BlueWalker 3 Satellite As Seen From the Ground
The BlueWalker 3 satellite captured on 3 April 2023. The optical brightness of the 8 meter x 8 meter satellite — one of the brightest objects in the night sky having reached a peak brightness of magnitude 0.4 — is exhibited here as it travels across the starry backdrop. For comparison, two fainter satellites can also be seen in the footage; Starlink-4781 (in front of BlueWalker) and Starlink-4016 (parallel and slightly behind BlueWalker in a few frames).
Credit:Delft Technical University/M. Langbroek
About the Video
Id: | ann23027a |
Release date: | Oct. 2, 2023, 8 a.m. |
Related announcements: | ann23027 |
Duration: | 34 s |
Frame rate: | 29.97 |