Science through Shadows Episode 4: Chasing Polymele's Shadow (English)

Join us as we travel with the Lucy Occultation project, where citizen scientists play a crucial role for NASA’s LUCY mission
On February 3, 2023, over 100 telescopes across two continents were deployed to observe the Trojan asteroid Polymele and its satellite during an occultation.
In this episode, learn about occultations which occur when an object, like an asteroid, passes in front of a star, momentarily blocking its light and sending a shadow towards Earth’s telescopes.
Citizen scientists provide valuable data about the object’s size, shape, and orbit, helping NASA plan for a successful observation of Jupiter’s trojan asteroids.
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[@hapticlazier4992]

Outstanding work you guys. Amazing experience.

[@bazpearce9993]

Great stuff. Saw Dr Levison in the first iteration of The Planets back in 1999. Glad to see he is still at it.
I've seen and captured a few Moon/star occultations and conjunctions. If you record a video and stack it tracking the Moon. Over thirty seconds or so, you can see the star become a grain of rice rather than a point source. Showing the Moon's non sidereal motion through the sky :)

[@TroyRubert]

Great work everyone!

[@matthewhenson2421]

Nice. I hope that works. ❤❤