. slides/IMG_2177.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 My Tweetup badges My Tweetup badges slides/IMG_2177.JPG slides/IMG_2178.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 Entrance for tonight's #jpltweetup inJPL's von Karman auditorium. The attendees met here, then went on a JPL tour to SFOF, the Space Flight Operations Facility aka Mission Control, and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility, plus a walk through a building with a full size Mars Phoenix lander Entrance for tonight's #jpltweetup inJPL's von Karman auditorium. The attendees met here, then went on a JPL tour to SFOF, the Space Flight Operations Facility aka Mission Control, and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility, plus a walk through a building with a full size Mars Phoenix lander slides/IMG_2178.JPG slides/IMG_2179.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 All the folks who registered received a really cool name badge, some glasses to view the 3-D images, and a bag of goodies All the folks who registered received a really cool name badge, some glasses to view the 3-D images, and a bag of goodies slides/IMG_2179.JPG slides/IMG_2180.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 Carolina Martinez @saturngem checks out the registration table Carolina Martinez @saturngem checks out the registration table slides/IMG_2180.JPG slides/IMG_2181.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 Gates open in 15 minutes Gates open in 15 minutes slides/IMG_2181.JPG slides/IMG_2182.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 The water bottles were gone in an hour! The water bottles were gone in an hour! slides/IMG_2182.JPG slides/IMG_2183.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 So were all the brownies and most of these chips So were all the brownies and most of these chips slides/IMG_2183.JPG slides/IMG_2184.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 3-D glasses provided to everyone to view these Mars images. Use your glasses to see the effect even on these web photos! 3-D glasses provided to everyone to view these Mars images. Use your glasses to see the effect even on these web photos! slides/IMG_2184.JPG slides/IMG_2185.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 My favorite Mars image. This HiRISE image shows "Victoria Crater," an impact crater at Meridiani Planum, near the equator of Mars. My favorite Mars image. This HiRISE image shows "Victoria Crater," an impact crater at Meridiani Planum, near the equator of Mars. slides/IMG_2185.JPG slides/IMG_2186.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 slides/IMG_2186.JPG slides/IMG_2187.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 slides/IMG_2187.JPG slides/IMG_2189.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 @jet_burns testing a rover, which over the course of the #jpltweetup, rolled over many tweeple @jet_burns testing a rover, which over the course of the #jpltweetup, rolled over many tweeple slides/IMG_2189.JPG slides/IMG_2190.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 MER rover - full scale model - the real Rovers have been on Mars 5 years! MER rover - full scale model - the real Rovers have been on Mars 5 years! slides/IMG_2190.JPG slides/IMG_2191.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 Cassini half-scale model with a third of the Cassini staff halflings - aka half scale mini-me models Cassini half-scale model with a third of the Cassini staff halflings - aka half scale mini-me models slides/IMG_2191.JPG slides/IMG_2192.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 What is SpongeBob SquarePants doing on Titan's Huygens probe?!?!? What is SpongeBob SquarePants doing on Titan's Huygens probe?!?!? slides/IMG_2192.JPG slides/IMG_2197.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 Gay Yee Hill and Jane Platt set up Ustream - which we streamed live and also took questions sent in via text messages from those who could not attend http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1079732 http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1079732 Gay Yee Hill and Jane Platt set up Ustream - which we streamed live and also took questions sent in via text messages from those who could not attend http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1079732 http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1079732 slides/IMG_2197.JPG slides/IMG_2198.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 slides/IMG_2198.JPG slides/IMG_2199.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 slides/IMG_2199.JPG slides/IMG_2200.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 Just before 150 Twitter followers arrived Just before 150 Twitter followers arrived slides/IMG_2200.JPG slides/IMG_2201.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 Each attendees Twitter page looped over the big screen all night Each attendees Twitter page looped over the big screen all night slides/IMG_2201.JPG slides/IMG_2202.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 slides/IMG_2202.JPG slides/IMG_2203.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 slides/IMG_2203.JPG slides/IMG_2204.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 Good crowd at our first #jpltweetup Good crowd at our first #jpltweetup slides/IMG_2204.JPG slides/IMG_2206.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 Full scale Voyager model on one wall of von Karman auditorium Full scale Voyager model on one wall of von Karman auditorium slides/IMG_2206.JPG slides/IMG_2207.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 Big crowd of Tweeple Big crowd of Tweeple slides/IMG_2207.JPG slides/IMG_2208.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 and half-scale Cassini-Huygens is on the other side of the auditorium and half-scale Cassini-Huygens is on the other side of the auditorium slides/IMG_2208.JPG slides/IMG_2210.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 JPL's Twitterers and speakers at first #jpltweetup event JPL's Twitterers and speakers at first #jpltweetup event slides/IMG_2210.JPG slides/IMG_2212.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 great product placement great product placement slides/IMG_2212.JPG slides/IMG_2214.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 @CassiniSaturn / @jhjones and @boochicko whose comment "It's nice to put a face to a planet" sums up the #Jpltweetup objective for me. Plus she is an @CassiniSaturn follower! And it was very nice to put a face to many followers tonight at JPL's successful #JPLtweetup @CassiniSaturn / @jhjones and @boochicko whose comment "It's nice to put a face to a planet" sums up the #Jpltweetup objective for me. Plus she is an @CassiniSaturn follower! And it was very nice to put a face to many followers tonight at JPL's successful #JPLtweetup slides/IMG_2214.JPG slides/IMG_2215.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 #10 on Twitter Trending Topics during the event #10 on Twitter Trending Topics during the event slides/IMG_2215.JPG slides/IMG_2216.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 slides/IMG_2216.JPG slides/IMG_2218.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:14 -0800 Jalbum 8.0 @CassiniSaturn and @Zorkfox, from Washington State! Work the drive, Jared? I think I know the answer! @CassiniSaturn and @Zorkfox, from Washington State! Work the drive, Jared? I think I know the answer! slides/IMG_2218.JPG