It would be astonishing if Voyager shipped in 1977 with computer vision capabilities that were capable of that level of object detection and discrimination and accuracy. Plus the detailed star maps for correlation. And all designed and built several years before launch!
And in fact I think it's not possible. But orienting on Sol should be achievable. Even at 15 billion miles away, it's still surely the brightest thing in the sky.
Presumably the orientation sensor is precisely in line with the parabolic antenna?
And in fact I think it's not possible. But orienting on Sol should be achievable. Even at 15 billion miles away, it's still surely the brightest thing in the sky.
Presumably the orientation sensor is precisely in line with the parabolic antenna?