#SolarEclipses

Royal Observatory of BelgiumORB_KSB
2025-02-25

🛰🌟The PROBA-3 coronograph ☀ ASPIICS, which we manage, captured its first image! 📸 This “stargazing”🌟 shot shows the accuracy of the spacecraft pointing. We are looking forward to the first solar corona images of this maker as early as March! 🤩 🧪🔭
esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space

Black disc with points showing stars annotated by their names (HD + a number). Above on the right, it is written "Orbit 0015, texp = 10 s, raw image".
Royal Observatory of BelgiumORB_KSB
2024-12-04

-3 takes off today at 11:38!
Décollage de Proba-3 aujourd'hui à 11 h 38 !
Proba-3 lanceert vandaag om 11.38 uur!
Follow the launch here / Suivez le lancement ici /
Volg de lancering hier: esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/ESA_Web

Illustration of the two PROBA-3 satellites flying in formation with the Earth in the lower left background.
Royal Observatory of BelgiumORB_KSB
2024-12-02

⏳🚀The launch will take place on Wed, Dec 4, at 11.38 Belgian local time.
The two Proba-3 satellites 🛰 will fly in formation around the Earth to create artificial ☀ 🌑.
, managed by the @ORB_KSB, will image the solar corona and give new insights to this not very well-known part of the Sun.
🤩We are looking forward to watching it!
👁 astro.oma.be/en/launch-of-prob
📺Follow the launch (starting Dec 4 at 11:00): esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/ESA_Web

Credit image: ESA – P. Carril.

Illustration of the two PROBA-3 satellites flying in formation with the Earth in the lower left background.
Royal Observatory of BelgiumORB_KSB
2024-11-29

📰 The @ORB_KSB invites the press to come to our launch event on Dec 4.

❗ With the pair of satellites 🛰️ of and the ASPIICS instrument onboard, we will unveil the mysteries of the solar corona with 🌞 🌑 made on demand.

🚀 Launch scheduled on Dec 4 at 11:38. Countdown begins! ⏳
esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Release

Illustration of the two PROBA-3 satellites flying in formation in front of the Sun

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