USA-129-KH Image 2010/09/05(UT)
Ralf Vandebergh
R.Vandebergh
| Ralf Vandebergh(250mm Newton) |
USA-129-KH perigee pass 09/10 high-res image ______________________________________________ KH-constellation satellites are kind of secret Hubble-telescopes but pointed at the Earth. We can't observe the real Hubble from our northern latitudes, but these 'brothers' enables us to see what we can capture of such a telescope. First result (long promised) of one of the favorable perigee passes of USA-129 over the past time. Shown are 2 processing levels. Hubble-shape is recognizable! Orbit of USA-129 is 289.6 x 882.6 km,so this image is taken close to perigee but not with the satellite straight overhead[バンディバ:オランダ] [Ralf Vandebergh:Neighbourhood of Maastricht Netherlands]
 ALPO-Japan Latest
Oplanets Section
2010/09/21 | [Conjunction of Jupiter & Uranus,Jupiter-Uranus-Ganymede and Europa]
| 2010/09/03 | [Ganymede]
| |