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Ping: Jason H
Believe you posted to this ng about "What if the Moon had a blue light on
it?". Just ran across this article which you may find of interest. From http://stardate.org/radio/ 28 May 04. "Lunar Transient Phenomena As the Moon descends the western sky this evening, it looks calm and unchanging. No clouds waft across its surface, no ice caps wax and wane at its poles, no bright cities blink to life at night. Yet over the centuries, amateur and professional astronomers have found signs that the Moon occasionally stirs a little bit. They've reported hundreds of bright flashes of light, colorful glows, and patches of haze. These events are called Lunar Transient Phenomena -- LTPs for short. They've been observed at more than 200 different spots on the Moon, but most are associated with just a few regions. About a third come from the Aristarchus Plateau, a region that includes two large craters and a deep volcanic valley. William Herschel, one of the greatest astronomers in history, observed several LTPs in Aristarchus in the 1780s. He thought they were volcanic eruptions. Today, though, geologists think that's unlikely. But there's no widely accepted explanation for LTPs. They may be caused by small "burps" of gas breaking through the surface. Indeed, the Apollo missions found thin wisps of a radioactive gas around Aristarchus. Other possible explanations include a glow caused by energetic particles from the Sun, or discharges of energy from rocks that suddenly break apart. But until scientists can once again land on the Moon -- particularly in Aristarchus -- the mystery of Lunar Transient Phenomena may remain unsolved." |
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Ping: Jason H
Hate to be picky, but the term is TLP, a term coined by our own Patrick
Moore in the 1950's or 60's. Klaatu wrote in message . .. Believe you posted to this ng about "What if the Moon had a blue light on it?". Just ran across this article which you may find of interest. From http://stardate.org/radio/ 28 May 04. "Lunar Transient Phenomena As the Moon descends the western sky this evening, it looks calm and unchanging. No clouds waft across its surface, no ice caps wax and wane at its poles, no bright cities blink to life at night. Yet over the centuries, amateur and professional astronomers have found signs that the Moon occasionally stirs a little bit. They've reported hundreds of bright flashes of light, colorful glows, and patches of haze. These events are called Lunar Transient Phenomena -- LTPs for short. They've been observed at more than 200 different spots on the Moon, but most are associated with just a few regions. About a third come from the Aristarchus Plateau, a region that includes two large craters and a deep volcanic valley. William Herschel, one of the greatest astronomers in history, observed several LTPs in Aristarchus in the 1780s. He thought they were volcanic eruptions. Today, though, geologists think that's unlikely. But there's no widely accepted explanation for LTPs. They may be caused by small "burps" of gas breaking through the surface. Indeed, the Apollo missions found thin wisps of a radioactive gas around Aristarchus. Other possible explanations include a glow caused by energetic particles from the Sun, or discharges of energy from rocks that suddenly break apart. But until scientists can once again land on the Moon -- particularly in Aristarchus -- the mystery of Lunar Transient Phenomena may remain unsolved." |
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Ping: Jason H
Hate to be picky, but the term is TLP, a term coined by our own Patrick
Moore in the 1950's or 60's. Klaatu wrote in message . .. Believe you posted to this ng about "What if the Moon had a blue light on it?". Just ran across this article which you may find of interest. From http://stardate.org/radio/ 28 May 04. "Lunar Transient Phenomena As the Moon descends the western sky this evening, it looks calm and unchanging. No clouds waft across its surface, no ice caps wax and wane at its poles, no bright cities blink to life at night. Yet over the centuries, amateur and professional astronomers have found signs that the Moon occasionally stirs a little bit. They've reported hundreds of bright flashes of light, colorful glows, and patches of haze. These events are called Lunar Transient Phenomena -- LTPs for short. They've been observed at more than 200 different spots on the Moon, but most are associated with just a few regions. About a third come from the Aristarchus Plateau, a region that includes two large craters and a deep volcanic valley. William Herschel, one of the greatest astronomers in history, observed several LTPs in Aristarchus in the 1780s. He thought they were volcanic eruptions. Today, though, geologists think that's unlikely. But there's no widely accepted explanation for LTPs. They may be caused by small "burps" of gas breaking through the surface. Indeed, the Apollo missions found thin wisps of a radioactive gas around Aristarchus. Other possible explanations include a glow caused by energetic particles from the Sun, or discharges of energy from rocks that suddenly break apart. But until scientists can once again land on the Moon -- particularly in Aristarchus -- the mystery of Lunar Transient Phenomena may remain unsolved." |
