LCROSS: Lunar surface brightness estimate near Cabeus A1
From a data slice from a ROLO lunar image, I get a preliminary estimate of 3.8 mpsas +- 8% for the lunar surface surrounding Cabeus A1. Considering uncertainty in the max ejecta plume brightness at 4.0 mpsas, the estimate is not significantly different in brightness from the plume itself. Presumably, the plume will be brighter than the Earth visible shadowed portion of Cabeus A1, just as the 3.8 mpsas surrounding surface is brighter than the shadowed portion of the crater. My estimate is based on draft computations at: http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/observed/LCROSS/20090927mps... http://tinyurl.com/y98x3rg A review of the computations for any serious errors by the group would be appreciated. Clear Skies - Kurt
Hi all, I plan to be at SPOC all night Oct. 7-8, working out some bugs in my gear and then trying to photograph the big event. I know Patrick was going to see that the grounds weren't watered at the time of the impact, but I hope he can make sure we are kept dry throughout the night. Thanks, Joe --- On Mon, 9/28/09, Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] LCROSS: Lunar surface brightness estimate near Cabeus A1 To: "Utah Astronomy List Serv" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 5:45 AM
From a data slice from a ROLO lunar image, I get a preliminary estimate of 3.8 mpsas +- 8% for the lunar surface surrounding Cabeus A1. Considering uncertainty in the max ejecta plume brightness at 4.0 mpsas, the estimate is not significantly different in brightness from the plume itself. Presumably, the plume will be brighter than the Earth visible shadowed portion of Cabeus A1, just as the 3.8 mpsas surrounding surface is brighter than the shadowed portion of the crater. My estimate is based on draft computations at: http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/observed/LCROSS/20090927mps... http://tinyurl.com/y98x3rg A review of the computations for any serious errors by the group would be appreciated. Clear Skies - Kurt
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Hi Joe, On 28 Sep 2009, at 09:20, Joe Bauman wrote:
Hi all, I plan to be at SPOC all night Oct. 7-8, working out some bugs in my gear and then trying to photograph the big event.
Do you mean the night of the 8-9 or are you going to be out the night before (7-8) practicing for the next night? I had a low light video camera on SPOC's Andy Refractor for part of the star party this past Saturday. Ran the signal through a time inserter, VCR and then on to a monitor. Did that to record a lunar graze but also to show how the setup works to folks planning on attending the impact event next month. Cheers, patrick
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