[Nigel Evans]

as seen here https://britastro.org/observations/observation.php?id=20230727_171727_a83c82388a61d48e

But this does raise an interesting question. Can/have spacecraft in lunar orbit been photographed/seen from the Earth? I recall that Lunar Orbiter (5?) was recorded, but the solar panels were tilted specifically for the occasion.

[Nigel Evans]

As seen here https://britastro.org/observations/observation.php?id=20230712_205540_050c5eb1950aee87

[Nigel Evans]

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

[Nigel Evans]

Saw it from an upstairs window at home here in Suffolk. Much brighter than expected – Mag 0?

[Nigel Evans]

Hi D

Is this the sort of thing you are looking for? It is from a bygone era on stuff called “film”! The no-label version is also available

Nigel

[Nigel Evans]

I was away with friends in Eynsham, nr Oxford. High cirrus clouds cleared well before U1. Attached is a composite showing the “hole in the sky”. No colour correction has been applied

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