Elon's Roadster in space as seen from Earth. Just mind blowing!

[Amit519]

 

[RLC3]

Cool! Could we have background information on this video please? Who took it, where, when, etc.?

 

[gregd]

This is exactly what I wanted to try... How do you know where to point your telescope?

 

[bhzmark]

ok I figured I wouldn't be the only one to be moved to use that as an avatar. finally found another one. Just mind blowing.

 

[Nosken]

Found more info.
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

 

[gregd]

Found more info.
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

Perfect, thanks.

But, I'm probably too late. It's already down to 16th magnitude; my 8" scope and the city lights limit me to maybe 12th magnitude or so, and only on a good night (none recently). Still, worth the exercise in understanding where it should be.

 

[DiamondHands]

Nice- thanks for sharing the video link.

 

[S'toon]

ok I figured I wouldn't be the only one to be moved to use that as an avatar. finally found another one. Just mind blowing.

I made it my desktop PC's wallpaper.

The Roadster has its own Wikipedia entry now:
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster - Wikipedia

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