Comments on: Seeing Venus in a New Light http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12/03/seeing-venus-in-a-new-light/ Space and astronomy news Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:17:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Astrofiend http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12/03/seeing-venus-in-a-new-light/comment-page-1/#comment-45256 Astrofiend Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:37:07 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=21818#comment-45256 Great to hear about some results from this craft. The thing is, I've never ever ever witnessed a space mission with such poor communication and updating of results to the general public. It's laughable. They've been a bit better lately, but still not much chop. Great to hear about some results from this craft. The thing is, I've never ever ever witnessed a space mission with such poor communication and updating of results to the general public. It's laughable.

They've been a bit better lately, but still not much chop.

]]> By: Andrew James http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12/03/seeing-venus-in-a-new-light/comment-page-1/#comment-44640 Andrew James Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:08:00 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=21818#comment-44640 The reference in the reply above is; <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/andjames/PageVenus005.htm" rel="nofollow"> Johann Schröter, William Herschel and the Mountains of Venus: Overview</a> The reference in the reply above is;
Johann Schröter, William Herschel and the Mountains of Venus: Overview

]]> By: Andrew James http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12/03/seeing-venus-in-a-new-light/comment-page-1/#comment-44639 Andrew James Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:06:20 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=21818#comment-44639 This might explain a lot regarding the early historical records of visual observations of Venus. Venus has always shown some peculiarities in the mid- to low latitudes along the planet's terminator, of which, a few of these anomalies were at first interpreted as mountains - or at the very least, the atmosphere moving above them. A more detail explanation of this appears in the published article in the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (RASNZ), which is reproduced (with permission) at the following link. href="http://homepage.mac.com/andjames/PageVenus005.htm">Johann Schröter, William Herschel and the Mountains of Venus: Overview</a> Examination of this news item and Professor Taylor paper may further go to explaining the observed visual anomalies of the past. His statement; "These new images have revealed the structure in the clouds that produces them and shows how they result from complex meteorological behaviour." perhaps its origins. This might explain a lot regarding the early historical records of visual observations of Venus. Venus has always shown some peculiarities in the mid- to low latitudes along the planet's terminator, of which, a few of these anomalies were at first interpreted as mountains – or at the very least, the atmosphere moving above them.
A more detail explanation of this appears in the published article in the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (RASNZ), which is reproduced (with permission) at the following link. href="http://homepage.mac.com/andjames/PageVenus005.htm">Johann Schröter, William Herschel and the Mountains of Venus: Overview
Examination of this news item and Professor Taylor paper may further go to explaining the observed visual anomalies of the past. His statement; "These new images have revealed the structure in the clouds that produces them and shows how they result from complex meteorological behaviour." perhaps its origins.

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