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Started by Ian, Apr 14, 2003, 23:53:00

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Apr 14, 2003, 23:53:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2936235.stm

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Apr 15, 2003, 03:13:00

My god !!! Look at the size of THAT CCD !!! That must have been a webcam the size of a wheelie bin !!

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Apr 16, 2003, 01:44:00

So that's why they have recently been finding loads of new satellites around Jupiter - I was wondering how they had suddenly been able to see them.

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Apr 16, 2003, 23:06:00

This site might be of interest. It gives details of moons/rocks discovered around Jupiter since Feb 2003. Presumably using the camera mentioned above
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~sheppard/satellites/jup2003.html

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