Images from SOFIA's Facebook page. [The flight plan (bottom) has a glitch, the sharp spike to the left isn't real.] |
On UT 29 June 2015, Pluto occulted a star (m=11.9) in Sagittarius. A group of astronomers and students of astronomy from MIT, Lowell Observatory, and Williams College traveled to New Zealand and Australia to observe this occultation, with the goal of studying Pluto's atmosphere. Follow the adventures!
Monday, June 29, 2015
T+3 hours: Success!
Posting in a bleary-eyed haze is generally a bad idea, but I want to get the news out: last night's Pluto occultation was a success! Unfortunately several groups on the ground were clouded out, but others were able to obtain data and see an occultation, including the group aboard SOFIA. Read the SOFIA press release HERE!
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