Impact on Jupiter, June 3, 2010

[rodion_herrera]

My friend Christopher Go of Cebu City, Philippines, (the guy who discovered OvalBA's red shift, now known as Red Spot Jr.) emailed us this morning that, together with amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley of Australia, they observed an impact on Jupiter about 6 hours ago. Here is a video of the event recorded by Go:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-AXCHVdy2A"]YouTube- Impact on Jupiter recorded by Christopher Go[/ame]

Article on the event now posted at http://spaceweather.com/

-RODION

 

[supersonic]

What are the likes that you get to see that?!

 

[Bloodworth]

Wow, talk about a lucky find. You don't get to see THAT everyday.

 

[Andy44]

As long as it's happening on someone else's planet, that's pretty cool! Considering that blast is about as big as the entire Earth, it's little unsettling...

 

[Bj]

As long as it's happening on someone else's planet, that's pretty cool! Considering that blast is about as big as the entire Earth, it's little unsettling...

Yeah no kidding right Just a little more than a little unsettling I'd say

On that topic, what would NASA do if a NEO came just a little too close...

Armegeddon it? :lol:

 

[Ark]

Holy crap. The odds of recording that in real time are astronomical.

 

[Notebook]

Amazing!

N.

 

[Kevon Daye]

IIRC, the Shoemaker-Levy impacts were only caught in time lapse. Is this the first time an impact has been filmed in real time?

 

[jedidia]

That's one huge blast in the atmosphere there! Do they already have estimates about mass and velocity of the impactor?

 

[rodion_herrera]

There is yet another uncanny twist to this event... read here:

http://www.universetoday.com/2010/06/03/new-impact-on-jupiter/

-RODION

 

[Bloodworth]

blink. blink. 2 separate astronomers caught it on film at the same time?!

 

[garyw]

Just goes to show the value of amateur astronomers and the power of the kit they have to play with!

 

[rodion_herrera]

blink. blink. 2 separate astronomers caught it on film at the same time?!

Not only that--read the article again--NASA today also released data from Anthony Wesley's 2009 Jupiter impact event ( http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/jupiter-strike.html ) ...and THEN this happens...I mean the coincidence is just remarkable.

-RODION

 

[Messierhunter]

blink. blink. 2 separate astronomers caught it on film at the same time?!

Yup, with the advent and popularity of "lucky" imaging of the planets using webcam-style imagers, there's multiple amateurs video capturing at least Jupiter and Saturn almost around-the-clock. It's just an amazing coincidence that the same amateur discovered two Jupiter impacts since his part of the world was in the prime position at the moment of discovery. Fifteen years ago this discovery never would have happened, or if it had it would probably have been by eye, not by camera.

 

[supersonic]

I still can't believe TWO amateur astronomers managed to get this on video.:blink:

 

[dougkeenan]

I smell a conspiracy between them. They must have launched something to impact and knew when to photograph.

 

[SiberianTiger]

I smell a conspiracy between them. They must have launched something to impact and knew when to photograph.

Looking at that flash... go check if the nearest to your home mountain ridge is still there.

 

[supersonic]

I smell a conspiracy between them. They must have launched something to impact and knew when to photograph.

I found it in my local newspaper. It's really something.

 

[Izack]

I smell a conspiracy between them. They must have launched something to impact and knew when to photograph.

-runs outside with binoculars-
Nope, the Moon's still there. Not sure what else they could have launched....unless...
Anyone here have a visual on the Asia??

:lol:

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Not directly related to this particular impact, but it’s still relevant:

BBC News: "Object that hit Jupiter may have been an asteroid".