A Astronomy fan Pretty Brazilian Newton’s telescopeAnd I was photographed at that time An unknown large space object, possibly an asteroid, has collided with Jupiter.
It happened on September 13th when Jose Luis Pereira placeholder image He made observations and recorded bright flashes in the gas giant and was certainly surprised by such a discovery.
“When Jupiter, Saturn and Mars collide, I try to photograph every night of the clear sky. Especially Jupiter, my favorite,” the astronomer later admitted By portal Space.com.
Now remember that that night, the conditions were unfavorable. However, Pereira Persevere and collect a series of 25 videos about Jupiter, with no time lag between them. At first, he noticed the wink, but paid no more attention to it.
The next day, after analyzing the data through a special program, it reminded him that there was a high probability that what had been captured was an effect. Then send the information to a specialist, Mark Delcroix, of the French Astronomical Society, who confirmed what he believed.
The video shows how white spots form in a short time near the planet’s equator. “It was a very exciting time for me, because I have been looking forward to recording an event like this for many years,” said Pereira.
So far, the nature of the object that collided with Jupiter was unclear. Some astronomers believe it could be a meteorite. astrophotography Damien Peach He posted a snapshot of the buyer, taken an hour after he was hit, and No obvious “scar”, so I thought it could be A rock too small to reach the deepest atmosphere.
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