Fireball on Jupiter in 2010 20th August UT

Isshi Tabe , ALPO Japan e-mail : tabe at yk.rim.or.jp (at=@)

Observational record by Masayuki Tachikawa　(Kumamoto City JAPAN) 　avi_movie(very large 330M)

Observational record by Masayuki Tachikawa　(Kumamoto City JAPAN) 　movie

Observational record by Masayuki Tachikawa　(Kumamoto City JAPAN)　　still image

Telescope :Takahashi TOA-150 f1100mm TeleView Power Mate X5

Philips Toucam Pro2

exposure:　60sec 901 frame

time of observation:　2010 Aug 20　18h22m12s (UT)

location :2 Tachibana Kumamoto City Kumamoto, JAPAN

Psition measurement of the optical flash by Kuniaki Horikawa(Director of OAA Jupiter-Saturn section) is

system II longitude 140.4 deg

zenographic latitude +21.1 deg.

Observational report from Kazuo Aoki(Tokyo, Japan).

Observational record by Kazuo Aoki(Tokyo Japan) movie（avi 18Mb)

Observational record by Kazuo Aoki(Tokyo Japan) movie（wmv 411Kb)

Observational report（movie） from Kazuo Aoki(Tokyo Japan).

location : Setagaya Ward, Tokyo Japan

telescope: Celestron　Ｃ9・1/4　　ToUcamProU　15fps　1/25sec　1200Frames　

The video started at 18h21m24s(UT) and optical flash ocuur form 469th frame.

The frame rate is 15FPS, time duration is 18:21:55:26−18：21：56：66（UT)

Still images in this report was made by stacking 20 frames in the event.

I will up original movie on this site.

Observational record by Masayuki Ichimaru　(Toyama City JAPAN) still imageです。

Observational record by Masayuki Ichimaru　(Toyama City JAPAN) movie（wmv 340Kb)

location：　Toyama city ,Toyama Japan

insturment：　BORG 125SD（f750mm）、Kasai HC Or 7mm

　　　　　　DFK21AU04

codec：　AVI、Huffyuv v2.1.1

shutter speed 1/30秒、30fps 8/21 18:20:33 UT exposure 120 sec

number of frame 3600 frame from 2717th frame optical flash is confirmed.

Remarks

The distance from Kumamoto to Tokyo is about 930km, from Tokyo to Toyama is 240km,

Kumaoto to Toyama is 750km. Undoubtedly, this event occured on surface of Jupiter.

This event is sililar to the event in June 3 recorded by Antohony Wesley in Australia and

Christopher Go in Phillipin or 1979 Mar event recorded by Voyager .

Please also check ALPO Japan web site.

ALPO Japan team impact

last updeate 2010 Aug 24 02h30m(JST)