Earlier image of a BlueWalker 3 pass over Ckoirama Observatory
Observation using the 0.6m Chakana telescope at the Ckoirama Observatory in Chile, owned and operated by the Universidad de Antofagasta. This is a five-second image taken at 23:56:00 UT on 10 November 2022. The image shows Bluewalker 3 at the beginning of the unfolding of the array together with a second object, believed to be the launch vehicle adapter. The measured apparent magnitude is V=6.2 for Bluewalker 3 and V=6.4 for the launch vehicle adapter at a range of 960 km. Observers: Eduardo Unda-Sanzana, Christian Adam, and Juan Pablo Colque.
Credit:CLEOsat/Ckoirama Observatory/IAU CPS. E. Unda-Sanzana
About the Image
Id: | ann22033e |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | Dec. 2, 2022, 9 a.m. |
Related announcements: | ann22033 |
Size: | 2048 x 1765 px |
About the Object
Name: | Chile |
Category: | Solar System |
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Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
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Optical g | 550 nm | 0.6m Chakana Telescope ZWO ASI2600MM Pro |