Ross of OttawaMar 5

That just-boosted article indicates that a #NearEarthAsteroid, which looked like it might hit #theMoon in 2032, has now been more precisely clocked by the #Webb telescope and it'll likely miss.

This reminds me of a dramatic astronomical thing I once saw live as it happened.

I'd even go so far as to say I could be one of the only humans to have ever witnessed such an event in real time!

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@ottaross If you search for lunar impact on cloudynights.com you’ll find a few stories and videos of moon impacts. They’re usually described as a flash of light on the lunar surface. Did you see something trailing? Could it have been a satellite?
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Show threadRoss of OttawaMar 5

@Heinke oh yes I've seen the accounts of light flashes from high energy impacts caught by automated telescopes and such. Those are very fast moving objects

I'm assuming what I saw must've been a much lower energy object to have not flashed, so maybea rock that was already orbiting the moon and decayed into the surface; anything else would've produced the flash. I suppose early probe bits would've been over there then, seeing that would be pretty improbable, but certainly cool 😊