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Article <328DF16D.547C@zipnet.net>
From: W Letendre <wjl@zipnet.net>
Subject: Re: Hale Bopp photos
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 11:53:01 -0500
Mark wrote:
>
> Jonathan Silverlight wrote:
> > In article <01bbd061$06d8d7a0$89462399@default>,
>> "Ray Laliberty" (ssoft@gte.net) writes:
> > > it appears that ALL Hubble Space Telescope
datasets are subject to a wait period of
> > >1 year. So exactly 1 year from the time the data
was collected, NASA will release the
> > >data to the public, not necessarily including the
finished photograph.
>
> > This can't be right. The pictures of a Martian dust
storm that were
> > released recently were taken in September and October
1996, and
> > the pictures of Neptune were taken in August.
>
> I agree Jonathan. If memory serves me right HST pics of
comet
> Hyuatake (butchered the spelling) were IMMEDIATELY made
available
> on the web, and not crappy low-res .jpgs either. If you
doubt me
> check out NASA web sight, over 1,000 comet Hyuatake pics.
Again I
> am just curious what's up???? The amateur pics posted on the
web
> are very interesting, numerous "jets" shooting
from the comet etc.
> It would be nice to see what the HST is seeing of this very
peculiar
> comet.
> Mark
Could be mistaken, but remember hearing from a researcher who was using HST that HST Institute will refrain from publishing photos for one year to allow scientists reserving time on HST to publish their results. Individual scientists are free to publish phots as early as they like, but HST Inst won't.