ACS3 Solar Sail pass by Cygnus, Taken by Bryan Murahashi on September 3, 2024 @ San Jose, Ca (SPACEWEATHER.COM IMAGE GALLERY)
Signs of Synchronicity
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 09/06/2024
Photographer Details: ACS3 Solar Sail pass by Cygnus September 3, 2024 21:30 PDT Bortle Sky = 7 (Suburban/Urban) Moon Illumination = 0% Nikon z7a Nikon 35mm f/2.8 AI-s 30s f/4.0 at 35mm iso3200 IDAS NBZ Nebula Booster Drop-in Filter 36 Frames, 18 min Star Adventure 2i DSS, PS
A SOLAR SAIL IS CIRCLING EARTH: Last week, NASA unfurled a solar sail in Earth orbit–the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3). It is wowing sky watchers with flashes as bright as the brightest stars. On Sept. 5th, Canadian satellite tracker Kevin Fetter photographed the sail passing almost directly in front of Vega: (Spaceweather.com offers a video of the event.)
