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- Falcon 9 is expected to impact the Moon's limb at or around Wed Aug. 5 at 2:34:32.9 a.m. ET
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/falcon9-rocket-moon-impact-9.7290981
"You need to be taking an image every tenth, hundredth of a second, something like that, to try and catch this brief flash," he said. "If you're trying to catch the plumes, that's probably quite a bit easier because we expect the plume to last [in] the order of one to 10 minutes, something like that."
Alas, I always leave it till too late to ensure my gear is in working order for a night sky event.
But seeing conditions look pretty favourable for me, so...
"You need to be taking an image every tenth, hundredth of a second, something like that, to try and catch this brief flash," he said. "If you're trying to catch the plumes, that's probably quite a bit easier because we expect the plume to last [in] the order of one to 10 minutes, something like that."
Alas, I always leave it till too late to ensure my gear is in working order for a night sky event.
But seeing conditions look pretty favourable for me, so...