Re: [amsat-bb] LO 94 and the solar eclipse

4 Jul 2019

      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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Re: [amsat-bb] LO 94 and the solar eclipse

Greg D