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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | (show all) siriusc professor emeritus Reged: 04/03/07 Loc: Racine, WI I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning!       #5413225 - 09/10/12 12:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi guys, This morning (9/10/2012) at 11:35:30 UT, I observed a bright white two second long explosion just inside Jupiter's eastern limb, located at about Longitude 1 = 335, and Latitude = + 12 degrees north, inside the southern edge of the NEB. This flash appeared to be about 100 miles in diameter. I used my Meade 12" LX200 GPS telescope and a binoviewer working at 400X for the observation, seeing was very good at the time. I was thinking about imaging Jupiter this morning but decided to observe it instead, had I been imaging I'm sure I would have missed it between adjusting webcam settings and focusing each avi. We'll have to wait and see if a dark spot developes inside the southern regions of the NEB over the next day or two. Good luck imaging this. My best guess is that it was a small undetected comet that is now history, hopefully it will sign its name on Jupiter's cloud tops. Best Regards and Clear Skies, Dan Petersen Edited by siriusc (09/10/12 03:57 PM) Post Extras:       WayneJ Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/20/09 Loc: West Chester, PA Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: siriusc]       #5413363 - 09/10/12 01:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Dan, You should write an observation report and send it to John Rogers at the BAA. If you can, show a sketch of the planet and where you observed the flash, along with accurate time and location data. John can alert other imagers who might have data from that time to check their raw data for confirmation. http://www.britastro.org/jupiter/ If it was simply a small comet, it's unlikely that Jupiter will show any dents and scratches. The "transient" that Chris Go and Bird Wesley imaged back in 2010 didn't show any impact marks. Regards, Wayne Post Extras:       shawnhar Carpal Tunnel Reged: 06/25/10 Loc: Knoxville, TN Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: WayneJ]       #5413503 - 09/10/12 02:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Missed it by 4:00!!!! Dangit, I switched over to the moon before I quit imaging Jup this morning. Post Extras:       siriusc professor emeritus Reged: 04/03/07 Loc: Racine, WI Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: shawnhar]       #5413587 - 09/10/12 03:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Wayne and Shawn: Thanks for your replies. Shawn, I wish you had captured it too, just one more avi and you probably would have. It was an amazing sight to behold this pure white fireball erupting from Jupiter's NEB clouds. I observed the planet an hour and a half later in daylight hoping to detect a small dark spot near Jupiter's CM but could not see one. I will observe Jupiter tomorrow morning 2.5 hours earlier when this longitude of 335 (system 1) is near the central meridian once again. I will have my fingers crossed and hope there is an observable mark, if there is one I will be doing some high resolution imaging this time. Clear Skies, Dan Edited by siriusc (09/10/12 03:52 PM) Post Extras:       PiotrM Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/03/10 Loc: Poland Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: siriusc]       #5413599 - 09/10/12 03:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It would have to be very very big object to leave an amateur-resolvable mark. Last two caught by amateurs (the Japanese one and Anthony one) did not leave such easy visible spots. Post Extras:       Bird Post Laureate Reged: 08/07/03 Loc: Murrumbateman, Australia Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: PiotrM]       #5413863 - 09/10/12 06:17 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   What great news this is to find when I woke up this morning! That longitude will be visible here tomorrow morning so (fog permitting) I'll have a go at imaging it and see if anything is visible. I'm sure everyone else who can see that longitude will be doing the same. 1.5-2s sounds very similar to the two events in 2010 which didn't reach the cloud tops, but we can hope that this one went a bit deeper, that would be fabulous. Nicely caught Dan! cheers, Bird Post Extras:       Mike Phillips Post Laureate Reged: 02/21/06 Loc: Swift Creek, NC - 35.682 N, 78... Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: Bird]       #5413921 - 09/10/12 06:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   what a wonderful sight. I believe the east coast USA gets that same view again Tuesday AM!? Post Extras:       GaryJCarter sage Reged: 06/06/09 Loc: Fairview, Texas Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: Mike Phillips]       #5414119 - 09/10/12 09:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It appears George Hall caught this on video....see http://georgeastro.