Posted on Jun 5, 2020
APOD: 2020 June 5 - Dragon over Central Park
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Good Red Friday morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Dragon over Central Park." Did you know that the Crew Dragon spacecraft has a name? I didn't either, but I like it: Endeavour. The International Space Station (ISS) and Endeavour tracked over New York's Central Park the night of May 30th. Based on the amount of light still in the sky, I would guess the event was captured around 8:30PM EDT or so. The ISS is the bright streak you see in this series of 5 second exposures. Endeavour is slightly above the ISS, and is most visible just to the left of clouds. The spacecraft docked with the ISS at 10:16AM EDT on May 31st.
APOD: 2020 June 5 - Dragon over Central Park
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Friday, June 5, 2020 entitled "Dragon over Central Park."
Image: Dragon over Central Park - Image Credit & Copyright - Stan Honda
APOD Background "Explanation: Still bathed in sunlight the International Space Station (ISS) arced through this Manhattan evening sky on May 30. Moving left to right, its bright trail was captured in this composite image with a series of 5 second long exposures. Stars left short trails and lights were reflected in still waters looking toward the north across the Central Park reservoir. Chasing the ISS in low Earth orbit the Crew Dragon spacecraft dubbed Endeavour also left a trail through that urban night. Seen about 6 hours after its launch the spacecraft's faint trail appears above the ISS, shown in the inset just as the two approached the bank of clouds at the right. Dragon Endeavour docked successfully with the ISS about nineteen hours after reaching orbit."
I expect that those on a tour of duty on the International Space Station (ISS) may be torn between going home and avoiding becoming infected.
Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound (from The Concert in Central Park)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0oJ8_VTu3c
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Image: Dragon over Central Park - Image Credit & Copyright - Stan Honda
APOD Background "Explanation: Still bathed in sunlight the International Space Station (ISS) arced through this Manhattan evening sky on May 30. Moving left to right, its bright trail was captured in this composite image with a series of 5 second long exposures. Stars left short trails and lights were reflected in still waters looking toward the north across the Central Park reservoir. Chasing the ISS in low Earth orbit the Crew Dragon spacecraft dubbed Endeavour also left a trail through that urban night. Seen about 6 hours after its launch the spacecraft's faint trail appears above the ISS, shown in the inset just as the two approached the bank of clouds at the right. Dragon Endeavour docked successfully with the ISS about nineteen hours after reaching orbit."
I expect that those on a tour of duty on the International Space Station (ISS) may be torn between going home and avoiding becoming infected.
Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound (from The Concert in Central Park)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0oJ8_VTu3c
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