Starlink v2-mini flaring.
Rev. A:- Starlink-31003 (58520 / 2023-191N)
- 15th April 2024 - 23:44:33 UTC (19:44:33 local time)
- Duration: ~210sec
- Range:
- Start: 1042km (28.9° / 298.5°)
- Peak: 570km (82.1° / 212.4°)
- End: 818km (41.2° / 130.2°)
- Seems like there are 3 separate flares on the main satellite bus. The solar panels are also brighter then in my previous images.
Rev. B:- Starlink-31023 (58522 / 2023-191Q)
- 15th April 2024 - 23:34:04 UTC (19:34:04 local time)
- Duration: ~127sec
- Range:
- Start: 1193km (23.5° / 307.8°)
- 1 flare: 842km (39.3° / 309.8°)
- 2 flare: 682km (54.0° / 313.0°)
- End: 594km (71.4° / 322.6°)
- (the animation ends at 71.4° alt before it reached the peak of this pass)
The data was captured with very little FPS.
All of these are 4:1 scale. The original sampling of the telescope is 0.26"/pxl. The satellites themselves reportedly have a wingspan of ~30m.
For A i stacked 330 frames in groups of 10, with 1 overlapping. The exposure time for this was 35ms / 50 gain (25%)
For B i stacked 200 frames in groups of 5, with 1 overlapping. The exposure time for this was 50ms / 75 gain (37%)
The telescope belongs to this survey:
https://deeprandomsurvey.org
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