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Stu
post Jul 19 2009, 08:13 PM
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Very interesting observation of a dark mark on Jupiter... it's starting to ripple out across Twitter...

http://www.irishastronomy.org/cms/forum?fu...;id=79644#79647

More info: http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/ObsReport...ter-impact.html


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post Jul 20 2009, 11:10 PM
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JPL new release In part:

Scientists have found evidence that another object has bombarded Jupiter, exactly 15 years after the first impacts by the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.

Following up on a tip by an amateur astronomer that a new dark "scar" had suddenly appeared on Jupiter, this morning between 3 and 9 a.m. PDT (6 a.m. and noon EDT) scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., using NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility at the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, gathered evidence indicating an impact.

New infrared images show the likely impact point was near the south polar region, with a visibly dark "scar" and bright upwelling particles in the upper atmosphere detected in near-infrared wavelengths, and a warming of the upper troposphere with possible extra emission from ammonia gas detected at mid-infrared wavelengths.

"We were extremely lucky to be seeing Jupiter at exactly the right time, the right hour, the right side of Jupiter to witness the event. We couldn't have planned it better," said Glenn Orton, a scientist at JPL.

Orton and his team of astronomers kicked into gear early in the morning and haven't stopped tracking the planet. They are downloading data now and are working to get additional observing time on this and other telescopes.

Really tacky JPL that you couldn't mention Anthony Wesley by name.

[Edit] JPL corrected their release to name Antony Wesley.


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post Jul 20 2009, 11:20 PM
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It would have been nice if they actually mentioned Anthony Wesley's name in the release. I can already see the media picking this up as a NASA discovery.


