The Sky at Night

[Gale]

Wow there are so many stars!!



Cotopaxi Volcano,
Cotopaxi National Park (Ecuador), Stéphane Guisard (http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/Cotopaxi.html)

[Norval]

I remember the skys at night when I didn't have all this light polution, what a magnificent sight. I miss it.

[Gale]

Give another point to the amateur astronomers! Anthony Wesley of Australia and Christopher Go of the Philippines have independently observed an impact event on Jupiter on June 3, 2010.


JUPITER IMPACT! (http://www.spaceweather.com/)
New Impact on Jupiter (http://www.universetoday.com/2010/06/03/new-impact-on-jupiter/)


In an incredible coincidence where a paper was released today about the 2009 impact event on Jupiter, the same amateur astronomer who captured that event also captured a new impact Jupiter that occurred at about 20:30 UT today (June 3, 2010). Anthony Wesley from Australia captured the flash of an impact, which was also captured and confirmed by Christopher Go of the Philippines. Watch Go's video here. Go said he shot it with a blue filter. Word is that Anthony is processing his video, and we'll post it when available.

Note: the video link on that web site doesn't seem to work with my player.