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  • 10 May 2023 at 11:11 pm #617252
    Nick James
    Spectator

    There is a confirmed report on MPML that JUICE flared up to around mag 18 last night (May 9) despite the distance being around 5.6 million km. I don’t know how long this will last but it would be worth a try tonight if you have a chance. It is currently at a declination of -4 deg and an hour or so past the meridian. It is currently cloudy in Chelmsford.

    The spacecraft still has not successfully deployed the big RIME subsurface radar antenna. The latest news (not much really) is here: https://twitter.com/esaoperations/status/1655933988991795203.

    18 May 2023 at 9:35 am #617389
    NigelTheNerd
    Participant

    Still about mag 18 on 15 May at a distance of 7.4 million km – https://britastro.org/observations/observation.php?id=20230518_083109_1724a8c0ae312a90

    18 May 2023 at 8:32 pm #617397
    Nick James
    Spectator

    Yes, it is surprisingly bright. I assume that it is because of the very large solar arrays and a good solar aspect angle. The RIME antenna is now deployed too after a bit of a struggle with the mechanism.

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