LCROSS The Mission

i see youtube made a very intresting effect of distion on the end of this film WHY? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xExztZOseMo

LCROSS The Mission files from john

planning the ground-based observations using the great observatories of the world to be centered around the great telescopes But we also think that amateur astronomers with backyard telescopes will be able to get very good views of the LCROSS impact. So we're encouraging amateur astronomers to take images and to share these images with us, because these could be very valuable for us scientifically.

We're also looking to have the amateur astronomers track the spacecraft during those big looping LGALRO orbits. To image the spacecraft as it flies on its way in the mission. The question arose: Is that really possible with amateur backyard telescopes? And the answer is yes. So, what is it we're expecting to see? Well, on a time frame of just the first few seconds, there will be this thermal flash, this real bright flash caused by the heat generated when the centaur hits the surface. Over the next minute or so there will be this plume that will expand high up into the Moon's sky. That will arch up to the point where it's out of the shadow of the crater, and it will be illuminated by the sunlight. That's when we're hoping everybody will be able to start catching images

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/LCROSS_publicparticipation04212009....


http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/exploration_index.html

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[nytecam]

Hi John - can you, as author, use the edit facility to hightlight the changed area/feature. I can't 'see' what you're talking about. BTW Nice vid for 12" LX200+what cam?

[GOOGLEMOONS]

i have alot closer, what do you see? thanks for watching.

[deelean]

Gee, that's so clear for earth-astro!

[GOOGLEMOONS]

thanks i have much closer i am trying my best to upload

[Garthvaderman]

Nice work fella always interesting . strange structures.

good luck with the youtube battle

[GOOGLEMOONS]

peace

[brokenrealm]

Hey john love your work so far any chance of getting the 32" set up soon?

[ChokladGubbe]

prolly becaus John found something on the moon that they don't want everyone to know :)

[dexterbeatz]

what do you think why youtube is diffusing the end?

[hurchel]

hi google moons, do you mean distortion? I'll go watch again, cause I didn't notice it.

[GOOGLEMOONS]

do you know why thanks

[GOOGLEMOONS]

peace thanks