{"id":398233,"date":"2017-11-02T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?guid=681a32f41305953bba6eea88e8f56784"},"modified":"2017-11-02T03:45:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T07:45:00","slug":"ghostly-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=398233","title":{"rendered":"Ghostly green"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nJust in time for Halloween this week: a green deep-space tracking station. \n<\/p>\n

\nThis image was taken by Byron Bay-based astrophotographer Dylan O’Donnell in October during a photo shoot at the New Norcia station, some 120 km north of Perth, Western Australia. \n<\/p>\n

\nThe \u2018ghostly green\u2019 was created by reflecting a floodlight off the station\u2019s 35 m-diameter deep-space antenna and structure. \n<\/p>\n

\nThe station routinely communicates with spacecraft orbiting Mars as well as ESA\u2019s Gaia<\/a> and XMM observatory<\/a> missions. In future, it will link up with BepiColombo<\/a> at Mercury and the Euclid<\/a> astronomical observatory. \n<\/p>\n

\nSince August, the station has been operating in part on a new solar power system, which, together with a local water recycling system, is helping to boost the station\u2019s sustainability and reduce its environmental impact.\n<\/p>\n

\nMore information<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

\nEstrack network<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\nNew Norcia station<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\nJust in time for Halloween this week: a green deep-space tracking station. \n<\/p>\n

\nThis image was taken by Byron Bay-based astrophotographer Dylan O’Donnell in October during a photo shoot at the New Norcia station, some 120 km north of Perth, Western Australia. \n<\/p>\n

\nThe ‘ghostly green’ was created by reflecting a floodlight off the station’s 35 m-diameter deep-space antenna and structure. \n<\/p>\n

\nThe station routinely communicates with spacecraft orbiting Mars as well as ESA’s Gaia<\/a> and XMM observatory<\/a> missions. In future, it will link up with BepiColombo<\/a> at Mercury and the Euclid<\/a> astronomical observatory. \n<\/p>\n

\nSince August, the station has been operating in part on a new solar power system, which, together with a local water recycling system, is helping to boost the station’s sustainability and reduce its environmental impact.\n<\/p>\n

\nMore information<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

\nEstrack network<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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