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Solar transit on satellite dish – time-lapse video
March 4, 2009 at 16:25
This is a three hour time-lapse video on March 4, 2009 taken at the satellite earth station of Full Channel TV, Inc. in Warren, R.I. of the solar transit of a TV satellite in Earth orbit, the sun and a satellite dish antenna on the ground. The video was taken by Jesse Dufault.
The shadow of the dish’s feed horn can be seen passing perfectly under the center of the dish. This biannual occurrence happens around the equinoxes, and causes what is known as “sun-fade” or “sun-outage.” During this brief (10-20 minutes) period, the TV signal may be degraded or lost.
