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Originally Posted by Rev
Hi, just watched the video, amazing! Just wondering whether it also shows the spread of an impact shockwave. After watching it a few times it looks as though a circular ripple spread out from the impact. Anyone else see that?
Well done, your a legend!
Greg B.
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Hi Greg
Very unlikely. The "ripples" you're seeing are a result of the artifacts caused by the undulating seeing and by how telescopes and CCD's capture bright point sources.
Phil Plaitt has a good explanation on his followup blog on Bad Astronomy:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ba...color-picture/
Congrats once again to Anthony - incredibly discovery, AGAIN!
Luck no doubt plays some part in these things, but most people probably wouldn't have been paying attention or even noticed anything. It's your dedication and skill that noticed something unusual, saw it for what it was, and alerted the world right away.
It's great that Chris Go was able to confirm your discovery, otherwise I'm sure a few people might be a little skeptical... twice, within the space of a year?? Surely not
It couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. Well done!