Asteroid Orus Occultation Observed for the First Time Ever by eVscope PRESS RELEASE DATE September 17, 2019 CONTACT Unistellar Ludovic Nachury Head of Communication press@unistellaroptics. com +33 6 24 31 63 89 SETI Institute Marseille and Mountain View,...
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Asteroid Orus Occultation Observed for the First Time Ever by eVscope PRESS RELEASE DATE September 17, 2019 CONTACT Unistellar Ludovic Nachury Head of Communication press@unistellaroptics. com +33 6 24 31 63 89 SETI Institute Marseille and Mountain View, September 17, 2019 -- On September 7, 2019, a Rebecca McDonald Unistellar team flew to Oman and successfully used the eVscope to observe an Director of Communications occultation of the asteroid Orus for the first time. The team was responding to rmcdonald@seti.org NASA’s call to the astronomical community to contribute to its Lucy space mission, making the observation a demonstration of the potential of citizen science. Science Contact Franck Marchis Co-founder & CSO at Unistellar and Senior Astronomer at SETI Institute fmarchis@seti.org +1 510 599 0604 [Embed Video on Vimeo] The Orus asteroid occulting a star, in the middle of the screen. Link: https://vimeo.com/359646990 In 2027 the Lucy mission will be the first spacecraft to fly b
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