Amateurs Discover Asteroid Impacting Jupiter

[russ_watters]

Two amateur astrophotographers in Europe separately photographed what appears to have been an asteroid impacting Jupiter, at least one using a low-intermediate level telescope:



http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/03/29/did-asteroid-slam-into-jupiter.html?intcmp=hphz06
Confirmation pending.

Very cool.

 

[davenn]

yes, really cool :)

 

[1oldman2]

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/03/29/did-asteroid-slam-into-jupiter.html?intcmp=hplnws
One in Austria and one in Ireland

This one with a little more "history" to it.
http://www.space.com/32411-jupiter-hit-by-comet-asteroid-video.html

 

[russ_watters]

Interesting. On issue with the description is I think he either misspoke or was was misunderstood. The article refers to a "time lapse" a few times, but that isn't what is shown: it is a real-time video - which makes the event very short.

 

[newjerseyrunner]

I wonder if we'll get any cool pictures of the scar like we did with Shoemaker-Levy 9.