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Was disappointed to see so many of their systems offline, thinking they broke, but clicking on their status reveals that most of the systems are actually turned
by freeflight 4y ago
Was disappointed to see so many of their systems offline, thinking they broke, but clicking on their status reveals that most of the systems are actually turned off to save power, including;
> "Wide-angle and narrow-angle cameras off to save power (Feb. 14, 1990)"
One of the last photos Voyager 1 took back then was looking back at Earth as a Pale Blue Dot [0]
Makes me wonder if those cameras could be turned back on, in case one of the Voyagers comes across something interesting?
[0] https://www.space.com/pale-blue-dot-voyager-1-photo-30th-anniversary.html https://www.space.com/pale-blue-dot-voyager-1-photo-30th-ann...
- ISL 4y agoIt's a power problem. The radiothermal generator's power output decays exponentially. The PBD photo was taken at approximately the last time that the cameras could be used.