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Rare image of US Air Force's secretive space plane in orbit
boingboing.net ^
| Fri Jul 5, 2019
| David Pescovitz
Posted on 07/05/2019 1:56:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Astrophotographer Ralf Vandebergh captured an image of the US Air Force's X-37B space plane in orbit. The reusable, uncrewed space vehicle, designated OTV-5, is on a secret testing mission since its launch in September 2017. From Vandebergh's post at Spaceweather.com:
Images were taken through a 10 inch F/4,8 aperture Newtonian telescope with an Astrolumina ALccd 5L-11 mono CMOS camera. Tracking was fully manually through a 6x30 finderscope.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: aerospace; airforce; army; aviation; navy; orbit; spaceforce; spaceplane; trumpdod; usaf; x37b
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posted on
07/05/2019 1:56:10 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/05/2019 1:57:50 PM PDT
by
dinodino
To: BenLurkin
GO SPACE FORCE! Beat Army.
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posted on
07/05/2019 1:59:07 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Global warming is AWESOME!)
GO SPACE FORCE! Beat Navy!
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:01:20 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Global warming is AWESOME!)
GO SPACE FORCE! (Is there really anyone else left?)
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:02:46 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Global warming is AWESOME!)
To: BenLurkin
Go Navy!! And take the Army with you!! (When I was in the Navy, somebody yelled that at me from a moving car.)
To: Libloather
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:07:59 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: BenLurkin
Quite unusual he did that with a Newtonian and an absolutely low-end finder scope. Talent!
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:11:03 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
... is on a secret testing mission since its launch in September 2017.
Not a secret anymore.
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:15:20 PM PDT
by
McGruff
To: BenLurkin
The processed image kinda looks like the Botany Bay.
“Botany Bay? Oh, NO!”
/Chekov
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:16:16 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
To: BBQToadRibs
Trying to post pic … preview says this will go poorly, but giving it a shot.
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:21:15 PM PDT
by
RainMan
(rainman)
To: EEGator
No, ‘the force’ doesn’t count. Besides, just how do you get a first down with all that mess? Lazers?
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:23:18 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Global warming is AWESOME!)
To: All
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:24:18 PM PDT
by
Clutch Martin
(The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
Comment #15 Removed by Moderator
To: RainMan
Sorry for the size, messed up the size codes
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:27:39 PM PDT
by
RainMan
(rainman)
To: RandallFlagg
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:27:44 PM PDT
by
shotgun
To: RainMan
If you want to scale down the pick after your second parentheses do:
example” width50%> and you can scale to any size by changing the numerical value of 50.
To: steve86
Quite unusual he did that with a Newtonian and an absolutely low-end finder scope. Talent!
...
The technique is to take many images and then select the best one.
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:33:45 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Facts are racist.)
To: RandallFlagg
My ear hurts now... thanks R F
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posted on
07/05/2019 2:35:40 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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