w8t4time September 1, 2006 Share w8t4time Member September 1, 2006 (edited) should be pretty cool to see I will miss it but someone out there might be able to watch this and didn't know it was going to happen hence me posting it! MOON CRASH! A European spaceship is about to crash into the Moon, and amateur astronomers may be able to observe the impact. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/30aug_smart1.htm August 30, 2006: Amateur astronomers, grab your telescopes. A spaceship is about to crash into the Moon, and you may be able to see the impact. The spacecraft: SMART-1, a lunar orbiter belonging to the European Space Agency (ESA). see captionThe impact site: Lacus Excellentiae (The Lake of Excellence), an ancient, 100-mile wide crater in the Moon's southern hemisphere. The time to watch: Saturday, September 2nd at 10:41 p.m. PDT (Sept. 3rd, 0541 UT). Right: The impact site, with current moon phase shown. Updated daily. The area will be in complete darkness at the moment of impact, so much the better to see the flash. How bright will it be? No one knows. Estimates range from 7th to 15th magnitude. In other words, it might be bright enough for backyard telescopes--or so dim that even big professional observatories won't see a thing. The only way to find out is to look. Edited September 1, 2006 by w8t4time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo September 1, 2006 Share anonymo Member September 1, 2006 They're blowing up the moon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew September 1, 2006 Share Brew Member September 1, 2006 good find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerisme September 1, 2006 Share farmerisme Member September 1, 2006 *sticks pinky in mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max67 September 1, 2006 Share Max67 Member September 1, 2006 They're blowing up the moon! About time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek-Almighty September 2, 2006 Share Tek-Almighty Member September 2, 2006 I love moon watching... I had a pretty decent 300x Tasco telescope. I wish I could have seen the crash, but some of the neighborhood hoodlums, stole my telescope right off of my porch... doh. Pretty cool, tho' spacecraft with ION drive. I wish I had an ion drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimmpp September 2, 2006 Share Chimmpp Member September 2, 2006 Hopefully its bright enuf for my binoculars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8t4time September 2, 2006 Author Share w8t4time Member September 2, 2006 I believe it will be 12:41 am central timezone tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon September 6, 2006 Share Allanon Member September 6, 2006 So.... did you see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8t4time September 6, 2006 Author Share w8t4time Member September 6, 2006 only a observation post in hawaii was able to see it here is a link with pictures and info http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/News/Smart1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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