News Archive / Tagged: occultation
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New Horizons scientists successfully observe second target during stellar occultation
Laurel KornfeldSeptember 14th, 2018New Horizons' scientists successfully observed Ultima Thule, the spacecraft's second target, from Senegal on Aug. 4, 2018, when the Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) passed in front of an occulted star.
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New Horizons scientists observe stellar occultation by Ultima Thule
Laurel KornfeldAugust 4th, 2018As they did three times last summer, NASA's New Horizons team will observe a stellar occultation by the spacecraft's second target, Ultima Thule, from the narrow path where the Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) will cast its shadow.