The contest would like to invite amateur astronomers to acquire images of the
BepiColombo flyby, during the night of 10th April 2020.
The three winning images will be presented at the web pages of ESA's Science Directorate
and the observers will receive a BepiColombo shape model (1:80).
You can find some detailed observability information here:
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo-flyby/ground-based-observations
If you want to compute the trajectory in the sky of your location you can do it by inserting
latitude and longitude here:
https://bepicolombo.iaps.inaf.it
An expert committee will select:
1. The last glimpse - that is the latest image showing reflections from BepiColombo
2. The best glimpse - the "nicest, most appealing" image
3. The best track – the best track of BepiColombo during its passage above the
horizon.
To participate you can share your observations using either Flickr or a Europlanet form made available by the Europlanet Society.
Deadline for submission is: Sunday April 19th at 23:59 CEST.
