Observation by Nigel Evans: GAIA

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Nigel Evans

Observer

Nigel Evans

Observed

2025 Jan 30 - 22:10

Uploaded

2025 Feb 01 - 14:56

Objects

Spacecraft

Equipment

200mm EdgeHD +ASI6200

Exposure

60sec subframe. Sum 10 Step 5

Location

Ipswich Suffolk

Target name

GAIA

Title

GAIA

About this image

GAIA normally sits at L2 shining at mag 21, out of range of the majority of us. It is about to run out of cold gas, so has been tilted to increase its brightness - see here

It is currently detectable in a single 60 second frame in a C8, at mag 16 or better

FoV - 9.1 arcmin

Files associated with this observation

250130 GAIA NSE.gif (2.6 MB)

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