CONGRATULATIONS TO JPL, CALTECH, AND ALL THE ASSOCIATES AND COLLABORATORS OF THIS MISSION.
Stardust Goes Wild !!(2)
Photo is a colored composite of the first two released images by NASA/JPL superimposing the hero of the day, the STARDUST vehicle.
The initial two images showed dark detail and brightness separately.
Range to Coma: 500 km
Speed of Stardust: 21,000 km/hr
Exposure 1/100 sec
During Exposure Stardust traveled: 58 meters
Date: 02 January 2004 Morning
(and it wasn't with a film camera!)
Good Job to the Crew and support staff and collaborators. We eagerly wait for more ! Doug