[meteorite-list] Lunar eclipse / meteoroid flash watch

From: Steve Schoner <steve_schoner_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:40 2004
Message-ID: <20030516140148.42494.qmail_at_web12705.mail.yahoo.com>

--- "Matson, Robert" <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_saic.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2003, wrecks463 wrote:
>
> > Did anyone see a flash on the moon in the upper
> right side at
> > about 8:05 Az time? I did....I think,lol.
>
> Actually, I was watching for meteoroid impacts, but
> didn't spot
> anything during totality. I'll be curious to see if
> any observatory
> (or even amateurs) with CCD-equipped scopes captured
> any lunar impact
> flashes when they review their videos.
>
> The eclipse looked great from southern California --
> quite a bit
> darker than I expected given that there hasn't been
> that much
> worldwide volcanic activity in the past couple
> years. Part of
> the darkness may have been due to the Moon's low
> elevation from
> my west coast viewing location... --Rob
>

My wife reported to me a flash that she saw at the
same time, on the upper right side as she was looking
through the binoculars.

I looked but saw nothing. But she said it was only
moments ago very evident.

Steve Schoner

http://www.geocities.com/american_meteorite_survey

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Received on Fri 16 May 2003 10:01:48 AM PDT