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German Ham Radio Operator Takes Picture of Solar Eclipse From the Moon

34 points by scapecast 7y ago

dhosek 7y ago
Spookily good translation of the article (which is interesting in its own right): https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fwissenschaft%2Fweltall%2Fsonnenfinsternis-vom-mond-aus-fotografiert-hobbyfunker-gelingt-spektakulaeres-bild-a-1282377.html https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3...
tokai 7y ago
Amazing that the Chinese teamed up with an amateur, instead of an other space agency. It is really impressive how much of an impact amateurs can have in astronomy and space research.
bdamm 7y ago
The translation says he's licensed to operate the Chinese satellite. Is that right? Did he have to get approval to issue the command or was this him on his own? Quite a nice picture for a satellite that is now defunct. Was the Chinese satellite's mission already done or did it fail prematurely?
- prewett 7y ago
  It sounds like he's part of China's version of DSN, which is pretty cool! It seems strange that China is using amateurs instead of just building their own around the world, but a great opportunity for this guy!
iancarroll 7y ago
I too am curious how I can get China to give me instructions on how to operate their satellite. Any pointers?
ianai 7y ago
Ok, call me naive, but I hoped this was how he made a visual photo based off radio waves bounced off the moon somehow. Doesn’t sound possible, but then that’s where the title sent me!
- gol706 7y ago
  We did leave a mirror on the moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiment
BlackLotus89 7y ago
For anyone in here wondering the article states that he added a command to download the picture to the list of commands he got from the chinese. The satellite Longjiang 2 was destroyed on the moon (as planned) so you guys can't get permission "to operate" it ;) It's times like these where I wish I was a ham operator myself.

34 points by scapecast 7y ago

Spookily good translation of the article (which is interesting in its own right): https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fwissenschaft%2Fweltall%2Fsonnenfinsternis-vom-mond-aus-fotografiert-hobbyfunker-gelingt-spektakulaeres-bild-a-1282377.html https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3...

tokai 7y ago

Amazing that the Chinese teamed up with an amateur, instead of an other space agency. It is really impressive how much of an impact amateurs can have in astronomy and space research.

bdamm 7y ago

The translation says he's licensed to operate the Chinese satellite. Is that right? Did he have to get approval to issue the command or was this him on his own? Quite a nice picture for a satellite that is now defunct. Was the Chinese satellite's mission already done or did it fail prematurely?

prewett 7y ago
It sounds like he's part of China's version of DSN, which is pretty cool! It seems strange that China is using amateurs instead of just building their own around the world, but a great opportunity for this guy!

iancarroll 7y ago

I too am curious how I can get China to give me instructions on how to operate their satellite. Any pointers?

ianai 7y ago

Ok, call me naive, but I hoped this was how he made a visual photo based off radio waves bounced off the moon somehow. Doesn’t sound possible, but then that’s where the title sent me!

gol706 7y ago
We did leave a mirror on the moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiment

BlackLotus89 7y ago

For anyone in here wondering the article states that he added a command to download the picture to the list of commands he got from the chinese. The satellite Longjiang 2 was destroyed on the moon (as planned) so you guys can't get permission "to operate" it ;) It's times like these where I wish I was a ham operator myself.