble de galaxias en el c uacute mulo conocido como Abell 2218 que act uacute a aqu iacute como lente gravitacional El c uacute mulo es tan masivo y tan compacto que la gravedad curva y enfoca la luz de las galaxias que se encuentran detr aacute s de eacute l distorsion aacute ndola en forma de largos arcos tenues Blue Line Imagen del Telescopio Espacial Hubble de galaxias en el c uacute mulo conocido como Abell 2218 que act uacute a aqu iacute como lente gravitacional El c uacute mulo es tan masivo y tan compacto que la gravedad curva y enfoca la luz de las galaxias que se encuentran detr aacute s de eacute l distorsion aacute ndola en forma de largos arcos tenues Blue Line Ventana Cercana nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news einstein1 imagen html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news einstein1 imagen html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news einstein1 imagen html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol news einstein1 imagen html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/espanol/science/planets_chart.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Distribuci&oacute;n de los planetas encontrados alrededor de estrellas cercanas. (Cortes&iacute;a de G. Marcy ...%%==%%3078%%==%%19 Oct 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Imagen Bottom Graphic Line Distribuci oacute n de los planetas encontrados alrededor de estrellas cercanas Cortes iacute a de G Marcy E Williams Blue Line Distribuci oacute n de los planetas encontrados alrededor de estrellas cercanas Cortes iacute a de G Marcy E Williams Blue Line Ventana Cercana nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol science planets chart html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol science planets chart html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol science planets chart html http planetquest jpl nasa gov espanol science planets chart html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/espanol/SIM/sim_index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Space Interferometry Mission%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%17966%%==%%21 May 108%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth QUICK FACTS OVERVIEW What is SIM The Mission Stellar Distances nbsp SIM Team Science Team JPL Management Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman Michelson Science nbsp nbsp nbsp Center nbsp Interferometry Albert Michelson Window to the Universe Virtual Interferometer nbsp Contact Information Press Media Web Feedback Ask a Question IN DEPTH Science Goals Planet Detection Stellar Astrophysics Galactic Astrophysics Extragalactic Astronomy Reference Frames Astrometric Grid Synthesis Imaging nbsp Technology Goals nbsp Flight Segment Interactive SIM Model SIM FOR SCIENTISTS Who amp What Science Team Science Investigations nbsp SIM Newsletter nbsp Technical Resources Images and Presentations Technical Papers Library restricted Restricted nbsp Research Opportunities AO for SIM Key Projects General Observer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Proposals Previous Proposal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Calls Fellowships Navigator Program gray separator line WHAT IS SIM Taking the measure of the universe SIM Blue Line Artist s concept of SIM Blue Line How big is the universe How old is it Are there other planets like Earth out there among the stars We have asked these questions around campfires and in the halls of universities for centuries Today we know that the answers lie hidden in the positions and distances of the stars and galaxies And each time scientists have measured these positions and distances with greater accuracy they have gained a wealth of new understanding The Space Interferometry Mission SIM scheduled for launch in 2010 will determine the positions and distances of stars several hundred times more accurately than any previous program This accuracy will allow SIM to determine the distances to stars throughout the galaxy and to probe nearby stars for Earth sized planets SIM will open a window to a new world of discoveries This breakthrough in capabilities is possible because SIM will use optical interferometry Pioneered by Albert Michelson who became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in physics in 1907 optical interferometry can fulfill its full potential only outside the distorting effects of Earth s atmosphere There it can combine light from two or more telescopes as if they were pieces of a single gigantic telescope mirror Developed for use in space with SIM this technique will eventually lead to the development of telescopes powerful enough to take images of Earth like planets orbiting distant stars and to determine whether these planets sustain life as we know it SIM is being developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory under contract with NASA and in close collaboration with two industry partners Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space in Sunnyvale California and Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach California Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/stars/star-01.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas: Profile: Epsilon Eridani b%%==%%PlanetQuest: Profile: Epsilon Eridani b Planet: Epsilon Eridani b Type: Gas Giant Mass: 0.86 (Jupiter = 1) Orbital Radius: 3.3 AU Orbital Period: 2502.1 ...%%==%%8206%%==%%14 Nov 102%%==%% PlanetQuest Profile Epsilon Eridani b Planet Epsilon Eridani b Type Gas Giant Mass 0 86 Jupiter 1 Orbital Radius 3 3 AU Orbital Period 2502 1 days Eccentricity 0 608 Discovery 2000 by McDonald Observatory with additional data from other planet searches Method of Detection Radial Velocity or Doppler Spectroscopy Astronomy Details The star Epsilon Eridani is similar to the Sun and only 3 22 parsecs from Earth The planet orbits roughly the distance from the Sun to the asteroid belt in our own solar system and could qualify as the first Jupiter analogue were it not for its highly eccentric elliptical orbit There are indications that Epsilon Eridani may be a binary star system Host Star Epsilon Eridani Distance from Earth 10 4 light years Magnitude 3 73 Mass 0 8 Sun 1 Coordinates nbsp nbsp nbsp RA 03 32 55 8442 nbsp nbsp nbsp DEC 09 27 29 744 Visible from Earth Yes Planets b c Constellation Eridanus Epsilon Eridani Epsilon Eridani Credit Digitized Sky Survey Relative Mass Mass of Epsilon Eridani b relative to Jupiter Mass of Jupiter relative to Epsilon Eridani b Epsilon Eridani b Jupiter Reference Evidence for a Long period Planet Orbiting Epsilon Eridani Astrophysics Journal Letters http www journals uchicago edu ApJ journal issues ApJL v544n2 005716 brief 005716 abstract html Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Epsilon Eridani b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Epsilon Eridani b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Epsilon Eridani b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Epsilon Eridani b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Epsilon Eridani b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Epsilon Eridani b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Epsilon Eridani b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Epsilon Eridani b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Epsilon Eridani b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Epsilon Eridani b http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 01 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 01 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 01 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 01 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/stars/star-02.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas: Profile: 55 Cancri b%%==%%PlanetQuest: Profile: 55 Cancri b Planet: 55 Cancri b Type: Gas Giant Mass: 0.84 (Jupiter = 1) Orbital Radius: 0.118 AU Orbital Period: 14.66 ...%%==%%7030%%==%%14 Nov 102%%==%% PlanetQuest Profile 55 Cancri b Planet 55 Cancri b Type Gas Giant Mass 0 84 Jupiter 1 Orbital Radius 0 118 AU Orbital Period 14 66 days Eccentricity 0 03 Discovery 1996 by San Francisco State University Planet Search Method of Detection Radial Velocity or Doppler Spectroscopy Host Star 55 Cancri Distance from Earth 44 light years Magnitude 5 95 Mass 1 03 Sun 1 Coordinates nbsp nbsp nbsp RA 08 52 37 6 nbsp nbsp nbsp DEC 28 20 02 6 Visible from Earth Yes Planets b c d Constellation Cancer 55 Cancri 55 Cancri Credit Digitized Sky Survey Relative Mass Mass of 55 Cancri b relative to Jupiter Mass of Jupiter relative to 55 Cancri b 55 Cancri b Jupiter Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 55 Cancri b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 55 Cancri b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 55 Cancri b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 55 Cancri b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 55 Cancri b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 55 Cancri b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 55 Cancri b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 55 Cancri b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 55 Cancri b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 55 Cancri b http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 02 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 02 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 02 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 02 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/stars/star-03.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas: Profile: HD 30177 b%%==%%PlanetQuest: Profile: HD 30177 b Planet: HD 30177 b Type: Gas Giant Mass: 7.7 (Jupiter = 1) Orbital Radius: 2.6 AU Orbital Period: 1620 ...%%==%%6678%%==%%14 Nov 102%%==%% PlanetQuest Profile HD 30177 b Planet HD 30177 b Type Gas Giant Mass 7 7 Jupiter 1 Orbital Radius 2 6 AU Orbital Period 1620 days Eccentricity 0 22 Discovery June 2002 by Anglo Australian Observatory Method of Detection Radial Velocity or Doppler Spectroscopy Host Star HD 30177 Distance from Earth 179 light years Magnitude 8 41 Mass 0 95 Sun 1 Coordinates nbsp nbsp nbsp RA 04 41 54 3731 nbsp nbsp nbsp DEC 58 01 14 725 Visible from Earth No Planets b HD 30177 HD 30177 Credit Digitized Sky Survey Relative Mass Mass of HD 30177 b relative to Jupiter Mass of Jupiter relative to HD 30177 b HD 30177 b Jupiter Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 30177 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 30177 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 30177 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 30177 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 30177 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 30177 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 30177 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 30177 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 30177 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 30177 b http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 03 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 03 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 03 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 03 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/stars/star-04.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas: Profile: Gliese 876 b%%==%%PlanetQuest: Profile: Gliese 876 b Planet: Gliese 876 b Type: Gas Giant Mass: 1.98 (Jupiter = 1) Orbital Radius: 0.21 AU Orbital Period: 61.02 ...%%==%%6928%%==%%14 Nov 102%%==%% PlanetQuest Profile Gliese 876 b Planet Gliese 876 b Type Gas Giant Mass 1 98 Jupiter 1 Orbital Radius 0 21 AU Orbital Period 61 02 days Eccentricity 0 27 Discovery 1998 by 1998 Haute Provence Observatory and SFSU Planet Search Method of Detection Radial Velocity or Doppler Spectroscopy Host Star Gliese 876 Distance from Earth 15 light years Magnitude 10 17 Mass 0 32 Sun 1 Coordinates nbsp nbsp nbsp RA 22 53 13 4 nbsp nbsp nbsp DEC 14 15 13 Visible from Earth No Planets b c Constellation Aquarius Gliese 876 Gliese 876 Credit Digitized Sky Survey Relative Mass Mass of Gliese 876 b relative to Jupiter Mass of Jupiter relative to Gliese 876 b Gliese 876 b Jupiter Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Gliese 876 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Gliese 876 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Gliese 876 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Gliese 876 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Gliese 876 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Gliese 876 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Gliese 876 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Gliese 876 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Gliese 876 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile Gliese 876 b http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 04 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 04 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 04 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 04 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/stars/star-05.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas: Profile: 14 Herculis b%%==%%PlanetQuest: Profile: 14 Herculis b Planet: 14 Herculis b Type: Gas Giant Mass: 3.3 (Jupiter = 1) Orbital Radius: 2.5 AU Orbital Period: 1650 ...%%==%%6700%%==%%14 Nov 102%%==%% PlanetQuest Profile 14 Herculis b Planet 14 Herculis b Type Gas Giant Mass 3 3 Jupiter 1 Orbital Radius 2 5 AU Orbital Period 1650 days Eccentricity 0 326 Discovery 1998 by Haute Provence Observatory Method of Detection Radial Velocity or Doppler Spectroscopy Host Star 14 Herculis Distance from Earth 55 42 light years Magnitude 6 67 Mass 0 79 Sun 1 Coordinates nbsp nbsp nbsp RA 16 10 23 59 nbsp nbsp nbsp DEC 43 49 18 2 Visible from Earth No Planets b 14 Herculis 14 Herculis Credit Digitized Sky Survey Relative Mass Mass of 14 Herculis b relative to Jupiter Mass of Jupiter relative to 14 Herculis b 14 Herculis b Jupiter Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 14 Herculis b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 14 Herculis b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 14 Herculis b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 14 Herculis b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 14 Herculis b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 14 Herculis b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 14 Herculis b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 14 Herculis b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 14 Herculis b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 14 Herculis b http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 05 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 05 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 05 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 05 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/stars/star-06.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas: Profile: 16 Cygni b%%==%%PlanetQuest: Profile: 16 Cygni b Planet: 16 Cygni b Type: Gas Giant Mass: 1.5 (Jupiter = 1) Orbital Radius: 1.7 AU Orbital Period: 804 ...%%==%%7189%%==%%14 Nov 102%%==%% PlanetQuest Profile 16 Cygni b Planet 16 Cygni b Type Gas Giant Mass 1 5 Jupiter 1 Orbital Radius 1 7 AU Orbital Period 804 days Eccentricity 0 67 Discovery 1997 by San Francisco State University Planet Search Method of Detection Radial Velocity or Doppler Spectroscopy Host Star 16 Cygni Distance from Earth 70 light years Magnitude 6 2 Mass 1 01 Sun 1 Coordinates nbsp nbsp nbsp RA 19 41 51 8 nbsp nbsp nbsp DEC 50 31 03 Visible from Earth Yes Planets b Constellation Cygnus 16 Cygni 16 Cygni Credit Digitized Sky Survey Relative Mass Mass of 16 Cygni b relative to Jupiter Mass of Jupiter relative to 16 Cygni b 16 Cygni b Jupiter Reference The discovery of a planetary companion to 16 Cyg B http www journals uchicago edu ApJ journal issues ApJ v483n1 35587 sc0 html Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 16 Cygni b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 16 Cygni b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 16 Cygni b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 16 Cygni b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 16 Cygni b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 16 Cygni b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 16 Cygni b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 16 Cygni b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 16 Cygni b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 16 Cygni b http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 06 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 06 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 06 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 06 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/stars/star-07.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas: Profile: 47 Ursae Majoris b%%==%%PlanetQuest: Profile: 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet: 47 Ursae Majoris b Type: Gas Giant Mass: 2.41 (Jupiter = 1) Orbital Radius: 2.1 AU Orbital ...%%==%%7379%%==%%14 Nov 102%%==%% PlanetQuest Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet 47 Ursae Majoris b Type Gas Giant Mass 2 41 Jupiter 1 Orbital Radius 2 1 AU Orbital Period 1095 days Eccentricity 0 096 Discovery 1996 by University of California Planet Search Method of Detection Radial Velocity or Doppler Spectroscopy Host Star 47 Ursae Majoris Distance from Earth 43 light years Magnitude 5 1 Mass 1 03 Sun 1 Coordinates nbsp nbsp nbsp RA 10 59 29 296 nbsp nbsp nbsp DEC 40 25 46 09 Visible from Earth Yes Planets b c Constellation Ursa Major 47 Ursae Majoris 47 Ursae Majoris Credit Digitized Sky Survey Relative Mass Mass of 47 Ursae Majoris b relative to Jupiter Mass of Jupiter relative to 47 Ursae Majoris b 47 Ursae Majoris b Jupiter Reference A Planet Orbiting 47 Uma http www journals uchicago edu ApJ journal issues ApJL v464n2 5104 sc0 html Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile 47 Ursae Majoris b http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 07 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 07 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 07 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 07 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/starmap/stars/star-08.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas: Profile: HD 106252 b%%==%%PlanetQuest: Profile: HD 106252 b Planet: HD 106252 b Type: Gas Giant Mass: 6.81 (Jupiter = 1) Orbital Radius: 2.61 AU Orbital Period: 1500 ...%%==%%6760%%==%%14 Nov 102%%==%% PlanetQuest Profile HD 106252 b Planet HD 106252 b Type Gas Giant Mass 6 81 Jupiter 1 Orbital Radius 2 61 AU Orbital Period 1500 days Eccentricity 0 54 Discovery 2001 by Geneva Observatory Method of Detection Radial Velocity or Doppler Spectroscopy Host Star HD 106252 Distance from Earth 122 light years Magnitude 7 36 Mass 1 05 Sun 1 Coordinates nbsp nbsp nbsp RA 12 13 29 5093 nbsp nbsp nbsp DEC 10 02 29 898 Visible from Earth No Planets b Constellation Virgo HD 106252 HD 106252 Credit Digitized Sky Survey Relative Mass Mass of HD 106252 b relative to Jupiter Mass of Jupiter relative to HD 106252 b HD 106252 b Jupiter Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 106252 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 106252 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 106252 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 106252 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 106252 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 106252 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 106252 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 106252 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 106252 b Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Profile HD 106252 b http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 08 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 08 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 08 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov atlas starmap stars star 08 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/1-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 1-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 1-1: The integrated development plan for the upcoming Origins missions leads to the technology ...%%==%%862%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 1 1 The integrated development plan for the upcoming Origins missions leads to the technology needed for TPF by the start of the TPF implementation phase Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 1 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 1 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 1 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 1 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/10-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 10-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 10-1 Figure 10-1: The experimental configuration used at the MMT in a first test ...%%==%%892%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 10 1 Figure 10 1 The experimental configuration used at the MMT in a first test of nulling for astronomical observations Results are shown in Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/10-2.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 10-2%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 10-2 Figure 10-2: Nulling observations at the MMT. Two images (top) of the unresolved ...%%==%%1099%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 10 2 Figure 10 2 Nulling observations at the MMT Two images top of the unresolved star a Tau without and with nulling The nulling ratio is about 24 1 Two images bottom of the star a Ori Betelgeuse are shown without and with nulling the nulled image reveals the presence of an extended dust cloud around the star Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/10-3.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 10-3%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 10-3: A nulling interferometer at JPL (using rooftop prisms illustrated in Figure 11-4 ) ...%%==%%1070%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 10 3 A nulling interferometer at JPL using rooftop prisms illustrated in Figure 11 4 recently demonstrated a null depth of one part in 10 000 on a laser diode source The intensity of light coming out of the nulling apparatus is shown first when the optical path length is set away from and subsequently onto the nulling position Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 10 3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-1: Array geometry showing optical paths to the combiner. Figure 11-1 ...%%==%%770%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 1 Array geometry showing optical paths to the combiner Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-10.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-10%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-10: Schematic of overall thermal control configuration. Figure 11-10 ...%%==%%772%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 10 Schematic of overall thermal control configuration Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 10 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 10 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 10 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 10 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-11.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-11%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-11: TPF formation control and communications schematic. Relative measurements between spacecraft are indicated by ...%%==%%837%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 11 TPF formation control and communications schematic Relative measurements between spacecraft are indicated by lines Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 11 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 11 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 11 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 11 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-12.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-12%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-12 Figure 11-12: Degradation of thermal surfaces and optics due to contamination by ice ...%%==%%830%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 12 Figure 11 12 Degradation of thermal surfaces and optics due to contamination by ice modeled at 10 micro m Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 12 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 12 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 12 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 12 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-13.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-13%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-13 Figure 11-13: TPF separated spacecraft concept with 4 m x 2 m elliptical ...%%==%%840%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 13 Figure 11 13 TPF separated spacecraft concept with 4 m x 2 m elliptical mirrors shown in an existing thermal vacuum chamber Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 13 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 13 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 13 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 13 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-14.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-14%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-14 Figure 11-14: Schematic of integrated system performance in vacuum chamber using simulated starlight ...%%==%%890%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 14 Figure 11 14 Schematic of integrated system performance in vacuum chamber using simulated starlight to provide a co phased collimated wavefront entering all collectors Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 14 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 14 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 14 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 14 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-15.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-15%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-15: Trajectory options for TPF. Figure 11-15 ...%%==%%748%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 15 Trajectory options for TPF Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 15 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 15 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 15 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 15 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-16.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-16%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-16 Figure 11-16: The launch and deployment sequence of a TPF concept with 4 ...%%==%%843%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 16 Figure 11 16 The launch and deployment sequence of a TPF concept with 4 m x 3 m primary mirrors showing an EELV launch vehicle Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 16 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 16 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 16 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 16 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-17.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-17%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-17 Figure 11-17: Fairing and Payload Module Options: EELV (HLV-G) or Ariane fairing (left) ...%%==%%831%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 17 Figure 11 17 Fairing and Payload Module Options EELV HLV G or Ariane fairing left and VentureStar RLV right Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 17 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 17 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 17 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 17 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-2.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-2%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-2: Collector optics schematic showing a possible arrangement of beam transfer and steering mirrors. ...%%==%%813%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 2 Collector optics schematic showing a possible arrangement of beam transfer and steering mirrors Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-3.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-3%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-3: Beam combiner layout. Figure 11-3 ...%%==%%738%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 3 Beam combiner layout Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-4.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-4%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-4: Nulling beam combiner with rooftop prisms. Figure 11-4 ...%%==%%759%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 4 Nulling beam combiner with rooftop prisms Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 4 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-5.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-5%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-5 Figure 11-5: The transmission pattern on the sky for both chop orientations of ...%%==%%829%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 5 Figure 11 5 The transmission pattern on the sky for both chop orientations of the dual Bracewell configuration Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-6.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-6%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-6: Flight paths during data acquisition for (a) planet detection and (b) imaging. Three ...%%==%%913%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 6 Flight paths during data acquisition for a planet detection and b imaging Three successive positions are shown for each model green blue red with arrows indicating straight line flight paths Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 6 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-7.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-7%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-7: Artist's rendering of TPF reference design. The spacecraft are shown to scale with ...%%==%%919%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 7 Artist s rendering of TPF reference design The spacecraft are shown to scale with a slightly shortened baseline Infrared semi transparent and metrology orange beams are shown for illustrative purposes Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 7 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-8.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-8%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-8: Spacecraft detail of the illustrative design concept as shown on the previous page. ...%%==%%800%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 8 Spacecraft detail of the illustrative design concept as shown on the previous page Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 8 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/11-9.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-9%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11-9: Illustrative dependence of the propellant mass on rotation period. This figure shows the ...%%==%%947%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 11 9 Illustrative dependence of the propellant mass on rotation period This figure shows the total mass that would be required for the planet observations over the mission lifetime for a similar system described in Stephenson 1998 Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 9 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 9 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 9 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 11 9 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/12-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12-1: TPF Technology Development Roadmap. Figure 12-1 ...%%==%%752%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12 1 TPF Technology Development Roadmap Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/12-10.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-10%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12-10 Figure 12-10: Half-scale NGST sunshade deployment demonstration at ILC Dover. ...%%==%%792%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12 10 Figure 12 10 Half scale NGST sunshade deployment demonstration at ILC Dover Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 10 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 10 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 10 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 10 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/12-2.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-2%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12-2: The Keck Interferometer in its final configuration, including the two 10 m Keck ...