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Ping: Jason H
In message , mark Dunn
writes Hate to be picky, but the term is TLP, a term coined by our own Patrick Moore in the 1950's or 60's. Klaatu wrote in message ... Believe you posted to this ng about "What if the Moon had a blue light on it?". Just ran across this article which you may find of interest. From http://stardate.org/radio/ 28 May 04. "Lunar Transient Phenomena Well, in terms of Google hits they are just about neck and neck :-) It's 609 for "transient lunar phenomena" and 569 for "lunar transient phenomena". -- What have they got to hide? Release the full Beagle 2 report. Remove spam and invalid from address to reply. |
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Ping: Jason H
In message , mark Dunn
writes Hate to be picky, but the term is TLP, a term coined by our own Patrick Moore in the 1950's or 60's. Klaatu wrote in message ... Believe you posted to this ng about "What if the Moon had a blue light on it?". Just ran across this article which you may find of interest. From http://stardate.org/radio/ 28 May 04. "Lunar Transient Phenomena Well, in terms of Google hits they are just about neck and neck :-) It's 609 for "transient lunar phenomena" and 569 for "lunar transient phenomena". -- What have they got to hide? Release the full Beagle 2 report. Remove spam and invalid from address to reply. |
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Ping: Jason H
Klaatu wrote:
Believe you posted to this ng about "What if the Moon had a blue light on it?". Just ran across this article which you may find of interest. From http://stardate.org/radio/ 28 May 04. "Lunar Transient Phenomena As the Moon descends the western sky this evening, it looks calm and unchanging. No clouds waft across its surface, no ice caps wax and wane at its poles, no bright cities blink to life at night. Yet over the centuries, amateur and professional astronomers have found signs that the Moon occasionally stirs a little bit. They've reported hundreds of bright flashes of light, colorful glows, and patches of haze. These events are called Lunar Transient Phenomena -- LTPs for short. They've been observed at more than 200 different spots on the Moon, but most are associated with just a few regions. About a third come from the Aristarchus Plateau, a region that includes two large craters and a deep volcanic valley. William Herschel, one of the greatest astronomers in history, observed :^) Glad to confirm his observations! several LTPs in Aristarchus in the 1780s. He thought they were volcanic eruptions. Today, though, geologists think that's unlikely. But there's no widely accepted explanation for LTPs. They may be caused by small "burps" of gas breaking through the surface. Indeed, the Apollo missions found thin wisps of a radioactive gas around Aristarchus. Other possible explanations include a glow caused by energetic particles from the Sun, or discharges of energy from rocks that suddenly break apart. But until scientists can once again land on the Moon -- particularly in Aristarchus -- the mystery of Lunar Transient Phenomena may remain unsolved." Thanks very much Klaatu! Jason H. ____________________________ |
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Ping: Jason H
Klaatu wrote:
Believe you posted to this ng about "What if the Moon had a blue light on it?". Just ran across this article which you may find of interest. From http://stardate.org/radio/ 28 May 04. "Lunar Transient Phenomena As the Moon descends the western sky this evening, it looks calm and unchanging. No clouds waft across its surface, no ice caps wax and wane at its poles, no bright cities blink to life at night. Yet over the centuries, amateur and professional astronomers have found signs that the Moon occasionally stirs a little bit. They've reported hundreds of bright flashes of light, colorful glows, and patches of haze. These events are called Lunar Transient Phenomena -- LTPs for short. They've been observed at more than 200 different spots on the Moon, but most are associated with just a few regions. About a third come from the Aristarchus Plateau, a region that includes two large craters and a deep volcanic valley. William Herschel, one of the greatest astronomers in history, observed :^) Glad to confirm his observations! several LTPs in Aristarchus in the 1780s. He thought they were volcanic eruptions. Today, though, geologists think that's unlikely. But there's no widely accepted explanation for LTPs. They may be caused by small "burps" of gas breaking through the surface. Indeed, the Apollo missions found thin wisps of a radioactive gas around Aristarchus. Other possible explanations include a glow caused by energetic particles from the Sun, or discharges of energy from rocks that suddenly break apart. But until scientists can once again land on the Moon -- particularly in Aristarchus -- the mystery of Lunar Transient Phenomena may remain unsolved." Thanks very much Klaatu! Jason H. ____________________________ |
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