re moon shooting

hotspur (Chris) · #1 09-10-2009, 08:39 PM

Are we going to be able to see this NASA probe been shot in to

the moon?? with our back yard telescopes,and waht time is it??

Our kids have their friends ringing up wanting to come around

and get me to roll the the roof of the observatory and look through

thye scope.First i have heard about it,i doubt it could be seen

Info needed.

Chris

ngcles · #2 09-10-2009, 08:59 PM

Hi Chris,

Sorry to disappoint but it won't be visible from Australia because the Moon won't be above the local horizon at the time. The Moon will rise about 2 hrs after impact and it'll be all well and truly over by the time it's up.

You can watch it all on NASA TV here:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LC...ain/index.html

However, web traffic will be high and it might be hard to get on and stay on.

If the Moon were above the horizon at the time of impact, many have said the debris plume excavated by the impact would probably be visible in a 10" (25cm) 'scope.

Best,

Les D

solissydney (Ken) · #3 10-10-2009, 11:06 AM

Not knowing how close the relevant crater was to the rim I got up at 2:30 am this morning and took about 40 images of the South Pole of the Moon. After 5 minutes the fast moving pretty white cloud left the Moon in a clear sky low in the north, up 27 degrees. Worth getting up just to enjoy the beautiful sight of the Moon in the early sky.
My hope was to catch signs of the impact in the crater.
No pain no gain.

hotspur (Chris) · #4 10-10-2009, 10:16 PM

Thanks Les and Ken for your info,i really had no idea,it was about

to happin,the kids enjoyed your reply informative info.

Thanks again

regards Chris