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Did you watch the DART mission tonight?

Poll - Total Votes: 14

Yes, it was amazing!

Yes, it was ok.

Yes, but I didn't care for it.

Was that tonight?

No.

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The video from the craft was available in real time (modulo a 38-sec delay and a few seconds of processing).

It was pretty spectacular!

Here's some info:

https://hub.jhu.edu/2022/09/26/nasa-asteroid-redirection-test-dart-jhuapl/

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eMortal · M

Yes it was great. I’m just worrying that hitting it created some kind of butterfly effect that will bite us in the ass few years from now.

SomeMichGuy · M

@eMortal They made a point of saying that they were going after the moon, not the main body, and nudging it, not trying to destroy it...

And this happened at a closest approach...which is a ways off.

And with no atmosphere or water, the literal butterfly effect can't happen.

Zaphod42 · 51-55, M

I sure did! I think NASA should get the Guinness record for farthest target hit with a dart 😂

SomeMichGuy · M

@Zaphod42 Suddenly, a bunch of guys from the British Isles are very sad...

Pfuzylogic · M

Still a few days to see if it had the impact of changing the asteroids path!

SomeMichGuy · M

@Pfuzylogic Yes, that was my understanding, as well.

Ontheroad · M

Yes, I did watch it and I'm solidly in "it was amazing" category.

SomeMichGuy · M

@Ontheroad Agreed!

Gusman · 61-69, M

I watched it slam that asteroid at 7.24 am in Perth Western Australia.
Amazing achievement, even being able to watch it live, incredible.
There were a couple of Italian Cube satellites following the impact spacecraft taking photographs. They will be amazing to see as well.

SomeMichGuy · M

@Gusman Yes, being able to see such amazing, live images was quite something, was it not?

Visual proof of a collision, straight from the forward-facing camera.

Astounding!

exexec · 61-69, C

No. I'm interested in it, but waited for the morning report. It is an amazing feat!

DDonde · 31-35, M

Nah I missed it. I was gonna check it out a few hours ago and I discovered it had already happened

SomeMichGuy · M

@DDonde Great!

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SomeMichGuy · M

@Stereoguy I have not heard, but I have not checked just recently.

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SomeMichGuy · M

@Stereoguy Yes!

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