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/3/4/13344093/jupiterimpact.jpg Post Extras:       James W. scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 05/14/07 Loc: Maryland Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: GaryJCarter]       #5414140 - 09/10/12 09:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mike - 4:53am EST, CM1 355 will be at the center. And to believe it's actually clear!!!! Post Extras:       Sunspot Post Laureate Reged: 03/15/05 Loc: Surprise, AZ Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: James W.]       #5414193 - 09/10/12 09:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   James and others, Go for it and I hope there is something to see, but even if not it's still exciting to try. Paul Post Extras:       James W. scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 05/14/07 Loc: Maryland Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: Sunspot]       #5414274 - 09/10/12 10:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You never know! That's the fun part of it! Post Extras:       geminijk professor emeritus Reged: 04/03/08 Loc: TN Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: James W.]       #5414355 - 09/10/12 11:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome! John Post Extras:       Kecktastic Post Laureate Reged: 01/16/10 Loc: Broken Hill NSW Australia Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: siriusc]       #5414423 - 09/11/12 12:49 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome news Dan, down here in OZ we get an excellent view of that CM1 tomorrow morning, the seeing is predicted to be crook and Jup will only be at 32 degrees alt but at least it looks like it will be clear. Cheers!!!!!!! Trevor Post Extras:       zAmbonii Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/19/08 Loc: Ypsilanti, MI Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: Kecktastic]       #5414439 - 09/11/12 01:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Saw this post earlier, but was busy setting up my deep space setup to see that it was confirmed and that the area will be visible in a few hours. I'm going to cut short my deep space stuff and try to get Jupiter when the area comes back around. Seeing is pretty decent outside so who knows . I've got about another hour before Jupiter clears the trees though....I have the C8 out cooling in preparation . Will post what I see if I do see anything. Kinda exciting! I wonder how many people have taken images of the area yesterday because there should have been a several hours post impact before it rotated out of view. Would be interesting to see. Post Extras:       zAmbonii Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/19/08 Loc: Ypsilanti, MI Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: zAmbonii]       #5414575 - 09/11/12 04:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Seeing is kind little below average, but so far, I can't see anything definitive. Nothing I can say that is a dark spot or a light spot so far. I'll post some images later on. It may take someone with better seeing and bigger scope to get more detail of the area. Post Extras:       Freddy WILLEMS Postmaster Reged: 11/13/05 Loc: Hawaii, Honolulu Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: zAmbonii]       #5414589 - 09/11/12 04:44 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Go for it guys .... Post Extras:       bunyon Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/23/10 Loc: Winston-Salem, NC Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: Freddy WILLEMS]       #5414605 - 09/11/12 05:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Seeing is a bit iffy but nothing obvious showing up in the live feed. Of course, it would have to be huge to show up in my live feed. Post Extras:       zAmbonii Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/19/08 Loc: Ypsilanti, MI Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: bunyon]       #5414627 - 09/11/12 06:00 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   OK...Im a slight bit skeptical on this, but I *might* be seeing something really small. Someone else with better seeing and bigger scope might get a better look. I'll post an animation to show ya in a bit. Post Extras:       bunyon Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/23/10 Loc: Winston-Salem, NC Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: zAmbonii]       #5414647 - 09/11/12 06:32 AM Attachment (323 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have a bigger scope. But probably not better seeing. Here is a shot at 0955 UT. It isn't very good and I have no comparison to make with it. There are some marks around the equator, but I don't know if they were there previously or not. CN giving me fits trying to upload. I'm going to give it a miss as it really isn't that great an image. Edited by bunyon (09/11/12 06:38 AM) Post Extras:       bunyon Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/23/10 Loc: Winston-Salem, NC Re: I observed an explosion on Jupiter this morning! [Re: zAmbonii]       #5414653 - 09/11/12 06:41 AM Attachment (305 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have a bigger scope. But probably not better seeing. Here is a shot at 0955 UT. It isn't very good and I have no comparison to make with it. There are some marks around the equator, but I don't know if they were there previously or not. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | (show all)

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