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Impact on Moon in August

Impact on Moon in August

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A 4 ton piece of a falcon rocket is going to impact the Moon and it will be visible from Earth. Scientist ask people to try to photograph the event to obtain as much data as possible.


https://phys.org/news/2026-07-spacex-rocket-moon-scientists.html

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@Ponderable said
A 4 ton piece of a falcon rocket is going to impact the Moon and it will be visible from Earth. Scientist ask people to try to photograph the event to obtain as much data as possible.


https://phys.org/news/2026-07-spacex-rocket-moon-scientists.html
It is an offence to litter.

Going to need a hefty telescope to see that I would think.

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@diver said
It is an offence to litter.

Going to need a hefty telescope to see that I would think.
They expect the dust cloud to rise several kilometers (no atmosphere9, so a decent telescope should be okay.

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@Ponderable said
They expect the dust cloud to rise several kilometers (no atmosphere9, so a decent telescope should be okay.
Maybe my 80X20 binoculars? I have filters to see sunspots but can remove them for just casual viewing.

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@sonhouse said
Maybe my 80X20 binoculars? I have filters to see sunspots but can remove them for just casual viewing.
I have a decent pair of Cannon image stabilising binoculars, if it’s a clear night I wonder if I’ll be able to see it.

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@diver said
I have a decent pair of Cannon image stabilising binoculars, if it’s a clear night I wonder if I’ll be able to see it.
Probably better than mine, mine is just plain binoculars.

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@Ponderable said
A 4 ton piece of a falcon rocket is going to impact the Moon and it will be visible from Earth. Scientist ask people to try to photograph the event to obtain as much data as possible.


https://phys.org/news/2026-07-spacex-rocket-moon-scientists.html
The date and time: On 2026 August 5, at approximately 06:35 UT

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In fact all reports I have seen so far there was not much to be seen, certainly not using amateur equipment.

Lets wait and see what the big institutions will show eventually.

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The Korean moon satellite did photograph the site :

https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/danuri-captures-beforeandafter-images-of-falcon-9-debris-impact/12812765

And some observatories found Sodium and lithium spectra lines.

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@diver said
It is an offence to litter.

Going to need a hefty telescope to see that I would think.
An out of the box idea is that we should start doing this a lot more and deliberately. Al those satellites being decommissioned and burned up in atmosphere we should accelerate them to crash the moon instead. All the parts can be used to build the frame of the moon base.