%%==%%875%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12 2 The Keck Interferometer in its final configuration including the two 10 m Keck telescopes and the associated 1 8 m outrigger telescopes on Mauna Kea Hawaii Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/12-3.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-3%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12-3: NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Figure 12-3 ...%%==%%766%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12 3 NASA s Space Infrared Telescope Facility SIRTF Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/12-4.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-4%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12-4 Figure 12-4: NASA's Space Technology-3 (ST-3), formerly known as Deep Space 3 (DS3). ...%%==%%796%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12 4 Figure 12 4 NASA s Space Technology 3 ST 3 formerly known as Deep Space 3 DS3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 4 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/12-5.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-5%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12-5 Figure 12-5: Two possible design variations for the SIM flight system, one with, ...%%==%%893%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12 5 Figure 12 5 Two possible design variations for the SIM flight system one with and one without an external metrology boom The SIM project will select one of the designs in 1999 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/12-6.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-6%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12-6 Figure 12-6: One concept for NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope Mission (NGST). ...%%==%%795%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12 6 Figure 12 6 One concept for NASA s Next Generation Space Telescope Mission NGST Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 6 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/12-7.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-7%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12-7: Clockwise from left: a) Lightweight 0.85 m cryogenic beryllium mirror for SIRTF; b) ...%%==%%969%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12 7 Clockwise from left a Lightweight 0 85 m cryogenic beryllium mirror for SIRTF b Lightweight 0 5 m thin shell glass mirror demonstrator for NGST University of Arizona c Lightweight 0 5 m C SiC mirror demonstrator for NGST IABG BDM Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 7 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/12-8.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-8%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12-8: Schematic of high dynamic range optical delay line architecture. Figure 12-8 ...%%==%%781%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12 8 Schematic of high dynamic range optical delay line architecture Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 8 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/12-9.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-9%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12-9 Figure 12-9: Simulated reconstructed image data from one rotation of a four-element, 30 ...%%==%%974%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 12 9 Figure 12 9 Simulated reconstructed image data from one rotation of a four element 30 m baseline nulling interferometer Light from the central star is effectively nulled and the existence of a planet is indicated as a bright spot 0 2 arcseconds off axis Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 9 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 9 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 9 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 12 9 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/13-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 13-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 13-1: Technological precursors to TPF. Figure 1-1 ...%%==%%746%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 13 1 Technological precursors to TPF Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 13 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 13 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 13 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 13 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/14-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 14-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 14-1 Figure 14-1: An enhanced version of TPF using four 25 m class telescopes ...%%==%%1228%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 14 1 Figure 14 1 An enhanced version of TPF using four 25 m class telescopes could make R gt 1000 measurements of the atmospheres of terrestrial planets in one month of integration time These data could reveal definitive signs of life such as weak concentrations of CH 4 and N 2 O Such a system could operate with a 15 km baseline to separate a planet from its moon The graph at the top shows the relationship between spectral resolution and collecting area Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 14 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 14 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 14 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 14 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/14-2.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 14-2%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 14-2 Figure 14-2: A visible light constellation capable of making a resolved 25x25 image ...%%==%%1103%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 14 2 Figure 14 2 A visible light constellation capable of making a resolved 25x25 image of an Earth like planet 10 pc away would utilize 25 40 m telescopes each equipped with a coronagraph capable of a 10 10 null The array of spacecraft would operate over a 360 km baseline The graph at the top relates system baseline aperture and linear resolution on the planet Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 14 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 14 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 14 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 14 2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/3-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 3-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 3-1 Figure 3-1: A schematic representation of recent detections, using the radial velocity technique, ...%%==%%881%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 A schematic representation of recent detections using the radial velocity technique of objects of Jupiter mass around nearby stars courtesy of G Marcy Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/3-2.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 3-2%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 3-2 Figure 3-2: Radial velocity measurements have been used to infer the presence of ...%%==%%1269%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 Radial velocity measurements have been used to infer the presence of multiple planets orbiting Upsilon Andromedae The fit to the data for a single planet is relatively poor top while the fit for each planet is improved when the presence of three planets is taken into account middle Planets B C and D have orbital distances of 0 06 0 85 and 2 5 AU and Msin i of 0 73 1 95 and 4 1 M j respectively bottom The orbits of the inner planets of our solar system are shown as dotted lines Butler et al 1999 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/3-3.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 3-3%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 3-3: Distribution of Msin i for companion objects with Msin i &lt; 15 M ...%%==%%830%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 3 3 Distribution of Msin i for companion objects with Msin i lt 15 M j Marcy and Butler 1998 Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/3-4.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 3-4%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 3-4 Figure 3-4: The sensitivity of astrometric and Doppler searches for planets of different ...%%==%%928%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 The sensitivity of astrometric and Doppler searches for planets of different masses and orbital locations Planets detected via Doppler measurements are shown as lower limits due to the sin i ambiguity Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 3 4 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/4-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4-1: A phylogenic tree of life suggests that the major genetic diversity on Earth ...%%==%%911%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4 1 A phylogenic tree of life suggests that the major genetic diversity on Earth resides in the single celled prokaryotes while comparatively little diversity is seen between plants animals and fungi Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/4-2a.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-2a%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4-2a: Underwater volcanic vents are home to some of the most primitive life forms ...%%==%%801%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4 2a Underwater volcanic vents are home to some of the most primitive life forms on Earth Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 2a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 2a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 2a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 2a html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/4-2b.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-2b%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4-2b Figure 4-2b: A micrograph of a thin section through a thermophilic, anaerobic archaeon ...%%==%%870%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4 2b Figure 4 2b A micrograph of a thin section through a thermophilic anaerobic archaeon courtesy of Melanie Summit Baross Laboratory UW Oceanogrpahy Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 2b html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 2b html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 2b html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 2b html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/4-3.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-3%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4-3: The composition of the Earth's atmosphere appears to have become oxygen-rich due to ...%%==%%880%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4 3 The composition of the Earth s atmosphere appears to have become oxygen rich due to the presence of life starting at about two billion years ago Kasting et al 1983 Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/4-4.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-4%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4-4: A microphotograph of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that photosynthesize carbon dioxide to produce oxygen. ...%%==%%833%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4 4 A microphotograph of cyanobacteria blue green algae that photosynthesize carbon dioxide to produce oxygen Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 4 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/4-5.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-5%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4-5: Spectral lines in the mid-infrared coulc characterize the atmosphere of a planet. Figure ...%%==%%793%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4 5 Spectral lines in the mid infrared coulc characterize the atmosphere of a planet Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/4-6.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-6%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content 4-6-n2o 4-6-ets 4-6-ch4 4-6-o3 4-6cfc11 4-6-h2o 4-6cfc12 4-6-co2 4-6-sf6 4-6-hno3 Figure 4-6: Model calculations show ...%%==%%1820%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content 4 6 n2o 4 6 ets 4 6 ch4 4 6 o3 4 6cfc11 4 6 h2o 4 6cfc12 4 6 co2 4 6 sf6 4 6 hno3 Figure 4 6 Model calculations show the effect of various trace gases on the Earth s thermal spectrum The spectrum in the upper right shows the composite effect calculations courtesy of W Traub Center for Astrophysics Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 6 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/4-7.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-7%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4-7 Figure 4-7: Model calculations show plausible thermal spectra for the prebiotic Earth without ...%%==%%1041%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 Model calculations show plausible thermal spectra for the prebiotic Earth without top and with bottom the presence of significant amounts of methane Kasting and Brown private communication The strong absorption centered at 7 6 micro m 1200 1400 cm 1 would be detectable with TPF Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 4 7 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/5-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5-1: The surface area of the debris produced by the collision of two large ...%%==%%1075%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5 1 The surface area of the debris produced by the collision of two large asteroids at t 0 as a function of time Dermott private communication The gradual decline is the result of grains falling into the sun as a result of Poynting Robertson drag Transients are due to subsequent collisions of large remnants producing sharply increased numbers of small grains Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/5-2.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-2%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5-2: The ratio of dust disk to stellar luminosity is plotted as a function ...%%==%%1090%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5 2 The ratio of dust disk to stellar luminosity is plotted as a function of age for a number of stars ranging from young pre main sequence objects to the Sun Becklin et al 1999 While the number of stars in the sample is small the apparent decrease in the amount of dust within a disk with age suggests that searches for terrestrial planets should concentrate on older stars Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/5-3a.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-3a%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5-3a Figure 5-3a: COBE results for the 25 &micro;m zodiacal emission (top) and with ...%%==%%925%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5 3a Figure 5 3a COBE results for the 25 micro m zodiacal emission top and with a smooth model removed from the data bottom to reveal concentrations of dust ahead and behind the Earth s orbit Reach et al 1995 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 3a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 3a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 3a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 3a html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/5-3b.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-3b%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5-3b Figure 5-3b: A numerical simulation of dust in the solar system shows dust ...%%==%%930%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5 3b Figure 5 3b A numerical simulation of dust in the solar system shows dust concentrated in a wake behind the earth as seen from above the ecliptic plane top and in a magnified view bottom Dermott et al 1994 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 3b html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 3b html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 3b html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 3b html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/5-4.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-4%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5-4: A sub-mm image (left) from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) showing emission ...%%==%%1099%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5 4 A sub mm image left from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope JCMT showing emission from the dust disk of the solar type star e Eridani Greaves et al 1998 A face on shcematic view of our own solar system right including illustrative Kuiper Belt objects as it would be seen at the distance of e Eri is shown for comparison Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 4 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/5-5.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-5%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5-5: HST/NICMOS images of a dust disk around the star HR 4796A. Although the ...%%==%%1036%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 5 5 HST NICMOS images of a dust disk around the star HR 4796A Although the central part of the image is blocked by the glare of the cnetral star a prominent dust ring with a central gap is revealed by these observations right An artist s concept is shown on the left courtesy of Smith Schneider and Becklin et al 1999 Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 5 5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6-1 Figure 6-1: The spectral energy distributions of the Sun and the Earth as ...%%==%%1078%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6 1 Figure 6 1 The spectral energy distributions of the Sun and the Earth as seen from 10 pc away demonstrate that the intensity ratio problem while severe in the mid infrared is a factor of 1 000 times more favorable than at visible wavelengths Additionally the mid infrared region contains a number of strong broad spectral features of trace atmospheric gases Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-10.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-10%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6-10 Figure 6-10: A simulation of an Earth-Venus-Mars system (as in figures 6-6 and ...%%==%%1133%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6 10 Figure 6 10 A simulation of an Earth Venus Mars system as in figures 6 6 and 6 8 seen with the system consisting of two fixed baseline 3 element interferometers as described in the text The top image shows an initial reconstructed map The lower image shows the result of more intensive image processing and should be compared with Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 10 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 10 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 10 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 10 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-11.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-11%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6-11: Disks around young stars are likely targets for TPF imaging. As described in ...%%==%%1041%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6 11 Disks around young stars are likely targets for TPF imaging As described in the text the figure shows a model for the emission from a disk Also shown is the background due to the telescope and zodiacal emission The right hand scale shows the number of pixels and the signal to noise ratio per pixel expected in a TPF map Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 11 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 11 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 11 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 11 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-2.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-2%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6-2 Figure 6-2: The signal in photo-electrons in a 10 5 s integration period ...%%==%%1211%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 The signal in photo electrons in a 10 5 s integration period from an Earth like planet observed through the 1 AU 3 5 m version of TPF The planet shows CO 2 absorption at 16 micro m The spectral resolution is R 20 and other parameteres are given in Appendix A Also shown are the other signals that contribute to the total photon shot noise The bottom curve shows the signal to noise ratio SNR on the planet using the right hand scale Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-3.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-3%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6-3: The emission from a face-on exo-zodiacal dust cloud (left) with a single planet, ...%%==%%863%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6 3 The emission from a face on exo zodiacal dust cloud left with a single planet and as it will be measured through TPF s transmission pattern right Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-4.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-4%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6-4: As TPF rotates around the line of sight to a target star, the ...%%==%%1123%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6 4 As TPF rotates around the line of sight to a target star the planet a 3 R planet is shown for clarity produces a modulated signal as it moves in and out of the interferometer fringe pattern TPF would produce 20 such data dtreams one for each of the observed wavelengths that would be combined to reconstruct an image of the solar system and the spectra of any detected planets Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 4 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-5.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-5%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content 6-5A 6-5B 6-5C 6-5D 6-5E 6-5F Figure 6-5 Figure 6-5: A reconstruction of a TPF ...%%==%%1419%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content 6 5A 6 5B 6 5C 6 5D 6 5E 6 5F Figure 6 5 Figure 6 5 A reconstruction of a TPF observation of a terrestrial planet 10 pc away showing improved performance as more wavelengths and baselines are included in the reconstruction Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-6.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-6%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6-6: A reconstruction of a planetary system at 10 pc containing Venus, Earth, and ...%%==%%929%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6 6 A reconstruction of a planetary system at 10 pc containing Venus Earth and Mars analogs The arrows show portions of the planets The image artifacts can be removed with more advanced data acquisition and procesing Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 6 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-7.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-7%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6-7: A simulated spectrum as would be observed by TPF after ~15 d of ...%%==%%788%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6 7 A simulated spectrum as would be observed by TPF after 15 d of integration Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 7 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-8.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-8%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6-8 Figure 6-8: A simulation of the Earth-Venus-Mars system seen at an inclination of ...%%==%%1090%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6 8 Figure 6 8 A simulation of the Earth Venus Mars system seen at an inclination of 60 deg showing the advantages of a chopped configuration in the presence of bright exo zodiacal emission The right figure uses the standard OASES linear array The left image uses a modified four element system that uses asymmetric chopping to reject symmetric emission from a zodiacal cloud Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 8 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 8 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/6-9.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-9%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6-9 Figure 6-9: Sample interferometer configurations with and without chopping. a) Nominal OASES or ...%%==%%927%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 6 9 Figure 6 9 Sample interferometer configurations with and without chopping a Nominal OASES or Double Bracewell with or without chopping b ESA s Mariotti 3DAC array with chopping c Dual 3 element with chopping Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 9 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 9 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 9 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 6 9 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/7-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 7-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 7-1: Histograms illustrate the variation of sample size and composition as a function of ...%%==%%1163%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 7 1 Histograms illustrate the variation of sample size and composition as a function of distance and various TPF operational constraints From front to back the samples are stars within 8 pc with ecliptic and galactic latitude constraints stars within 15 pc with ecliptic and galactic latitude constraints and stars within 15 pc with no geometric constraints In all cases binaries with separations less than 15 quot and giants have been removed Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/7-2.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 7-2%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 7-2: Brightness (flux density in &micro;Jy) and angular scale of habitable zone for Earth-sized ...%%==%%943%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 7 2 Brightness flux density in micro Jy and angular scale of habitable zone for Earth sized planets around known stars within 15 pc The symbols denote spectral type with M stars smallest circles through A stars largest circles Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/7-3.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 7-3%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 7-3: The effect of excess photon noise from a companion star on the integration ...%%==%%1021%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 7 3 The effect of excess photon noise from a companion star on the integration time relative to the zodiacal dust limited integration time for companions of different brightness 0 5 10 mag at 12 micro m observed with telescopes of different apertures 2m solid blue 3 5 m dashed magenta 5 m dotted red Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/7-4.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 7-4%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 7-4: The maximum interferometer baseline is set by spacing at which the star begins ...%%==%%1019%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 7 4 The maximum interferometer baseline is set by spacing at which the star begins to leak beyond the edge of the null shown as dotted lines for various spectral types The minimum baseline is set by the need to resolve the habitable zone shown as solid lines A fixed 75 m baseline is shown for reference Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 4 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/7-5.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 7-5%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 7-5: The factor by which the integration time must be increased due to increasing ...%%==%%905%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 7 5 The factor by which the integration time must be increased due to increasing noise from the zodiacal mission in the target star exozodiacal emission for TPF operating at 1 AU see Table 6 1 Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 7 5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/8-1.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-1%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8-1: Astrophysically important structures would be resolved in the thermal infrared around very young, ...%%==%%1330%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8 1 Astrophysically important structures would be resolved in the thermal infrared around very young deeply embedded protostars The left panels compare the sub AU structure for a protostar observed nearly edge on through its disk in the 17 micro m dust continuum for a model upper panel and as would be seen with TPF The right panels show a similar comparison in the 17 micro m line of H 2 a transition where the jet should radiate strongly The scale of these images is in arcseconds so that 0 05 arcsecond tick marks correspond to 7 5 AU at the distance of the Taurus molecular cloud Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/8-2.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-2%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8-2: This spectrum from the SWS spectrometer on the ISO satellite shows a wealth ...%%==%%1053%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8 2 This spectrum from the SWS spectrometer on the ISO satellite shows a wealth of information on ices of various species and minerals toward the embedded protostar W33A Gibb et al 1998 courtesy of E van Dishoeck TPF will study the spatial distribution of such material in the disks of young stars with better than 1 AU spatial resolution Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/8-3.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-3%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8-3: A spectrum from ISO shows emission features of the oxygen-rich mineral olivine (marked ...%%==%%1303%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8 3 A spectrum from ISO shows emission features of the oxygen rich mineral olivine marked with vertical lines as well as many other minerals in the dust surrounding a pair of dying stars called The Red Rectangle Also shown are ground based near infrared images that reveal a dust disk surrounding the binary system that may be a region of decayed planet formation TPF will probe the detailed structure of this region with 100 times better spatial resolution than the best ground based images spectrum courtesy of ESA left image H van Winckel right image G Weigelt and R Osterbart Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/8-4.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-4%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8-4 Figure 8-4: A simulated TPF image of milli-arcsec structure of the wind emnating ...%%==%%970%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8 4 Figure 8 4 A simulated TPF image of milli arcsec structure of the wind emnating from an AGB star in the post planetary nebular stage TPF will have the angular resolution to investigate the process of dust formation in stellar winds Courtesy of A Dayal Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 4 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/8-5.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-5%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8-5 Figure 8-5: An HST image of SN1987A reveals blobs of ejecta (lower panel) ...%%==%%963%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8 5 Figure 8 5 An HST image of SN1987A reveals blobs of ejecta lower panel moving away from the site of the exploding target star TPF will image these blobs with 10 100 times better spatial resolution in and out of various spectral lines of solid state and gaseous species Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/8-6.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-6%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8-6 Figure 8-6: A flat, disk-shaped galaxy seen almost edge-on (infrared image in red), ...%%==%%1401%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8 6 Figure 8 6 A flat disk shaped galaxy seen almost edge on infrared image in red has collided with a large round elliptical galaxy visible light in black and white to make the peculiar object known as Centaurus A The infrared image from ISO Mirabel et al in preparation reveals the spiral galaxy for the first time A black hole fueled and possibly even formed by the disruption of stars and gas in the violent collision is at the center of the spiral galaxy Emission of materail ejected from the black hole is responsible for the jets of radio emission shown as blue contours TPF will probe the structure and physical conditions in accretion disk surrounding the black hole Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 6 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_book/gallery/8-7.html%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-7%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8-7: Calculations of the integral source counts for galaxies seen at 12 &micro;m, under ...