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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Asteroids, telescope recovery and planetary transits
Follow Canada’s agile telescope from observing geometry and comet parallax to software recovery, transit timing and reusable astronomy data.
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NEOSSat during integration testing, from Figure 2 of the mission-team report The NEOSSat Experience. The extended baffle helps control unwanted light. This is a ground-test photograph, not an orbital view. Full embedded image retained at its publication resolution.
Canadian Space Agency / NEOSSat mission team (Abbasi and colleagues) · Image source · Open Government Licence – CanadaYour place in the bigger picture
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Small telescope, subtle changes in light
NEOSSat: a moving view of the sky
Asteroids, telescope recovery and planetary transits
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
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