WHERE ARE PIONEER 10 and 11 RIGHT NOW?
Image Credits: NASA/JPL Solar System Simulator developed by: David Seal
UPPER IMAGE (Pioneer 10): Field of View (FOV): 45°; Magnification: 0.67x
LOWER IMAGE (Pioneer 11): Field of View (FOV): 60°; Magnification: 0.5x
NOTE: Pioneer 10 is currently headed roughly toward the constellation Taurus, its path inclined only a few degrees "upward" relative to the Ecliptic. Pioneer 11 is currently headed roughly toward the constellations Aquila and Scutum, its path inclined about 15 ° "upward" relative to the Ecliptic.
Simulator Image Notes: 1) Fields of View are measured horizontally. 2) View is from "above" the Solar System, oriented so that the spacecraft is centered and the Sun appears in the 12:00 midnight direction. 3) Light-Travel Time is not included in calculated times.
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