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- Stu   Jupiter Impact 2009   Jul 19 2009, 08:13 PM
- - ugordan   Precisely 15 years after Shoemaker-Levy 9 barrage....   Jul 19 2009, 08:23 PM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (ugordan @ Jul 19 2009, 09:23 PM) I...   Jul 19 2009, 08:36 PM
- - dvandorn   I daresay it wasn't a cometary impact, as a co...   Jul 19 2009, 08:26 PM
- - Floyd   Now picked up by astronomy.   Jul 19 2009, 08:48 PM
- - tasp   Maybe we are getting another Venus ??   Jul 19 2009, 09:48 PM
- - nprev   Interesting! It does look quite a bit like one...   Jul 19 2009, 09:59 PM
- - volcanopele   Very cool. Given how much Jupiter eats comets and...   Jul 19 2009, 11:06 PM
|- - john_s   I started my own topic, but then nprev pointed out...   Jul 20 2009, 02:42 AM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (john_s @ Jul 19 2009, 06:42 PM) .....   Jul 20 2009, 03:02 AM
|- - tedstryk   They have already done one science observation (a ...   Jul 20 2009, 04:57 AM
- - volcanopele   No problem. This topic belongs in the Telescope O...   Jul 20 2009, 02:50 AM
- - Sunspot   QUOTE (Stu @ Jul 19 2009, 09:13 PM) Very ...   Jul 20 2009, 07:38 AM
- - Stu   Universe Today... Bad Astronomer... sites like tha...   Jul 20 2009, 07:52 AM
- - djellison   I'm wondering if the fact that Hubble is still...   Jul 20 2009, 08:15 AM
|- - SFJCody   I think the forum might enjoy this, one of my favo...   Jul 20 2009, 08:19 AM
- - Stu   Some more pix here... http://jupiter.samba.org/ju...   Jul 20 2009, 08:32 AM
- - volcanopele   Yeah, some of those other images have really convi...   Jul 20 2009, 09:02 AM
|- - 4th rock from the sun   Hi, A nice place to check for updated daily plane...   Jul 20 2009, 09:14 AM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (4th rock from the sun @ Jul 20 2009, 1...   Jul 20 2009, 10:00 AM
|- - 4th rock from the sun   Yes, the ALPO Japan Planetary Section it's ful...   Jul 20 2009, 10:23 AM
- - Sunspot   I've often wondered why we see so few planetar...   Jul 20 2009, 10:20 AM
- - Stu   From Twitter: "Glenn Orton from JPL is imagin...   Jul 20 2009, 11:51 AM
- - Sunspot   can you give me the link the the twitter sites you...   Jul 20 2009, 12:40 PM
- - Hungry4info   Die! Die! Watch them die! QUOTE (...   Jul 20 2009, 12:44 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Too bad it wasn't Saturn.   Jul 20 2009, 07:58 PM
- - Decepticon   RE: Jupiter Impact 2009   Jul 20 2009, 08:08 PM
- - Phil Stooke   EGD: "Too bad it wasn't Saturn. " ...   Jul 20 2009, 08:19 PM
- - Stu   Interesting Twitter site to follow re this story.....   Jul 20 2009, 08:26 PM
|- - ugordan   Would we be able to measure the temperatue and cro...   Jul 20 2009, 08:40 PM
||- - tedstryk   Yes, but Cassini would undoubtedly serendipitously...   Jul 20 2009, 08:59 PM
|||- - ugordan   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jul 20 2009, 10:59 PM) ...   Jul 20 2009, 09:08 PM
||- - PFK   QUOTE (ugordan @ Jul 20 2009, 09:40 PM) 1...   Jul 23 2009, 11:33 AM
||- - tedstryk   http://archive.stsci.edu/proposal_search.p...st...   Jul 24 2009, 12:11 AM
||- - Sunspot   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jul 24 2009, 01:11 AM) ...   Jul 24 2009, 07:17 AM
|- - Sunspot   QUOTE (Stu @ Jul 20 2009, 09:26 PM) Inter...   Jul 20 2009, 10:59 PM
- - nprev   Re Saturn vs. Jupiter impacts: Another thing to re...   Jul 20 2009, 09:35 PM
- - Floyd   JPL new release In part: Scientists have found ev...   Jul 20 2009, 11:10 PM
|- - ugordan   It would have been nice if they actually mentioned...   Jul 20 2009, 11:20 PM
|- - Sunspot   QUOTE (ugordan @ Jul 21 2009, 12:20 AM) I...   Jul 20 2009, 11:24 PM
|- - tedstryk   It may be that the public relations office nazis a...   Jul 20 2009, 11:32 PM
|- - ugordan   Someone should email them about that, to be honest...   Jul 20 2009, 11:32 PM
|- - ynyralmaen   QUOTE (ugordan @ Jul 21 2009, 12:32 AM) W...   Jul 21 2009, 06:33 AM
- - volcanopele   http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA12148   Jul 20 2009, 11:16 PM
- - nprev   Agreed. Again, I find it hard to even describe...   Jul 20 2009, 11:31 PM
- - Sunspot   There is contact info at the bottom of the press r...   Jul 20 2009, 11:32 PM
- - Floyd   I just e-mailed her   Jul 20 2009, 11:34 PM
- - nprev   Thanks, Sunspot. I just left her a very polite voi...   Jul 20 2009, 11:37 PM
- - stevesliva   Just name the deceased impactor after him. Heck,...   Jul 20 2009, 11:38 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (stevesliva @ Jul 20 2009, 04:38 PM...   Jul 20 2009, 11:43 PM
- - Sunspot   http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1749...rom-i...   Jul 20 2009, 11:41 PM
