Observation by Nick James: JWST and Ariane upper stage

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2021 Dec 29 - 09:10

Uploaded

2021 Dec 29 - 14:17

Objects

Spacecraft

Equipment
  • iTelescope T14
Exposure

5x30s

Location

New Mexico

Target name

JWST and Ariane upper stage

Title

JWST and Ariane upper stage

About this image

The dots in the middle of these two images are the JWST spacecraft on its way to L2 and the Ariane upper stage. JWST was at a range of around 510,000 km and the upper stage was at around 540,000 km. Both are currently around 16th mag but quite highly variable. JWST will be injected into a halo "orbit" around L2 but the upper stage will move away from the 1:1 Earth resonance so will soon be lost. This short focus instrument was not ideal for this imaging but the weather at home has been very uncooperative since launch.

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