11-20-2017, 05:04 PM
Obie - as I think you suggest, the images are not quite as good as on that video, sometimes artistic illustrations are used instead. Incidentally, Kelly Fast, who is interviewed on that Big Island Video News video, is the wonderful voice behind the infamous "Hotel Mauna Kea" video - https://youtu.be/XPdTlHK1h_0
Paul - yes, this should happen quite often, but it seems they are hard to detect. This one was *very* faint and only barely visible to even the major telescopes. Don't be surprised to see more in the future now we've had a go at detecting this one!
Paul - yes, this should happen quite often, but it seems they are hard to detect. This one was *very* faint and only barely visible to even the major telescopes. Don't be surprised to see more in the future now we've had a go at detecting this one!