Contest challenges amateur astronomers to photograph NASA’s NanoSail-D satellite
JAN 26, 2011
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.025000
Space.com : Spaceweather.com is sponsoring a space photo contest with cash prizes for the best views of NASA’s NanoSail-D satellite. This NanoSail-D skywatching guide has some tips on how to track the satellite from the ground. NanoSail-D‘s primary mission is a demonstration of a compact solar sail system. This technology could lead to further development of solar sails for future missions, and could help satellites de-orbit cheaply and efficiently, according to officials.
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