Smart-1 Impact - animated .gif

I managed to get set-up with the LX-90 and a ToUcam Pro for the crash
of the Smart-1 probe on the lunar surface. Being unfamiliar with the
topography around the Lake of Excellence, I took a whack at framing the
area that I thought would be targeted. I could not lay a hand on my 6.3
reducer so I ended up getting it at f/10 instead. Oh, well...at least
the clouds gave me a break.

http://cosmonut.org/Smart-1.gif

http://cosmonut.org/Smart-1.gif


Neat! Thanks for posting this.

..Florian

wrote:

I managed to get set-up with the LX-90 and a ToUcam Pro for the crash
of the Smart-1 probe on the lunar surface. Being unfamiliar with the
topography around the Lake of Excellence, I took a whack at framing the
area that I thought would be targeted. I could not lay a hand on my 6.3
reducer so I ended up getting it at f/10 instead. Oh, well...at least
the clouds gave me a break.

http://cosmonut.org/Smart-1.gif

Well done. You may also be the first to publish; before I read your
post I searched high and low on the WWW for an image, but came up
empty-handed.

I had my own plans, but my 'scope doesn't work so well during a
hurricane.

Davoud

--
usenet *at* davidillig dawt com

On 3 Sep 2006 03:02:05 -0700, wrote:

I managed to get set-up with the LX-90 and a ToUcam Pro for the crash
of the Smart-1 probe on the lunar surface. Being unfamiliar with the
topography around the Lake of Excellence, I took a whack at framing the
area that I thought would be targeted. I could not lay a hand on my 6.3
reducer so I ended up getting it at f/10 instead. Oh, well...at least
the clouds gave me a break.

http://cosmonut.org/Smart-1.gif

Nice, Peter! I can't believe you beat the clouds, too.
Is that the LX-90 you won at TSP?

Les

Superb, envy
jc

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I managed to get set-up with the LX-90 and a ToUcam Pro for the crash
of the Smart-1 probe on the lunar surface. Being unfamiliar with the
topography around the Lake of Excellence, I took a whack at framing the
area that I thought would be targeted. I could not lay a hand on my 6.3
reducer so I ended up getting it at f/10 instead. Oh, well...at least
the clouds gave me a break.

http://cosmonut.org/Smart-1.gif


Excellent. There is even a brief after glow. I didn't see anything at
160X's.

wrote in message
oups.com...
I managed to get set-up with the LX-90 and a ToUcam Pro for the crash
of the Smart-1 probe on the lunar surface. Being unfamiliar with the
topography around the Lake of Excellence, I took a whack at framing the
area that I thought would be targeted. I could not lay a hand on my 6.3
reducer so I ended up getting it at f/10 instead. Oh, well...at least
the clouds gave me a break.

http://cosmonut.org/Smart-1.gif

Excellent. There is a professional image at http://spaceweather.com

I note that the e-mail from Spaceweather said the flash "was too faint for
most backyard telescopes." I suspect you may be the first of a number of
amateurs who managed to catch it.

Clear skies, Alan

Sorry. Is this an 8-inch?
--
Curtis Croulet
Temecula, California
33°27'59"N, 117°05'53"W

http://cosmonut.org/Smart-1.gif

Excellent. There is a professional image at http://spaceweather.com

I note that the e-mail from Spaceweather said the flash "was too faint for
most backyard telescopes." I suspect you may be the first of a number of
amateurs who managed to catch it.

Probably they meant too faint to actually see it happen. The webcam or CCD
would tell a different story.

Hi Les,

Yes, I used the 8" LX-90 I received for the door prize at TSP 2003

Clear skies,

--Peter

Les Blalock wrote:
On 3 Sep 2006 03:02:05 -0700, wrote:

I managed to get set-up with the LX-90 and a ToUcam Pro for the crash
of the Smart-1 probe on the lunar surface. Being unfamiliar with the
topography around the Lake of Excellence, I took a whack at framing the
area that I thought would be targeted. I could not lay a hand on my 6.3
reducer so I ended up getting it at f/10 instead. Oh, well...at least
the clouds gave me a break.

http://cosmonut.org/Smart-1.gif

Nice, Peter! I can't believe you beat the clouds, too.
Is that the LX-90 you won at TSP?

Les