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January 2nd 19, 03:23 PM
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New Horizons probe shots of that asteroid(?) will take a while
Ever see a cop show where they take a shot from a 400line surveillance camera, then zoom in on the fuzzy image only to come with a crystal-clear rendering of license? That's kind of what they're going to do with those images.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ule-flyby.html 
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January 2nd 19, 10:20 PM
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New Horizons probe shots of that asteroid(?) will take a while
On Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 7:23:55 AM UTC-8, RichA wrote:
Ever see a cop show where they take a shot from a 400line surveillance camera, then zoom in on the fuzzy image only to come with a crystal-clear rendering of license? That's kind of what they're going to do with those images. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ule-flyby.html Snowman' shape of distant Ultima Thule revealed https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46742298 I think Santa comes from here?
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January 3rd 19, 03:25 PM
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New Horizons probe shots of that asteroid(?) will take a while
On Wednesday, 2 January 2019 17:20:11 UTC-5, StarDust wrote:
On Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 7:23:55 AM UTC-8, RichA wrote: Ever see a cop show where they take a shot from a 400line surveillance camera, then zoom in on the fuzzy image only to come with a crystal-clear rendering of license? That's kind of what they're going to do with those images. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ule-flyby.html Snowman' shape of distant Ultima Thule revealed https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46742298 I think Santa comes from here? Definitely not as interesting as Pluto, but it does appear to be...a rock.
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January 3rd 19, 03:50 PM
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New Horizons probe shots of that asteroid(?) will take a while
On Thu, 3 Jan 2019 07:25:47 -0800 (PST), RichA
wrote: On Wednesday, 2 January 2019 17:20:11 UTC-5, StarDust wrote: On Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 7:23:55 AM UTC-8, RichA wrote: Ever see a cop show where they take a shot from a 400line surveillance camera, then zoom in on the fuzzy image only to come with a crystal-clear rendering of license? That's kind of what they're going to do with those images. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ule-flyby.html Snowman' shape of distant Ultima Thule revealed https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46742298 I think Santa comes from here? Definitely not as interesting as Pluto, but it does appear to be...a rock. Very likely it's more ice than rock.
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