That aft section of SOFIA's flying 747sp telescope,must be strengthened for the stresses,extra weight that it will impose upon airframe!
Eyes on MU69: Go inside the @SOFIAtelescope flight to gather critical data on @NASANewhorizons' next flyby target. https://tinyurl.com/ybdmt5uh pic.twitter.com/qfwkMThbHg
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Yes, completely modified. We added a pressure bulkhead between the open telescope cavity and the pressurized cabin with our team.
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Can SOFIA be used to observe eclipses? Can there be a solar shield added?
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No, we only fly at night. Sunlight could damage the telescope.
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Thought you could put a shade on it. Makes sense though. Thought, since most eclipses occur over oceans....
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Exactly the video I had hoped for you would be making. Great SOFIA branding too and its great to see
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I don't get this... Isn't it too shaky in an airplane to see anything at all, especially an object so far away?
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yeah kind of like turbulence right perhaps a gyroscope type instrument is at hand here ?
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1. telescope is on a spherical bearing, so the plane moves around the stable telescope. 2. gyroscopes 3. vibration isolation systempic.twitter.com/7NRzV0RCc1
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wow there's a lot going on there, thanks
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