CSS Modula Tianhe Robotic Arm Extended
Taken by Philip Smith on April 23, 2022 @
Manorville, NY USA
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I imaged from my observatory in Manorville, New York an 83° max pass of Tiangong also none as “Heavenly Palace”. It was the morning of 04-23-22 at 04:27am EST. I was ready and waiting. Then Tiangong started out of earths shadow at 50° of this max pass 83°. Tiangong is now moving fast at 50° as my start point. I got lucky and got some images recorded in not so good seeing weather. I also tested a new camera with global shutter. The angle of the Tiangong to modules Tianhe and Tianzou-3 solar panels were not positioned or aliened so I could see them. I did see the robotic arm on Tianhe was extended and it sunlight. Shenzhou-13 undocked from the station and returned to Earth on 04-16-22. So it is now just Tianhe and Tianzhou-3. My image is now 3 days after Tianzou-3 cargo spacecraft moved from the aft docking port to the front of Tianhe on 04-20-22 to make room for Tianzhou-4 when it arrives. Tianhe is now ready with its robotic arm to give Tianzhou-4 a helping hand. Tianzhou-4 is a planned mission of the Tianzhou-class unmanned cargo spacecraft, currently scheduled to launch on 10 May 2022. My imaging configuration was an Edge HD 14 ′′ telescope with and Baader Red 610 nm Longpass 1.25" filter on a new camera with global shutter and Baader Planetarium Carl Zeiss 2x Barlow Lens all in a MoonLite focuser on a Atilius Orion EQ-G mount modified with satellite tracking system made for me.
Kind Regards To All
Photographer's website:
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