Observation by Grant Privett: Spektr-R (SATCAT 37755)

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2017 Apr 18 - 21:00

Uploaded

2017 May 27 - 18:01

Objects

Spacecraft

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Constellation

Grus

Field centre

RA: 22^h46^m
Dec: -46°52'
Position angle: -169°31'

Field size

0°06' × 0°04'

Equipment

10" RC
Starlight H18 camera
Tracking on satellite
Additive stacking

Exposure

Multiple 120s exposures

Location

Wiltshire

Target name

Spektr-R

Title

Spektr-R (SATCAT 37755)

About this image

I was curious to see how bright a satellite would be when 300,000 away. Spektr-R is quite large, but I suppose that it would be roughly the same brightness as the Apollo missions were on their way to the moon - I wonder if anyone reported visual observations of those while they were transferring to lunar orbit?

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Jeremy Shears, David Basey

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