Cassini's last year at Saturn

[ThreePounds]

15 minutes ago, sevenperforce said:

Still an hour out but Where's Cassini Now is already speaking of the mission end in past tense.

That's because the rest of the websites takes the 83min speed of light delay into account. It's the way the researchers experience this event so it'll be our time line as well. In reality, Cassini is already nothing but a long streak of fumes embedded in Saturn's upper atmosphere.

NASA is live right now!

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public

Edited September 15, 2017 by Three_Pounds

[KAL 9000]

[sevenperforce]

38 minutes ago, Three_Pounds said:

That's because the rest of the websites takes the 83min speed of light delay into account. It's the way the researchers experience this event so it'll be our time line as well. In reality, Cassini is already nothing but a long streak of fumes embedded in Saturn's upper atmosphere.

NASA is live right now!

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public

Doesn't make sense. It said "Cassini plunged into Saturn's atmosphere and disintegrated about 3:31 a.m. PDT (7:31 a.m. EDT) on Sept. 15, 2017." 7:31 EDT was nine minutes ago, but it currently says "mission end" in 14 minutes.

Maybe it's an EDT/EST mixup?

F.

[Ultimate Steve]

Final picture sent by Cassini:

Just now, sevenperforce said:

Doesn't make sense. It said "Cassini plunged into Saturn's atmosphere and disintegrated about 3:31 a.m. PDT (7:31 a.m. EDT) on Sept. 15, 2017." 7:31 EDT was nine minutes ago, but it currently says "mission end" in 14 minutes.

Maybe it's an EDT/EST mixup?

F.

Lightspeed delay, probably. It actually was destroyed a while ago but it will take the signal a while to get here.

[ThreePounds]

2 minutes ago, sevenperforce said:

Maybe it's an EDT/EST mixup?

 3:31 a.m. PDT is the correct time. And that's 6:31 a.m. EDT. So yes, a typo.

Edited September 15, 2017 by Three_Pounds

[cubinator]

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public

[Ringkeeper]

one day they will learn to use UTC..... i'm sure....

[Nightfury]

T-8:00 minutes

#R.I.P Cassini

 

[sevenperforce]

8 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said:

Final picture sent by Cassini:

Spoiler

Sure this was the final one? From the Raw Images stream, this was the last one:

 

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Lightspeed delay, probably. It actually was destroyed a while ago but it will take the signal a while to get here.

Nine minutes ago plus thirteen minutes from now is 22 minutes, but the lightspeed delay from Saturn right now is 83 minutes.

(looks up PDT)

Evidently actual impact was 6:31 Eastern Standard Time. Eastern Daylight Time is not observed in the United States right now.

Edited September 15, 2017 by sevenperforce

[ThreePounds]

Here is the Deep Space Network NOW.

At Canberra can see that antenna 43 and 35 are currently locked on to the signal. When the signal dies, we'll know the mission is over.

https://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html

[KingPhantom]

1 minute ago, sevenperforce said:

Sure this was the final one? From the Raw Images stream, this was the last one:

 

Nine minutes ago plus thirteen minutes from now is 22 minutes, but the lightspeed delay from Saturn right now is 83 minutes.

(looks up PDT)

Evidently actual mission termination was 6:31 Eastern Standard Time. Eastern Daylight Time is not observed in the United States right now.

they try to send more images. but the one posted is the last planned and proper image from saturn!

 

the  raw images are just extras. if possible

[ThreePounds]

2 minutes ago, sevenperforce said:

Eastern Daylight Time is not observed in the United States right now.

It actually is! Until the 5th November.

[Ultimate Steve]

@sevenperforce If I have gotten things mixed up, I apologize, I looked at the first source I found and you're probably right.

T-1 minute.

*SALUTE*

[sevenperforce]

3 minutes ago, Three_Pounds said:

It actually is! Until the 5th November.

Wait, you're right.

So the post must have been wrong. 6:31 EDT.

[Felsmak]

And now it's official. Cassini is no more. Rest in peace, you magnificent thing!

[ThreePounds]

And loss of signal!

Good-bye Cassini.

[Nightfury]

#R.I.P

Was a great time with you my friend!

 

[Ringkeeper]

[sevenperforce]

Loss of signal. Farewell, Cassini.

[cubinator]

Thank you Cassini!

Edited September 15, 2017 by cubinator

[KingPhantom]

LOSS OF SIGNAL

[sevenperforce]

I saw both the DSN antennas go from the combined wave to a smooth wave simultaneously.

[voicey99]

The End. Signal lost at 12:55:55 GMT.

Also, is it me or was the commentator's voice cracking?

Edited September 15, 2017 by voicey99

[sevenperforce]

4 minutes ago, voicey99 said:

The End. Signal lost at 12:55:55 GMT.

Also, is it me or was the commentator's voice cracking?

Everyone was a bit teary-eyed.

[KAL 9000]

GNC, Flight. Lock the doors.

Edited September 15, 2017 by KAL 9000