%%==%%916%%==%%10 Jan 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content Figure 8 7 Calculations of the integral source counts for galaxies seen at 12 micro m under various assumptions about the degree of evolution indicate that confusion from galaxies should not be a problem for TPF Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpf book gallery 8 7 html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/1-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 1-1%%==%%Figure 1-1: The integrated development plan for the upcoming Origins missions leads to the technology needed for TPF by the start of the TPF ...%%==%%604%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 1 1 The integrated development plan for the upcoming Origins missions leads to the technology needed for TPF by the start of the TPF implementation phase Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 1 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 1 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 1 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 1 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 1 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/10-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 10-1%%==%%Figure 10-1 Figure 10-1: The experimental configuration used at the MMT in a first test of nulling for astronomical observations. Results are shown in ...%%==%%634%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 10 1 Figure 10 1 The experimental configuration used at the MMT in a first test of nulling for astronomical observations Results are shown in Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/10-2.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 10-2%%==%%Figure 10-2 Figure 10-2: Nulling observations at the MMT. Two images (top) of the unresolved star a Tau without and with nulling. The nulling ...%%==%%845%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 10 2 Figure 10 2 Nulling observations at the MMT Two images top of the unresolved star a Tau without and with nulling The nulling ratio is about 24 1 Two images bottom of the star a Ori Betelgeuse are shown without and with nulling the nulled image reveals the presence of an extended dust cloud around the star Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 2 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/10-3.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 10-3%%==%%Figure 10-3: A nulling interferometer at JPL (using rooftop prisms illustrated in Figure 11-4 ) recently demonstrated a null depth of one part in ...%%==%%814%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 10 3 A nulling interferometer at JPL using rooftop prisms illustrated in Figure 11 4 recently demonstrated a null depth of one part in 10 000 on a laser diode source The intensity of light coming out of the nulling apparatus is shown first when the optical path length is set away from and subsequently onto the nulling position Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 10 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 10 3 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-1%%==%%Figure 11-1: Array geometry showing optical paths to the combiner. Figure 11-1 ...%%==%%512%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 1 Array geometry showing optical paths to the combiner Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-10.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-10%%==%%Figure 11-10: Schematic of overall thermal control configuration. Figure 11-10 ...%%==%%514%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 10 Schematic of overall thermal control configuration Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 10 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 10 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 10 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 10 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 10 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-11.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-11%%==%%Figure 11-11: TPF formation control and communications schematic. Relative measurements between spacecraft are indicated by lines. Figure 11-11 ...%%==%%579%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 11 TPF formation control and communications schematic Relative measurements between spacecraft are indicated by lines Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 11 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 11 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 11 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 11 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 11 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-12.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-12%%==%%Figure 11-12 Figure 11-12: Degradation of thermal surfaces and optics due to contamination by ice (modeled at 10 &micro;m). ...%%==%%572%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 12 Figure 11 12 Degradation of thermal surfaces and optics due to contamination by ice modeled at 10 micro m Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 12 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 12 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 12 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 12 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 12 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-13.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-13%%==%%Figure 11-13 Figure 11-13: TPF separated spacecraft concept with 4 m x 2 m elliptical mirrors shown in an existing thermal vacuum chamber. ...%%==%%581%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 13 Figure 11 13 TPF separated spacecraft concept with 4 m x 2 m elliptical mirrors shown in an existing thermal vacuum chamber Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 13 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 13 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 13 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 13 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 13 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-14.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-14%%==%%Figure 11-14 Figure 11-14: Schematic of integrated system performance in vacuum chamber using simulated starlight to provide a co-phased, collimated wavefront entering all collectors. ...%%==%%633%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 14 Figure 11 14 Schematic of integrated system performance in vacuum chamber using simulated starlight to provide a co phased collimated wavefront entering all collectors Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 14 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 14 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 14 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 14 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 14 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-15.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-15%%==%%Figure 11-15: Trajectory options for TPF. Figure 11-15 ...%%==%%489%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 15 Trajectory options for TPF Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 15 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 15 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 15 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 15 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 15 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-16.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-16%%==%%Figure 11-16 Figure 11-16: The launch and deployment sequence of a TPF concept with 4 m x 3 m primary mirrors showing an EELV ...%%==%%584%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 16 Figure 11 16 The launch and deployment sequence of a TPF concept with 4 m x 3 m primary mirrors showing an EELV launch vehicle Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 16 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 16 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 16 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 16 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 16 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-17.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-17%%==%%Figure 11-17 Figure 11-17: Fairing and Payload Module Options: EELV (HLV-G) or Ariane fairing (left) and VentureStar RLV (right). ...%%==%%572%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 17 Figure 11 17 Fairing and Payload Module Options EELV HLV G or Ariane fairing left and VentureStar RLV right Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 17 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 17 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 17 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 17 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 17 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-2.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-2%%==%%Figure 11-2: Collector optics schematic showing a possible arrangement of beam transfer and steering mirrors. Figure 11-2 ...%%==%%555%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 2 Collector optics schematic showing a possible arrangement of beam transfer and steering mirrors Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 2 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-3.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-3%%==%%Figure 11-3: Beam combiner layout. Figure 11-3 ...%%==%%479%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 3 Beam combiner layout Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 3 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-4.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-4%%==%%Figure 11-4: Nulling beam combiner with rooftop prisms. Figure 11-4 ...%%==%%501%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 4 Nulling beam combiner with rooftop prisms Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 4 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-5.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-5%%==%%Figure 11-5 Figure 11-5: The transmission pattern on the sky for both chop orientations of the dual Bracewell configuration. ...%%==%%571%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 5 Figure 11 5 The transmission pattern on the sky for both chop orientations of the dual Bracewell configuration Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 5 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-6.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-6%%==%%Figure 11-6: Flight paths during data acquisition for (a) planet detection and (b) imaging. Three successive positions are shown for each model (green, blue, ...%%==%%655%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 6 Flight paths during data acquisition for a planet detection and b imaging Three successive positions are shown for each model green blue red with arrows indicating straight line flight paths Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 6 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 6 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-7.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-7%%==%%Figure 11-7: Artist's rendering of TPF reference design. The spacecraft are shown to scale with a slightly shortened baseline. Infrared (semi-transparent) and metrology (orange) ...%%==%%661%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 7 Artist s rendering of TPF reference design The spacecraft are shown to scale with a slightly shortened baseline Infrared semi transparent and metrology orange beams are shown for illustrative purposes Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 7 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-8.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-8%%==%%Figure 11-8: Spacecraft detail of the illustrative design concept as shown on the previous page. Figure 11-8 ...%%==%%542%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 8 Spacecraft detail of the illustrative design concept as shown on the previous page Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 8 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 8 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 8 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 8 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 8 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/11-9.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 11-9%%==%%Figure 11-9: Illustrative dependence of the propellant mass on rotation period. This figure shows the total mass that would be required for the planet ...%%==%%691%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 11 9 Illustrative dependence of the propellant mass on rotation period This figure shows the total mass that would be required for the planet observations over the mission lifetime for a similar system described in Stephenson 1998 Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 11 9 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 9 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 9 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 9 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 11 9 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/12-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-1%%==%%Figure 12-1: TPF Technology Development Roadmap. Figure 12-1 ...%%==%%493%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 12 1 TPF Technology Development Roadmap Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/12-10.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-10%%==%%Figure 12-10 Figure 12-10: Half-scale NGST sunshade deployment demonstration at ILC Dover. ...%%==%%533%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 12 10 Figure 12 10 Half scale NGST sunshade deployment demonstration at ILC Dover Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 10 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 10 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 10 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 10 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 10 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/12-2.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-2%%==%%Figure 12-2: The Keck Interferometer in its final configuration, including the two 10 m Keck telescopes and the associated 1.8 m outrigger telescopes on ...%%==%%618%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 12 2 The Keck Interferometer in its final configuration including the two 10 m Keck telescopes and the associated 1 8 m outrigger telescopes on Mauna Kea Hawaii Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 2 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/12-3.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-3%%==%%Figure 12-3: NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Figure 12-3 ...%%==%%508%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 12 3 NASA s Space Infrared Telescope Facility SIRTF Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 3 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/12-4.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-4%%==%%Figure 12-4 Figure 12-4: NASA's Space Technology-3 (ST-3), formerly known as Deep Space 3 (DS3). ...%%==%%537%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 12 4 Figure 12 4 NASA s Space Technology 3 ST 3 formerly known as Deep Space 3 DS3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 4 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/12-5.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-5%%==%%Figure 12-5 Figure 12-5: Two possible design variations for the SIM flight system, one with, and one without, an external metrology boom. The SIM ...%%==%%635%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 12 5 Figure 12 5 Two possible design variations for the SIM flight system one with and one without an external metrology boom The SIM project will select one of the designs in 1999 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 5 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/12-6.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-6%%==%%Figure 12-6 Figure 12-6: One concept for NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope Mission (NGST). ...%%==%%536%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 12 6 Figure 12 6 One concept for NASA s Next Generation Space Telescope Mission NGST Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 6 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 6 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/12-7.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-7%%==%%Figure 12-7: Clockwise from left: a) Lightweight 0.85 m cryogenic beryllium mirror for SIRTF; b) Lightweight 0.5 m thin shell glass mirror demonstrator for ...%%==%%713%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 12 7 Clockwise from left a Lightweight 0 85 m cryogenic beryllium mirror for SIRTF b Lightweight 0 5 m thin shell glass mirror demonstrator for NGST University of Arizona c Lightweight 0 5 m C SiC mirror demonstrator for NGST IABG BDM Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 7 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/12-8.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-8%%==%%Figure 12-8: Schematic of high dynamic range optical delay line architecture. Figure 12-8 ...%%==%%523%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 12 8 Schematic of high dynamic range optical delay line architecture Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 8 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 8 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 8 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 8 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 8 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/12-9.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 12-9%%==%%Figure 12-9 Figure 12-9: Simulated reconstructed image data from one rotation of a four-element, 30 m baseline nulling interferometer. Light from the central star ...%%==%%718%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 12 9 Figure 12 9 Simulated reconstructed image data from one rotation of a four element 30 m baseline nulling interferometer Light from the central star is effectively nulled and the existence of a planet is indicated as a bright spot 0 2 arcseconds off axis Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 12 9 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 9 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 9 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 9 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 12 9 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/13-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 13-1%%==%%Figure 13-1: Technological precursors to TPF. Figure 1-1 ...%%==%%487%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 13 1 Technological precursors to TPF Figure 1 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 13 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 13 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 13 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 13 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 13 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/14-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 14-1%%==%%Figure 14-1 Figure 14-1: An enhanced version of TPF using four 25 m class telescopes could make R &gt; 1000 measurements of the atmospheres ...%%==%%973%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 14 1 Figure 14 1 An enhanced version of TPF using four 25 m class telescopes could make R gt 1000 measurements of the atmospheres of terrestrial planets in one month of integration time These data could reveal definitive signs of life such as weak concentrations of CH 4 and N 2 O Such a system could operate with a 15 km baseline to separate a planet from its moon The graph at the top shows the relationship between spectral resolution and collecting area Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 14 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 14 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 14 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 14 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/14-2.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 14-2%%==%%Figure 14-2 Figure 14-2: A visible light constellation capable of making a resolved 25x25 image of an Earth-like planet 10 pc away would utilize ...%%==%%847%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 14 2 Figure 14 2 A visible light constellation capable of making a resolved 25x25 image of an Earth like planet 10 pc away would utilize 25 40 m telescopes each equipped with a coronagraph capable of a 10 10 null The array of spacecraft would operate over a 360 km baseline The graph at the top relates system baseline aperture and linear resolution on the planet Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 14 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 14 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 14 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 14 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 14 2 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/3-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 3-1%%==%%Figure 3-1 Figure 3-1: A schematic representation of recent detections, using the radial velocity technique, of objects of Jupiter-mass around nearby stars (courtesy of ...%%==%%624%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 A schematic representation of recent detections using the radial velocity technique of objects of Jupiter mass around nearby stars courtesy of G Marcy Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/3-2.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 3-2%%==%%Figure 3-2 Figure 3-2: Radial velocity measurements have been used to infer the presence of multiple planets orbiting Upsilon Andromedae. The fit to the ...%%==%%1014%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 Radial velocity measurements have been used to infer the presence of multiple planets orbiting Upsilon Andromedae The fit to the data for a single planet is relatively poor top while the fit for each planet is improved when the presence of three planets is taken into account middle Planets B C and D have orbital distances of 0 06 0 85 and 2 5 AU and Msin i of 0 73 1 95 and 4 1 M j respectively bottom The orbits of the inner planets of our solar system are shown as dotted lines Butler et al 1999 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 2 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/3-3.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 3-3%%==%%Figure 3-3: Distribution of Msin i for companion objects with Msin i &lt; 15 M j (Marcy and Butler 1998). Figure 3-3 ...%%==%%572%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 3 3 Distribution of Msin i for companion objects with Msin i lt 15 M j Marcy and Butler 1998 Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 3 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/3-4.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 3-4%%==%%Figure 3-4 Figure 3-4: The sensitivity of astrometric and Doppler searches for planets of different masses and orbital locations. Planets detected via Doppler measurements ...%%==%%671%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 The sensitivity of astrometric and Doppler searches for planets of different masses and orbital locations Planets detected via Doppler measurements are shown as lower limits due to the sin i ambiguity Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 3 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 3 4 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/4-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-1%%==%%Figure 4-1: A phylogenic tree of life suggests that the major genetic diversity on Earth resides in the single-celled prokaryotes, while comparatively little diversity ...%%==%%654%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 4 1 A phylogenic tree of life suggests that the major genetic diversity on Earth resides in the single celled prokaryotes while comparatively little diversity is seen between plants animals and fungi Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/4-2a.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-2a%%==%%Figure 4-2a: Underwater volcanic vents are home to some of the most primitive life forms on Earth. Figure 4-2a ...%%==%%543%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 4 2a Underwater volcanic vents are home to some of the most primitive life forms on Earth Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2a http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 2a htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 2a htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 2a htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 2a htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/4-2b.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-2b%%==%%Figure 4-2b Figure 4-2b: A micrograph of a thin section through a thermophilic, anaerobic archaeon (courtesy of Melanie Summit, Baross Laboratory, UW Oceanogrpahy). ...%%==%%613%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 4 2b Figure 4 2b A micrograph of a thin section through a thermophilic anaerobic archaeon courtesy of Melanie Summit Baross Laboratory UW Oceanogrpahy Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 2b http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 2b htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 2b htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 2b htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 2b htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/4-3.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-3%%==%%Figure 4-3: The composition of the Earth's atmosphere appears to have become oxygen-rich due to the presence of life, starting at about two billion ...%%==%%623%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 4 3 The composition of the Earth s atmosphere appears to have become oxygen rich due to the presence of life starting at about two billion years ago Kasting et al 1983 Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 3 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/4-4.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-4%%==%%Figure 4-4: A microphotograph of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that photosynthesize carbon dioxide to produce oxygen. Figure 4-4 ...%%==%%575%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 4 4 A microphotograph of cyanobacteria blue green algae that photosynthesize carbon dioxide to produce oxygen Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 4 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/4-5.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-5%%==%%Figure 4-5: Spectral lines in the mid-infrared coulc characterize the atmosphere of a planet. Figure 4-5 ...%%==%%535%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 4 5 Spectral lines in the mid infrared coulc characterize the atmosphere of a planet Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 5 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/4-6.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-6%%==%%4-6-n2o 4-6-ets 4-6-ch4 4-6-o3 4-6cfc11 4-6-h2o 4-6cfc12 4-6-co2 4-6-sf6 4-6-hno3 Figure 4-6: Model calculations show the effect of various trace gases on the Earth's ...%%==%%1585%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% 4 6 n2o 4 6 ets 4 6 ch4 4 6 o3 4 6cfc11 4 6 h2o 4 6cfc12 4 6 co2 4 6 sf6 4 6 hno3 Figure 4 6 Model calculations show the effect of various trace gases on the Earth s thermal spectrum The spectrum in the upper right shows the composite effect calculations courtesy of W Traub Center for Astrophysics Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 6 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 6 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/4-7.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 4-7%%==%%Figure 4-7 Figure 4-7: Model calculations show plausible thermal spectra for the prebiotic Earth without (top) and with (bottom) the presence of significant amounts ...%%==%%785%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 Model calculations show plausible thermal spectra for the prebiotic Earth without top and with bottom the presence of significant amounts of methane Kasting and Brown private communication The strong absorption centered at 7 6 micro m 1200 1400 cm 1 would be detectable with TPF Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 4 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 4 7 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/5-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-1%%==%%Figure 5-1: The surface area of the debris produced by the collision of two large asteroids at t=0 as a function of time (Dermott, ...%%==%%821%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 5 1 The surface area of the debris produced by the collision of two large asteroids at t 0 as a function of time Dermott private communication The gradual decline is the result of grains falling into the sun as a result of Poynting Robertson drag Transients are due to subsequent collisions of large remnants producing sharply increased numbers of small grains Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/5-2.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-2%%==%%Figure 5-2: The ratio of dust disk to stellar luminosity is plotted as a function of age for a number of stars, ranging from ...%%==%%836%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 5 2 The ratio of dust disk to stellar luminosity is plotted as a function of age for a number of stars ranging from young pre main sequence objects to the Sun Becklin et al 1999 While the number of stars in the sample is small the apparent decrease in the amount of dust within a disk with age suggests that searches for terrestrial planets should concentrate on older stars Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 2 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/5-3a.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-3a%%==%%Figure 5-3a Figure 5-3a: COBE results for the 25 &micro;m zodiacal emission (top) and with a smooth model removed from the data (bottom) to ...%%==%%667%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 5 3a Figure 5 3a COBE results for the 25 micro m zodiacal emission top and with a smooth model removed from the data bottom to reveal concentrations of dust ahead and behind the Earth s orbit Reach et al 1995 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3a http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 3a htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 3a htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 3a htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 3a htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/5-3b.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-3b%%==%%Figure 5-3b Figure 5-3b: A numerical simulation of dust in the solar system shows dust concentrated in a wake behind the earth as seen ...%%==%%673%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 5 3b Figure 5 3b A numerical simulation of dust in the solar system shows dust concentrated in a wake behind the earth as seen from above the ecliptic plane top and in a magnified view bottom Dermott et al 1994 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 3b http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 3b htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 3b htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 3b htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 3b htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/5-4.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-4%%==%%Figure 5-4: A sub-mm image (left) from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) showing emission from the dust disk of the solar type star ...%%==%%844%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 5 4 A sub mm image left from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope JCMT showing emission from the dust disk of the solar type star e Eridani Greaves et al 1998 A face on shcematic view of our own solar system right including illustrative Kuiper Belt objects as it would be seen at the distance of e Eri is shown for comparison Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 4 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/5-5.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 5-5%%==%%Figure 5-5: HST/NICMOS images of a dust disk around the star HR 4796A. Although the central part of the image is blocked by the ...%%==%%781%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 5 5 HST NICMOS images of a dust disk around the star HR 4796A Although the central part of the image is blocked by the glare of the cnetral star a prominent dust ring with a central gap is revealed by these observations right An artist s concept is shown on the left courtesy of Smith Schneider and Becklin et al 1999 Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 5 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 5 5 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-1%%==%%Figure 6-1 Figure 6-1: The spectral energy distributions of the Sun and the Earth as seen from 10 pc away demonstrate that the intensity ...