Amateur Astronomers Photograph Tesla Roadster in Space

Space Weather News for Feb. 9, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS PHOTOGRAPH ROADSTER IN SPACE: "It's the craziest thing I've ever captured in my telescope," says amateur astronomer Raymond Kneip. Last night, he photographed Elon Musk's cherry red Roadster 430,000 km from Earth heading toward the orbit of Mars. NASA has just released an ephemeris (celestial coordinates) for the electric car, allowing astronomers to track and photograph the Tesla as it recedes into deep space. Pictures of the Roadster and instructions for accessing NASA's ephemeris may be found on today's edition of Spaceweather.com. Remember, SpaceWeather.com is on Facebook! Above: A Tesla Roadster flying among the stars. Photo credit: Raymond Kneip. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2018 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved.