Bull’s-eye! DART impacts Dimorphos, and we meet space image artist and processor Judy Schmidt

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

Technology, Science

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🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Listen as the Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft closes in on asteroid Dimorphos, followed by a triumphant conversation with DART Coordination Lead Nancy Chabot, and a visit with space image processor Judy Schmidt.

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0:00.0	Bullseye, Dart hits its mark and the artist behind that gorgeous image of Jupiter this week
0:07.0	on Planetary Radio.
0:14.0	Welcome.
0:15.0	I'm at Kaplan of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our solar
0:20.0	system and beyond.
0:22.0	They did it and they did it in the most spectacular way.
0:25.8	The Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft smashed into asteroid Demoraphose right on
0:32.6	time, Monday, September 26th.
0:35.6	We'll hear highlights of the last moments of its flight and we'll get a post-impact report
0:40.8	from Dark Coordination Lead, Nancy Shabo.
0:44.4	Then we'll meet Judy Schmidt.
0:46.0	Her name may not be familiar but I bet her work is, get ready for a charming conversation
0:51.2	with one of our planet's leading amateur processors of astronomical images.
0:57.0	Her work includes those stunning J.W.S.T. shots of Jupiter that were featured everywhere
1:02.5	a few weeks ago.
1:04.2	Have no fear, Bruce is also here with his usual night sky survey and a new space trivia
1:10.0	contest that also celebrates Dart.
1:13.8	Can you hear it in my voice?
1:15.2	I had a blast at last week's NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts or NIAC Symposium and you'll
1:21.8	hear my coverage soon, but I started feeling unwell on the trip home from Tucson.
1:27.9	You guessed it, I tested positive for COVID that evening.
1:32.4	No worries it has been a relatively mild case and I'm hoping to end my isolation soon.
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