...the first fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacted Jupiter. I'll never forget those views. For weeks (even months!) the upper-atmosphere scars remained visible in small telescopes. I remember just being absolutely floored at what I saw in the eyepiece.
18 years? Holy cow how time flies, even if you aren't having fun huh? Lol Jupiter- now there's a place to go meteorite hunting!? :-) -Barrett -----Original Message----- Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 18 years ago tonight ...the first fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacted Jupiter. I'll never forget those views. For weeks (even months!) the upper-atmosphere scars remained visible in small telescopes. I remember just being absolutely floored at what I saw in the eyepiece.
Yep - I remember being able to just barely see one of the larger black "scars" with my trusty old orange C8 from my back yard in SLC. It was amazing. I'd seen Jupiter through a telescope a zillion times prior to that and its appearance was always the same - until that night. The planet had visibly changed. Imagine looking at Mt. Rushmore through a telescope for your thousandth time, but on this one observation you saw Lincoln sneeze. That's how cool S-L 9's impact on Jupiter was. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 9:32 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 18 years ago tonight ...the first fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacted Jupiter. I'll never forget those views. For weeks (even months!) the upper-atmosphere scars remained visible in small telescopes. I remember just being absolutely floored at what I saw in the eyepiece. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Seth, your Rushmore analogy reminded me of an old Mad Magazine drawing I saw in jr. high. A Park Service employee was being lowered on a rope with hedge clippers to remove a shrub that was growing out of Lincoln's nostril! I saw the impact marks very well in my home-made 10" Newt. There was a period just after sunset, and before twilight, when the atmosphere would be absolutely steady for anywhere from 10 minutes to over 40 on one night. I waited for those windows and just absorbed the view, nightly, for weeks. On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> wrote:
Yep - I remember being able to just barely see one of the larger black "scars" with my trusty old orange C8 from my back yard in SLC. It was amazing. I'd seen Jupiter through a telescope a zillion times prior to that and its appearance was always the same - until that night. The planet had visibly changed.
Imagine looking at Mt. Rushmore through a telescope for your thousandth time, but on this one observation you saw Lincoln sneeze.
That's how cool S-L 9's impact on Jupiter was.
"A Park Service employee was being lowered on a rope with hedge clippers to remove a shrub that was growing out of Lincoln's nostril!" You'd sneeze, too, if you had a shrub up your nose. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:27 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 18 years ago tonight Seth, your Rushmore analogy reminded me of an old Mad Magazine drawing I saw in jr. high. A Park Service employee was being lowered on a rope with hedge clippers to remove a shrub that was growing out of Lincoln's nostril! I saw the impact marks very well in my home-made 10" Newt. There was a period just after sunset, and before twilight, when the atmosphere would be absolutely steady for anywhere from 10 minutes to over 40 on one night. I waited for those windows and just absorbed the view, nightly, for weeks. On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> wrote:
Yep - I remember being able to just barely see one of the larger black "scars" with my trusty old orange C8 from my back yard in SLC. It was amazing. I'd seen Jupiter through a telescope a zillion times prior to that and its appearance was always the same - until that night. The planet had visibly changed.
Imagine looking at Mt. Rushmore through a telescope for your thousandth time, but on this one observation you saw Lincoln sneeze.
That's how cool S-L 9's impact on Jupiter was.
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It was stunning, just unforgettable. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 9:31 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 18 years ago tonight ...the first fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacted Jupiter. I'll never forget those views. For weeks (even months!) the upper-atmosphere scars remained visible in small telescopes. I remember just being absolutely floored at what I saw in the eyepiece. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
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