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30-08-2009, 05:15 PM
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| | | Meteor impacts on the Moon
I was looking at the Moon last night as it was possible to see quite a lot of detail even from here in London. Does anyone ever see/record objects hitting the Moon's surface. It obviously suffered a huge amount at some time and there's no atmosphere to burn things up, but I've never heard of anyone actually witnessing such an event.
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03-09-2009, 08:56 PM
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| | | Re: Meteor impacts on the Moon
Lovely clear image of the moon tonight, took a quick snap as I came in, guess there will be better efforts...  |
03-09-2009, 09:17 PM
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A quick snap eh  I shall have to have a try.
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08-09-2009, 08:16 AM
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| | | Re: Meteor impacts on the Moon
I managed this one... 
I like the effect of the craters at the edge of the shadow - but it puts me in mind of the Clangers and the Soup Dragon
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12-09-2009, 08:14 AM
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| | | Re: Meteor impacts on the Moon
I see quite a few people have viewed this thread and probably expected to see something spectacular so I apologise - I should have put a question mark at the end to explain that I was asking if any had been seen 
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12-09-2009, 09:06 PM
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| | | Re: Meteor impacts on the Moon
The moon was visible at 11am this morning so I took a snap handheld with the bigma, didn't see anything hit it though  
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12-09-2009, 09:17 PM
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| | | Re: Meteor impacts on the Moon
Great view of the surface detail and you can see some in the shadow as well. Whatever PP you did it makes a great image
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14-09-2009, 09:37 PM
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| | | Re: Meteor impacts on the Moon
If been doing some more checking on this and NASA have recorded an impact - not spectacular but its there. NASA - A Meteoroid Hits the Moon
Other info I read suggests that a lunar exclipse might be the best time to see such strikes.
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16-09-2009, 08:41 AM
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| | | Re: Meteor impacts on the Moon
Artificial 'meteorite' eg spacecraft LCross due to hit moon [flash for 5s to maybe 60s] on 7:30 a.m. EDT [USA time!] on Oct. 9, 2009 as LCROSS to Crash into Cabeus A Crater on Moon | Parabolic Arc
Using the crash to stir up maybe ice/water vapour detectable via powerful spectroscopes on big telescopes but for us - Get the bins out 
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16-09-2009, 08:55 AM
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| | | Re: Meteor impacts on the Moon
I make that 11:30 am, BST, so it'll be full daylight here. Might see something though if it's not cloudy.
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