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Andrew McCarthy@AJamesMcCarthy · Sep 8, 2026

Can you spot Roman Space Telescope in this timelapse I captured last night? (Check the thread for the closeup and the…

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A stargazer captured a timelapse of the night sky and successfully spotted the Roman Space Telescope traveling to L2, along with the bright asteroid 9 Metis (about 100 miles wide) in the frame. The thread includes closeup images showing the telescope's path among other celestial objects.

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    Can you spot Roman Space Telescope in this timelapse I captured last night? (Check the thread for the closeup and the answer)

  2. #2

    Closeup of NGR on its way to L2

  3. #3

    It’s this one I circled! There’s a bunch of things moving in frame- notably the asteroid 9 Metis, which is about 100miles wide and over 100 million miles away! (Bright object, lower right side)