> Are there any other astronomical satellites at this Lagrangian point? No. Although some magnetotail probes have passed through the vicinity of Earth-Sun L2, none have been stationed here. But MAP will be the first of many, there are about 10 spacecraft planned for L2 in the next decade. The majority of new major astronomy spacecraft will be either at L2 or in Earth-trailing solar orbit, both of which will provide interesting challenges for SeeSat-L observers. L2 of course is always at local midnight; the satellites will remain outside the Earth's shadow and will have solar arrays on their Sun-facing side, so the chances for observing them with a sufficiently big piece of glass may be not bad... Jonathan ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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