Subj : ES Picture of the Day 08  2022
To   : All
From : Dan Richter
Date : Tue Feb 08 2022 11:01:50

 EPOD - a service of USRA

The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


  NASA’s DART Spacecraft and Booster

   February 08, 2022

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   Photographer:  Patrick Wiggins, NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador to
   Utah

   Summary Author:  Patrick Wiggins, NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
   to Utah

   I captured these images of NASA’s  DART spacecraft and booster
   rocket on the morning of November, 25, 2021. DART is on an intentional
   collision course with the moonlet of an asteroid known as  Didymos.
   This video consists of 169 ten second exposures, taken between 01:14
   and 01:52  UT, about 19 hours after DART launched. During that time
   the distance to the spacecraft increased from about 247,000 to about
   255,600 km (just over half the distance to the Moon). Note that the
   DART spacecraft is in the lead with its tumbling and flashing booster
   following.
   Photo details: Field of view is about 18 x 26 arc minutes. North is up
   and east is to the left. Images were shot with an SBIG ST-10XME imager
   binned 3x3 and chilled to -10 C through a clear filter and Celestron 14
   telescope, operating at f/5.5.
     * Tooele, Utah Coordinates: 40.5308, -112.2983

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     *  MoonConnection
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     *  Understanding The Moon Phases

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