
Will Gater
@willgater
Astronomer, author, astrophotographer. Former science journalist now working in the UK space sector to promote research, exploration & innovation.
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http://willgater.com 20-05-2008 13:01:32
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Will Gater Still 10°+ with the naked eye under Bortle class 3 skies tonight. Indeed a great sight in binoculars.







📡 New mission alert! 📡 Our Lunar & Deep Space Mission Ops team have been busy conducting Mission Readiness Tests to support ESA's Solar Orbiter! You can discover how our communication services are helping make more space science a reality in ESA Operations' recent blog ⬇️

The team at the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) are tracking debris from the breakup of Intelsat 33E NSpOC analysts, from UK Space Agency & UK Space Command, will continue to monitor this incident and risks to UK-licenced satellites, including Strategic Command SKYNET satellites


Reports of a bright, blue-green fireball over the UK tonight around 7:30pm. Sightings from Aberdeenshire down to Surrey. If you saw or recorded something please submit a report/footage to: ukmon.imo.net/members/imo/re…. UK Fireball Alliance

