Kuuke's SterrenbeeldenSep 14, 2025
Kitalpha – Alpha Equulei
Alpha Equulei – Kitalpha, is een gele reus die ongeveer 190 lichtjaar van de Aarde is verwijderd in de richting van het sterrenbeeld Equuleus – Veulen. De geëvolueerde ster is de hoofdcomponent in een dubbelstersysteem.
#AlphaEquulie #equuleus #kitalpha #ster #sterrenbeeld #veulen
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Kitalpha – Alpha Equulei – Kuuke's Sterrenbeelden

Alpha Equulei – Kitalpha, is een gele reus die ongeveer 190 lichtjaar van de Aarde is verwijderd in de richting van het sterrenbeeld Equuleus – Veulen. De geëvolueerde ster is de hoofdcomponent in een dubbelstersysteem.

Rui BorgesFeb 22, 2023

#CometC2022E3 #ZTF as seen by #Japan's #cubesat #EQUULEUS.

https://www.space.com/japanaese-moon-cubesat-sees-green-comet-C2022E3-video

#comet #astronomy #astrodon #Artemis1 #Moon

Green comet seen from space by Artemis 1 moon mission cubesat (video)

The cubesat captured Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on Feb. 12, nearly two weeks after the ice ball made its closest approach to Earth.

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Mike MatessaNov 26, 2022

Ten #cubesats were deployed on the #Artemis mission. Here's their current status.

Operational: #ArgoMoon, #Biosentinel, #EQUULEUS, and #LunaH-Map

Non-operational: #CuSP, #LunarIceCube, #LunIR, #NEAScout, #OMOTENASHI, and #TeamMiles

RTNNov 26, 2022
#JAXA: " .. launched by NASA's #ArtemisI on Nov.16, 2022 JST. ..result of .. orbit maneuver control and orbit corrections before and after .. fly-by, .. fly-by was completed as planned on Nov. 22 JST .. #EQUULEUS has .. confirmed .. in the planned orbit towards the 2nd Earth-Moon Lagrange point (EML2)... first successful orbit control beyond low-Earth orbit using a #water ..#propulsion system." ".. move from the initial operation .. to .. normal operation ..": https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2022/11/20221126-1_e.html 26.11.2022
JAXA | Completion of the initial operation of the JAXA CubeSat EQUULEUS

Get information on the Completion of the initial operation of the JAXA CubeSat EQUULEUS. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performs various activities related to aerospace as an organization, from basic research in the aerospace field to development and utilization.

JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Scott TilleyNov 26, 2022
Meanwhile high above Earth's northern pole #EQUULEUS is heading back out to well beyond the Moon in it's highly elliptical orbit as it carries on a long journey to the E-M L2 point to do some science. Mission this night is reacquire signal and confirm orbital parameters.
Show threadScott TilleyNov 26, 2022
@justinbuist Very cool stuff. Watch the #EQUULEUS mission as it's going to be pretty cool to watch all the astrogation goings on there.
Scott TilleyNov 25, 2022
#EQUULEUS sky-track modelled over the estimated period of the orbit. It's circumpolar this night.
Show threadScott TilleyNov 25, 2022
Kept playing with the TLE and added some more data and rough guesses at period and eccentricity. Now it's starting to look like the plot from the #EQUULEUS folks.
Scott TilleyNov 25, 2022

Well, this is cool, made up a psuedo-TLE for #EQUULEUS and the equivalent circular orbit for my short arc observations places the spacecraft at perigee with Earth right about now according to the plot released for the first Earth orbit. 🧵

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Scott TilleyNov 25, 2022
#EQUULEUS one of the #cubesats from #Artemis1 is producing a loud signal this night. It's declination is rapidly increasing by the looks of my radio positional observations. I found it in comms with DSS26 at Goldstone, that session has ended and it's still emitting 😉