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Rare lunar impact flash is caught on camera by astronomer

Astronomer captures rare footage of lunar impact flash
  • An astronomer has captured what is believed to be the first recorded video of a lunar impact flash in Ireland.
  • Andrew Marshall-Lee, a final-year PhD student, recorded the rare event on Friday, 12 December.
  • He used the Armagh Robotic Telescope (ART) at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium to capture the footage.
  • Lunar impact flashes are explosions of light caused by objects striking the Moon's surface.
  • This is considered only the second such sighting in the UK, with Marshall-Lee expressing his fortune at witnessing it.
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