|- - ugordan   Wow, the Keck image really shows some interesting ...   Jul 20 2009, 11:47 PM
|- - john_s   QUOTE (ugordan @ Jul 20 2009, 11:47 PM) W...   Jul 21 2009, 02:23 AM
- - nprev   Yes, it does indeed, Gordan! VERY interesting...   Jul 20 2009, 11:54 PM
- - Floyd   Just received the following: Hi Floyd, We were ru...   Jul 21 2009, 12:03 AM
- - nprev   Well done, Floyd!!!!!   Jul 21 2009, 12:04 AM
- - rogelio   Why not honor the discoverer by referring to this ...   Jul 21 2009, 12:42 AM
- - nprev   Problem is that it's extremely transient, Roge...   Jul 21 2009, 12:47 AM
- - nprev   Hmm. I see what you mean, John. If this is the cau...   Jul 21 2009, 03:18 AM
- - Pertinax   Saw a mention of this on SpaceWeather this morning...   Jul 21 2009, 03:58 AM
- - dtolman   This has been picked up on the NY Times breaking n...   Jul 21 2009, 03:21 PM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (dtolman @ Jul 21 2009, 04:21 PM) F...   Jul 21 2009, 03:59 PM
|- - imipak   QUOTE (dtolman @ Jul 21 2009, 04:21 PM) ....   Jul 21 2009, 08:03 PM
- - volcanopele   Obviously, the quick comment that can be answered ...   Jul 21 2009, 08:39 PM
|- - SFJCody   Interestingly, there was a paper published in 1997...   Jul 21 2009, 09:25 PM
|- - tedstryk   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Jul 21 2009, 09:25 PM) I...   Jul 21 2009, 09:39 PM
- - Mongo   Will it be possible to determine the bulk nature o...   Jul 21 2009, 09:23 PM
- - volcanopele   Wasn't that based on two data points, Shoemake...   Jul 21 2009, 09:38 PM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Jul 21 2009, 10:38 P...   Jul 21 2009, 09:51 PM
- - Juramike   Here's a paper putting the impact rate of 2 km...   Jul 21 2009, 11:43 PM
|- - 4th rock from the sun   QUOTE (Juramike @ Jul 22 2009, 12:43 AM) ...   Jul 22 2009, 09:19 AM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (4th rock from the sun @ Jul 22 2009, 0...   Jul 22 2009, 02:21 PM
|- - 4th rock from the sun   Regarding lesser known amateur planetary observati...   Jul 22 2009, 03:03 PM
|- - tedstryk   To be fair, given the bright background and having...   Jul 22 2009, 04:26 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jul 22 2009, 06:26 PM) ...   Jul 22 2009, 04:29 PM
- - dvandorn   It occurs to me that the most massive objects in t...   Jul 22 2009, 01:03 AM
- - djellison   Two points - one is the "Friend or Foe" ...   Jul 22 2009, 07:30 AM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 22 2009, 12:30 AM)...   Jul 22 2009, 12:29 PM
- - Sunspot   Hubble will be observing the spot in the next coup...   Jul 22 2009, 08:25 AM
- - djellison   Also shows how damn good the amateurs have got usi...   Jul 22 2009, 09:03 AM
- - nprev   Is that a restricted-access page, Ted? I get nothi...   Jul 24 2009, 12:32 AM
|- - tedstryk   It did that for me on the first few tries. BTW, G...   Jul 24 2009, 12:45 AM
- - Hungry4info   Definitely looking forward to this first example o...   Jul 24 2009, 11:26 AM
|- - Sunspot   QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Jul 24 2009, 12:26 P...   Jul 24 2009, 12:12 PM
|- - tedstryk   They repaired the ACS HRC, but it is much more com...   Jul 24 2009, 01:45 PM
|- - Hungry4info   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jul 24 2009, 07:45 AM) ...   Jul 24 2009, 02:11 PM
|- - tedstryk   OK, I see that now, I didn't realize the HRC h...   Jul 24 2009, 02:42 PM
- - nprev   Good SpaceflightNow article re yesterday's Hub...   Jul 24 2009, 05:07 PM
- - stevesliva   Yup! http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/...   Jul 24 2009, 07:10 PM
- - nprev   YESSSSS!!! Wow. Obviously these are...   Jul 24 2009, 07:22 PM
- - PDP8E   Man, I love the Hubble! That picture is incred...   Jul 24 2009, 07:34 PM
- - lyford   Sweet Fancy Moses!!!!!   Jul 24 2009, 07:40 PM
|- - ugordan   Also, Surprise Collision on Jupiter Captured by Ge...   Jul 24 2009, 09:05 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   That downrange disturbance almost looks like the m...   Jul 24 2009, 10:26 PM
- - nprev   You know, if we keep seeing these things happen on...   Jul 24 2009, 10:33 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (nprev @ Jul 24 2009, 11:33 PM) we...   Jul 24 2009, 11:30 PM
- - Sunspot   I sharpened the BW image slightly... this new came...   Jul 24 2009, 10:52 PM
- - nprev   Just don't put ME in charge of that...doubt th...   Jul 24 2009, 11:57 PM
- - dvandorn   I think in the case of impacts onto gas giants, th...   Jul 25 2009, 12:27 AM
- - nprev   Yeah, I was thinking about "astrobleme" ...   Jul 25 2009, 12:44 AM
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