A Japanese astronomer has announced that he has managed to record a video of a meteor hitting the Moon. The moment of collision captured by Daichi Fujii, the curator in charge of astronomy at the Hiratsuka City Museum, who posted the images on Twitter, looks really impressive.
Recording the footage from his home in Hiratsuka, Fujii wrote on Twitter as translated by Google, “I was able to capture the biggest Moon collision moment in my observation history,” while the moment of impact of the meteoroid, which is stated to have crashed near the Ideler L and Pitiscus craters, is seen in only about 1 second.
私の観測史上最大の月面衝突閃光を捉えることができました！2023年2月23日20時14分30.8秒に出現した月面衝突閃光を、平塚の自宅から撮影した様子です（実際の速度で再生）。なんと1秒以上も光り続ける巨大閃光でした。月は大気がないため流星や火球は見られず、クレーターができる瞬間に光ります。 pic.twitter.com/Bi2JhQa9Q0
— 藤井大地 (@dfuji1) February 24, 2023
“This is a view of the Moon collision that occurred at 20:14:30.8 on February 23, 2023, taken from my home in Hiratsuka. It was a massive glow that continued to shine for more than 1 second,” Fujii wrote on Twitter. “Because the Moon has no atmosphere, meteorites and fireballs cannot be seen and glow as soon as a crater is formed,” he said.
私の観測史上最大の月面衝突閃光を捉えることができました！2023年2月23日20時14分30.8秒に出現した月面衝突閃光を、平塚の自宅から撮影した様子です（実際の速度で再生）。なんと1秒以上も光り続ける巨大閃光でした。月は大気がないため流星や火球は見られず、クレーターができる瞬間に光ります。 pic.twitter.com/Bi2JhQa9Q0
— 藤井大地 (@dfuji1) February 24, 2023
The Moon has been hit quite a lot by meteorites, as you might guess from its highly cratered appearance. In fact, thanks to our protective atmosphere, about 20 meteorites are known to hit the Moon for every meteor that hits the Earth. Although these sometimes occur during a lunar eclipse, they are quite difficult to record.
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2023年2月23日20時14分30.8秒の月面衝突閃光を、別の望遠鏡で捉えた様子です（実際の速度で再生）。このとき月の高度はわずか7度で、ぎりぎりまで粘ってよかったです。観測時のTLEで月面を通過する人工衛星はなく、光り方からも月面衝突閃光の可能性が高いです。 pic.twitter.com/GqG8CkYeRr
— 藤井大地 (@dfuji1) February 24, 2023
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