PV Gap

Kelly Said:

Each day we are finding out more information regarding the planets and the solar system. Our environment is?

We Answered:

Not that I believe in "destiny" so to speak, but, yes. Adaptation does not end, evolution does not end with "now" no matter what lies ahead, species will continue to evolve, our ideas will continue to evolve, and the universe will continue to evolve for as long at time continues to progress.

Marion Said:

I need information resources for a hybrid solar/wind system?

We Answered:

Your hybrid system would have to depend on the location where you are building your cabin. If sun is abundant all year around, solar powered system is advisable. Solar cells are not so expensive now as before. If the wind in the area is normal, there are inexpensive designs for a wind powered system. Both system has to store the power in battery banks.

Both system may easily be used in tandem storing energy to a single battery bank provided that your storage (battery banks) has enough capacity. Too much capacity would also mean higher cost. So the battery bank should just be enough to last until the next charging time (or cycle) normally every day.

Check your planned power requirement and match it with the system you might need.

For emergency cases, you must have a small engine driven generator set for lights and whatever emergency equipment you might have, just in case your batteries run out of power.

For suppliers of these system(s), you should check first for any local distributors and manufacturers closest to your cabin. It would make a difference at maintenance ( or other after sales services).

June Said:

What information has Voyager 1 collected about being outside of the Solar System?

We Answered:

Deep Space Network is still in daily contact with Voyager 1 and 2. The crafts should be able to send data until about 2025.

Voyager 1 confirmed that the bubble carved into interstellar space by the solar wind is not perfectly round. This bubble (the heliosphere) is pushed in closer to the Sun by the local interstellar magnetic field.

It confirmed the existence of termination shock waves when exiting the heliosphere (where solar wind meets interstellar space).

4 out of 10 of Voyager 1's instruments are still working (a fifth has been temporarily shut down). These include: Low-Energy Charged Particles which measures the energy spectrum of charged particles encountered on the journey; Cosmic Ray Subsystem which measures the energy levels of electrons and cosmic rays encountered; Magnetometer which measures the intensity of the surrounding magnetic field; and the Plasma Wave Subsystem which measures the electric field components of plasma waves.

The heliosphere is surrounded by the heliopause. This is the last boundary seperating our Solar System from interstellar space. Voyager 1 will relay data from this area soon. NASA anticipates another bow shock as Voyager 1 crosses this area. After this, Voyager will measure cosmic rays and whatever else exists in actual interstellar (or galactic) space.

To save energy, mission instruments will begin to be terminated starting in 2020 although it has yet to be decided which instruments will be shut down first.