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Japanese Probe Returns First HD Video of the Moon
Riding with Robots writes "The Kaguya probe, now in lunar orbit, has sent down the first footage of the moon's surface from its onboard high-definition TV camera. The Kaguya mission, which consists of a main orbiter and two smaller satellites in a 100-km-high, polar orbit, is slated to officially begin its science phase in December."
it caught a glimpse of a Transformer.
Part of the hardcore faithful who believed in Apple long before it was cool again to do so
I don't see any stars is this a fake video of the moon.
Don't we have a rule against linking directly to videos? The video is almost dead already, and as of now there aren't even any comments yet!
on another note.
I can has space race?
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So when to we get a picture of the american flag that's implanted on the surface somewhere.
Now we can finally track http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceGodzilla in High Definition detail!
"Time is nothing; timing is everything."
This was filmed in the desert in Arizona. Everyone knows the Radar Men don't allow spacecraft to fly near their moon.
"You will pay for your lack of vision..." - Emperor Palpatine to Ray Charles
Above the movie, it says:
Moving image of the Moon shot by the HDTV camera (no audio)
No audio? That sucks. I really wanted to hear the 'whooshing' noise of the probe speeding through the moon's atmosphere!
(In space, nobody can hear your sarcasm.)
eleven plus two / twelve plus one
The moon was once inhabited by an intelligent but thoughtless species that developed technology, covered the planet in concrete, and then died of their own selfishness, leaving behind a barren gray wasteland that resembles an asteroid-pocked version of Houston, Texas...
technical writing / development
The site says there is no audio. I thought there was at least a hissing sound like in 2001 and maybe some "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
Irony.
Reading these comments you'd think we're a bunch a sad obsessed geek tosspots always looking for a cheap laugh. Sheesh.
On a more serious note, congratulations to the team for a real achievement and kudos for the excellent movie.
If only they had aligned it slighter further to the right we could of seen the giant "Kilroy was here" on the darkside of the moon, now that would of been cool..
Reflections are all wrong. Definitely photoshopped.
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In related news, George Lucas has announced that he will be 'updating' this video, adding little green men and trying to show that the Moon shot first.
-- I really need to bleed off some of this
I couldn't read the kanji & was waiting for a fansubbed version.
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Wait... is that... is that a face?
Can someone let me know when they get the damn Mic fixed? We're living in a multimedia age, there's just no excuse for this half ass attempt at entertainment.
Stereo at a minimum, preferably 7.1 THX Dolby noise reduction AC3 FLAC Lossless Acustimass full dynamic range phonographed...
I'm hoping that they didn't have the bandwidth for the audio too and they'll upload that when they get back with the tapes. I hope it's on DAT, the only true way to record.
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Stereo at a minimum, preferably 7.1 THX Dolby noise reduction AC3 FLAC Lossless Acustimass full dynamic range phonographed...
I got perfect 7.1 THX dolby in my player. Sounded exactly like a satellite passing through space above the moon, I felt as if I were there with my eyes closed.
The audio was even more pristine than my 7.1 copy of 4'33"...
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I enjoyed your fansub, and would like to subscribe to your moonletter.
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I pointed my Sony HD handycam at the moon weeks ago.