China Space Station Tianhe-1 Core Module
Taken by Philip Smith on May 7, 2021 @
Manorville, NY USA
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Date Taken: 2021:05:08 03:41:33
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"Lightning striking twice!" I was lucky again to image a somewhat high resolution image of Tianhe-1 Module to the China Space Station from Manorville, NY in my backyard observatory on 5-07-21. I was determined to try imaging Tianhe-1 again . My imaging configuration was an OTA Edge HD 14 ′′ telescope with an Baader Red 610 nm Longpass Filter - 1.25" on a ZWO ASI174MM (mono) camera and Baader Planetarium Carl Zeiss 1-1/4" Abbe Barlow Lens 2x. All on a custom built Orion EQ-G mount and custom software.
Now a little history about the Tianhe-1 Module and more:
China launches Tianhe-1 module, and is the start of ambitious two-year station construction effort. The space-based construction effort requires 10 additional launches from 2021 through 2022: two more module launches, four crewed missions and four cargo vessel flights.The module, called Tianhe ("Harmony of the Heavens"), on April 28" was atop a Long March-5B Y2 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the northeastern coast of south China's Hainan Province.
Tianhe-1 is the foundational module for China's first Space Station. The module is billed as the largest spacecraft the nation has ever developed; it's 54.4 feet (16.6 meters) long, 13.8 feet (4.2 m) across at its widest point, and had a mass at liftoff of 22.5 tons.
Three types of Long March carrier rockets will jointly launch the remaining 10 missions.
When completed, China's orbiting outpost will form a T-shape with Tianhe at the center and two other modules, Wentian and Mengtian, on each side, according to Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China's crewed space program. If you like my images you can find more on my Facebook page > https://www.facebook.com/philip.smith.5686
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