%%==%%822%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 6 1 Figure 6 1 The spectral energy distributions of the Sun and the Earth as seen from 10 pc away demonstrate that the intensity ratio problem while severe in the mid infrared is a factor of 1 000 times more favorable than at visible wavelengths Additionally the mid infrared region contains a number of strong broad spectral features of trace atmospheric gases Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-10.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-10%%==%%Figure 6-10 Figure 6-10: A simulation of an Earth-Venus-Mars system (as in figures 6-6 and 6-8 ) seen with the system consisting of two ...%%==%%878%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 6 10 Figure 6 10 A simulation of an Earth Venus Mars system as in figures 6 6 and 6 8 seen with the system consisting of two fixed baseline 3 element interferometers as described in the text The top image shows an initial reconstructed map The lower image shows the result of more intensive image processing and should be compared with Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 10 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 10 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 10 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 10 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 10 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-11.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-11%%==%%Figure 6-11: Disks around young stars are likely targets for TPF imaging. As described in the text, the figure shows a model for the ...%%==%%785%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 6 11 Disks around young stars are likely targets for TPF imaging As described in the text the figure shows a model for the emission from a disk Also shown is the background due to the telescope and zodiacal emission The right hand scale shows the number of pixels and the signal to noise ratio per pixel expected in a TPF map Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 11 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 11 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 11 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 11 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 11 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-2.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-2%%==%%Figure 6-2 Figure 6-2: The signal in photo-electrons in a 10 5 s integration period from an Earth-like planet observed through the 1 AU, ...%%==%%955%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 The signal in photo electrons in a 10 5 s integration period from an Earth like planet observed through the 1 AU 3 5 m version of TPF The planet shows CO 2 absorption at 16 micro m The spectral resolution is R 20 and other parameteres are given in Appendix A Also shown are the other signals that contribute to the total photon shot noise The bottom curve shows the signal to noise ratio SNR on the planet using the right hand scale Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 2 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-3.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-3%%==%%Figure 6-3: The emission from a face-on exo-zodiacal dust cloud (left) with a single planet, and as it will be measured through TPF's transmission ...%%==%%605%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 6 3 The emission from a face on exo zodiacal dust cloud left with a single planet and as it will be measured through TPF s transmission pattern right Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 3 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-4.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-4%%==%%Figure 6-4: As TPF rotates around the line of sight to a target star, the planet (a 3 R + planet is shown for ...%%==%%868%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 6 4 As TPF rotates around the line of sight to a target star the planet a 3 R planet is shown for clarity produces a modulated signal as it moves in and out of the interferometer fringe pattern TPF would produce 20 such data dtreams one for each of the observed wavelengths that would be combined to reconstruct an image of the solar system and the spectra of any detected planets Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 4 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-5.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-5%%==%%6-5A 6-5B 6-5C 6-5D 6-5E 6-5F Figure 6-5 Figure 6-5: A reconstruction of a TPF observation of a terrestrial planet 10 pc away showing ...%%==%%1180%%==%%1 Oct 103%%==%% 6 5A 6 5B 6 5C 6 5D 6 5E 6 5F Figure 6 5 Figure 6 5 A reconstruction of a TPF observation of a terrestrial planet 10 pc away showing improved performance as more wavelengths and baselines are included in the reconstruction Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 5 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-6.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-6%%==%%Figure 6-6: A reconstruction of a planetary system at 10 pc containing Venus, Earth, and Mars analogs. The arrows show portions of the planets. ...%%==%%672%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 6 6 A reconstruction of a planetary system at 10 pc containing Venus Earth and Mars analogs The arrows show portions of the planets The image artifacts can be removed with more advanced data acquisition and procesing Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 6 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 6 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-7.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-7%%==%%Figure 6-7: A simulated spectrum as would be observed by TPF after ~15 d of integration. Figure 6-7 ...%%==%%530%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 6 7 A simulated spectrum as would be observed by TPF after 15 d of integration Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 7 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-8.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-8%%==%%Figure 6-8 Figure 6-8: A simulation of the Earth-Venus-Mars system seen at an inclination of 60&deg; showing the advantages of a chopped configuration in ...%%==%%835%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 6 8 Figure 6 8 A simulation of the Earth Venus Mars system seen at an inclination of 60 deg showing the advantages of a chopped configuration in the presence of bright exo zodiacal emission The right figure uses the standard OASES linear array The left image uses a modified four element system that uses asymmetric chopping to reject symmetric emission from a zodiacal cloud Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 8 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 8 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 8 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 8 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 8 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/6-9.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 6-9%%==%%Figure 6-9 Figure 6-9: Sample interferometer configurations with and without chopping. a) Nominal OASES or Double Bracewell, with or without chopping; b) ESA's Mariotti ...%%==%%672%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 6 9 Figure 6 9 Sample interferometer configurations with and without chopping a Nominal OASES or Double Bracewell with or without chopping b ESA s Mariotti 3DAC array with chopping c Dual 3 element with chopping Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 6 9 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 9 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 9 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 9 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 6 9 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/7-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 7-1%%==%%Figure 7-1: Histograms illustrate the variation of sample size and composition as a function of distance and various TPF operational constraints. From front to ...%%==%%908%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 7 1 Histograms illustrate the variation of sample size and composition as a function of distance and various TPF operational constraints From front to back the samples are stars within 8 pc with ecliptic and galactic latitude constraints stars within 15 pc with ecliptic and galactic latitude constraints and stars within 15 pc with no geometric constraints In all cases binaries with separations less than 15 quot and giants have been removed Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/7-2.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 7-2%%==%%Figure 7-2: Brightness (flux density in &micro;Jy) and angular scale of habitable zone for Earth-sized planets around known stars within 15 pc. The symbols ...%%==%%686%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 7 2 Brightness flux density in micro Jy and angular scale of habitable zone for Earth sized planets around known stars within 15 pc The symbols denote spectral type with M stars smallest circles through A stars largest circles Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 2 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/7-3.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 7-3%%==%%Figure 7-3: The effect of excess photon noise from a companion star on the integration time relative to the zodiacal dust limited-integration time for ...%%==%%766%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 7 3 The effect of excess photon noise from a companion star on the integration time relative to the zodiacal dust limited integration time for companions of different brightness 0 5 10 mag at 12 micro m observed with telescopes of different apertures 2m solid blue 3 5 m dashed magenta 5 m dotted red Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 3 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/7-4.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 7-4%%==%%Figure 7-4: The maximum interferometer baseline is set by spacing at which the star begins to leak beyond the edge of the null (shown ...%%==%%763%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 7 4 The maximum interferometer baseline is set by spacing at which the star begins to leak beyond the edge of the null shown as dotted lines for various spectral types The minimum baseline is set by the need to resolve the habitable zone shown as solid lines A fixed 75 m baseline is shown for reference Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 4 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/7-5.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 7-5%%==%%Figure 7-5: The factor by which the integration time must be increased due to increasing noise from the zodiacal mission in the target star ...%%==%%648%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 7 5 The factor by which the integration time must be increased due to increasing noise from the zodiacal mission in the target star exozodiacal emission for TPF operating at 1 AU see Table 6 1 Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 7 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 7 5 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/8-1.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-1%%==%%Figure 8-1: Astrophysically important structures would be resolved in the thermal infrared around very young, deeply embedded protostars. The left panels compare the sub-AU ...%%==%%1077%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 8 1 Astrophysically important structures would be resolved in the thermal infrared around very young deeply embedded protostars The left panels compare the sub AU structure for a protostar observed nearly edge on through its disk in the 17 micro m dust continuum for a model upper panel and as would be seen with TPF The right panels show a similar comparison in the 17 micro m line of H 2 a transition where the jet should radiate strongly The scale of these images is in arcseconds so that 0 05 arcsecond tick marks correspond to 7 5 AU at the distance of the Taurus molecular cloud Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 1 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 1 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 1 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/8-2.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-2%%==%%Figure 8-2: This spectrum from the SWS spectrometer on the ISO satellite shows a wealth of information on ices of various species and minerals ...%%==%%798%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 8 2 This spectrum from the SWS spectrometer on the ISO satellite shows a wealth of information on ices of various species and minerals toward the embedded protostar W33A Gibb et al 1998 courtesy of E van Dishoeck TPF will study the spatial distribution of such material in the disks of young stars with better than 1 AU spatial resolution Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 2 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 2 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 2 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/8-3.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-3%%==%%Figure 8-3: A spectrum from ISO shows emission features of the oxygen-rich mineral olivine (marked with vertical lines) as well as many other minerals ...%%==%%1050%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 8 3 A spectrum from ISO shows emission features of the oxygen rich mineral olivine marked with vertical lines as well as many other minerals in the dust surrounding a pair of dying stars called The Red Rectangle Also shown are ground based near infrared images that reveal a dust disk surrounding the binary system that may be a region of decayed planet formation TPF will probe the detailed structure of this region with 100 times better spatial resolution than the best ground based images spectrum courtesy of ESA left image H van Winckel right image G Weigelt and R Osterbart Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 3 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 3 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 3 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/8-4.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-4%%==%%Figure 8-4 Figure 8-4: A simulated TPF image of milli-arcsec structure of the wind emnating from an AGB star in the post-planetary nebular stage. ...%%==%%713%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 8 4 Figure 8 4 A simulated TPF image of milli arcsec structure of the wind emnating from an AGB star in the post planetary nebular stage TPF will have the angular resolution to investigate the process of dust formation in stellar winds Courtesy of A Dayal Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 4 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 4 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 4 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/8-5.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-5%%==%%Figure 8-5 Figure 8-5: An HST image of SN1987A reveals blobs of ejecta (lower panel) moving away from the site of the exploding target ...%%==%%706%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 8 5 Figure 8 5 An HST image of SN1987A reveals blobs of ejecta lower panel moving away from the site of the exploding target star TPF will image these blobs with 10 100 times better spatial resolution in and out of various spectral lines of solid state and gaseous species Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 5 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 5 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 5 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/8-6.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-6%%==%%Figure 8-6 Figure 8-6: A flat, disk-shaped galaxy seen almost edge-on (infrared image in red), has collided with a large, round, elliptical galaxy (visible ...%%==%%1121%%==%%18 Mar 102%%==%% Figure 8 6 Figure 8 6 A flat disk shaped galaxy seen almost edge on infrared image in red has collided with a large round elliptical galaxy visible light in black and white to make the peculiar object known as Centaurus A The infrared image from ISO Mirabel et al in preparation reveals the spiral galaxy for the first time A black hole fueled and possibly even formed by the disruption of stars and gas in the violent collision is at the center of the spiral galaxy Emission of material ejected from the black hole is responsible for the jets of radio emission shown as blue contours TPF will probe the structure and physical conditions in accretion disk surrounding the black hole Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 6 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 6 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 6 htm 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpfBook/gallery/8-7.htm%%==%%Terrestrial Planet Finder: Figure 8-7%%==%%Figure 8-7: Calculations of the integral source counts for galaxies seen at 12 &micro;m, under various assumptions about the degree of evolution, indicate that ...%%==%%659%%==%%7 Nov 101%%==%% Figure 8 7 Calculations of the integral source counts for galaxies seen at 12 micro m under various assumptions about the degree of evolution indicate that confusion from galaxies should not be a problem for TPF Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 Terrestrial Planet Finder Figure 8 7 http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 7 htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov TPF tpfBook gallery 8 7 htm 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM2/ao_support/oldFiles/ao_abstracts2.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/SIM2/ao_support/oldFiles/ao_abstracts2.html%%==%%Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NASA AO 00-OSS-01 Key Projects: Principal Investigator: Marcy, Geoffrey W.; ...%%==%%11733%%==%%22 Nov 100%%==%% Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NASA AO 00 OSS 01 Key Projects Principal Investigator Marcy Geoffrey W University of California Berkeley Proposal Title Discovery of Planetary Systems Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Gould Andrew P Ohio State University Proposal Title Stellar Remnant Planetary and Dark Object Masses from Astrometric Microlensing Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We will apply SIM observations to 4 related microlensing experiments 1 Measure the mass function MF of the Galactic bulge down to 0 01 Msun from 200 microlensing mass measurements with separate identification of brown dwarfs BDs white dwarfs WDs neutron stars NSs and black holes BHs 2 Measure the mass and distance of 5 of the lenses currently being detected toward the LMC SMC and so determine whether they are halo objects MACHOs and hence a substantial component of the dark matter or are ordinary stars related to the LMC SMC 3 Measure masses of 15 nearby stars to 1 accuracy including 4 low metallicity stars 4 Measure the masses of 15 of planets found in bulge microlensing events Microlensing the gravititional deflection of light is a powerful tool for detecting astrophysical objects irrespective of whether they shine More than 500 objects have been detected over the last decade in photometric microlensing experiments where the lens betrays its presence by focusing and so magnifying the light from a more distance source Unfortunately the information photometric microlensing yields about the lens is usually highly ambiguous with typically a factor 100 uncertainty in lens mass However microlensing also gives rise to astrometric deflections which can be measured by SIM By combining astrometric and photometric measurements lens masses and distances can be determined to a few per cent so that the nature of these dark objects including planets BDs WDs NSs BHs will be revealed for the first time A variant on this technique will permit SIM to measure the masses of nearby stars very accurately Principal Investigator Shaya Edward J Raytheon ITSS Corporation Proposal Title Space Interferometry Mission Dynamical Observations of Galaxies Key Project Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Johnston Kenneth J U S Naval Observatory Proposal Title Astrophysics of Reference Frame Tie Objects Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Chaboyer Brian C Dartmouth College Proposal Title Anchoring the Population II Distances and Ages of Globular Clusters Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract As the oldest objects whose ages can be accurately determined Galactic globular clusters can be used to establish the minimum age of the universe and hence to constrain cosmological models and to study the early formation history of the Milky Way The largest uncertainty in the determination of globular cluster ages is the distance scale SIM will be able to determine distances to globular clusters and other stars in the halo with unprecedented accuracy thereby significantly reducing the uncertainty in the derived ages of metal poor stars We are proposing a SIM key project to determine the distance scale to globular clusters i e the Population II distance scale which will allow us to determine the ages of globular clusters and field halo stars with unprecedented accuracy To establish the Population II distance scale and the ages of the metal poor stars in our galaxy three different observing strategies will be utilized 1 direct parallax distances to 21 nearby globular clusters 2 calibration of the luminosity of RR Lyrae stars in the field and in globular clusters and 3 parallax distances to a sample of Population II main sequence turn off and subgiant branch stars The parallax observations of field turn off and subgiant stars will lead to an accurate determination of the ages of these stars The direct parallax distances to the nearest globular cluster will be the cornerstone of the observing strategy allowing us to set a firm lower limit to the age of the universe accurate to 5 and to investigate the early formation history of the Milky Way The calibration of the Population II distance scale will allow accurate distances to be obtained to a number of distant globular clusters and nearby galaxies such as the Large Magellanic Cloud and Andromeda and will help calibrate the zero point of the extragalactic distance scale To maximally exploit the SIM observations in the determinations of cluster ages we propose to initiate a wide spectrum of ground based observational programs to improve the photometry of the clusters their reddening estimates the helium mass fraction and the abundances of the heavy elements especially oxygen Principal Investigator Henry Todd J Georgia State University Proposal Title A MASSIF effort to determine the Mass Luminosity relation for Star of Various Ages Metallicities and Evolutionary States Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Majewski Steven R University of Virginia Proposal Title Taking the Measure of the Milky Way Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Beichman Charles A Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title The Search for Young Planetary Systems and the Evolution of Young Stars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We propose a SIM Key Project to elucidate the processes of star and planet formation and to understand both the frequency of giant planet formation and the early dynamical history of such objects By doing so we will gain deep insight into how common is the basic architecture of our solar system compared with recently discovered systems with close in giant planets To accomplish our goals we divide our observing resources into three parts The bulk of our program is a planet search around 150 of the nearest Principal Investigator Shao Michael Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title Extrasolar Planets Interferometric Survey Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Wehrle Ann E Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title Binary Black Holes Accretion Disks and Relativistic Jets Photocenters of Nearby AGN and Quasars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Mission Scientists Education and Public Outreach Scientist Principal Investigator Worthey Guy P St Ambrose College Proposal Title Open and Globular Cluster Distances for Extragalactic Galactic and Stellar Astrophysics Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract SIM will obtain parallax distances to nine selected clusters both open and globular within the Milky Way in order to address issues of 1 extragalactic distance scale 2 cluster ages 3 stellar evolutionary isochrone calibration and the integrated light models used in extragalactic stellar population studies 4 the chemical evolution of the galaxy and galaxies in general and 5 valuable but partial information on horizontal branch and asymptotic giant branch evolution The clusters were chosen on the basis of these criteria Data Scientist Principal Investigator Quirrenbach Andreas University of California San Diego Proposal Title Masses and Luminosities of X Ray binaries and Support of Grid and Reference Stars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl_images/earth/california/PIA03305_caption.html%%==%%News - Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director%%==%%Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies ...%%==%%19745%%==%%31 May 101%%==%% Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies Technology Search Images and Videos News Missions Events Kids Education Scientists and Engineers About JPL Upper left corner nbsp Upper right corner nbsp NEWS Dot RELEASES 2001 nbsp Dot 2000 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1999 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1998 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1997 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1996 RELEASES Dot PRESS KITS Dot FACT SHEETS Dot FEATURES Dot PROFILES Dot IMAGES VIDEOS Dot MEDIA VISITS Dot MEDIA CONTACTS Dot EMPLOYEE NEWSPAPER nbsp 2001 Image Releases California PIA03306 May 21 2001 Perspective View with Landsat Overlay Mt Pinos Calif Perspective View with Landsat Overlay Press Release nbsp nbsp nbsp Images nbsp nbsp nbsp Animation Prominently displayed in this image Mt Pinos at 2 692 meters 8 831 feet is the highest peak in California s Los Padres National Forest Named for the mantle of pine trees covering its slopes and summit it offers one of the best stargazing sites in Southern California NASA s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SRTM elevation data were combined with Landsat satellite data to generate this perspective view looking toward the northwest Not only is the mountain popular with astronomers and astro photographers it is also popular for hiking trails and winter sports The broad low relief area in the right foreground is Cuddy Valley Cuddy Valley Road is the bright line on the right north side of the valley Just to the left and paralleling the road is a scarp cliff formed by the San Andreas fault The fault slices through the mountains here and then bends and continues onto the Carrizo Plain right center horizon This entire segment of the San Andreas fault broke in a major earthquake in 1857 Landsat has been providing visible and infrared views of Earth since 1972 SRTM elevation data match the 30 meter 98 foot resolution of most Landsat images and will substantially help in analyses of the large and growing Landsat image archive For visualization purposes topographic heights displayed in this image are exaggerated two times Colors approximate natural colors The elevation data used in this image were acquired by SRTM aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on February 11 2000 SRTM used the same radar instrument that comprised the Spaceborne Imaging Radar C X Band Synthetic Aperture Radar that flew twice on Endeavour in 1994 SRTM was designed to collect three dimensional measurements of Earth s land surface To collect the 3 D SRTM data engineers added a mast 60 meters about 200 feet long installed additional C band and X band antennas and improved tracking and navigation devices The mission is a cooperative project between NASA the National Imagery and Mapping Agency NIMA of the U S Department of Defense and the German and Italian space agencies It is managed by NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif for NASA s Earth Science Enterprise Washington D C JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena Distance to Horizon 176 kilometers 109 miles Location 34 8 deg North lat 119 1 deg West lon View Toward the Northwest Date Acquired February 16 2000 SRTM December 14 1984 Landsat Image Credit NASA JPL NIMA USGS Bottom left corner nbsp Bottom right corner nbsp NASA Privacy FAQ Feedback Site Map News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth california PIA03305 caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth california PIA03305 caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth california PIA03305 caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth california PIA03305 caption html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl_images/earth/california/PIA03306_caption.html%%==%%News - Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director%%==%%Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies ...%%==%%19501%%==%%31 May 101%%==%% Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies Technology Search Images and Videos News Missions Events Kids Education Scientists and Engineers About JPL Upper left corner nbsp Upper right corner nbsp NEWS Dot RELEASES 2001 nbsp Dot 2000 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1999 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1998 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1997 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1996 RELEASES Dot PRESS KITS Dot FACT SHEETS Dot FEATURES Dot PROFILES Dot IMAGES VIDEOS Dot MEDIA VISITS Dot MEDIA CONTACTS Dot EMPLOYEE NEWSPAPER nbsp 2001 Image Releases California PIA03306 May 18 2001 Perspective View with Landsat Overlay Santa Barbara Coastline Calif Perspective View with Landsat Overlay Press Release nbsp nbsp nbsp Images nbsp nbsp nbsp Animation This image of the Santa Barbara Calif region provides a beautiful snapshot of the area s rugged mountains and long and varied coastline Generated using data acquired from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SRTM and an enhanced Landsat satellite image this is a perspective view toward the northeast from the Goleta Valley in the foreground to a snow capped Mount Abel elevation 2 526 meters or 8 286 feet along the skyline at the left On a clear day a pilot might see a similar view shortly before touching down on the east west runway of the Santa Barbara Airport seen just to the left of the coastline near the center of image This area is one of the few places along the U S West Coast where because of a south facing beach fall and winter sunrises occur over the ocean Landsat has been providing visible and infrared views of Earth since 1972 SRTM elevation data match the 30 meter 98 foot resolution of most Landsat images and will substantially help in analyses of the large and growing Landsat image archive For visualization purposes topographic heights displayed in this image are exaggerated two times Colors approximate natural colors The elevation data used in this image was acquired by SRTM aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on February 11 2000 SRTM used the same radar instrument that comprised the Spaceborne Imaging Radar C X Band Synthetic Aperture Radar that flew twice on Endeavour in 1994 SRTM was designed to collect three dimensional measurements of Earth s land surface To collect the 3 D SRTM data engineers added a mast 60 meters about 200 feet long installed additional C band and X band antennas and improved tracking and navigation devices The mission is a cooperative project between NASA the National Imagery and Mapping Agency NIMA of the U S Department of Defense and the German and Italian space agencies It is managed by NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif for NASA s Earth Science Enterprise Washington D C JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena Location 34 5 deg North lat 119 75 deg West lon View Northeast Scale Scale Varies in this Perspective Date Acquired February 16 2000 SRTM December 14 1984 Landsat Image Credit NASA JPL NIMA USGS Bottom left corner nbsp Bottom right corner nbsp NASA Privacy FAQ Feedback Site Map News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth california PIA03306 caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth california PIA03306 caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth california PIA03306 caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth california PIA03306 caption html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl_images/earth/agu/12_30_00_caption.html%%==%%News - Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director%%==%%Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies ...