IPB

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

4 Pages V  « < 2 3 4  
Reply to this topicStart new topic
Another Jupiter impact?
ugordan
post Aug 22 2010, 11:26 PM
Post #46


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 3648
Joined: 1-October 05
From: Croatia
Member No.: 523



Obvious coolness of the impact aside, that planet is starting to look like a cartoon character. Seriously, Jupiter, pull yourself together!


--------------------
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
volcanopele
post Aug 22 2010, 11:35 PM
Post #47


Senior Member
****

Group: Moderator
Posts: 3226
Joined: 11-February 04
From: Tucson, AZ
Member No.: 23



Any comparisons between Jupiter and Leela from Futurama is uncalled for. We shan't have that here, good sir.


laugh.gif laugh.gif


--------------------
&@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
The Gish Bar Times - A Blog all about Jupiter's Moon Io
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
nprev
post Aug 23 2010, 12:03 AM
Post #48


Merciless Robot
****

Group: Admin
Posts: 8783
Joined: 8-December 05
From: Los Angeles
Member No.: 602



You got something against cartoon characters, Gordan? tongue.gif biggrin.gif

Mass media's beginning to pick up the story. Jason, as far as I can tell you & J. Kelly Beatty of Sky & Telescope broke this in English before anyone else...well done!


--------------------
A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Hungry4info
post Aug 23 2010, 02:29 AM
Post #49


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 1414
Joined: 26-July 08
Member No.: 4270



HST is going to get tired of all the "Quick! Look at Jupiter!"

tongue.gif


--------------------
-- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Explorer1
post Aug 23 2010, 05:51 AM
Post #50


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2073
Joined: 13-February 10
From: Ontario
Member No.: 5221



So this is the 4th know impact event at Jupiter, correct?

Shoemaker-Levy was the first (assuming it was one object to start with), next was in 2009, and now two this year.
Talk about taking a pounding!
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
ugordan
post Aug 23 2010, 07:53 AM
Post #51


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 3648
Joined: 1-October 05
From: Croatia
Member No.: 523



QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 23 2010, 02:03 AM) *
You got something against cartoon characters, Gordan? tongue.gif biggrin.gif

Nothing, I just think a respected gas giant should take itself more seriously biggrin.gif

QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Aug 23 2010, 04:29 AM) *
HST is going to get tired of all the "Quick! Look at Jupiter!"

Nothing wrong with that wink.gif


--------------------
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Decepticon
post Aug 23 2010, 02:23 PM
Post #52


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 1276
Joined: 25-November 04
Member No.: 114



Maybe we should start adding Impact dates in the Topic Title! laugh.gif

Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Stu
post Aug 23 2010, 05:24 PM
Post #53


The Poet Dude
****

Group: Moderator
Posts: 5551
Joined: 15-March 04
From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK
Member No.: 60



Liking the cartoon refs, but I can't decide if Jupiter is more like Rocky, taking punch after punch, head knocking backwards, then spitting out blood, grunting "Is that all you've got?" and coming back for more, or Boromir in LOTR, being hit by one orc arrow after another but refusing to go down... smile.gif


--------------------
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
volcanopele
post Aug 23 2010, 06:33 PM
Post #54


Senior Member
****

Group: Moderator
Posts: 3226
Joined: 11-February 04
From: Tucson, AZ
Member No.: 23



More like Dr. Manhattan as he is asked to intervene in the Vietnam War, and he just keeps moving, oblivious to all the bullets being shot at him by the tiny (in comparison) Vietnamese soldiers.


--------------------
&@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
The Gish Bar Times - A Blog all about Jupiter's Moon Io
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Stu
post Aug 23 2010, 06:57 PM
Post #55


The Poet Dude
****

Group: Moderator
Posts: 5551
Joined: 15-March 04
From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK
Member No.: 60



QUOTE (volcanopele @ Aug 23 2010, 07:33 PM) *
More like Dr. Manhattan as he is asked to intervene in the Vietnam War, and he just keeps moving, oblivious to all the bullets being shot at him by the tiny (in comparison) Vietnamese soldiers.


Nail. On head. Hit. Bullseye. smile.gif


--------------------
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
DrShank
post Aug 23 2010, 08:43 PM
Post #56


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 207
Joined: 6-March 07
From: houston, texas
Member No.: 1828



since we cant monitor every minute, we are likely missing most of these.

dont forget that an equal number of hits is occurring unseen by us on the backside each year!

voyager 1/2 looked at the night side. they saw lots of lightning but Im not sure they saw
fireballs during their brief peeks. anyone care to dredge up those old photos for a relook?

p


--------------------
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
elakdawalla
post Aug 23 2010, 09:18 PM
Post #57


Administrator
****

Group: Admin
Posts: 5172
Joined: 4-August 05
From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth
Member No.: 454



I'm way ahead of you, Paul wink.gif Post will come tomorrow.


--------------------
My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Guest_Sunspot_*
post Aug 23 2010, 09:54 PM
Post #58





Guests






More mainstream press coverage

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science...-collision.html
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Hungry4info
post Aug 23 2010, 11:33 PM
Post #59


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 1414
Joined: 26-July 08
Member No.: 4270



QUOTE (Decepticon @ Aug 23 2010, 08:23 AM) *
Maybe we should start adding Impact dates in the Topic Title! laugh.gif


"The Jovian Shooting Gallery."


--------------------
-- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
nprev
post Aug 23 2010, 11:55 PM
Post #60


Merciless Robot
****

Group: Admin
Posts: 8783
Joined: 8-December 05
From: Los Angeles
Member No.: 602



Funny you should say that. I almost started a new topic for this latest impact, then realized that it could quickly become ridiculous over the next few years. Suspect we're going to be seeing these pretty often from now on.

EDIT: Paul, I think it's highly probable that members of the ALPO Jupiter section (incl. of course international members) do in fact monitor the planet almost 24/7. If anything, I'd expect the level of monitoring to increase dramatically very soon. The work they can do nowadays compares very favorably with pros.

Re nightside monitoring: Wonder if some innovative am might start watching favorably-placed moons for brief flashes... wink.gif


--------------------
A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

4 Pages V  « < 2 3 4
Reply to this topicStart new topic

 



RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 28th March 2024 - 07:25 PM
RULES AND GUIDELINES
Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting.

IMAGE COPYRIGHT
Images posted on UnmannedSpaceflight.com may be copyrighted. Do not reproduce without permission. Read here for further information on space images and copyright.

OPINIONS AND MODERATION
Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators.
SUPPORT THE FORUM
Unmannedspaceflight.com is funded by the Planetary Society. Please consider supporting our work and many other projects by donating to the Society or becoming a member.