Something Just Crashed into Jupiter

[glend]

Ran across this story.

http://www.iflscience.com/space/incredibly-rare-impact-jupiter-may-have-been-spotted-amateur-astronomers

Anyone here involved or were you watching?

[julianh72]

More discussion here:
http://www.space.com/32411-jupiter-hit-by-comet-asteroid-video.html
and here:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2016/03/29/jupiter_hit_by_asteroid_or_comet_in _march_2016.html

If anyone was imaging Jupiter on 17 March you might want to take a closer look at your video footage! (Although the timing of the impact was not favourable for Australian observers.)

[blink138]

yes glen i posted it on the general chat earlier today, it looks fascinating!
pat