[amsat-bb] LO 94 and the solar eclipse

[Greg D]

Hi Nico,

Thanks for sharing the image links. 

Has anyone from the LO-94 team submitted these images for APOD
consideration?  Amazing accomplishment.

Greg  KO6TH


Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>
> Lunar-OSCAR 94 successfully imaged the solar eclipse from lunar
> orbit on July 2. The images were downloaded by BY2HIT and PI9CAM.
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-ifQaaXsAAGBwd.jpg
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-iDwjdUcAA8ehc.jpg
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-iNUXCX4AEzjmQ.jpg
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-iGqg9W4AAT3ue.jpg
>
> Also, the first complete two-way QSO via LO 94 took place on
> July 1 between DK5LA and BY2HIT using WSJTX-JT4G.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
> On 29-06-19 15:18, Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>
>> On July 2 there will be a total solar eclipse that can be observed
>> by the amateur satellite Lunar-OSCAR 94 (a.k.a. LongJiang 2 and
>> DSLWP-B) from its elliptical orbit around the Moon. Attempts will
>> be made to image the eclipse, where both the Moon and Earth
>> should appear in the images.
>>
>> For details see these blog posts of Dani, EA4GPZ:
>> https://destevez.net/2019/06/dslwp-b-and-the-solar-eclipse/
>> https://destevez.net/2019/06/imaging-times-for-dslwp-b-eclipse-observation/
>>
>>
>> Note that LO 94 is expected to crash onto the Moon's surface at
>> the end of July, ending its mission. Until then you can still track
>> LO 94 using GMAT and receive its 70 cm downlinks.
>>
>> 73,
>> Nico PA0DLO
>>
>>
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