Starlink satellites on the way to parking orbit

Around 19 Starlink satellites were imaged shortly after launch in November 2019 by DECam on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) by astronomers Clara Martínez-Vázquez and Cliff Johnson. The gaps in the satellite tracks are due to the gaps between the DECam CCD chips.

Credit:

CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/DECam DELVE Survey

About the Image

Id:
iau2001a
Type:
Observation
Release date:
12 February 2020, 18:00
Related releases:
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7939 x 7185 px
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About the Object

Type:
Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail : Satellite
Category:
Press Release Images


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