(meteorobs) Re: OT: SMART-1 lunar crash landing Sunday morning September 3(NEGATIVE)

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Space Weather.com has an image of the flash. See
	http://spaceweather.com


> [Original Message]
> From: Michael Linnolt <mlinnolt at alum.mit.edu>
> To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Date: 9/3/2006 2:55:41 PM
> Subject: (meteorobs) Re: OT: SMART-1 lunar crash landing Sunday morning
September 3(NEGATIVE)
>
> Several members of the Hawaiian Astronomical Society and I, visually
observed the predicted location on the Moon from 05:41 to 05:46 UT from
Honolulu, HI. I used a 50cm reflector at 260x. No sign of any impact or
after-effects were seen.
>
> Has any amateur reported a positive sighting visually or by imaging? The
only ground based professional one I heard of was the CFHT on Mauna Kea
caught it on video.
>
> Mike Linnolt