%%==%%17692%%==%%31 May 101%%==%% Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies Technology Search Images and Videos News Missions Events Kids Education Scientists and Engineers About JPL Upper left corner nbsp Upper right corner nbsp NEWS Dot RELEASES 2001 nbsp Dot 2000 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1999 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1998 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1997 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1996 RELEASES Dot PRESS KITS Dot FACT SHEETS Dot FEATURES Dot PROFILES Dot IMAGES VIDEOS Dot MEDIA VISITS Dot MEDIA CONTACTS Dot EMPLOYEE NEWSPAPER nbsp 2001 Image Releases American Geophysical Union Bezymianny Volcano December 28 2000 Images The active Russian volcano Bezymianny in Kamchatka shows an ongoing flow from a vent on the side of the volcano on Dec 28 2000 This image is a composite of an Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer ASTER image showing the volcano s topography blue and a thermal infrared image showing the hot spot red in great detail ASTER s ability to sense fine scale heated surfaces is providing never before seen views of active volcanic eruptions These observations provide a detailed look into the eruptive history Lava flows hot mudflows and other details of eruption activity that cannot be seen using other techniques are revealed Michael Ramsey of the University of Pittsburgh will present at the AGU meeting initial observations of the recent phases of two ongoing eruptions in the Caribbean Montserrat and Russia Bezymianny Credit NASA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Bottom left corner nbsp Bottom right corner nbsp NASA Privacy FAQ Feedback Site Map News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu 12 30 00 caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu 12 30 00 caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu 12 30 00 caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu 12 30 00 caption html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl_images/earth/agu/comparison_bw_caption.html%%==%%News - Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director%%==%%Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies ...%%==%%17282%%==%%31 May 101%%==%% Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies Technology Search Images and Videos News Missions Events Kids Education Scientists and Engineers About JPL Upper left corner nbsp Upper right corner nbsp NEWS Dot RELEASES 2001 nbsp Dot 2000 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1999 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1998 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1997 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1996 RELEASES Dot PRESS KITS Dot FACT SHEETS Dot FEATURES Dot PROFILES Dot IMAGES VIDEOS Dot MEDIA VISITS Dot MEDIA CONTACTS Dot EMPLOYEE NEWSPAPER nbsp 2001 Image Releases American Geophysical Union Baltimore and Phoenix Images Urban ecologists using the new Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer ASTER survey of world cities may find that no two cities are exactly alike In this comparison of the urban skeletons of Baltimore left and Phoenix right very different patterns of urban density and development are seen These special treatments of ASTER data strip away the land cover and other natural features to reveal the density of built edges in the landscape Credit NASA ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Bottom left corner nbsp Bottom right corner nbsp NASA Privacy FAQ Feedback Site Map News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu comparison bw caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu comparison bw caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu comparison bw caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu comparison bw caption html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl_images/earth/agu/comparison_color_caption.html%%==%%News - Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director%%==%%Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies ...%%==%%17749%%==%%31 May 101%%==%% Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies Technology Search Images and Videos News Missions Events Kids Education Scientists and Engineers About JPL Upper left corner nbsp Upper right corner nbsp NEWS Dot RELEASES 2001 nbsp Dot 2000 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1999 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1998 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1997 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1996 RELEASES Dot PRESS KITS Dot FACT SHEETS Dot FEATURES Dot PROFILES Dot IMAGES VIDEOS Dot MEDIA VISITS Dot MEDIA CONTACTS Dot EMPLOYEE NEWSPAPER nbsp 2001 Image Releases American Geophysical Union Baltimore and Phoenix Images This is a standard Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer ASTER view of two cities Baltimore left and Phoenix right Red in these false colored images indicates vegetation The true constructed nature of these cities is not easy to see Ecologists now accept human beings and our activities as a significant factor in studying the Earth s ecology ASTER data is being used to better understand urban ecology in particular how humans build their cities and affect the surrounding environment At the AGU meeting Will Stefanov of Arizona State University will present the first set of ASTER images of the urban skeleton of the amount of built structures in 12 cities around the world He will also discuss the Urban Environmental Monitoring project which will examine 100 urban centers to look for common features or lack of them in global city structure and monitor change over time Credit NASA ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Bottom left corner nbsp Bottom right corner nbsp NASA Privacy FAQ Feedback Site Map News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu comparison color caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu comparison color caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu comparison color caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu comparison color caption html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl_images/earth/agu/dobbin_glacier.html%%==%%News - Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director%%==%%Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies ...%%==%%17600%%==%%31 May 101%%==%% Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies Technology Search Images and Videos News Missions Events Kids Education Scientists and Engineers About JPL Upper left corner nbsp Upper right corner nbsp NEWS Dot RELEASES 2001 nbsp Dot 2000 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1999 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1998 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1997 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1996 RELEASES Dot PRESS KITS Dot FACT SHEETS Dot FEATURES Dot PROFILES Dot IMAGES VIDEOS Dot MEDIA VISITS Dot MEDIA CONTACTS Dot EMPLOYEE NEWSPAPER nbsp 2001 Image Releases American Geophysical Union July 31 2000 Dobbin Bay in the Canadian Arctic Images Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Relfection Radiometer ASTER images are being used in an ambitious international project to map the extent of Earth s glaciers and the rate at which they are changing High resolution ASTER images make it possible to distinguish and track small features on glacier surfaces Images presented at the American Geophysical Union meeting by Rick Wessels from Arizona State University showing details of glacial snow and ice are contributing to the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space GLIMS project a global consortium led by the U S Geological Survey Dobbin Bay is at the bottom of this ASTER image of several glaciers in the Canadian Arctic on Ellesmere Island The image was taken on July 31 2000 Image Credit NASA UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Bottom left corner nbsp Bottom right corner nbsp NASA Privacy FAQ Feedback Site Map News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin glacier html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin glacier html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin glacier html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin glacier html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl_images/earth/agu/dobbin_glacier_caption.html%%==%%News - Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director%%==%%Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies ...%%==%%17600%%==%%31 May 101%%==%% Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies Technology Search Images and Videos News Missions Events Kids Education Scientists and Engineers About JPL Upper left corner nbsp Upper right corner nbsp NEWS Dot RELEASES 2001 nbsp Dot 2000 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1999 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1998 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1997 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1996 RELEASES Dot PRESS KITS Dot FACT SHEETS Dot FEATURES Dot PROFILES Dot IMAGES VIDEOS Dot MEDIA VISITS Dot MEDIA CONTACTS Dot EMPLOYEE NEWSPAPER nbsp 2001 Image Releases American Geophysical Union July 31 2000 Dobbin Bay in the Canadian Arctic Images Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer ASTER images are being used in an ambitious international project to map the extent of Earth s glaciers and the rate at which they are changing High resolution ASTER images make it possible to distinguish and track small features on glacier surfaces Images presented at the American Geophysical Union meeting by Rick Wessels from Arizona State University showing details of glacial snow and ice are contributing to the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space GLIMS project a global consortium led by the U S Geological Survey Dobbin Bay is at the bottom of this ASTER image of several glaciers in the Canadian Arctic on Ellesmere Island The image was taken on July 31 2000 Image Credit NASA UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Bottom left corner nbsp Bottom right corner nbsp NASA Privacy FAQ Feedback Site Map News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin glacier caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin glacier caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin glacier caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin glacier caption html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl_images/earth/agu/dobbin_upclose_caption.html%%==%%News - Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director%%==%%Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies ...%%==%%17638%%==%%31 May 101%%==%% Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies Technology Search Images and Videos News Missions Events Kids Education Scientists and Engineers About JPL Upper left corner nbsp Upper right corner nbsp NEWS Dot RELEASES 2001 nbsp Dot 2000 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1999 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1998 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1997 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1996 RELEASES Dot PRESS KITS Dot FACT SHEETS Dot FEATURES Dot PROFILES Dot IMAGES VIDEOS Dot MEDIA VISITS Dot MEDIA CONTACTS Dot EMPLOYEE NEWSPAPER nbsp 2001 Image Releases American Geophysical Union July 31 2000 Eugenie Glacier Images The leading edge of the Eugenie Glacier s floating tongue reveals surface cracks and extensive calving of icebergs in Dobbin Bay in this Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer ASTER image from July 31 2000 Dobbin Bay is in the Canadian Arctic ASTER images are being used in an ambitious international project to map the extent of Earth s glaciers and the rate at which they are changing High resolution ASTER images make it possible to distinguish and track small features on glacier surfaces Images presented at the American Geophysical Union meeting by Rick Wessels from Arizona State University showing details of glacial snow and ice are contributing to the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space GLIMS project a global consortium led by the U S Geological Survey Credit NASA UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Bottom left corner nbsp Bottom right corner nbsp NASA Privacy FAQ Feedback Site Map News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director News Eugene Tattini selected as JPL deputy director http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin upclose caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin upclose caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin upclose caption html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu dobbin upclose caption html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl_images/earth/agu/index.html%%==%%News - 2001 Images Releases - California%%==%%Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies ...%%==%%19178%%==%%31 May 101%%==%% Jet Propulsion Laboratory Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website JPL Home Page Earth Solar System Stars and Galaxies Technology Search Images and Videos News Missions Events Kids Education Scientists and Engineers About JPL Upper left corner nbsp Upper right corner nbsp NEWS Dot RELEASES 2001 nbsp Dot 2000 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1999 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1998 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1997 RELEASES nbsp Dot 1996 RELEASES Dot PRESS KITS Dot FACT SHEETS Dot FEATURES Dot PROFILES Dot IMAGES VIDEOS Dot MEDIA VISITS Dot MEDIA CONTACTS Dot EMPLOYEE NEWSPAPER nbsp 2001 Images Releases American Geophysical Union Dobbin Bay in the Canadian Arctic Caption Eugenie Glacier Caption Baltimore and Phoenix Caption Baltimore and Phoenix Caption Bezymianny Volcano Caption Bottom left corner nbsp Bottom right corner nbsp NASA Privacy FAQ Feedback Site Map News 2001 Images Releases California News 2001 Images Releases California News 2001 Images Releases California News 2001 Images Releases California News 2001 Images Releases California News 2001 Images Releases California News 2001 Images Releases California News 2001 Images Releases California News 2001 Images Releases California News 2001 Images Releases California http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov jpl images earth agu index html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/ao_support/oldFiles/ao_abstracts2.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/SIM/ao_support/oldFiles/ao_abstracts2.html%%==%%Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NASA AO 00-OSS-01 Key Projects: Principal Investigator: Marcy, Geoffrey W.; ...%%==%%11733%%==%%22 Nov 100%%==%% Space Interferometry Mission Science Team Abstracts provided by the Principal Investigators for awards under NASA AO 00 OSS 01 Key Projects Principal Investigator Marcy Geoffrey W University of California Berkeley Proposal Title Discovery of Planetary Systems Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Gould Andrew P Ohio State University Proposal Title Stellar Remnant Planetary and Dark Object Masses from Astrometric Microlensing Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We will apply SIM observations to 4 related microlensing experiments 1 Measure the mass function MF of the Galactic bulge down to 0 01 Msun from 200 microlensing mass measurements with separate identification of brown dwarfs BDs white dwarfs WDs neutron stars NSs and black holes BHs 2 Measure the mass and distance of 5 of the lenses currently being detected toward the LMC SMC and so determine whether they are halo objects MACHOs and hence a substantial component of the dark matter or are ordinary stars related to the LMC SMC 3 Measure masses of 15 nearby stars to 1 accuracy including 4 low metallicity stars 4 Measure the masses of 15 of planets found in bulge microlensing events Microlensing the gravititional deflection of light is a powerful tool for detecting astrophysical objects irrespective of whether they shine More than 500 objects have been detected over the last decade in photometric microlensing experiments where the lens betrays its presence by focusing and so magnifying the light from a more distance source Unfortunately the information photometric microlensing yields about the lens is usually highly ambiguous with typically a factor 100 uncertainty in lens mass However microlensing also gives rise to astrometric deflections which can be measured by SIM By combining astrometric and photometric measurements lens masses and distances can be determined to a few per cent so that the nature of these dark objects including planets BDs WDs NSs BHs will be revealed for the first time A variant on this technique will permit SIM to measure the masses of nearby stars very accurately Principal Investigator Shaya Edward J Raytheon ITSS Corporation Proposal Title Space Interferometry Mission Dynamical Observations of Galaxies Key Project Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Johnston Kenneth J U S Naval Observatory Proposal Title Astrophysics of Reference Frame Tie Objects Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Chaboyer Brian C Dartmouth College Proposal Title Anchoring the Population II Distances and Ages of Globular Clusters Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract As the oldest objects whose ages can be accurately determined Galactic globular clusters can be used to establish the minimum age of the universe and hence to constrain cosmological models and to study the early formation history of the Milky Way The largest uncertainty in the determination of globular cluster ages is the distance scale SIM will be able to determine distances to globular clusters and other stars in the halo with unprecedented accuracy thereby significantly reducing the uncertainty in the derived ages of metal poor stars We are proposing a SIM key project to determine the distance scale to globular clusters i e the Population II distance scale which will allow us to determine the ages of globular clusters and field halo stars with unprecedented accuracy To establish the Population II distance scale and the ages of the metal poor stars in our galaxy three different observing strategies will be utilized 1 direct parallax distances to 21 nearby globular clusters 2 calibration of the luminosity of RR Lyrae stars in the field and in globular clusters and 3 parallax distances to a sample of Population II main sequence turn off and subgiant branch stars The parallax observations of field turn off and subgiant stars will lead to an accurate determination of the ages of these stars The direct parallax distances to the nearest globular cluster will be the cornerstone of the observing strategy allowing us to set a firm lower limit to the age of the universe accurate to 5 and to investigate the early formation history of the Milky Way The calibration of the Population II distance scale will allow accurate distances to be obtained to a number of distant globular clusters and nearby galaxies such as the Large Magellanic Cloud and Andromeda and will help calibrate the zero point of the extragalactic distance scale To maximally exploit the SIM observations in the determinations of cluster ages we propose to initiate a wide spectrum of ground based observational programs to improve the photometry of the clusters their reddening estimates the helium mass fraction and the abundances of the heavy elements especially oxygen Principal Investigator Henry Todd J Georgia State University Proposal Title A MASSIF effort to determine the Mass Luminosity relation for Star of Various Ages Metallicities and Evolutionary States Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Majewski Steven R University of Virginia Proposal Title Taking the Measure of the Milky Way Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Beichman Charles A Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title The Search for Young Planetary Systems and the Evolution of Young Stars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract We propose a SIM Key Project to elucidate the processes of star and planet formation and to understand both the frequency of giant planet formation and the early dynamical history of such objects By doing so we will gain deep insight into how common is the basic architecture of our solar system compared with recently discovered systems with close in giant planets To accomplish our goals we divide our observing resources into three parts The bulk of our program is a planet search around 150 of the nearest Principal Investigator Shao Michael Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title Extrasolar Planets Interferometric Survey Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Principal Investigator Wehrle Ann E Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title Binary Black Holes Accretion Disks and Relativistic Jets Photocenters of Nearby AGN and Quasars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Mission Scientists Education and Public Outreach Scientist Principal Investigator Worthey Guy P St Ambrose College Proposal Title Open and Globular Cluster Distances for Extragalactic Galactic and Stellar Astrophysics Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract SIM will obtain parallax distances to nine selected clusters both open and globular within the Milky Way in order to address issues of 1 extragalactic distance scale 2 cluster ages 3 stellar evolutionary isochrone calibration and the integrated light models used in extragalactic stellar population studies 4 the chemical evolution of the galaxy and galaxies in general and 5 valuable but partial information on horizontal branch and asymptotic giant branch evolution The clusters were chosen on the basis of these criteria Data Scientist Principal Investigator Quirrenbach Andreas University of California San Diego Proposal Title Masses and Luminosities of X Ray binaries and Support of Grid and Reference Stars Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Instrument Scientist Principal Investigator Shaklan Stuart Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proposal Title A New Approach to Micro arcsecond Astrometry with SIM Allowing Early Mission Narrow Angle Measurements of Compelling Astronomical Targets Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Interdisciplinary Scientist Principal Investigator Kulkarni Shrinivas R California Institute of Technology Proposal Title Exceptional Stars Origins Companions Masses and Planets Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here Imaging and Nulling Scientist Principal Investigator Allen Ronald J Space Telescope Science Institute Proposal Title Crowded Field Astrometry and Imaging with the Space Interferometry Mission Electronic version of full proposal PDF File Abstract Put abstract here http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support oldFiles ao abstracts2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIM ao support oldFiles ao abstracts2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/dswmedia/milky_way/howto.html%%==%%Download summary%%==%%Add the presentation to your HTML document by inserting the HTML code below. Also upload the two folders "milky_way" and "wf-player". If these are ...%%==%%3392%%==%%23 Feb 106%%==%% Add the presentation to your HTML document by inserting the HTML code below Also upload the two folders milky way and wf player If these are uploaded to a different folder than the HTML document then modify the CODEBASE attribute to point to that folder lt BEGIN WIREFUSION PRESENTATION CODE gt lt script language JavaScript type text javascript gt paramArray new Array function putParam name value paramArray paramArray length name paramArray paramArray length value SPECIFY YOUR PARAMETERS HERE Presentation parameters putParam info Created with WireFusion http www demicron com wirefusion putParam archive milky way loadgfx jar wf player startup6 jar wf player core6 jar wf player 3D Scene 4 0 jar milky way classes jar putParam license Registered version putParam version 4 1 13 putParam resourcefolder milky way putParam preloadfile preload jar putParam regid 395 21 putParam loadbgimage 48220 loader gif putParam loadbarimage wfloadbar gif putParam loadbg 0 Tag parameters width 600 height 520 name milky way code WireFusion Player class codebase NO NEED TO EDIT AFTER HERE function printParameters for var i 0 i lt paramArray length i i 2 document writeln lt param name paramArray i value paramArray i 1 gt useAppletTag true ie5windows document all document getElementById navigator platform Win32 navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf opera 1 if ie5windows document write lt div style position absolute gt nbsp lt div gt document body addBehavior default clientCaps useAppletTag document body isComponentInstalled 08B0E5C0 4FCB 11CF AAA5 00401C608500 componentid if useAppletTag if navigator javaEnabled alert This page requires Java to be enabled document writeln lt applet width width height height name name code code codebase codebase mayscript gt else document writeln lt object document writeln classid clsid 8AD9C840 044E 11D1 B3E9 00805F499D93 document writeln codebase http java sun com update 1 5 0 jinstall 1 5 windows i586 cab Version 1 5 0 0 document writeln width width height height name name gt putParam code code putParam codebase codebase putParam name name putParam mayscript true putParam type application x java applet version 1 4 putParam scriptable false printParameters if useAppletTag document writeln You need Java tm to view this presentation lt a href http www java com gt Download Java lt a gt lt applet gt else document writeln lt object gt lt script gt lt noscript gt This presentation requires JavaScript to be enabled lt noscript gt lt END WIREFUSION PRESENTATION CODE gt Download summary Download summary Download summary Download summary Download summary Download summary Download summary Download summary Download summary Download summary http planetquest jpl nasa gov documents dswmedia milky way howto html http planetquest jpl nasa gov documents dswmedia milky way howto html http planetquest jpl nasa gov documents dswmedia milky way howto html http planetquest jpl nasa gov documents dswmedia milky way howto html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/dswmedia/dswmediaRevised/3DnewWorldsAtlas-Doc.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/documents/dswmedia/dswmediaRevised/3DnewWorldsAtlas-Doc.html%%==%%3D New Worlds Atlas Documentation Contact Info The 3D New Worlds Atlas was produced by: Patrick Belford patbelford@patbelford.com (416) 919-1239 &nbsp; General notes Some ...%%==%%12198%%==%%6 May 105%%==%% 3D New Worlds Atlas Documentation Contact Info The 3D New Worlds Atlas was produced by Patrick Belford patbelford patbelford com 416 919 1239 nbsp General notes Some known issues regarding the 3D New Worlds Atlas 1 The scale and speed of all elements has been exaggerated to make the information more understandable 2 Stars farther than 500ly can not be viewed in solar system mode 3 When viewing the 3D New Worlds Atlas offline all of the content must reside in a folder named dswmedia If the content is not located in this directory the database will fail to load nbsp External Toggles The 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/dswmedia/Files20060309/3DnewWorldsAtlas-Doc.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/documents/dswmedia/Files20060309/3DnewWorldsAtlas-Doc.html%%==%%3D New Worlds Atlas Documentation Contact Info The 3D New Worlds Atlas was produced by: Patrick Belford patbelford@patbelford.com (416) 919-1239 &nbsp; General notes Some ...%%==%%12198%%==%%6 May 105%%==%% 3D New Worlds Atlas Documentation Contact Info The 3D New Worlds Atlas was produced by Patrick Belford patbelford patbelford com 416 919 1239 nbsp General notes Some known issues regarding the 3D New Worlds Atlas 1 The scale and speed of all elements has been exaggerated to make the information more understandable 2 Stars farther than 500ly can not be viewed in solar system mode 3 When viewing the 3D New Worlds Atlas offline all of the content must reside in a folder named dswmedia If the content is not located in this directory the database will fail to load nbsp External Toggles The 3D New Worlds Atlas has a number of modes These modes are controlled by altering a value in the html embed tag for the shockwave object To change these values open the 3duniverse html file ans scroll down to the embed tag The embed tag looks like this OBJECT classid clsid 166B1BCA 3F9C 11CF 8075 444553540000 codebase http download macromedia com pub shockwave cabs director sw cab version 7 0 0 0 width 600 height 520 name myMovie PARAM name src value 3duniverse dcr PARAM name sw1 value 0 PARAM name sw2 value 0 PARAM name autostart value true param name swRemote value swContextMenu True EMBED src 3duniverse dcr swliveconnect TRUE pluginspage http www macromedia com shockwave download width 600 height 520 name myMovie sw1 0 sw2 0 autostart true swRemote swContextMenu TRUE EMBED OBJECT The configurable values are show in bold Each value appears in two places in the embed tag the first instance specifies the value for Internet Explorer the second for Netscape These values are as follows 1 sw1 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database entry pname HD 192263 pvector vector 35 86 54 20 0 98 planetType 2 pstardistance 65 pstarsize 0 79 plansize 0 72 plandistance 0 15 operiod 24 4 planname HD 192263 b pVisible 0 pMod 1 pConst Aquila pStarMag 8 1 pEcc 0 pdate 1999 The entry consists of a series of properties preceeded by a To add a planet to the database simply cut and paste an existing planet entry to the end of the text file Next edit the property values to match those of the new planet nbsp Database properties The following describes each database property and denotes valid values for those properties pname The name of the planet s host star all spaces in the name should be denoted with a dash Example for the star Tau Bootis the entry would read pname quot Tau Bootis quot Note The quotations are nescessary pvector The cartesian coordinates for the star in light years expressed as a vector value Example pvector vector 35 86 54 20 0 98 Note When the star s distance is unknown a value of 100ly has been used to determine the star s cartesian co ordinates planettype The type of planet in question Valid values are 1 2 3 or 4 These values represent 1 Gas Giant 2 Hot Jupiter 3 Terestrial 4 Other Example planettype 2 pstardistance This is the distance of the planet s host star from earth in light years Example pstardistance 65 Note A value of pstardistance quot quot denotes that the star s distance is unknown pstarsize The size of the planet s host star relative to the scale of our own sun Sun 1 Example pstarsize 0 79 Note A value of starsize quot quot denotes that the star s size is unknown The progam will use a value of 1 Sun for demstration purposes plansize The size of the planet relative to jupiter Jupiter 1 Example plansize 0 72 Note A value of plansize quot quot denotes that the planet s size is unknown The progam will use a value of 1 Jupiter for demstration purposes plandistance The distance of the planet to it s host star measured in AU Example plandistance 0 8 Note A value of 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New Worlds Atlas has a number of modes These modes are controlled by altering a value in the html embed tag for the shockwave object To change these values open the 3duniverse html file ans scroll down to the embed tag The embed tag looks like this OBJECT classid clsid 166B1BCA 3F9C 11CF 8075 444553540000 codebase http download macromedia com pub shockwave cabs director sw cab version 7 0 0 0 width 600 height 520 name myMovie PARAM name src value 3duniverse dcr PARAM name sw1 value 0 PARAM name sw2 value 0 PARAM name autostart value true param name swRemote value swContextMenu True EMBED src 3duniverse dcr swliveconnect TRUE pluginspage http www macromedia com shockwave download width 600 height 520 name myMovie sw1 0 sw2 0 autostart true swRemote swContextMenu TRUE EMBED OBJECT The configurable values are show in bold Each value appears in two places in the embed tag the first instance specifies the value for Internet Explorer the second for Netscape These values are as follows 1 sw1 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database entry pname HD 192263 pvector vector 35 86 54 20 0 98 planetType 2 pstardistance 65 pstarsize 0 79 plansize 0 72 plandistance 0 15 operiod 24 4 planname HD 192263 b pVisible 0 pMod 1 pConst Aquila pStarMag 8 1 pEcc 0 pdate 1999 The entry consists of a series of properties preceeded by a To add a planet to the database simply cut and paste an existing planet entry to the end of the text file Next edit the property values to match those of the new planet nbsp Database properties The following describes each database property and denotes valid values for those properties pname The name of the planet s host star all spaces in the name should be denoted with a dash Example for the star Tau Bootis the entry would read pname quot Tau Bootis quot Note The quotations are nescessary pvector The cartesian coordinates for the star in light years expressed as a vector value Example pvector vector 35 86 54 20 0 98 Note When the star s distance is unknown a value of 100ly has been used to determine the star s cartesian co ordinates planettype The type of planet in question Valid values are 1 2 3 or 4 These values represent 1 Gas Giant 2 Hot Jupiter 3 Terestrial 4 Other Example planettype 2 pstardistance This is the distance of the planet s host star from earth in light years Example pstardistance 65 Note A value of pstardistance quot quot denotes that the star s distance is unknown pstarsize The size of the planet s host star relative to the scale of our own sun Sun 1 Example pstarsize 0 79 Note A value of starsize quot quot denotes that the star s size is unknown The progam will use a value of 1 Sun for demstration purposes plansize The size of the planet relative to jupiter Jupiter 1 Example plansize 0 72 Note A value of plansize quot quot denotes that the planet s size is unknown The progam will use a value of 1 Jupiter for demstration purposes plandistance The distance of the planet to it s host star measured in AU Example plandistance 0 8 Note A value of 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Example pMod 1 pConst Denotes the constalation in which the host star resides Example pConst quot Aquila quot Note The quotations are nescessary pStarMag The magnitude of the host star Example pStarMag 8 1 pEcc The eccentricity of the planet s orbit Example pEcc 0 2 Note A value of pEcc quot quot denotes that the eccentricity is unknown The progam will use an eccentricity value of 0 for demstration purposes pdate The date of discovery of the planet Example pdate quot 2002 quot Note The quotations are nescessary nbsp nbsp nbsp http planetquest jpl nasa gov documents dswmedia Files20071130 3DnewWorldsAtlas Doc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov documents dswmedia Files20071130 3DnewWorldsAtlas Doc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov documents dswmedia Files20071130 3DnewWorldsAtlas Doc html http planetquest jpl nasa gov documents dswmedia Files20071130 3DnewWorldsAtlas Doc html 
