NASA's Lucy spacecraft
Taken by Scott Ferguson on December 13, 2024 @
Sarasota, Florida
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 90D
Exposure Time: 4/1
Aperture: f/inf
ISO: 12800
Date Taken: 2024:12:13 00:03:00
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Details:
I tracked Lucy using custom software I wrote to read an ephemeris file from JPL Horizons and command my 11" Celestron NexStar GPS to track along those coordinates. An hour before Lucy appeared, I mapped out the pointing error of the telescope using stars along the trajectory, but this was my first time trying this technique with a spacecraft flying by Earth so I wasn't sure it would work. Sure enough, when Lucy finally exited Earth's shadow it was clearly visible in the field of view!
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