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Forums › Off topic › NASA's SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) aka the world's largest flying observatory has dropped into Christchurch airport.
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#196634 7-Jun-2016 13:01
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Just thought you guys might find this interesting, and if you're in Chch and into this stuff, go take a look! 

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  #1567074 7-Jun-2016 13:05
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Yay cool

What's it up to down there?



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  #1567100 7-Jun-2016 13:38
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SOFIA made several visits in the last few years to observe the sky. This is not the first time it's been to Christchurch.




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  #1567101 7-Jun-2016 13:41
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nathan: Yay cool

What's it up to down there?

 

 

 

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/sofia-heads-to-new-zealand-to-study-southern-skies



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  #1567125 7-Jun-2016 14:13
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The nasa twitter feed is an interesting thing to subscribe to.

 

 

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  #1567192 7-Jun-2016 15:43
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The earth is flat and NASA are in on it

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  #1567225 7-Jun-2016 16:09
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Nice photo. Seems to be a B747 SP like the ones Qantas used to fly into Wellington.

 
 
 
 

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  #1568299 8-Jun-2016 21:41
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Christchurch airport has a display about the NASA SOFIA project in the upstairs domestic terminal area between the regional planes end and food court area.

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  #1568960 9-Jun-2016 20:31
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Flying now

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  #1568971 9-Jun-2016 20:37
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Few things on the cards.

 

Next couple of missions are outlaid https://www.sofia.usra.edu/science/proposing-and-observing/flight-series/oc4-e

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