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Hier is hoe het werkt: jij verteld de zoekmachine wat je ...%%==%%6077%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Zoekgenerator informatie Deze zoekmachine helpt je om documenten op gerelateerde sites te vinden Hier is hoe het werkt jij verteld de zoekmachine wat je wilt door sleutelwoorden zinnen of vragen in de zoek box te typen De zoek machine antwoord door een lijst te geven van alle web pagina s in zijn index die gerelateerd zijn aan deze onderwerpen het meest relevante document komt aan de top van jouw lijst Hoe te gebruiken Type uw Trefwoorden in de zoek box Druk op de zoek knop om te beginnen met uw zoek tocht Hier is een Voorbeeld Type query example in de zoek box Druk op de zoek knop of druk op de Enter toest op uw toetsen bord De Resultaten pagina zal u een aantal verschillende pagina s laten zien over recipes voor oatmeal raisin cookies Tip maakt u zich geen zorgen als u een grote hoeveelheid resultaten krijgt In feite gebruik meer dan een paar woorden wanneer u zoekt de meest relevante zal boven aan de resultaten pagina verschijnen Meer Basis begrippen en een Overzicht hier is een snelle overzicht van de rest van onze Basis Help Klik op een van onderstaande links en sping naar deze selectie Wat is een index Wat is een Woord Wat is een Gedeelte Simpele Tips meer Exacte Zoeken naar Andere toepassingen voor bijzonder zoeken Wat is een index Webster s woordenboek beschrijft een index als een verzameling arrangement of materiaal Onze index is een grote groeiende georganizeerde collectie van Web pagina s en discussie groep pagina s van alle wereld delen De index Wordt elke dag groter naar mate bezoeker of gebruiker hun web pagina naar ons verzenden Wij bezitten ook de technologie die crawls over het Web uitkijkend naar links noor nieuwe pagina s Wanneer u onze zoek service gebruikt Dan zoekt u door onze volledige collectie door gebruik te maken van trefwoorden of gedeeltes Wat is een Woord Wanneer u zoekt denk dan aan een woord als een combinatie van letters en cijfers De zoek service wil graag weten hoe het woorden en cijfers moet scheiden om exact te kunnen zoeken nnar dat geen wat u zoek op het internet U kunt woorden splitsen door gebruik te maken van spatie en tabs Wat is een Gedeelte U kan woorden en cijfers samenvoegen tot gedeeltes indien u specifieke woorden of cijfers wilt laten verschijnen in de resultaten pagina als u een exact gedeelte wilt vinden gebruik dan double quotation marks aan weerzijde van uw trefwoord in de zoek box Voorbeeld 1 Om de lyrics by the King te vinden typ you ain t nothing but a hound dog in het zoekveld Je kan ook zinnen creeeren dmv punctuatie of speciale karakters zoals streepjes onderliggende streepjes komma s schuine strepen of punten Voorbeeld 2 Probeer te zoeken naar 1 800 999 9999 inplaats van 1 800 999 9999 The dashes link the numbers together as a phrase Simpele Tips meer Exacte Zoeken naar Zoek tochten zijn hoofdletter gevoelig Zoeken naar Fur is gelijk aan met kleine letters fur en hoofdletters FUR Standaard zijn alle zoek tochten niet accent gevoelig maar beheerders kunnen de instellingen veranderen Accent gevoelig relaties zoals Latijnse karkters 245 invoegen of uitsluiten van woorden Om te zorgen dat een specifiek woord altijd aanwezig is in de zoek resultaten plaats dan het plus teken voor het trefwoord in de zoek box Om er voor te zorgen dat een specifiek woord altijd wordt uitgesloten in de zoek resultaten plaats dan het min teken voor uw trefwoord in de zoek box Voorbeeld om te zoeken naar recipes for cookies with oatmeal but without raisins probeer recipe cookie oatmeal raisin Vergroot uw zoek tocht door gebruik te maken van wildcards Door een in te typen aan het einde van een trefwoord kan u uw zoeken met meerdere uitkomsten Voorbeeld Probeer wish uitkomst voorbeeld wish wishes wishful wishbone en wishy washy Zoek naar web adressen Als je zoekterm een URL is zoals http www yahoo com zullen sommige zoek machines je meteen redirecten naar deze URL Om dit te voorkomen en een echte search te doen met deze URL als zoekterm sluit de URL in aanhalingstekens Andere toepassingen voor bijzonder zoeken U kan zoeken naar meer dan alleen text Hier zijn alle andere manieren om te zoeken op het net link adres het vinden van een specifiek adres of een substring van het Gebruik dan link microsoft com Om alle pagina s te vinden die naar de Microsoft pagina s gaan Notitie Deze toepassing is niet in alle zoekgeneratoren geinstalleerd tekst tekst Het vinden van pagina s die een specifiek woord of text bevatten in elk willekeurig gedeelte van een pagina anders dan een img tag link of URL het zoeken naar text cow9 zal dan zoeken naar alle pagina s met de term cow9 in het titel tekst het vinden specifieken woorden of gedeeltes van een pagina titel welk verschijnt boven in de titel bar van de meeste web browsers Het zoeken naar title Elvis zal alle pagina s met de titel Elvis weergeven url tekst het vinden van specifieken woorden of gedeeltes van een URL Gebruik dan url altavista om alle pagina s te vinden die de woorden altavista bevatten in de hostnaam of filenaam de complete URL in andere woorden http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates dutch tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates dutch tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates dutch tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates dutch tips htm 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/search/searchdata/templates/english/tips.htm%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/search/searchdata/templates/english/tips.htm%%==%%Search Rules This search engine helps you find documents on this website and related sites. Here's how it works: you tell the search service ...%%==%%5579%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Search Rules This search engine helps you find documents on this website and related sites Here s how it works you tell the search service what you re looking for by typing in keywords phrases or questions in the search box The search service responds by giving you a list of all the Web pages in our index relating to those topics The most relevant content will appear at the top of your results How To Use Type your keywords in the search box Press the Search button to start your search Here s an example Type query example in the search box Press the Search button or press the Enter key The Results page will show you numerous pages on the Web about recipes for oatmeal raisin cookies Tip Don t worry if you find a large number of results In fact use more than a couple of words when searching Even though the number of results will be large the most relevant content will always appear at the top of the result pages More Basics An Overview Here s a quick overview of the rest of our Basic Help Just click on the links to jump to these sections What is an Index What is a Word What is a Phrase Simple Tips for More Exact Searches Fancy Features for Typical Searches What is an Index Webster s dictionary describes an index as a sequential arrangement of material Our index is a large growing organized collection of Web pages and discussion group pages from around the world The index becomes larger every day as people send us the addresses for new Web pages We also have technology that crawls the Web looking for links to new pages When you use our search service you search the entire collection using keywords or phrases What is a Word When searching think of a word as a combination of letters and numbers The search service needs to know how to separate words and numbers to find exactly what you want on the Internet You can separate words using white space and tabs What is a Phrase You can link words and numbers together into phrases if you want specific words or numbers to appear together in your result pages If you want to find an exact phrase use double quotation marks around the phrase when you enter words in the search box Example 1 To find lyrics by the King type you ain t nothing but a hound dog in the search box You can also create phrases using punctuation or special characters such as dashes underscore lines commas slashes or dots Example 2 Try searching for 1 800 999 9999 instead of 1 800 999 9999 The dashes link the numbers together as a phrase Simple Tips for More Exact Searches Searches are case insensitive Searching for Fur will match the lowercase fur and uppercase FUR By default all searches are accent insensitive as well but administrators can change this setting Accent sensitivity relates to Latin characters like 245 Including or excluding words To make sure that a specific word is always included in your search topic place the plus symbol before the key word in the search box To make sure that a specific word is always excluded from your search topic place a minus sign before the keyword in the search box Example To find recipes for cookies with oatmeal but without raisins try recipe cookie oatmeal raisin Expand your search using wildcards By typing an at the end of a keyword you can search for the word with multiple endings Example Try wish to find wish wishes wishful wishbone and wishy washy Searching for web addresses If your search term is a URL like http www yahoo com some search engines will redirect you directly to the URL To avoid this behavior and do an actual search with the URL as the search term enclose the URL in double quotes Fancy Features for Typical Searches You can search more than just text Here are all of the other ways you can search on the net link address Finds pages that link to the specified address or a substring of it Use link microsoft com to find all pages linking to Microsoft sites Note this feature is not implemented on all search engines text text Finds pages that contain the specified text in any part of the page other than an image tag link or URL The search text cow9 would find all pages with the term cow9 in them title text Finds pages that contain the specified word or phrase in the page title which appears in the title bar of most browsers The search title Elvis would find pages with Elvis in the title url text Finds pages with a specific word or phrase in the URL Use url altavista to find all pages on all servers that have the word altavista in the host name path or filename the complete URL in other words http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates english tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates english tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates english tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates english tips htm 
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Voici comment cela ...%%==%%6608%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% R gles De Recherche Ce moteur de recherche vous aide trouver des documents sur des sites Web et des sites relatifs Voici comment cela fonctionne vous inscrivez un mot plusieurs mots une phrase ou une question dans le champ de recherche Le service de recherche r pondra en vous donnant une liste de toutes les pages de Web dans notre index concernant ces sujets Le contenu le plus appropri appara tra en t te de vos r sultats par ordre d importance Comment Utiliser Inscrivez vos mots cl s dans le champ de recherche Cliquez sur Rechercher pour d marrer votre recherche Voici un exemple Inscrivez query example dans le cadre de recherche Cliquez sur le bouton de recherche ou pressez la touche Enter La page de r sultats vous montrera de nombreuses pages sur le Web au sujet des recettes pour des biscuits de raisin sec de farine d avoine Astuces Ne vous inqui tez pas si vous trouvez un grand nombre de r sultats En fait utilisez plus qu un couple de mots en recherchant Quoique le nombre de r sultats soit grand le contenu le plus appropri appara tra toujours en t te des pages de r sultat Plus de d tails Une Vue d ensemble Voici une vue rapide de l ensemble de notre aide de base Cliquez simplement sur les liens pour vous amener ces sections Qu est ce qu un Index Qu est ce qu un mot Qu est ce qu une phrase Astuces simples pour des recherches plus exactes Fonctions pour des recherches typiques Qu est ce qu un Index Le dictionnaire de Webster d crit un index comme agencement s quentiel de mat riel Notre index est une grande croissante collection organis e de pages de Web et de groupes de discussion partout dans le monde L index s accro t chaque jour quand les gens nous envoient des adresses pour des nouvelles pages Web Nous avons galement une technologie qui chenille le Web recherchant des liens de nouvelles pages Quand vous utilisez notre service de recherche vous recherchez la collection enti re en utilisant des mots cl s ou des phrases Qu est ce qu un mot Lorsque vous cherchez pensez un mot comme combinaison des lettres et des nombres Le service de recherche doit savoir s parer les mots et les nombres pour trouver exactement ce que vous voulez sur l Internet Vous pouvez s parer les mots en utilisant des espaces et le tabulateur Qu est ce qu une phrase Vous pouvez incorporer des mots et des nombres ensemble dans les phrases si vous voulez que des mots ou des nombres sp cifiques apparaissent ensemble dans vos pages de r sultats Si vous voulez trouver une expression exacte utilisez les doubles guillemets autour de la phrase quand vous inscrivez des mots dans le cadre de recherche Exemple 1 Pour trouver la lyrique par Elvis inscrivez you ain t nothing but a hound dog dans le cadre de recherche Vous pouvez galement cr er des phrases en utilisant la ponctuation ou des caract res speciaux tels que des tirets des lignes de soulignage des virgules des barres de fraction ou des points Exemple 2 Essayez de rechercher 1 800 999 9999 au lieu de 1 800 999 9999 les traits d union cr ent automatiquement une phrase Astuces simples pour des recherches plus exactes Les recherches sont casse insensible La recherche la fourrure galera la fourrure minuscule et la FOURRURE majuscule Par d faut toutes les recherches sont aussi bien insensible aux accents mais les administrateurs peuvent changer cette configuration La sensibilit d accent s apparente aux caract res latins comme 245 Inclure ou exclure des mots Pour s assurer qu un mot sp cifique est toujours inclus dans votre sujet de recherche placez le symbole positif avant le mot cl dans le cadre de recherche Pour s assurer qu un mot sp cifique est toujours exclu de votre sujet de recherche placez a le symbole n gatif avant le mot cl dans le cadre de recherche Exemple Pour trouver des recettes pour des biscuits avec la farine d avoine mais sans raisins secs essayez le recette de biscuit oatmeal raisin sec Augmentez votre recherche en utilisant l ast risque En tapant la fin d un mot cl vous pouvez rechercher le mot avec des fins multiples Exemple Essayez Souhait pour trouver le souhait les souhaits souhaiteur souhaiter Recherche des adresses de Web Si votre limite de recherche est un URL comme http www yahoo com quelques moteurs de recherche vous r orienteront directement URL To vitent ce comportement et font une recherche r elle avec le URL comme la limite de recherche entourent le URL dans double cite Fonctions pour des recherches typiques Vous pouvez rechercher plus que juste le texte Voici toutes les autres mani res que vous pouvez rechercher sur l Internet link adresse Trouve des pages qui joignent l adresse indiqu e ou une sous cha ne d elle Employez link microsoft com pour trouver toutes les pages joindre aux sites de Microsoft Note ce dispositif n est pas mis en application sur tous les moteurs de recherche text texte Trouve les pages qui contiennent le texte indiqu dans n importe quelle partie de la page autre qu une tiquette image un lien ou URL La recherche text cow9 trouverait toutes les pages avec le terme cow9 title texte Trouve les pages qui contiennent le mot ou l expression indiqu dans le titre de page qui appara t dans la barre de titre de la plupart des browsers La recherche title Elvis trouverait des pages avec Elvis au titre url texte Pages de trouvailles avec un mot ou une expression sp cifique dans URL Utilisez url altavista pour trouver toutes les pages sur tous les serveurs qui ont le mot altavista dans le nom d h te direction ou le nom de fichier le URL complet en d autres termes http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates french tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates french tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates french tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates french tips htm 
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Das funktioniert folgenderma&szlig;en: Sie erkl&auml;ren dem Suchdienst, ...%%==%%7013%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Such Regeln Diese Suchmaschine hilft Ihnen Dokumente auf dieser Website und damit in Verbindung stehenden Sites zu finden Das funktioniert folgenderma szlig en Sie erkl auml ren dem Suchdienst wonach Sie suchen indem Sie Schl uuml sselw ouml rter Phrasen oder Fragen in das Such Eingabefeld tippen Der Suchdienst antwortet mit einer Liste aller Web Seiten in unserem Index die sich auf diese Themen beziehen Der relevanteste Inhalt erscheint zu Beginn Ihrer Resultate Anwendungsbeschreibung Tippen Sie ihre Suchbegriffe in das Eingabefeld Dr uuml cken Sie den Suchen Knopf um Ihre Suche zu starten Ein Beispiel Geben Sie query example in das Such Eingabefeld ein Klicken Sie auf den Suche Knopf oder bet auml tigen Sie die ENTER Taste Die Ergebnis Seite wird Ihnen zahlreiche Verweise auf Seiten aus dem Web uuml ber Rezepte f uuml r Hafermehlrosinenpl auml tzchen zeigen Tip Seien Sie nicht verwirrt wenn Sie eine gro szlig e Anzahl an Ergebnissen erhalten Verwenden Sie statt dessen einfach mehr Suchbegriffe Auch wenn eine gro szlig e Anzahl an Ergebnissen vorliegt erscheinen die Seiten mit dem relevantesten Inhalt immer zu Beginn der Trefferliste Weitere Grundlagen ein Uuml berblick Hier ist ein schneller Uuml berblick uuml ber den Rest unserer grundlegenden Hilfe Klicken Sie einfach auf die Verweise um zu diesen Kapiteln zu springen Was ist ein Index Was ist ein Wort Was ist eine Phrase Einfache Tips f uuml r genauere Suchen Zusatzm ouml glichkeiten f uuml r bestimmte Suchanfragen Was ist ein Index Webster s Dictionary beschreibt einen Index als sequentielle Anordnung von Material Unser Index ist eine gro szlig e wachsende organisierte Ansammlung von Web Seiten und Diskussionsgruppen Seiten aus der ganzen Welt Der Index wird jeden Tag gr ouml szlig er w auml hrend Leute die Adressen neuer Web Seiten dort eintragen Wir haben auch ein Verfahren um das Web nach Verweisen auf neue Seiten zu durchsuchen Wenn Sie unseren Suchdienst verwenden durchsuchen Sie die gesamte Ansammlung mit Hilfe von Schl uuml sselw ouml rtern oder Phrasen Was ist ein Wort Beim Suchen ist ein Wort eine Kombination aus Zeichen und Zahlen Der Suchdienst mu szlig W ouml rter und Zahlen voneinander trennen k ouml nnen um genau das zu finden was Sie aus dem Internet w uuml nschen Sie k ouml nnen W ouml rter mit Leerzeichen und Tabulatoren trennen Was ist eine Phrase Sie k ouml nnen W ouml rter und Zahlen zu Phrasen zusammenbinden wenn Sie nach spezifischen W ouml rter oder Zahlen suchen die in Ihren Resultat Seiten gemeinsam auftreten sollen Wenn Sie eine genaue Phrase finden m ouml chten umschlie szlig en Sie diese mit quot doppelten Anf uuml hrungszeichen quot wenn Sie W ouml rter in das Eingabefeld eintragen Beispiel Nr 1 Um Texte von Goethe zu finden tippen Sie z B Uuml ber allen Wipfeln ist Ruh in das Eingabefeld Sie k ouml nnen Phrasen mit Interpunktion oder Sonderzeichen wie Gedankenstrichen Unterstrich Zeichen Kommata Schr auml gstrichen oder auch Punkten erstellen Beispiel Nr 2 Versuchen Sie nach 1 800 999 9999 zu suchen anstelle von 1 800 999 9999 Die Gedankenstriche binden die Zahlen als Phrase zusammen Einfache Tips f uuml r genauere Suchen Bei Suchvorg auml ngen wird nicht zwischen Klein und Gro szlig schreibung unterschieden Eine Suche nach Pelz erzeugt Treffer sowohl bei pelz klein geschrieben als auch bei PELZ gro szlig geschrieben Als Standardeinstellung sind alle Suchvorg auml nge zudem akzent insensitiv aber Administratoren k ouml nnen diese Einstellung auml ndern Akzent Sensitivit auml t bezieht sich auf Latin Zeichen wie 245 Einschlie szlig en oder Ausschlie szlig en von W ouml rtern Um sicherzustellen da szlig ein bestimmtes Wort immer in Ihrem Suchergebnis enthalten ist markieren Sie dieses Schl uuml sselwort durch ein vorangestelltes Plus Zeichen innerhalb des Eingabefeldes Um sicherzustellen da szlig ein spezifisches Wort nie in Ihrem Suchergebnis enthalten ist markieren Sie das Schl uuml sselwort durch ein vorangestelltes Minuszeichen innerhalb des Eingabefeldes Beispiel Um Rezepte f uuml r Pl auml tzchen mit Hafermehl aber ohne Rosinen zu finden versuchen Sie Rezept Pl auml tzchen Hafermehl Rosine Erweitern Ihrer Suche mit Wildcards Durch Anh auml ngen eines am Ende eines Schl uuml sselwortes k ouml nnen Sie nach dem Wort mit variablen Endungen suchen Beispiel Versuchen Sie w uuml nsc um W uuml nsche W uuml nschenswertes W uuml nscherute etc zu finden Suchen nach Web Adressen Wenn Ihre Suchbezeichnung ein URL wie quot http www yahoo com quot ist leiten einige Suchmaschinen Sie direkt zu diesem URL weiter Um dieses Verhalten zu vermeiden und tats auml chlich einen Suchvorgang mit dem URL als Suchbegriff zu starten schlie szlig en Sie den URL in doppelte Hochkommata ein Zusatzm ouml glichkeiten f uuml r bestimmte Suchanfragen Sie k ouml nnen nicht nur nach Text suchen Sie haben zus auml tzlich folgende M ouml glichkeiten Suchbegriffe zu formulieren link Adresse Findet Seiten die einen Verweis auf die spezifizierte Adresse enthalten oder eine Teilzeichenkette davon Verwenden Sie link microsoft com um alle Seiten zu finden die Verweise auf Seiten von Microsoft enthalten Anmerkung Diese Eigenschaft wird nicht auf allen Suchmaschinen zur Verf uuml gung gestellt text Text Findet Seiten die den angegebenen Text in irgendeinem Teil der Seite au szlig er als lt img gt Tag Verweis oder URL enthalten Die Suche text cow9 w uuml rde alle Seiten mit dem Begriff cow9 in ihrem Inhalt finden title Text Findet Seiten die das angegebene Wort oder die Phrase im Seiten Namen enthalten welcher in der Titelleiste der meisten Browser erscheint Die Suche title Elvis w uuml rde Seiten mit Elvis im Namen finden url Text Findet Seiten mit dem angegebenen Wort oder der Phrase im URL Verwenden Sie url altavista um alle Seiten zu finden die das Wort altavista im Rechnernamen im Pfad oder im Dateinamen haben in anderen Worten Innerhalb des kompletten URL http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates german tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates german tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates german tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates german tips htm 
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Ecco come funziona: chiedi al ...%%==%%5959%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Regole di ricerca Questo motore di ricerca aiuta a trovare documenti su questo sito e su altri siti collegati Ecco come funziona chiedi al servizio di ricerca cosa vuoi trovare digitando parole chiave frasi o domande nella casella di ricerca Il servizio di ricerca risponde dando una lista di tutte le pagine web indicizzate relative agli argomenti richiesti I contenuti pi rilevanti appariranno in cima ai risultati Come usarlo Digita le parole chiave nella casella di ricerca Premi il bottone Ricerca per iniziare la ricerca Ecco un esempio Digita query example nella casella di ricerca Premi il bottone Ricerca oppure il tasto Enter La pagina dei risultati mostrer numerose pagine trovate sul web a proposito della ricetta dei biscotti fatti con farina di avena Consiglio non preoccuparti se trovi molti risultati Usa pi di una o due parole per cercare quello che vuoi trovare Comunque anche fra un largo numero di risultati i pi rilevanti appariranno sempre in cima alla pagina dei risultati Descrizione principi fondamentali Ecco una rapida descrizione del resto di questa guida Clicca per saltare a queste sezioni Cos un Indice Cos una Parola Cos una Frase Consigli per migliorare le ricerche Caratteristiche valide per ricerche tipiche Cos un indice Il dizionario Webster descrive un Indice come una disposizione sequenziale di materiali Il nostro indice una larga crescente ed organizzata raccolta di pagine web e pagine di gruppi di discussione provenienti da tutto il mondo Abbiamo anche la tecnologia per esplorare il web alla ricerca di collegamenti a nuove pagine Quando usi il nostro servizio di ricerca cerchi attraverso l intera raccolta utilizzando parole o frasi Cos una Parola Quando cerchi pensa ad una parola come una combinazione di lettere e numeri Il servizio di ricerca deve sapere come separare parole e numeri per trovare esattamente quello che vuoi su Internet Puoi separare le parole usando spazi e tabulazioni Cos una Frase Puoi formare frasi usando parole e numeri se vuoi che parole o numeri specifici appaiano assieme nei risultati Se vuoi trovare una frase esatta usa le virgolette all inizio ed alla fine della frase quando digiti le parole nella casella di ricerca Esempio 1 Per trovare i testi di King digita you ain t nothing but a hound dog nel riquadro di ricerca Puoi anche creare frasi usando la punteggiatura o i caratteri speciali come trattini underscore virgole barre o punti Esempio 2 Prova a cercare 1 800 999 9999 anzich 1 800 999 9999 I trattini legano insieme i numeri come fossero una frase unica Consigli per migliorare le ricerche Le ricerche sono insensibili alle maiuscole Se cerchi Pelo troverai sia la parola pelo in minuscolo e PELO in maiuscolo Normalmente tutte le ricerche sono insensibili agli accenti ma gli amministratori possono cambiare questa impostazione La sensibilit agrave agli accenti si riferisce ai caratteri latini come 245 Inclusione od esclusione di parole Per essere sicuri che una parola specifica sia sempre inclusa nei risultati di ricerca metti un pi prima della parola chiave nella casella di ricerca Per essere sicuri che una parola specifica sia sempre esclusa nei risultati di ricerca metti un meno prima della parola chiave nella casella di ricerca Esempio Per trovare le ricette per i biscotti con la farina d avena ma senza uva passa prova ricetta biscotto farina d avena uva passa Espandi la ricerca usando i caratteri jolly Digitando alla fine di una parola chiave potrai cercare quella parola con finali multipli Esempio Prova casa per trovare casa casalinghi casale e casato Cercare indirizzi internet Se il termine di ricerca un URL come http www yahoo com alcuni motori di ricerca ti portano direttamente all URL Per impedirlo ed invece cercare l URL nell indice chiudi l URL stesso fra virgolette Caratteristiche valide per ricerche tipiche Oltre al semplice testo puoi cercare altro Ecco tutti i comandi che puoi usare link indirizzo web Trova pagine che sono collegate all indirizzo specificato o ad una sottostringa di questo Utilizza link microsoft com per cercare tutte le pagine che si collegano ai siti Microsoft Nota questa caratteristica non egrave implementata su tutti i motori di ricerca text testo Trova le pagine che contengono il testo specificato in qualsiasi parte della pagina tranne che nei tag immagine collegamenti o URL La ricerca testo casa9 troverebbe tutte le pagine contenenti il termine casa9 title testo Trova le pagine che contengono la parola o la frase specificata nel titolo della pagina che compare nella barra di titolo della maggior parte dei browser La ricerca titolo Elvis troverebbe le pagine con Elvis nel titolo url testo Pagine trovate con una specifica parola o frase nell URL Utilizza url altavista per trovare tutte le pagine su tutti i server che hanno la parola altavista nel nome del server nel percorso o nel nome del file in altre parole l URL completo http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates italian tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates italian tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates italian tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates italian tips htm 
