Say, pictures taken by the Voyager space probes etc ?
2006-09-28 05:29:02 · 18 answers · asked by Timbo 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
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2006-09-28 05:30:30 · answer #1 · answered by a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pioneer 10 the first artificial object to leave the solar system, currently at 7.6 Billion miles out - still has not passed the heliopause or Oort cloud.
Other craft that have left the solar system are Voyager 1 at 8.1 Billion miles & Voyager 2 at 6.5 Billion miles.
Although these probes did have camera's (where do you think the first images of the outer planets came from?) the distance is soo great that the last, very weak, signal from Pioneer 10 was received on January 23, 2003. A contact attempt on February 7, 2003 was not successful. The last successful reception of telemetry was on April 27, 2002; subsequent signals were barely strong enough to detect.
2006-09-28 05:55:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Voyager 1 and 2 have headed out of the solar system into the Oort Cloud and are continuing to radio their pictures and other data back to Earth. However, pictures of the Solar system outside of the Solar system would be ambiguous as there is no definite start and end boundaries to the solar system.
2006-09-28 06:38:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there are, you wouldn't be able to see much except for the largest planets and the sun. Also, the only pictures would be taken edge on. We've never sent anything out that could take a "top down" picture. There's nothing very interesting to study unless you travel along the plane of the solar system.
2006-09-28 06:32:09 · answer #4 · answered by Brent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The voyager space craft did have cameras and the picture if any were taken would only show the sun as a bright star. The planets on the same side of the sun as the spacecraft would be lit from the other side and so appear black on a blackground any on the other side would be too small to see too
2006-09-28 18:04:50 · answer #5 · answered by xpatgary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even if it did take a photo, i don't suppose it would be much to look at. looking up at the night sky there can often be several planets in our view, but it doesn't make much of a picture.
there wouldn't be much to look at unless all the planets were in alignment, even then the rocky planets would be all but invisible. if the planets weren't in alignment then by the time the spacecraft was far enough away to see the width of the solar system the planets would be even smaller, and lost amongst the plethora of stars in the background.
also, the planets nearest the spacecraft would be backlit by the sun, and therefore in silhouette. For the planets to be lit by the sun they would have to be positioned to the side or behind the sun and therefore much further from the camera and would thus be poorer photos.
it definitely wouldn't look anything like the huge oversized planets shown in pictures in your average school textbook.
i don't think a photo of the solar system will ever make terrific viewing, except as an achievement.
2006-09-28 05:54:34 · answer #6 · answered by stumbler 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
no, we have not reached out that far with any probes, the two voyager spacecraft have been travelling for 30 years, and have yet to reach the edge of our solar system, they had crude cameras for producing images of the planets, Pioneer 10 run out of power after 34 years that travelled 8 billion miles. that just shows you how big our solar system is.
2006-09-29 09:07:25 · answer #7 · answered by Tux 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, it took some effort, but I found the Voyager (yes gramps, Voyager did have a camera, and it used it too!) image I was looking for. See the sources. Oddly I was not able to find the image on a NASA or JPL or Voyager page. I finally found it on the web page of a caltech astronomer.
2006-09-28 06:21:50 · answer #8 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No and we not not see any for many years, probably not in our life time. "Voyager" did leave the Solar System if I remember correct, and, I may be wrong about this, but, as stated above it not have cameras. It actually sad too. It could have been a very good opportunity many, many year down the road, if, we could have kept it going and been able to continue communications with it.
2006-09-28 05:39:51 · answer #9 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Voyager is on its way out there now and it has got cameras and they say it still has power for a few years yet, so we may get some ?.
2006-09-28 05:49:27 · answer #10 · answered by Richard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Given we haven't any cameras outdoors the SS - no. i assume you're conversing in regards to the heliopause once you confer with 'the bubble'. all of us understand it is there from monitoring the image voltaic wind. Edit: The voyager spacecraft are actually not sending lower back photos.
2016-10-18 03:28:03 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