Aug 22, 2010 17:10 Moscow Time
An amateur astronomer in Japan has observed a cosmic impact of
Jupiter. He successfully photographed a flash which lasted almost two
seconds.
The National Observatory believes Mr Masayuki Tatikawa watched the
crash of an asteroid or a comet about a kilometre across.
Original post in Russian News (English):
http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/08/22/16797121.html
Japanese report/ image of event [English]
http://chiron.mtk.nao.ac.jp/watanabe/optical-flash-on-jupiter
Video: http://libra-co.com/Jupiter2010Aug20182212UT.wmv
Clear skies
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Michael Boschat
Halifax Center - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Astronomy page: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa063
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