28 Jul
2009
28 Jul
'09
10:43 p.m.
Here's a July 23 Hubble image of the impact spot. http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/23/ Back here on Earth, I tried for the scar on July 28 2:38MDT with a 125mm Meade ETX. WinJOBS software was used to predict where the spot should be. Seeing was too poor from the valley floor so I made no detection. Decided it would take more aperature and a higher elevation to see the thing - perhaps in a moment of still air - a'la Joe's great pic It has been reported that the spot is evolving into a wider bi-lobbed shape - which appears consistent with the July 23 Hubble pic above. - Clear skies, Kurt