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Kind of, we fly 10 hour, overnight flights.
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Jul 20 |
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No, won't be studying the eclipse because we can't use the telescope when the sun it up.
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Jul 20 |
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Yep, still in Christchurch. We're here through early August.
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Jul 20 |
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Today on @NASA Snapchat: Go inside our flying observatory, see our mission control center, and more! pic.twitter.com/AGgY6NMlp1
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Jul 20 |
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No, the sun could damage the telescope because it's designed for nighttime use.
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Jul 20 |
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We were in the right place at the right time: go.nasa.gov/2tI4H5V
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Jul 19 |
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Details from inside our observations of the next @NASANewHorizons flyby target: go.nasa.gov/2vl4Tsb #NASAbeyond pic.twitter.com/gIqCY78Ap0
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Jul 19 |
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Traveling through @CHC_Airport? Be sure to check out our displays near the food court to learn about our observations. #NASABeyond pic.twitter.com/GuhszarTsi
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Jul 18 |
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Yes, completely modified. We added a pressure bulkhead between the open telescope cavity and the pressurized cabin with our team.
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Jul 18 |
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No, we only fly at night. Sunlight could damage the telescope.
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Jul 17 |
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All about our observations of our Milky Way Galaxy and neighboring galaxies go.nasa.gov/2uxaVs1 #NASAbeyond pic.twitter.com/81Njn69JRW
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See how we're preparing for @NASANewHorizons' arrival at its next destination in the Kuiper Belt on Jan. 1, 2019: nasa.tumblr.com/post/163105600… pic.twitter.com/WQNlAJNkNl
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Jul 17 |
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We fly with the same lights as commercial aircraft.
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Jul 17 |
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Go inside our flight as we chased down the shadow of the next @NASANewhorizons flyby target. go.nasa.gov/2uG9bKn #NASAbeyond pic.twitter.com/tAvHmKbVbk
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Jul 16 |
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1. telescope is on a spherical bearing, so the plane moves around the stable telescope. 2. gyroscopes 3. vibration isolation system pic.twitter.com/7NRzV0RCc1
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Jul 16 |
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The "dots?" That image was taken during a test flight. They are strings used to analyze the air flow over the telescope cavity.
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Jul 15 |
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Eyes on MU69: Go inside the @SOFIAtelescope flight to gather critical data on @NASANewhorizons' next flyby target. tinyurl.com/ybdmt5uh pic.twitter.com/qfwkMThbHg
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Jul 15 |
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This week @NASA: We teamed up with @NASANewHorizons and more! Watch at 0:46: go.nasa.gov/2up0xSP #NASAbeyond pic.twitter.com/Q0v4lV0kxJ
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Jul 14 |
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Two years ago we studied Pluto before @NASANewHorizons' #PlutoFlyBy. This year we studied its next flyby target: go.nasa.gov/2tI4H5V pic.twitter.com/suA7MIGYto
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Jul 12 |
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2. When we made similar observations of Pluto, it was visible to the eye on our monitors. But MU69 is too faint & small for the naked eye
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