Catching Tiangong 1 flying by

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Ron Schmit
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Catching Tiangong 1 flying by

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If you've never met Dr. Gianluca Masi, you are in for a treat. He is part of the Virtual Telescope Project. He runs his mountain top telescope remotely from his office in Rome, and has an infectious enthusiasm that will make you smile. He does a 10-hour Messier Marathon live on You Tube and it's just the best. You can find the archive online.

Today, he was tracking an early morning pass of Tiangong 1. He's just giddy with the results:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... FWaEdXjvlw

If you want to skip to the action, go to 10:00 mins, and "keep your finger cross-ed!

Enjoy, my friends!
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