SDO Tracking Timelapse 5-8-12
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Channel: Astronomy Live · 2012 · Education
Best viewed at 480p. 1 hour time lapse of tracking NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. SDO orbits in a geosynchronous (though not geostationary) orbit. Tracked with an Orion ST-80 piggybacked on an LX200 Classic. Recorded with an MCHCP at 128x sens-up. Tracking performed with Brent Boshart's Satellite Tracker.