Huygens release

[Tormod]

The Huygens release from the Cassini spacecraft will happen at 3:00am Central European Time so I'll be in bed...hopefully someone out there will find the time to post some updates.

Here's the site to watch for news:

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html

And of course the NASA site:

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm

[pgrmdave]

I'll be watching, probably

[pgrmdave]

The European Space Agency's Huygens probe successfully detached from NASA's Cassini orbiter today to begin a three-week journey to Saturn¿s moon Titan. NASA's Deep Space Network tracking stations in Madrid, Spain and Goldstone, Calif., received the signal at 7:24 p.m. (PST). All systems performed as expected and there were no problems reported with the Cassini spacecraft.

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-release-details.cfm?newsID=519

[Tormod]

Thanks, PG. I posted the release here:

http://www.hypography.com/scienceforums/showthread.php?t=1055

[Stargazer]

It's soon time for Huygens to enter the atmosphere according to this timeline:
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/SEMXYGQ3K3E_0.html

Also, check out the other links in this thread for more info.