Re: Question: what is the SAA on the map showing orbital paths?

In article <pan.2005.07.30.09.35.24.602471@xxxxxxxxx>,
Chuck Stewart <zapkitty@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Thus an LEO orbit that happens to pass thru the SAA gets
>a eather above-average radiation dose for a few minutes
>every orbit. Needless to say it's a potential problem for
>anything not rad-hardened... like humans :)

Or sensitive astronomical detectors. Hubble powers down some of its more
sensitive gear for each SAA passage. MOST doesn't go that far, but the
star-tracker field of view does fill up with flashes and streaks (we were
all impressed that the tracking algorithm just kept on tracking...).
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No, the devil isn't in the details. | Henry Spencer
The devil is in the *assumptions*. | henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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