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Ele trabalha da seguinte forma: voc diz ao motor ...%%==%%5908%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Regras de busca Este motor de busca ajuda lhe encontrar documentos neste website e locais proximos Ele trabalha da seguinte forma voc diz ao motor de busca o que voc est procurando escrevendendo uma palavra frase ou perguntas O servi o de busca responde dando lhe uma lista de todas as p ginas que relaciona se a aquele t pico Os resultados mais relevante aparecerao em primeiro lugar Como usar Dactilografe as suas palavras na caixa de busca Pressione a tecla da busca para come ar sua busca Aqui est um exemplo Tipo query example na caixa da busca Pressione a tecla da busca ou pressione Enter A p gina dos resultados mostrar lhe p ginas numerosas no Web sobre receitas para bolinhos do raisin de leite Dica N o se preocupe se voc encontrar um grande n mero resultados Mas para evitar muitos resultados use mais de uma palavra na busca Mesmo que o n mero dos resultados seja grande o mais relevante aparecer sempre no alto das p ginas do resultado Mais Princ pios Uma vista geral Aqui est uma r pida vis o geral do descanso de nossa ajuda b sica Apenas clique sobre as liga es para saltar a estas se es O que index O que uma palavra O que uma frase Dicas simples para buscas mais exactas Opc es extravagantes para buscas t picas O que um index O dicion rio de Webster descreve um deslocamento predeterminado como um arranjo seq encial do material Nosso deslocamento predeterminado uma cole o grande crescente organizada de p ginas do Web e de p ginas do grupo de discuss o em torno do mundo o deslocamento predeterminado torna se maior cada dia enquanto os povos nos emitem os endere os para p ginas novas do Web N s temos tamb m a tecnologia que rasteja o Web que procura as liga es s p ginas novas Quando voc usa nosso servi o de busca voc procurara a cole o inteira usando keywords ou frases O que uma palavra Ao procurarar pense de uma palavra como uma combina o das letras e dos n meros O servi o de busca necessita saber separar palavras e n meros para encontrar exatamente o que voc quer no Internet Voc pode separar palavras usando o espa o e as abas brancos O que uma frase Voc pode ligar palavras e n meros junto em frases se voc quiser palavras ou n meros espec ficos parecer junto em suas p ginas do resultado Se voc quiser encontrar uma frase exata use a cita o dobro marca em torno da frase quando voc incorpora palavras caixa da busca Exemplo 1 Para encontrar a letra de um cantor escreva uma parte da sua musica na caixa de busca Voc pode tamb m criar frases usando a pontua o ou car cteres especiais tais como tra os v rgulas barras ou pontos Exemplo 2 Tente procurar por 1 800 999 9999 em vez de 1 800 999 9999 Os tra os ligam os n meros junto como uma frase Dicas simples para buscas mais exactas As buscas s o caso insensivel Procurando por pele combinar pele e PELE caixa Por default todas as buscas s o insensiveis aos acentos mas os administradores podem mudar este ajuste A sensibilidade ao acento relaciona se com car cteres latinos como 245 Incluindo ou excluindo palavras Para certificar se de que uma palavra espec fica est inclu da sempre em seu t pico da busca coloque o s mbolo positivo antes da palavra chave na caixa da busca Para certificar se de que uma palavra espec fica est exclu da sempre de seu t pico da busca coloque a menos o sinal antes do keyword na caixa da busca Exemplo Para encontrar receitas para bolinhos de creme mas sem ovos tente bolinho leite ovos Expanda sua busca usando sinais Escrevendo no fim de uma palavra voc pode procurar pela palavra com v rias termina es Exemplo Tente desejo para encontrar desejo desejos desejoso etc Procurando por endere os na web Se seu termo da busca for um URL como http www yahoo com alguns motores da busca dirigiriam no de novo diretamente ao URL evitam este comportamento e fazem uma busca real com o URL como o termo da busca inclui o URL em dobro cita Opc es extravagantes para buscas t picas Voc pode procurar mais que apenas texto Est o aqui todas as outras maneiras que voc pode procurar na rede link endere o Encontra as p ginas que ligam ao endere o especificado ou um substring dele Use link microsoft com para encontrar todas as p ginas da Microsoft Nota esta caracter stica n o executada em todos os motores da busca text texto Encontra p ginas que cont m o texto em qualquer parte da p gina excep o de um Tag de uma liga o ou de um Tag da imagem A busca text cow9 encontraria todas as p ginas com o termo cow9 nelas title texto Encontra as p ginas que cont m a palavra ou a frase especificada no t tulo da p gina A busca title Elvis encontraria p ginas com o Elvis no t tulo url texto Encontra p ginas uma palavra ou uma frase espec fica no URL Use url altavista para encontrar todas as p ginas que t m o altavista como palavra no trajecto ou no nome de arquivo o URL completo em outras palavras http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates portuguese tips htm http planetquest 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Iata cum functioneaza: tu ...%%==%%6070%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Reguli Cautare Acest motor de cautare te ajuta sa gasesti documente in aceasta pagina de web si in pagini aferente Iata cum functioneaza tu spui serviciului de cautare ce anume cauti prin tastarea de cuvinte cheie fraze sau intrebari in linia de cautare Serviciul de cautare raspunde prin listarea tuturor paginilor de web ce au legatura cu respectivele subiecte Numaratoarea cea mai relevanta va aparea in partea de sus a rezultatelor Cum sa Folosesti Tasteaza cuvintele cheie in linia de cautare Apasa butonul Cauta pentru a incepe cautarea Iata un exemplu Tasteaza query example in linia de cautare Apasa butonul Cauta sau apasa tasta Enter Pagina Rezultatelor va arata numeroase pagini pe Web despre retete placinta cu mere Pont Nu ti face griji daca gasesti un numar mare de rezultate De fapt fooseste mai multe cuvinte cand cauti Chiar daca numarul de rezultate va fi prea mare cele cu continutul cel mai relevant vor aparea intotdeauna in partea de sus a paginilor cu rezultate Mai multe notiuni primare Un Sumar Aici gasesti un sumar rapid a ceea ce a am ramas din Ajutor Primar Doar da click pe aceste trimiteri pentru a sari catre aceste sectiuni Ce este un Index Ce este un Cuvant Ce este o Fraza Sfaturi Simple pentru Cautari Mai Exacte Caracteristici Atipice pentru Cautari Tipice Ce este un Index Dictionarul Webster descrie index ca un aranjament secvential al unui material Indexul nostru este o mare crescatoare organizata colectie de pagini de Web si grupuri de discutii de prin toata lumea Indexul devine tot mai mare in ffiecare zi pe masura ce oamenii ne trimit noi adrese de pagini de Web Avem deasemenea si tehnologia de cautare adanca crawl in Web ce urmareste trimiterile catre noi pagini Cand folosesti serviciul nostru de cautare cauti in toata colectia noastra folosind cuvinte cheie si fraze Ce este un Cuvant Cand cauti gandeste te la un cuvant ca la o combinatie de litere si numere Servicul de cautare are nevoie sa stie cum sa separe cuvintele si numerele pentru a gasi exact ceea ce doresti pe Internet Poti separa cuvintele folosind spatii albe Ce este o Fraza Poti lega cuvinte si numere impreuna in fraze daca doresti ca anumite cuvinte sau numere sa apara impreuna in paginile cu rezultate Daca doresti sa gasesti fraza exacta foloseste ghilimele duble la inceputul si la finalul frazei atunci cand introduci cuvintele in linia de cautare Exemplu 1 Pentru a gasi versuri de King tasteaza nu esti nimic altceva decat un caine de vanatoare in linia de cautare Deasemenea poti crea fraze folosind punctuatia sau caracterele speciale precum liniute linii subscor virgule oblice sau puncte Exemplu 2 Incearca sa cauti dupa 1 800 999 9999 in loc de 1 800 999 9999 Liniutele leaga numerele impreuna ca fraza Sfaturi Simple pentru Cautari Mai Exacte Cautarile sunt factor insenzitiv Cautand dupa Fur se va potrivi cu fur precum si cu FUR Initial toate cautarile sunt deasemenea accent insenzitive dar administratorii pot schimba aceasta setare Accent senzitiv se refera la caracterele Latine precum 245 Incluzand sau excluzand cuvinte Pentru a te asigura ca un cuvant anume este intotdeauna inclus in subiectul cautarii plaseaza simbolul plus inaintea cuvantului cheie in linia de cautare Pentru a te asigura ca un cuvant anume este intotdeauna exclus din subiectul cautarii plaseaza semnul minus inaintea cuvantului cheie in linia de cautare Exemplu Pentru a gasi retete pentru prajituri cu mere dar fara nuca incearca reteta prajitura mere mere Extinde cautarea folosind jokeri Tastand un la sfarsitul unui cuvant cheie poti cauta dupa cuvantul respectiv cu multiple terminatii Exemplu Incearca dor pentru a gasi dor dorinta doritor dormitor si dormeza Cautand dupa adrese de web Daca termenul de cautare este un URL precum http www yahoo com unele motoare de cautare te vor redirectiona automat catre URLul respectiv Pentru a evita acest comportament si pentru a cauta chiar cu URLul ca termen de cautare inchide URLul intre ghilimele duble Caracteristici Atipice pentru Cautari Tipice Poti cauta mai mult decat doar text Ai aici toate celelalte moduri de cautare de pe net link adresa Gaseste paginile ce fac trimitere la adresa specificata Foloseste link microsoft com pentru a gasi toate paginile ce fac trimitere catre siturile Microsoft Ia nota aceasta caracteristica nu este implementata in toate motoarele de cautare text text Gaseste pagini ce contin un text specificat in orice parte a paginii alta decat un insemn de imagine trimitere sau URL Cautarea text cow9 va gasi toate paginile ce contin termenul cow9 title text Gaseste paginile ce contin cuvantul specificat sau fraza specificat in titlul paginii ce apare in bara de titluin majoriatea navigatoarelor browsers Cautarea title Elvis va gasi paginile ce contin cuvantul Elvis in titlu url text Gaseste paginile ce contin un anumit cuvant sa fraza in URL Foloseste url altavista pentru a gasi toate paginile pe toate serverele ce 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Funciona de esta manera: usted le ...%%==%%6558%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Reglas De B squeda Este Motor de B squeda le ayuda a encontrar documentos en este sitio y sitios relacionados Funciona de esta manera usted le dice al servicio de b squeda lo que usted est buscando pulsando palabras claves frases o preguntas en el rect ngulo de b squeda El servicio de b squeda responde d ndole una lista de todas las paginas del Web en nuestro ndice referente a esos asuntos El contenido m s relevante aparecer en la tapa de sus resultados C mo Utilizar Pulse sus palabras claves en el rect ngulo de b squeda Presione el bot n de B squeda para comenzar su b squeda Aqu tiene un ejemplo Tipo query example en el rect ngulo de la b squeda Presione el bot n de B squeda o presione la tecla de Introducir La pagina de resultados le mostrar las numerosas paginas en el Web acerca de las recetas de las galletas harina de avena y pasas Pista No se preocupe si usted encuentra una gran cantidad de resultados En hecho utilice m s que un par de palabras al buscar Aunque el n mero de resultados ser grande el contenido m s relevante aparecer siempre en la tapa de las paginas de resultado M s Fundamentos Una Descripci n Aqu est una descripci n r pida del resto de nuestra Ayuda B sica Haga clic en los v nculos para saltar a esas secciones Que es un ndice Que es una palabra Que es una frase Pistas simples para b squedas m s exactas Caracter sticas de lujo para las b squedas t picas Que es un ndice El diccionario de Webster describe un ndice como arreglo secuencial de material Nuestro ndice es una colecci n grande cada vez mayor ordenada por paginas del Web y de paginas del grupo de discusi n alrededor del mundo El ndice crece cada d a porque personas nos env an direcciones de paginas nuevas del Web Tambi n tenemos tecnolog a que rastrea el Web en busca de conexiones a las paginas nuevas Cuando usted utiliza nuestro servicio de b squeda usted busca en nuestra colecci n entera usando palabras claves o frases Que es una palabra Al buscar piense la palabra como una combinaci n de letras y n meros El servicio de b squeda necesita saber como separar palabras y n meros para encontrar exactamente lo que usted desea en el Internet Usted puede separar palabras usando espacio y las tabulaciones blancos Que es una frase Usted puede conectar palabras y n meros juntos en frases si usted desea que las palabras o los n meros espec ficos aparezcan juntos en sus paginas de resultado Si usted desea encontrar una frase exacta utilice la cita doble marca alrededor de la frase cuando usted incorpore palabras al rect ngulo de b squeda Ejemplo 1 Para encontrar las l ricas del Rey pulse no eres nada mas que un perro rastreador en el rect ngulo de la b squeda Usted puede tambi n crear frases usando la puntuaci n o caracteres especiales tales como rociadas l neas del car cter subrayado comas rayas verticales o puntos Ejemplo 2 Trate buscar 1 800 999 9999 en vez de 1 800 999 9999 Las rociadas conectan los n meros juntos como frase Pistas simples para b squedas m s exactas Las b squedas son caso insensible Buscar por piel corresponder con la piel min scula y PIEL may scula Por valor por defecto todas las b squedas tambi n son acento insensible pero los administradores pueden cambiar esta configuraci n La sensibilidad de acento se relaciona con los caracteres hispanos como 245 Incluyendo o excluyendo palabras Para cerciorarse de que una palabra espec fica siempre est incluida en su b squeda ponga el s mbolo m s antes de la palabra clave en el rect ngulo de la b squeda Para cerciorarse de que una palabra espec fica siempre est excluida en su b squeda coloque a menos antes de la palabra clave en el rect ngulo de la b squeda Ejemplo Para encontrar las recetas de las galletas de harina de avena pero sin las pasas trate receta galleta avena pasa Ampl e su b squeda usando comodines Al pulsar al final de una palabra clave usted puede buscar la palabra con conclusiones m ltiples Ejemplo Trate deseo para encontrar deseo deseos deseoso deseando y dese ndole Buscando direcciones del Web Si su t rmino de b squeda es un URL como http www yahoo com algunos motores de b squeda le dirigir n directamente al URL Para evitar este comportamiento y hacer una b squeda real con el URL como el t rmino de la b squeda incluya el URL en doble comillas Caracter sticas de lujo para las b squedas t picas Usted puede buscar m s que el texto Aqu est n todas las otras maneras que usted puede buscar en la red v nculo direcci n Encuentra las paginas que se conectan a una direccion especifica o una subcadena de ella Utilice link microsoft com para encontrar todas las paginas que se conectan a los sitios de Microsoft Nota esta caracter stica no es ejecutada en todos los motores de b squeda texto texto Encuentra las paginas que contienen el texto especificado en cualquier parte de la pagina con excepci n de una etiqueta de imagen vinculo o de un URL La b squeda text cow9 encontrar a todas las paginas con el t rmino cow9 en ellas titulo texto Encuentra las paginas que contienen la palabra o la frase especificada en el t tulo de la pagina aparece en la barra del t tulo en la mayor a de los navegadores La b squeda titulo Elvis encontrar a las paginas con Elvis en el t tulo url text Encuentra paginas con una palabra o una frase espec fica en el URL Use url altavista para encontrar todas las paginas en todos los servidores que tienen altavista en el nombre de ordenador principal el camino o el nombre de fichero en otras palabras el URL completo http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates spanish tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates spanish tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates spanish tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates spanish tips htm 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/search/searchdata/templates/sv/tips.htm%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/search/searchdata/templates/sv/tips.htm%%==%%Skregler Skmotorn hjlper dig att finna dokument p denna site och nrstende sajter. S hr fungerar det: Du berttar fr skmotorn vad du letar ...%%==%%4963%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% S kregler S kmotorn hj lper dig att finna dokument p denna site och n rst ende sajter S h r fungerar det Du ber ttar f r s kmotorn vad du letar efter genom att knappa in s kord fraser eller fr gor i s krutan S kmotorn svarar med en lista p alla websidor i v rt index som inneh ller dina s kbegrepp De mest relevanta sidorna kommer f rst Anv nd s h r Skriv in dina s kord i s krutan Klicka p s kknappen f r att starta s kning H r r ett exempel Skriv in query example i s krutan Klicka p s k eller tryck Enter Resultatsidan ger dig ett antal websidor som handlar om recept p kakor med vetemj l och russin Tips Oroa dig inte ifall du f r massor av tr ffar I sj lva verket r det bra att ange flera ord vid s kning ven om du f r massor av tr ffar s visas de mest relevanta verst Mera grunder en versikt H r r en snabb versikt ver resten av v r hj lp Klicka p l nkarna f r att g direkt till respektive sektion Vad r ett Index Vad r ett Ord Vad r en Fras Enkla tips f r b ttre s kresultat Fr cka finesser f r typiska s kningar Vad r ett Index Webster s ordlista beskriver ett index som ett sekventiellt ordnat material V rt index r en stor v xande organiserad samling av websidor och diskussionsgrupp sidor fr n runt om i v rlden Indexet v xer f r varje dag som folk s nder oss nya adresser f r nya websidor Vi har ocks teknologin att scanna webben f r l nkar till nya sidor N r du anv nder v r s kservice s ker du i hela samlingen med hj lp av nyckelord eller fraser Vad r ett Ord N r du s ker t nk p ett ord som en kombination av bokst ver och tal S ksmotorn beh ver veta hur den ska dela upp ord och tal f r att hitta exakt vad du vill fr n Internet Du kan separera ord med blanktecken eller tabbar Vad r en Fras Du kan l nka ord och tal till fraser om du vill hitta sidor d r de f rekommer i en speciell ordning Anv nd citattecken omkring frasen i s krutan Exempel nr 1 F r att hitta dikter av Bellman knappa in Ulla Winblad i s krutan Du kan ocks anv nda alla vanliga punkter kommatecken etc Exempel nr 3 Prova att s ka p 1 800 999 9999 ist llet f r 1 800 999 9999 Bindestrecken h ller ihop siffrorna till en fras annars f r du tr ffar om en sida inneh ller t ex 800 Enkla tips f r b ttre s kresultat S kningar r ok nsliga f r stora sm bokst ver Bilar ger tr ff p sidor med b de bilar och BILAR Som standard r alla s kningar ocks accentok nsliga ven om en administrat r kan ndra detta Accenter har att g ra med latinska tecken och r vanligt t ex i franska Inkludera eller exkludera ord F r att s kerst lla att ett visst ord alltid r med i s kbegreppet l gg till ett tecken f re ordet i s krutan F r att s kerst lla att det aldrig r med anv nd minus ist llet Exempel Hitta recept p kakor med havremj l men utan russin genom att skriva in recept kakor havremj l russin Expandera s kning med wildcards L gg till p slutet av ett s kord s s ker du p alla t nkbara ndelser och varianter av ordet Exempel Prova prislist s hittar du prislista prislistor prislistorna etc S kning efter webadresser Om din s kning r en URL l nk som tex http www yahoo com kommer vissa s kmotorer att ta dig direkt dit F r att undvika det skriv in l nken med dubbla citattecken Fr cka finesser f r typiska s kningar Du kan s ka efter mer n bara text H r r n gra av alla sakerna du kan g ra link address Hittar sidor som l nkar till adressen eller en del av den Exempel link microsoft com hittar alla sidor som l nkar till Microsoft Obs alla s kmotorer har inte denna finess text text Hittar sidor som inneh ller den aktuella texten n gonstans utom en image tag l nk eller URL S kbegreppet text cow9 hittar alla sidor med cow9 p title text Hittar sidor som inneh ller texten i sidhuvudet url text Hittar sidor med ett speciellt ord eller en fras in URL l nken Anv nd url altavista f r att hitta alla sidor p alla servrar som har ordet altavista i v rdnamnet adressen eller filnamnet med andra ord var som helst i hela URL http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates sv tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates sv tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates sv tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search searchdata templates sv tips htm 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/search2/searchdata/templates/sv/tips.htm%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/search2/searchdata/templates/sv/tips.htm%%==%%Skregler Skmotorn hjlper dig att finna dokument p denna site och nrstende sajter. S hr fungerar det: Du berttar fr skmotorn vad du letar ...%%==%%4963%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% S kregler S kmotorn hj lper dig att finna dokument p denna site och n rst ende sajter S h r fungerar det Du ber ttar f r s kmotorn vad du letar efter genom att knappa in s kord fraser eller fr gor i s krutan S kmotorn svarar med en lista p alla websidor i v rt index som inneh ller dina s kbegrepp De mest relevanta sidorna kommer f rst Anv nd s h r Skriv in dina s kord i s krutan Klicka p s kknappen f r att starta s kning H r r ett exempel Skriv in query example i s krutan Klicka p s k eller tryck Enter Resultatsidan ger dig ett antal websidor som handlar om recept p kakor med vetemj l och russin Tips Oroa dig inte ifall du f r massor av tr ffar I sj lva verket r det bra att ange flera ord vid s kning ven om du f r massor av tr ffar s visas de mest relevanta verst Mera grunder en versikt H r r en snabb versikt ver resten av v r hj lp Klicka p l nkarna f r att g direkt till respektive sektion Vad r ett Index Vad r ett Ord Vad r en Fras Enkla tips f r b ttre s kresultat Fr cka finesser f r typiska s kningar Vad r ett Index Webster s ordlista beskriver ett index som ett sekventiellt ordnat material V rt index r en stor v xande organiserad samling av websidor och diskussionsgrupp sidor fr n runt om i v rlden Indexet v xer f r varje dag som folk s nder oss nya adresser f r nya websidor Vi har ocks teknologin att scanna webben f r l nkar till nya sidor N r du anv nder v r s kservice s ker du i hela samlingen med hj lp av nyckelord eller fraser Vad r ett Ord N r du s ker t nk p ett ord som en kombination av bokst ver och tal S ksmotorn beh ver veta hur den ska dela upp ord och tal f r att hitta exakt vad du vill fr n Internet Du kan separera ord med blanktecken eller tabbar Vad r en Fras Du kan l nka ord och tal till fraser om du vill hitta sidor d r de f rekommer i en speciell ordning Anv nd citattecken omkring frasen i s krutan Exempel nr 1 F r att hitta dikter av Bellman knappa in Ulla Winblad i s krutan Du kan ocks anv nda alla vanliga punkter kommatecken etc Exempel nr 3 Prova att s ka p 1 800 999 9999 ist llet f r 1 800 999 9999 Bindestrecken h ller ihop siffrorna till en fras annars f r du tr ffar om en sida inneh ller t ex 800 Enkla tips f r b ttre s kresultat S kningar r ok nsliga f r stora sm bokst ver Bilar ger tr ff p sidor med b de bilar och BILAR Som standard r alla s kningar ocks accentok nsliga ven om en administrat r kan ndra detta Accenter har att g ra med latinska tecken och r vanligt t ex i franska Inkludera eller exkludera ord F r att s kerst lla att ett visst ord alltid r med i s kbegreppet l gg till ett tecken f re ordet i s krutan F r att s kerst lla att det aldrig r med anv nd minus ist llet Exempel Hitta recept p kakor med havremj l men utan russin genom att skriva in recept kakor havremj l russin Expandera s kning med wildcards L gg till p slutet av ett s kord s s ker du p alla t nkbara ndelser och varianter av ordet Exempel Prova prislist s hittar du prislista prislistor prislistorna etc S kning efter webadresser Om din s kning r en URL l nk som tex http www yahoo com kommer vissa s kmotorer att ta dig direkt dit F r att undvika det skriv in l nken med dubbla citattecken Fr cka finesser f r typiska s kningar Du kan s ka efter mer n bara text H r r n gra av alla sakerna du kan g ra link address Hittar sidor som l nkar till adressen eller en del av den Exempel link microsoft com hittar alla sidor som l nkar till Microsoft Obs alla s kmotorer har inte denna finess text text Hittar sidor som inneh ller den aktuella texten n gonstans utom en image tag l nk eller URL S kbegreppet text cow9 hittar alla sidor med cow9 p title text Hittar sidor som inneh ller texten i sidhuvudet url text Hittar sidor med ett speciellt ord eller en fras in URL l nken Anv nd url altavista f r att hitta alla sidor p alla servrar som har ordet altavista i v rdnamnet adressen eller filnamnet med andra ord var som helst i hela URL http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates sv tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates sv tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates sv tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates sv tips htm 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/search2/searchdata/templates/spanish/tips.htm%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/search2/searchdata/templates/spanish/tips.htm%%==%%Reglas De Bsqueda Este Motor de Bsqueda le ayuda a encontrar documentos en este sitio y sitios relacionados. Funciona de esta manera: usted le ...%%==%%6558%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Reglas De B squeda Este Motor de B squeda le ayuda a encontrar documentos en este sitio y sitios relacionados Funciona de esta manera usted le dice al servicio de b squeda lo que usted est buscando pulsando palabras claves frases o preguntas en el rect ngulo de b squeda El servicio de b squeda responde d ndole una lista de todas las paginas del Web en nuestro ndice referente a esos asuntos El contenido m s relevante aparecer en la tapa de sus resultados C mo Utilizar Pulse sus palabras claves en el rect ngulo de b squeda Presione el bot n de B squeda para comenzar su b squeda Aqu tiene un ejemplo Tipo query example en el rect ngulo de la b squeda Presione el bot n de B squeda o presione la tecla de Introducir La pagina de resultados le mostrar las numerosas paginas en el Web acerca de las recetas de las galletas harina de avena y pasas Pista No se preocupe si usted encuentra una gran cantidad de resultados En hecho utilice m s que un par de palabras al buscar Aunque el n mero de resultados ser grande el contenido m s relevante aparecer siempre en la tapa de las paginas de resultado M s Fundamentos Una Descripci n Aqu est una descripci n r pida del resto de nuestra Ayuda B sica Haga clic en los v nculos para saltar a esas secciones Que es un ndice Que es una palabra Que es una frase Pistas simples para b squedas m s exactas Caracter sticas de lujo para las b squedas t picas Que es un ndice El diccionario de Webster describe un ndice como arreglo secuencial de material Nuestro ndice es una colecci n grande cada vez mayor ordenada por paginas del Web y de paginas del grupo de discusi n alrededor del mundo El ndice crece cada d a porque personas nos env an direcciones de paginas nuevas del Web Tambi n tenemos tecnolog a que rastrea el Web en busca de conexiones a las paginas nuevas Cuando usted utiliza nuestro servicio de b squeda usted busca en nuestra colecci n entera usando palabras claves o frases Que es una palabra Al buscar piense la palabra como una combinaci n de letras y n meros El servicio de b squeda necesita saber como separar palabras y n meros para encontrar exactamente lo que usted desea en el Internet Usted puede separar palabras usando espacio y las tabulaciones blancos Que es una frase Usted puede conectar palabras y n meros juntos en frases si usted desea que las palabras o los n meros espec ficos aparezcan juntos en sus paginas de resultado Si usted desea encontrar una frase exacta utilice la cita doble marca alrededor de la frase cuando usted incorpore palabras al rect ngulo de b squeda Ejemplo 1 Para encontrar las l ricas del Rey pulse no eres nada mas que un perro rastreador en el rect ngulo de la b squeda Usted puede tambi n crear frases usando la puntuaci n o caracteres especiales tales como rociadas l neas del car cter subrayado comas rayas verticales o puntos Ejemplo 2 Trate buscar 1 800 999 9999 en vez de 1 800 999 9999 Las rociadas conectan los n meros juntos como frase Pistas simples para b squedas m s exactas Las b squedas son caso insensible Buscar por piel corresponder con la piel min scula y PIEL may scula Por valor por defecto todas las b squedas tambi n son acento insensible pero los administradores pueden cambiar esta configuraci n La sensibilidad de acento se relaciona con los caracteres hispanos como 245 Incluyendo o excluyendo palabras Para cerciorarse de que una palabra espec fica siempre est incluida en su b squeda ponga el s mbolo m s antes de la palabra clave en el rect ngulo de la b squeda Para cerciorarse de que una palabra espec fica siempre est excluida en su b squeda coloque a menos antes de la palabra clave en el rect ngulo de la b squeda Ejemplo Para encontrar las recetas de las galletas de harina de avena pero sin las pasas trate receta galleta avena pasa Ampl e su b squeda usando comodines Al pulsar al final de una palabra clave usted puede buscar la palabra con conclusiones m ltiples Ejemplo Trate deseo para encontrar deseo deseos deseoso deseando y dese ndole Buscando direcciones del Web Si su t rmino de b squeda es un URL como http www yahoo com algunos motores de b squeda le dirigir n directamente al URL Para evitar este comportamiento y hacer una b squeda real con el URL como el t rmino de la b squeda incluya el URL en doble comillas Caracter sticas de lujo para las b squedas t picas Usted puede buscar m s que el texto Aqu est n todas las otras maneras que usted puede buscar en la red v nculo direcci n Encuentra las paginas que se conectan a una direccion especifica o una subcadena de ella Utilice link microsoft com para encontrar todas las paginas que se conectan a los sitios de Microsoft Nota esta caracter stica no es ejecutada en todos los motores de b squeda texto texto Encuentra las paginas que contienen el texto especificado en cualquier parte de la pagina con excepci n de una etiqueta de imagen vinculo o de un URL La b squeda text cow9 encontrar a todas las paginas con el t rmino cow9 en ellas titulo texto Encuentra las paginas que contienen la palabra o la frase especificada en el t tulo de la pagina aparece en la barra del t tulo en la mayor a de los navegadores La b squeda titulo Elvis encontrar a las paginas con Elvis en el t tulo url text Encuentra paginas con una palabra o una frase espec fica en el URL Use url altavista para encontrar todas las paginas en todos los servidores que tienen altavista en el nombre de ordenador principal el camino o el nombre de fichero en otras palabras el URL completo http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates spanish tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates spanish tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates spanish tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates spanish tips htm 
