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    Kaguya impact flash observed from Mt Abu Observatory

    Date: 16 Jun 2009
    Depicts: Impact flash of the Kaguya lunar orbiter on the Moon
    Copyright: Mt Abu Observatory, Physical Research Laboratory, India

    This sequence of 4 images, taken at 1 second intervals, captured the impact flash of the Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya on the Moon on 10 June 2009.

    The images were obtained using a near infrared camera and a narrow band filter, centered at the wavelength of 2.12 µm, attached to the 1.2 metre telescope at the Mount Abu Observatory, Gurushikar, India. The camera has a field of view of 2 arcmin × 2 arcmin in the sky.


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