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Sep 17 2014 03:54pm
Here's a s/s I took while watching:

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Sep 18 2014 08:11am
nothing much new can be found except there is one new image:



Comet on 14 September 2014 - NavCam

Four-image NAVCAM mosaic of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, using images taken on 14 September 2014 when Rosetta was 30 km from the comet.
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Sep 19 2014 08:18am
and another image:



Comet on 19 September 2014 – NavCam
Four-image NAVCAM mosaic of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, using images taken on 19 September 2014 when Rosetta was 28.6 km from the comet.
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Sep 19 2014 09:52pm
waiting and more waiting for the tension/excitement which will come with the attempt to land philae

some detailed background information on philae can be found at -> http://www.dlr.de/rd/Portaldata/28/Resources/dokumente/rx/Philae_Lander_FactSheets.pdf

and a more recent article -> http://www.universetoday.com/114154/how-do-you-land-on-a-comet-very-carefully/

amongst other info this picture of the launch site of rosetta (looks more spartan than cape canaveral):

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Sep 20 2014 09:30am
Wonderful images that it has taken thus far.
Pretty exciting stuff. Can't wait for November haha.
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Sep 21 2014 06:44am
Quote (ringo794 @ 20 Sep 2014 15:30)
Wonderful images that it has taken thus far.
Pretty exciting stuff. Can't wait for November haha.


and most of the images are from navcam rather than from the osiris assembly
nothing new from rosetta atm but for those who are near or at los angeles the second weekend in october:

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/open-house.php

Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12, 2014 - 9 a.m to 4.p.m
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, invites the public to its annual Open House. The event, themed “Welcome to Our Universe,” will take visitors on a “ride” through the wonders of space. Highlights include a life-size model of Mars Science Laboratory, demonstrations from numerous space missions


location is provided in the article, from another article

annual JPL Open House ... An interactive art installation inspired by comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko will also be on display.
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Sep 23 2014 05:04am
no new images yet, but here is a link to a video giving some information on the mission status, worth 4 minutes of your time imo:
http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2014/09/Rosetta_Mission_Status
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Sep 24 2014 06:49am
still no new images yet but some information what lies ahead in the next few days
rosetta is going down from a ~30km orbit to a ~20km orbit, details -> http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/09/24/rosettas-night-time-excursion-and-a-go-for-20-km/
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Sep 26 2014 03:01am
finally some new images but still from ~30 km and taken by navcam



Single frame (and cropped) NAVCAM image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 21 September 2014



Four-image NAVCAM mosaic of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, using images taken on 24 September 2014 when Rosetta was 28.5 km from the comet.

more information on those images can be found at http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/09/26/cometwatch-21-24-september/
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Sep 26 2014 06:54am
thats just nuts
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