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Iata cum functioneaza: tu ...%%==%%6070%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Reguli Cautare Acest motor de cautare te ajuta sa gasesti documente in aceasta pagina de web si in pagini aferente Iata cum functioneaza tu spui serviciului de cautare ce anume cauti prin tastarea de cuvinte cheie fraze sau intrebari in linia de cautare Serviciul de cautare raspunde prin listarea tuturor paginilor de web ce au legatura cu respectivele subiecte Numaratoarea cea mai relevanta va aparea in partea de sus a rezultatelor Cum sa Folosesti Tasteaza cuvintele cheie in linia de cautare Apasa butonul Cauta pentru a incepe cautarea Iata un exemplu Tasteaza query example in linia de cautare Apasa butonul Cauta sau apasa tasta Enter Pagina Rezultatelor va arata numeroase pagini pe Web despre retete placinta cu mere Pont Nu ti face griji daca gasesti un numar mare de rezultate De fapt fooseste mai multe cuvinte cand cauti Chiar daca numarul de rezultate va fi prea mare cele cu continutul cel mai relevant vor aparea intotdeauna in partea de sus a paginilor cu rezultate Mai multe notiuni primare Un Sumar Aici gasesti un sumar rapid a ceea ce a am ramas din Ajutor Primar Doar da click pe aceste trimiteri pentru a sari catre aceste sectiuni Ce este un Index Ce este un Cuvant Ce este o Fraza Sfaturi Simple pentru Cautari Mai Exacte Caracteristici Atipice pentru Cautari Tipice Ce este un Index Dictionarul Webster descrie index ca un aranjament secvential al unui material Indexul nostru este o mare crescatoare organizata colectie de pagini de Web si grupuri de discutii de prin toata lumea Indexul devine tot mai mare in ffiecare zi pe masura ce oamenii ne trimit noi adrese de pagini de Web Avem deasemenea si tehnologia de cautare adanca crawl in Web ce urmareste trimiterile catre noi pagini Cand folosesti serviciul nostru de cautare cauti in toata colectia noastra folosind cuvinte cheie si fraze Ce este un Cuvant Cand cauti gandeste te la un cuvant ca la o combinatie de litere si numere Servicul de cautare are nevoie sa stie cum sa separe cuvintele si numerele pentru a gasi exact ceea ce doresti pe Internet Poti separa cuvintele folosind spatii albe Ce este o Fraza Poti lega cuvinte si numere impreuna in fraze daca doresti ca anumite cuvinte sau numere sa apara impreuna in paginile cu rezultate Daca doresti sa gasesti fraza exacta foloseste ghilimele duble la inceputul si la finalul frazei atunci cand introduci cuvintele in linia de cautare Exemplu 1 Pentru a gasi versuri de King tasteaza nu esti nimic altceva decat un caine de vanatoare in linia de cautare Deasemenea poti crea fraze folosind punctuatia sau caracterele speciale precum liniute linii subscor virgule oblice sau puncte Exemplu 2 Incearca sa cauti dupa 1 800 999 9999 in loc de 1 800 999 9999 Liniutele leaga numerele impreuna ca fraza Sfaturi Simple pentru Cautari Mai Exacte Cautarile sunt factor insenzitiv Cautand dupa Fur se va potrivi cu fur precum si cu FUR Initial toate cautarile sunt deasemenea accent insenzitive dar administratorii pot schimba aceasta setare Accent senzitiv se refera la caracterele Latine precum 245 Incluzand sau excluzand cuvinte Pentru a te asigura ca un cuvant anume este intotdeauna inclus in subiectul cautarii plaseaza simbolul plus inaintea cuvantului cheie in linia de cautare Pentru a te asigura ca un cuvant anume este intotdeauna exclus din subiectul cautarii plaseaza semnul minus inaintea cuvantului cheie in linia de cautare Exemplu Pentru a gasi retete pentru prajituri cu mere dar fara nuca incearca reteta prajitura mere mere Extinde cautarea folosind jokeri Tastand un la sfarsitul unui cuvant cheie poti cauta dupa cuvantul respectiv cu multiple terminatii Exemplu Incearca dor pentru a gasi dor dorinta doritor dormitor si dormeza Cautand dupa adrese de web Daca termenul de cautare este un URL precum http www yahoo com unele motoare de cautare te vor redirectiona automat catre URLul respectiv Pentru a evita acest comportament si pentru a cauta chiar cu URLul ca termen de cautare inchide URLul intre ghilimele duble Caracteristici Atipice pentru Cautari Tipice Poti cauta mai mult decat doar text Ai aici toate celelalte moduri de cautare de pe net link adresa Gaseste paginile ce fac trimitere la adresa specificata Foloseste link microsoft com pentru a gasi toate paginile ce fac trimitere catre siturile Microsoft Ia nota aceasta caracteristica nu este implementata in toate motoarele de cautare text text Gaseste pagini ce contin un text specificat in orice parte a paginii alta decat un insemn de imagine trimitere sau URL Cautarea text cow9 va gasi toate paginile ce contin termenul cow9 title text Gaseste paginile ce contin cuvantul specificat sau fraza specificat in titlul paginii ce apare in bara de titluin majoriatea navigatoarelor browsers Cautarea title Elvis va gasi paginile ce contin cuvantul Elvis in titlu url text Gaseste paginile ce contin un anumit cuvant sa fraza in URL Foloseste url altavista pentru a gasi toate paginile pe toate serverele ce 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Ele trabalha da seguinte forma: voc diz ao motor ...%%==%%5908%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Regras de busca Este motor de busca ajuda lhe encontrar documentos neste website e locais proximos Ele trabalha da seguinte forma voc diz ao motor de busca o que voc est procurando escrevendendo uma palavra frase ou perguntas O servi o de busca responde dando lhe uma lista de todas as p ginas que relaciona se a aquele t pico Os resultados mais relevante aparecerao em primeiro lugar Como usar Dactilografe as suas palavras na caixa de busca Pressione a tecla da busca para come ar sua busca Aqui est um exemplo Tipo query example na caixa da busca Pressione a tecla da busca ou pressione Enter A p gina dos resultados mostrar lhe p ginas numerosas no Web sobre receitas para bolinhos do raisin de leite Dica N o se preocupe se voc encontrar um grande n mero resultados Mas para evitar muitos resultados use mais de uma palavra na busca Mesmo que o n mero dos resultados seja grande o mais relevante aparecer sempre no alto das p ginas do resultado Mais Princ pios Uma vista geral Aqui est uma r pida vis o geral do descanso de nossa ajuda b sica Apenas clique sobre as liga es para saltar a estas se es O que index O que uma palavra O que uma frase Dicas simples para buscas mais exactas Opc es extravagantes para buscas t picas O que um index O dicion rio de Webster descreve um deslocamento predeterminado como um arranjo seq encial do material Nosso deslocamento predeterminado uma cole o grande crescente organizada de p ginas do Web e de p ginas do grupo de discuss o em torno do mundo o deslocamento predeterminado torna se maior cada dia enquanto os povos nos emitem os endere os para p ginas novas do Web N s temos tamb m a tecnologia que rasteja o Web que procura as liga es s p ginas novas Quando voc usa nosso servi o de busca voc procurara a cole o inteira usando keywords ou frases O que uma palavra Ao procurarar pense de uma palavra como uma combina o das letras e dos n meros O servi o de busca necessita saber separar palavras e n meros para encontrar exatamente o que voc quer no Internet Voc pode separar palavras usando o espa o e as abas brancos O que uma frase Voc pode ligar palavras e n meros junto em frases se voc quiser palavras ou n meros espec ficos parecer junto em suas p ginas do resultado Se voc quiser encontrar uma frase exata use a cita o dobro marca em torno da frase quando voc incorpora palavras caixa da busca Exemplo 1 Para encontrar a letra de um cantor escreva uma parte da sua musica na caixa de busca Voc pode tamb m criar frases usando a pontua o ou car cteres especiais tais como tra os v rgulas barras ou pontos Exemplo 2 Tente procurar por 1 800 999 9999 em vez de 1 800 999 9999 Os tra os ligam os n meros junto como uma frase Dicas simples para buscas mais exactas As buscas s o caso insensivel Procurando por pele combinar pele e PELE caixa Por default todas as buscas s o insensiveis aos acentos mas os administradores podem mudar este ajuste A sensibilidade ao acento relaciona se com car cteres latinos como 245 Incluindo ou excluindo palavras Para certificar se de que uma palavra espec fica est inclu da sempre em seu t pico da busca coloque o s mbolo positivo antes da palavra chave na caixa da busca Para certificar se de que uma palavra espec fica est exclu da sempre de seu t pico da busca coloque a menos o sinal antes do keyword na caixa da busca Exemplo Para encontrar receitas para bolinhos de creme mas sem ovos tente bolinho leite ovos Expanda sua busca usando sinais Escrevendo no fim de uma palavra voc pode procurar pela palavra com v rias termina es Exemplo Tente desejo para encontrar desejo desejos desejoso etc Procurando por endere os na web Se seu termo da busca for um URL como http www yahoo com alguns motores da busca dirigiriam no de novo diretamente ao URL evitam este comportamento e fazem uma busca real com o URL como o termo da busca inclui o URL em dobro cita Opc es extravagantes para buscas t picas Voc pode procurar mais que apenas texto Est o aqui todas as outras maneiras que voc pode procurar na rede link endere o Encontra as p ginas que ligam ao endere o especificado ou um substring dele Use link microsoft com para encontrar todas as p ginas da Microsoft Nota esta caracter stica n o executada em todos os motores da busca text texto Encontra p ginas que cont m o texto em qualquer parte da p gina excep o de um Tag de uma liga o ou de um Tag da imagem A busca text cow9 encontraria todas as p ginas com o termo cow9 nelas title texto Encontra as p ginas que cont m a palavra ou a frase especificada no t tulo da p gina A busca title Elvis encontraria p ginas com o Elvis no t tulo url texto Encontra p ginas uma palavra ou uma frase espec fica no URL Use url altavista para encontrar todas as p ginas que t m o altavista como palavra no trajecto ou no nome de arquivo o URL completo em outras palavras http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates portuguese tips htm http planetquest 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Ecco come funziona: chiedi al ...%%==%%5959%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Regole di ricerca Questo motore di ricerca aiuta a trovare documenti su questo sito e su altri siti collegati Ecco come funziona chiedi al servizio di ricerca cosa vuoi trovare digitando parole chiave frasi o domande nella casella di ricerca Il servizio di ricerca risponde dando una lista di tutte le pagine web indicizzate relative agli argomenti richiesti I contenuti pi rilevanti appariranno in cima ai risultati Come usarlo Digita le parole chiave nella casella di ricerca Premi il bottone Ricerca per iniziare la ricerca Ecco un esempio Digita query example nella casella di ricerca Premi il bottone Ricerca oppure il tasto Enter La pagina dei risultati mostrer numerose pagine trovate sul web a proposito della ricetta dei biscotti fatti con farina di avena Consiglio non preoccuparti se trovi molti risultati Usa pi di una o due parole per cercare quello che vuoi trovare Comunque anche fra un largo numero di risultati i pi rilevanti appariranno sempre in cima alla pagina dei risultati Descrizione principi fondamentali Ecco una rapida descrizione del resto di questa guida Clicca per saltare a queste sezioni Cos un Indice Cos una Parola Cos una Frase Consigli per migliorare le ricerche Caratteristiche valide per ricerche tipiche Cos un indice Il dizionario Webster descrive un Indice come una disposizione sequenziale di materiali Il nostro indice una larga crescente ed organizzata raccolta di pagine web e pagine di gruppi di discussione provenienti da tutto il mondo Abbiamo anche la tecnologia per esplorare il web alla ricerca di collegamenti a nuove pagine Quando usi il nostro servizio di ricerca cerchi attraverso l intera raccolta utilizzando parole o frasi Cos una Parola Quando cerchi pensa ad una parola come una combinazione di lettere e numeri Il servizio di ricerca deve sapere come separare parole e numeri per trovare esattamente quello che vuoi su Internet Puoi separare le parole usando spazi e tabulazioni Cos una Frase Puoi formare frasi usando parole e numeri se vuoi che parole o numeri specifici appaiano assieme nei risultati Se vuoi trovare una frase esatta usa le virgolette all inizio ed alla fine della frase quando digiti le parole nella casella di ricerca Esempio 1 Per trovare i testi di King digita you ain t nothing but a hound dog nel riquadro di ricerca Puoi anche creare frasi usando la punteggiatura o i caratteri speciali come trattini underscore virgole barre o punti Esempio 2 Prova a cercare 1 800 999 9999 anzich 1 800 999 9999 I trattini legano insieme i numeri come fossero una frase unica Consigli per migliorare le ricerche Le ricerche sono insensibili alle maiuscole Se cerchi Pelo troverai sia la parola pelo in minuscolo e PELO in maiuscolo Normalmente tutte le ricerche sono insensibili agli accenti ma gli amministratori possono cambiare questa impostazione La sensibilit agrave agli accenti si riferisce ai caratteri latini come 245 Inclusione od esclusione di parole Per essere sicuri che una parola specifica sia sempre inclusa nei risultati di ricerca metti un pi prima della parola chiave nella casella di ricerca Per essere sicuri che una parola specifica sia sempre esclusa nei risultati di ricerca metti un meno prima della parola chiave nella casella di ricerca Esempio Per trovare le ricette per i biscotti con la farina d avena ma senza uva passa prova ricetta biscotto farina d avena uva passa Espandi la ricerca usando i caratteri jolly Digitando alla fine di una parola chiave potrai cercare quella parola con finali multipli Esempio Prova casa per trovare casa casalinghi casale e casato Cercare indirizzi internet Se il termine di ricerca un URL come http www yahoo com alcuni motori di ricerca ti portano direttamente all URL Per impedirlo ed invece cercare l URL nell indice chiudi l URL stesso fra virgolette Caratteristiche valide per ricerche tipiche Oltre al semplice testo puoi cercare altro Ecco tutti i comandi che puoi usare link indirizzo web Trova pagine che sono collegate all indirizzo specificato o ad una sottostringa di questo Utilizza link microsoft com per cercare tutte le pagine che si collegano ai siti Microsoft Nota questa caratteristica non egrave implementata su tutti i motori di ricerca text testo Trova le pagine che contengono il testo specificato in qualsiasi parte della pagina tranne che nei tag immagine collegamenti o URL La ricerca testo casa9 troverebbe tutte le pagine contenenti il termine casa9 title testo Trova le pagine che contengono la parola o la frase specificata nel titolo della pagina che compare nella barra di titolo della maggior parte dei browser La ricerca titolo Elvis troverebbe le pagine con Elvis nel titolo url testo Pagine trovate con una specifica parola o frase nell URL Utilizza url altavista per trovare tutte le pagine su tutti i server che hanno la parola altavista nel nome del server nel percorso o nel nome del file in altre parole l URL completo http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates italian tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates italian tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates italian tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates italian tips htm 
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Das funktioniert folgenderma&szlig;en: Sie erkl&auml;ren dem Suchdienst, ...%%==%%7013%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Such Regeln Diese Suchmaschine hilft Ihnen Dokumente auf dieser Website und damit in Verbindung stehenden Sites zu finden Das funktioniert folgenderma szlig en Sie erkl auml ren dem Suchdienst wonach Sie suchen indem Sie Schl uuml sselw ouml rter Phrasen oder Fragen in das Such Eingabefeld tippen Der Suchdienst antwortet mit einer Liste aller Web Seiten in unserem Index die sich auf diese Themen beziehen Der relevanteste Inhalt erscheint zu Beginn Ihrer Resultate Anwendungsbeschreibung Tippen Sie ihre Suchbegriffe in das Eingabefeld Dr uuml cken Sie den Suchen Knopf um Ihre Suche zu starten Ein Beispiel Geben Sie query example in das Such Eingabefeld ein Klicken Sie auf den Suche Knopf oder bet auml tigen Sie die ENTER Taste Die Ergebnis Seite wird Ihnen zahlreiche Verweise auf Seiten aus dem Web uuml ber Rezepte f uuml r Hafermehlrosinenpl auml tzchen zeigen Tip Seien Sie nicht verwirrt wenn Sie eine gro szlig e Anzahl an Ergebnissen erhalten Verwenden Sie statt dessen einfach mehr Suchbegriffe Auch wenn eine gro szlig e Anzahl an Ergebnissen vorliegt erscheinen die Seiten mit dem relevantesten Inhalt immer zu Beginn der Trefferliste Weitere Grundlagen ein Uuml berblick Hier ist ein schneller Uuml berblick uuml ber den Rest unserer grundlegenden Hilfe Klicken Sie einfach auf die Verweise um zu diesen Kapiteln zu springen Was ist ein Index Was ist ein Wort Was ist eine Phrase Einfache Tips f uuml r genauere Suchen Zusatzm ouml glichkeiten f uuml r bestimmte Suchanfragen Was ist ein Index Webster s Dictionary beschreibt einen Index als sequentielle Anordnung von Material Unser Index ist eine gro szlig e wachsende organisierte Ansammlung von Web Seiten und Diskussionsgruppen Seiten aus der ganzen Welt Der Index wird jeden Tag gr ouml szlig er w auml hrend Leute die Adressen neuer Web Seiten dort eintragen Wir haben auch ein Verfahren um das Web nach Verweisen auf neue Seiten zu durchsuchen Wenn Sie unseren Suchdienst verwenden durchsuchen Sie die gesamte Ansammlung mit Hilfe von Schl uuml sselw ouml rtern oder Phrasen Was ist ein Wort Beim Suchen ist ein Wort eine Kombination aus Zeichen und Zahlen Der Suchdienst mu szlig W ouml rter und Zahlen voneinander trennen k ouml nnen um genau das zu finden was Sie aus dem Internet w uuml nschen Sie k ouml nnen W ouml rter mit Leerzeichen und Tabulatoren trennen Was ist eine Phrase Sie k ouml nnen W ouml rter und Zahlen zu Phrasen zusammenbinden wenn Sie nach spezifischen W ouml rter oder Zahlen suchen die in Ihren Resultat Seiten gemeinsam auftreten sollen Wenn Sie eine genaue Phrase finden m ouml chten umschlie szlig en Sie diese mit quot doppelten Anf uuml hrungszeichen quot wenn Sie W ouml rter in das Eingabefeld eintragen Beispiel Nr 1 Um Texte von Goethe zu finden tippen Sie z B Uuml ber allen Wipfeln ist Ruh in das Eingabefeld Sie k ouml nnen Phrasen mit Interpunktion oder Sonderzeichen wie Gedankenstrichen Unterstrich Zeichen Kommata Schr auml gstrichen oder auch Punkten erstellen Beispiel Nr 2 Versuchen Sie nach 1 800 999 9999 zu suchen anstelle von 1 800 999 9999 Die Gedankenstriche binden die Zahlen als Phrase zusammen Einfache Tips f uuml r genauere Suchen Bei Suchvorg auml ngen wird nicht zwischen Klein und Gro szlig schreibung unterschieden Eine Suche nach Pelz erzeugt Treffer sowohl bei pelz klein geschrieben als auch bei PELZ gro szlig geschrieben Als Standardeinstellung sind alle Suchvorg auml nge zudem akzent insensitiv aber Administratoren k ouml nnen diese Einstellung auml ndern Akzent Sensitivit auml t bezieht sich auf Latin Zeichen wie 245 Einschlie szlig en oder Ausschlie szlig en von W ouml rtern Um sicherzustellen da szlig ein bestimmtes Wort immer in Ihrem Suchergebnis enthalten ist markieren Sie dieses Schl uuml sselwort durch ein vorangestelltes Plus Zeichen innerhalb des Eingabefeldes Um sicherzustellen da szlig ein spezifisches Wort nie in Ihrem Suchergebnis enthalten ist markieren Sie das Schl uuml sselwort durch ein vorangestelltes Minuszeichen innerhalb des Eingabefeldes Beispiel Um Rezepte f uuml r Pl auml tzchen mit Hafermehl aber ohne Rosinen zu finden versuchen Sie Rezept Pl auml tzchen Hafermehl Rosine Erweitern Ihrer Suche mit Wildcards Durch Anh auml ngen eines am Ende eines Schl uuml sselwortes k ouml nnen Sie nach dem Wort mit variablen Endungen suchen Beispiel Versuchen Sie w uuml nsc um W uuml nsche W uuml nschenswertes W uuml nscherute etc zu finden Suchen nach Web Adressen Wenn Ihre Suchbezeichnung ein URL wie quot http www yahoo com quot ist leiten einige Suchmaschinen Sie direkt zu diesem URL weiter Um dieses Verhalten zu vermeiden und tats auml chlich einen Suchvorgang mit dem URL als Suchbegriff zu starten schlie szlig en Sie den URL in doppelte Hochkommata ein Zusatzm ouml glichkeiten f uuml r bestimmte Suchanfragen Sie k ouml nnen nicht nur nach Text suchen Sie haben zus auml tzlich folgende M ouml glichkeiten Suchbegriffe zu formulieren link Adresse Findet Seiten die einen Verweis auf die spezifizierte Adresse enthalten oder eine Teilzeichenkette davon Verwenden Sie link microsoft com um alle Seiten zu finden die Verweise auf Seiten von Microsoft enthalten Anmerkung Diese Eigenschaft wird nicht auf allen Suchmaschinen zur Verf uuml gung gestellt text Text Findet Seiten die den angegebenen Text in irgendeinem Teil der Seite au szlig er als lt img gt Tag Verweis oder URL enthalten Die Suche text cow9 w uuml rde alle Seiten mit dem Begriff cow9 in ihrem Inhalt finden title Text Findet Seiten die das angegebene Wort oder die Phrase im Seiten Namen enthalten welcher in der Titelleiste der meisten Browser erscheint Die Suche title Elvis w uuml rde Seiten mit Elvis im Namen finden url Text Findet Seiten mit dem angegebenen Wort oder der Phrase im URL Verwenden Sie url altavista um alle Seiten zu finden die das Wort altavista im Rechnernamen im Pfad oder im Dateinamen haben in anderen Worten Innerhalb des kompletten URL http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates german tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates german tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates german tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates german tips htm 
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Voici comment cela ...%%==%%6608%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% R gles De Recherche Ce moteur de recherche vous aide trouver des documents sur des sites Web et des sites relatifs Voici comment cela fonctionne vous inscrivez un mot plusieurs mots une phrase ou une question dans le champ de recherche Le service de recherche r pondra en vous donnant une liste de toutes les pages de Web dans notre index concernant ces sujets Le contenu le plus appropri appara tra en t te de vos r sultats par ordre d importance Comment Utiliser Inscrivez vos mots cl s dans le champ de recherche Cliquez sur Rechercher pour d marrer votre recherche Voici un exemple Inscrivez query example dans le cadre de recherche Cliquez sur le bouton de recherche ou pressez la touche Enter La page de r sultats vous montrera de nombreuses pages sur le Web au sujet des recettes pour des biscuits de raisin sec de farine d avoine Astuces Ne vous inqui tez pas si vous trouvez un grand nombre de r sultats En fait utilisez plus qu un couple de mots en recherchant Quoique le nombre de r sultats soit grand le contenu le plus appropri appara tra toujours en t te des pages de r sultat Plus de d tails Une Vue d ensemble Voici une vue rapide de l ensemble de notre aide de base Cliquez simplement sur les liens pour vous amener ces sections Qu est ce qu un Index Qu est ce qu un mot Qu est ce qu une phrase Astuces simples pour des recherches plus exactes Fonctions pour des recherches typiques Qu est ce qu un Index Le dictionnaire de Webster d crit un index comme agencement s quentiel de mat riel Notre index est une grande croissante collection organis e de pages de Web et de groupes de discussion partout dans le monde L index s accro t chaque jour quand les gens nous envoient des adresses pour des nouvelles pages Web Nous avons galement une technologie qui chenille le Web recherchant des liens de nouvelles pages Quand vous utilisez notre service de recherche vous recherchez la collection enti re en utilisant des mots cl s ou des phrases Qu est ce qu un mot Lorsque vous cherchez pensez un mot comme combinaison des lettres et des nombres Le service de recherche doit savoir s parer les mots et les nombres pour trouver exactement ce que vous voulez sur l Internet Vous pouvez s parer les mots en utilisant des espaces et le tabulateur Qu est ce qu une phrase Vous pouvez incorporer des mots et des nombres ensemble dans les phrases si vous voulez que des mots ou des nombres sp cifiques apparaissent ensemble dans vos pages de r sultats Si vous voulez trouver une expression exacte utilisez les doubles guillemets autour de la phrase quand vous inscrivez des mots dans le cadre de recherche Exemple 1 Pour trouver la lyrique par Elvis inscrivez you ain t nothing but a hound dog dans le cadre de recherche Vous pouvez galement cr er des phrases en utilisant la ponctuation ou des caract res speciaux tels que des tirets des lignes de soulignage des virgules des barres de fraction ou des points Exemple 2 Essayez de rechercher 1 800 999 9999 au lieu de 1 800 999 9999 les traits d union cr ent automatiquement une phrase Astuces simples pour des recherches plus exactes Les recherches sont casse insensible La recherche la fourrure galera la fourrure minuscule et la FOURRURE majuscule Par d faut toutes les recherches sont aussi bien insensible aux accents mais les administrateurs peuvent changer cette configuration La sensibilit d accent s apparente aux caract res latins comme 245 Inclure ou exclure des mots Pour s assurer qu un mot sp cifique est toujours inclus dans votre sujet de recherche placez le symbole positif avant le mot cl dans le cadre de recherche Pour s assurer qu un mot sp cifique est toujours exclu de votre sujet de recherche placez a le symbole n gatif avant le mot cl dans le cadre de recherche Exemple Pour trouver des recettes pour des biscuits avec la farine d avoine mais sans raisins secs essayez le recette de biscuit oatmeal raisin sec Augmentez votre recherche en utilisant l ast risque En tapant la fin d un mot cl vous pouvez rechercher le mot avec des fins multiples Exemple Essayez Souhait pour trouver le souhait les souhaits souhaiteur souhaiter Recherche des adresses de Web Si votre limite de recherche est un URL comme http www yahoo com quelques moteurs de recherche vous r orienteront directement URL To vitent ce comportement et font une recherche r elle avec le URL comme la limite de recherche entourent le URL dans double cite Fonctions pour des recherches typiques Vous pouvez rechercher plus que juste le texte Voici toutes les autres mani res que vous pouvez rechercher sur l Internet link adresse Trouve des pages qui joignent l adresse indiqu e ou une sous cha ne d elle Employez link microsoft com pour trouver toutes les pages joindre aux sites de Microsoft Note ce dispositif n est pas mis en application sur tous les moteurs de recherche text texte Trouve les pages qui contiennent le texte indiqu dans n importe quelle partie de la page autre qu une tiquette image un lien ou URL La recherche text cow9 trouverait toutes les pages avec le terme cow9 title texte Trouve les pages qui contiennent le mot ou l expression indiqu dans le titre de page qui appara t dans la barre de titre de la plupart des browsers La recherche title Elvis trouverait des pages avec Elvis au titre url texte Pages de trouvailles avec un mot ou une expression sp cifique dans URL Utilisez url altavista pour trouver toutes les pages sur tous les serveurs qui ont le mot altavista dans le nom d h te direction ou le nom de fichier le URL complet en d autres termes http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates french tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates french tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates french tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates french tips htm 
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Here's how it works: you tell the search service ...%%==%%5579%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Search Rules This search engine helps you find documents on this website and related sites Here s how it works you tell the search service what you re looking for by typing in keywords phrases or questions in the search box The search service responds by giving you a list of all the Web pages in our index relating to those topics The most relevant content will appear at the top of your results How To Use Type your keywords in the search box Press the Search button to start your search Here s an example Type query example in the search box Press the Search button or press the Enter key The Results page will show you numerous pages on the Web about recipes for oatmeal raisin cookies Tip Don t worry if you find a large number of results In fact use more than a couple of words when searching Even though the number of results will be large the most relevant content will always appear at the top of the result pages More Basics An Overview Here s a quick overview of the rest of our Basic Help Just click on the links to jump to these sections What is an Index What is a Word What is a Phrase Simple Tips for More Exact Searches Fancy Features for Typical Searches What is an Index Webster s dictionary describes an index as a sequential arrangement of material Our index is a large growing organized collection of Web pages and discussion group pages from around the world The index becomes larger every day as people send us the addresses for new Web pages We also have technology that crawls the Web looking for links to new pages When you use our search service you search the entire collection using keywords or phrases What is a Word When searching think of a word as a combination of letters and numbers The search service needs to know how to separate words and numbers to find exactly what you want on the Internet You can separate words using white space and tabs What is a Phrase You can link words and numbers together into phrases if you want specific words or numbers to appear together in your result pages If you want to find an exact phrase use double quotation marks around the phrase when you enter words in the search box Example 1 To find lyrics by the King type you ain t nothing but a hound dog in the search box You can also create phrases using punctuation or special characters such as dashes underscore lines commas slashes or dots Example 2 Try searching for 1 800 999 9999 instead of 1 800 999 9999 The dashes link the numbers together as a phrase Simple Tips for More Exact Searches Searches are case insensitive Searching for Fur will match the lowercase fur and uppercase FUR By default all searches are accent insensitive as well but administrators can change this setting Accent sensitivity relates to Latin characters like 245 Including or excluding words To make sure that a specific word is always included in your search topic place the plus symbol before the key word in the search box To make sure that a specific word is always excluded from your search topic place a minus sign before the keyword in the search box Example To find recipes for cookies with oatmeal but without raisins try recipe cookie oatmeal raisin Expand your search using wildcards By typing an at the end of a keyword you can search for the word with multiple endings Example Try wish to find wish wishes wishful wishbone and wishy washy Searching for web addresses If your search term is a URL like http www yahoo com some search engines will redirect you directly to the URL To avoid this behavior and do an actual search with the URL as the search term enclose the URL in double quotes Fancy Features for Typical Searches You can search more than just text Here are all of the other ways you can search on the net link address Finds pages that link to the specified address or a substring of it Use link microsoft com to find all pages linking to Microsoft sites Note this feature is not implemented on all search engines text text Finds pages that contain the specified text in any part of the page other than an image tag link or URL The search text cow9 would find all pages with the term cow9 in them title text Finds pages that contain the specified word or phrase in the page title which appears in the title bar of most browsers The search title Elvis would find pages with Elvis in the title url text Finds pages with a specific word or phrase in the URL Use url altavista to find all pages on all servers that have the word altavista in the host name path or filename the complete URL in other words http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates english tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates english tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates english tips htm http planetquest jpl nasa gov search2 searchdata templates english tips htm 
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Hier is hoe het werkt: jij verteld de zoekmachine wat je ...%%==%%6077%%==%%15 Oct 102%%==%% Zoekgenerator informatie Deze zoekmachine helpt je om documenten op gerelateerde sites te vinden Hier is hoe het werkt jij verteld de zoekmachine wat je wilt door sleutelwoorden zinnen of vragen in de zoek box te typen De zoek machine antwoord door een lijst te geven van alle web pagina s in zijn index die gerelateerd zijn aan deze onderwerpen het meest relevante document komt aan de top van jouw lijst Hoe te gebruiken Type uw Trefwoorden in de zoek box Druk op de zoek knop om te beginnen met uw zoek tocht Hier is een Voorbeeld Type query example in de zoek box Druk op de zoek knop of druk op de Enter toest op uw toetsen bord De Resultaten pagina zal u een aantal verschillende pagina s laten zien over recipes voor oatmeal raisin cookies Tip maakt u zich geen zorgen als u een grote hoeveelheid resultaten krijgt In feite gebruik meer dan een paar woorden wanneer u zoekt de meest relevante zal boven aan de resultaten pagina verschijnen Meer Basis begrippen en een Overzicht hier is een snelle overzicht van de rest van onze Basis Help Klik op een van onderstaande links en sping naar deze selectie Wat is een index Wat is een Woord Wat is een Gedeelte Simpele Tips meer Exacte Zoeken naar Andere toepassingen voor bijzonder zoeken Wat is een index Webster s woordenboek beschrijft een index als een verzameling arrangement of materiaal Onze index is een grote groeiende georganizeerde collectie van Web pagina s en discussie groep pagina s van alle wereld delen De index Wordt elke dag groter naar mate bezoeker of gebruiker hun web pagina naar ons verzenden Wij bezitten ook de technologie die crawls over het Web uitkijkend naar links noor nieuwe pagina s Wanneer u onze zoek service gebruikt Dan zoekt u door onze volledige collectie door gebruik te maken van trefwoorden of gedeeltes Wat is een Woord Wanneer u zoekt denk dan aan een woord als een combinatie van letters en cijfers De zoek service wil graag weten hoe het woorden en cijfers moet scheiden om exact te kunnen zoeken nnar dat geen wat u zoek op het internet U kunt woorden splitsen door gebruik te maken van spatie en tabs Wat is een Gedeelte U kan woorden en cijfers samenvoegen tot gedeeltes indien u specifieke woorden of cijfers wilt laten verschijnen in de resultaten pagina als u een exact gedeelte wilt vinden gebruik dan double quotation marks aan weerzijde van uw trefwoord in de zoek box Voorbeeld 1 Om de lyrics by the King te vinden typ you ain t nothing but a hound dog in het zoekveld Je kan ook zinnen creeeren dmv punctuatie of speciale karakters zoals streepjes onderliggende streepjes komma s schuine strepen of punten Voorbeeld 2 Probeer te zoeken naar 1 800 999 9999 inplaats van 1 800 999 9999 The dashes link the numbers together as a phrase Simpele Tips meer Exacte Zoeken naar Zoek tochten zijn hoofdletter gevoelig Zoeken naar Fur is gelijk aan met kleine letters fur en hoofdletters FUR Standaard zijn alle zoek tochten niet accent gevoelig maar beheerders kunnen de instellingen veranderen Accent gevoelig relaties zoals Latijnse karkters 245 invoegen of uitsluiten van woorden Om te zorgen dat een specifiek woord altijd aanwezig is in de zoek resultaten plaats dan het plus teken voor het trefwoord in de zoek box Om er voor te zorgen dat een specifiek woord altijd wordt uitgesloten in de zoek resultaten plaats dan het min teken voor uw trefwoord in de zoek box Voorbeeld om te zoeken naar recipes for cookies with oatmeal but without raisins probeer recipe cookie oatmeal raisin Vergroot uw zoek tocht door gebruik te maken van wildcards Door een in te typen aan het einde van een trefwoord kan u uw zoeken met meerdere uitkomsten Voorbeeld Probeer wish uitkomst voorbeeld wish wishes wishful wishbone en wishy washy Zoek naar web adressen Als je zoekterm een URL is zoals http www yahoo com zullen sommige zoek machines je meteen redirecten naar deze URL Om dit te voorkomen en een echte search te doen met deze URL als zoekterm sluit de URL in aanhalingstekens Andere toepassingen voor bijzonder zoeken U kan zoeken naar meer dan alleen text Hier zijn alle andere manieren om te zoeken op het net link adres het vinden van een specifiek adres of een substring van het Gebruik dan link microsoft com Om alle pagina s te vinden die naar de Microsoft pagina s gaan Notitie Deze toepassing is niet in alle zoekgeneratoren geinstalleerd tekst tekst Het vinden van pagina s die een specifiek woord of text bevatten in elk willekeurig gedeelte van een pagina anders dan een img tag link of URL het zoeken naar text cow9 zal dan zoeken naar alle pagina s met de term cow9 in het titel tekst het vinden specifieken woorden of gedeeltes van een pagina titel welk verschijnt boven in de titel bar van de meeste web browsers Het zoeken naar title Elvis zal alle pagina s met de titel Elvis weergeven url tekst het vinden van specifieken woorden of gedeeltes van een URL Gebruik dan url altavista om 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