Observation by Nigel Evans: Space Junk

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Nigel Evans

Observer

Nigel Evans

Observed

2026 Mar 11 - 21:45

Uploaded

2026 Mar 12 - 19:23

Objects

Spacecraft

Equipment

200mm EdgeHD +ASI6200

Exposure

180x60sec

Location

Ipswich

Target name

ESCAPADE New Glenn Carrier Rocket

Title

Space Junk

About this image

For me it is the last chance to see a big bit of space junk. Magnitude is about 20, at the limit of what I can record, but far fainter than predicted. It is however over 5 million km away!

Predictions from projectpluto.com

Files associated with this observation

260311 Glenn NSE.jpg (840.8 kB)

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Grant Privett, Dominic Ford, Mike Harlow, Nick Quinn, Martin Mobberley, Dr Paul Leyland

Comments

Nick Quinn, 2026 Mar 15 - 00:06 UTC

From a stack of 10 x 120s exposures I make it mag 19.1 (GAIA G) at 2026/03/14 23:50hrs. I think we may get it at 6 million km on the 19th!

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