Observation by Steve Knight: Tiangong + Tycho

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2022 Aug 11 - 00:39

Uploaded

2022 Aug 13 - 01:44

Objects

Spacecraft
The Moon

Equipment

Skywalker 127mm Maksutov Cassegrain
ZWO ASI174MM Camera
AZ-GTI Mount
642nm bandpass filter

Exposure

0.866 ms / Gain 266 (66%)

Location

Weston-on-the-Green

Target name

Tiangong

Title

Tiangong + Tycho

About this image

The Chinese Space Station Tiangong transiting the moon. Its orbital inclination means it is always low elevation. Here it has an an altitude of 10.7 degrees and was 1,354 km from me with an angular size of 2.75". This GIF has been slowed down 2x.

Files associated with this observation

2022-08-11-0040_6-U-L-Moon_f02438_pipp.gif (1.9 MB)

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