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mfcorey1

(10,996 posts)
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 08:03 AM Jan 2019

A meteor hit the moon during the lunar eclipse. Here's what we know.


On Sunday, January 20, viewers across the Western Hemisphere were treated to the rusty hues of the decade's last “blood moon” eclipse. But as people across the planet watched the moon glow crimson, some lucky observers caught an unexpected delight: the flash of a space rock striking the lunar orb.

“It's a rare alignment of infrequent events,” says Justin Cowart, a Ph.D. candidate at Stony Brook University in New York. “A [meteoroid] about this size hits the moon about once a week or so,” he says. But if this event is confirmed, it may be the first time such an impact has been recorded during a lunar eclipse.

An eagle-eyed viewer on Reddit spotted the potential impact during the eclipse and reached out to the r/space community to see if others could weigh in. The news spread quickly on social media, as people from across the path of totality posted their images and video of this tiny flicker of light.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-meteor-hit-the-moon-during-the-lunar-eclipse-heres-what-we-know/ar-BBSBL1h?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
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A meteor hit the moon during the lunar eclipse. Here's what we know. (Original Post) mfcorey1 Jan 2019 OP
Here is a shot of it (white dot on the left side) BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #4
.... BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #8
What an odd confluence of lunar events Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #2
That must mean the end times are coming. It must be a sign from god scarytomcat Jan 2019 #3
Ah well..mankind had a good run HipChick Jan 2019 #5
the alien planet-eating termites have arrived! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #7

BumRushDaShow

(126,616 posts)
1. Here is a shot of it (white dot on the left side)
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 08:23 AM
Jan 2019


(similar pic to the OP article's pic where the OP article's image isn't using a DU-supported image format)

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BumRushDaShow

(126,616 posts)
6. ....
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:41 PM
Jan 2019


I actually went out there (just outside my front door) to see it in brief couple minute increments (the temp was 15F at the time). It was partly cloudy so whenever it was clouded over, I bailed and came back in. Pretty cool though although I have seen one before... However many times during these types of events here in the Philly area, the weather never cooperates.

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Farmer-Rick

(10,034 posts)
2. What an odd confluence of lunar events
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 10:33 AM
Jan 2019

It was too cold and windy to stay out too long here so I only saw the last 30 minutes of it. Well, worth fighting the cold.

scarytomcat

(1,706 posts)
3. That must mean the end times are coming. It must be a sign from god
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 10:53 AM
Jan 2019

I can hear it now from the nutty religious folks

Hermit-The-Prog

(32,891 posts)
7. the alien planet-eating termites have arrived!
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:44 PM
Jan 2019

That's a spaceship, not a meteor.

We're doomed.

Have a nice day.

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