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Topic: LUNAR ORBITER 5
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spaceuk
Member Posts: 2113
From: Staffs, UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 10-23-2002 01:21 PM
  
Toward the end of the Lunar Orbiter 5 mission - in orbit around the Moon in 1968 - ground crews orientated the solar panels such that sunlight would be reflected from them. On the ground a large telescope belonging to University of Arizona (? - maybe 60-62 inch?) photographed the spacecraft as it emerged from behind the limb.
They said the spacecraft showed up as a 12th magnitude star on the photos.Does anyone have an image of this photo or know where one may be referenced - preferably over the www? As ana side - was any attempt ever made by anyone (and was succesful!) at imaging Apollo in orbit. Obviously a much much darker subject but, I do wonder? I know several tranlunar flight imges were made from the ground (out to about 150000 miles) - mainly of water dumps. |
spaceuk
Member Posts: 2113
From: Staffs, UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 10-23-2002 05:40 PM
The date of photo taken was 21 January 1969 and was by Univ of Arizona 61 inch. Anyone with a copy of this iphoto I would like to see image if possible please? | |
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