Observation by Nick James: Lucy spacecraft

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2022 Oct 17 - 01:55

Uploaded

2022 Oct 17 - 03:39

Objects

Spacecraft

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Constellation

Gemini

Field centre

RA: 06^h50^m
Dec: +22°40'
Position angle: +0°07'

Field size

0°28' × 0°20'

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

8x30s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

Lucy spacecraft

Title

Lucy spacecraft

About this image

This was the only image I managed to get this morning of Lucy as it moved out following its Earth gravity assist flyby. There were a few gaps between rain showers and I didn't have any time to get focus so this image is quite badly out of focus. The Moon was very nearby too and led to a very large gradient across the image which I have subtracted using a median filter. I measured the magnitude as 16.8 and the current range according to JPL Horizons is 315,000 km. Compare with my image of the spacecraft and its upper stage taken just after launch.

Files associated with this observation

lucy_20221017_0155_ndj.jpg (1.1 MB)

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