Re: [meteorite-list] Deep Impact from Earth
Due to irritating cloud cover, Maui's amateur astronomers didn't see anything, at least not that I knew about. A horde of people were at Maui Community College (500+, I estimate), 10,000 watching big screens on Waikiki Beach, and another herd in Kamuela, where Keck is based, watching the NASA feed and live broadcast from our telescopes on Haleakala and the Big Island. There was a rafter-shaking cheer when it was confirmed that Deep Impact hit its target. Tracy Latimer From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing List) Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Deep Impact from Earth Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 15:08:23 -0700 (PDT) Any word yet on wherther Earth based mere mortal back-yard telescope observers were able to make out any sign of the impact? Rosetta, Hubble, and XMM saw the impact, and I'm sure some amateurs saw it as well. The ejecta from the impact was a lot bigger than most people expected, including myself. I was up until 4AM last night. Ron Baalke Deep Impact Navigation Team __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Deep Impact from Earth
Any word yet on wherther Earth based mere mortal back-yard telescope observers were able to make out any sign of the impact? __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Deep Impact from Earth
Darren G. wrote: Any word yet on wherther Earth based mere mortal back-yard telescope observers were able to make out any sign of the impact? Hola Darren, Luck was pretty bad for most in the Americas due to cloudcover and being low onthe horizon. Down here in Northeast Mexico it was an obligatory futility that none-the-less was great fun to participate in, with a 15 degree above the horizon impact (I had my 16X binoculars:-)). It looks like a backyard astronomer needed a 10-12 Dobsonian or so for a decent chance in the Southern portion Pacific US time zone. Reports that the comet it was so diffuse at around 11 magnitude, that it couldn't be seen even when 12th magnitude stars were discernable. But that right after the impact, it in fact appeared like magic with averted vision, comments of a 1.5 or 2.0 magnitudes before and after in the two hours. The Hubble images showed that the tektites produced were racing out at 1800 km/hr, and there are hopes of something better tonight as it expanded, though I haven't seen any reports posted from Asia, and it is a little discouraging from what Rosetta said according to Sky and Telescope: That they saw the 2 magnitude increase, but then it was losing a two-thirds of the increase within a five hours. So not so great a forecast on one hand, but that I'm sure won't stop the legions of us who hope to get lucky tonight... Saludos, Doug __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Deep Impact from Earth
My son and I spent the night fishing Bartlett Lake in Cave Creek Arizona last evening with my best friend in our float tubes. The sky was incredibly clear. We saw 20 or more shooting stars but even with 10 power binos we were unable to see anything of the comet. It may be because the largemouth were biting like crazy and we really could have spent more time skyward. On a sadder note the Cave Creek Complex fire has devastated the area. We were there after the first part of the fire and though the undergrowth had been burned there was lots left to recover. After the fire worked its way back through the area last week it is a virtual moon scape. Only badly browned Saguaros and the remenants of trees are left. My 11 year old son cried when he saw the destruction. It is very unlikely that anything will recover from the burn and it will take 20 years or more to regrown the desert here and we may have lost 1000's of Saguaros including the largest ever on record the Grand One which was badly scrorched and burned. Anyone on the list that has ever been to Arizona or hunted in our deserts will tell you there is nothing like it in the world. Two lightning strikes rekindled what some moron with a car originally started when they parked on dry brush. Mark M. Phoenix AZ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 12:45 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Deep Impact from Earth Darren G. wrote: Any word yet on wherther Earth based mere mortal back-yard telescope observers were able to make out any sign of the impact? Hola Darren, Luck was pretty bad for most in the Americas due to cloudcover and being low onthe horizon. Down here in Northeast Mexico it was an obligatory futility that none-the-less was great fun to participate in, with a 15 degree above the horizon impact (I had my 16X binoculars:-)). It looks like a backyard astronomer needed a 10-12 Dobsonian or so for a decent chance in the Southern portion Pacific US time zone. Reports that the comet it was so diffuse at around 11 magnitude, that it couldn't be seen even when 12th magnitude stars were discernable. But that right after the impact, it in fact appeared like magic with averted vision, comments of a 1.5 or 2.0 magnitudes before and after in the two hours. The Hubble images showed that the tektites produced were racing out at 1800 km/hr, and there are hopes of something better tonight as it expanded, though I haven't seen any reports posted from Asia, and it is a little discouraging from what Rosetta said according to Sky and Telescope: That they saw the 2 magnitude increase, but then it was losing a two-thirds of the increase within a five hours. So not so great a forecast on one hand, but that I'm sure won't stop the legions of us who hope to get lucky tonight... Saludos, Doug __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
