Posted on 06/01/2019 5:55:55 AM PDT by Candor7
Scientists have launched a bid to observe and understand mysterious flashes of light on the surface of the moon.
The ‘transient luminous lunar phenomena’ occur several times a week and illuminate parts of the moon’s landscape for a brief period of time before disappearing.
Sometimes, a reverse effect which causes the lunar surface to darken has also been observed.
Although there are several theories about the lunar mystery lights’ origins, they have not yet been fully explained.
Now astronomers from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) in Bavaria, Germany have set up a telescope which will use artificial intelligence to automatically detect the flashes.
When a burst of light is spotted, the telescope will then collect video or photographs of the phenomena which will be studied to help scientists understand the flashes. Professor Hakan Kayal next to his moon telescope. (Image: Tobias Greiner / Universität Würzburg) Professor Hakan Kayal next to his moon telescope. (Image: Tobias Greiner / Universität Würzburg)
‘The so-called transient lunar phenomena have been known since the 1950s, but they have not been sufficiently systematically and long-term observed,’ said Hakan Kayal, professor of space technology.
Kayal has a hypothesis about what’s causing the longer-lasting flashes and hopes to prove this theory.
‘Seismic activities were also observed on the moon,’ the professor added.
‘When the surface moves, gases that reflect sunlight could escape from the interior of the moon. This would explain the luminous phenomena, some of which last for hours.’
However, there is currently no explanation for the briefer flashes.
‘Science does not know exactly how these phenomena occur on the moon. But it has attempted to explain them: the impact of a meteor, for example, should cause a brief glow,’ the university said in a statement.
‘Such flashes could also occur when electrically charged particles of the solar wind react with moon dust.’
Selfies
sub lim anal sales pitches from amazon/and/or some udder corprayshun!
++++++++++++++++++++
GyG@PlanetWTF?
**********************
sub lim anal sales pitches from amazon/and/or some udder corprayshun!
++++++++++++++++++++
GyG@PlanetWTF?
**********************
It’s a giant arc welder. Aliens are building on the Moon. That’s what we get for abandoning moon exploration. We lost it to the aliens. Or maybe it’s the Russians and it’s regular sized arc welders but a whole bunch of them.
Musta found where Joe Biden is...
It’s just me pointing my laser pointer at the moon to help ancient aliens’ ratings
“Graduation pictures.”
LOL!
small meteor impacts
Thats Laz burning a fart, IMHO. Its a green flare right?
That actually makes the most sense.
The only "glass" on the moon I'm aware of and have read about is of meteorite impact melt origin, or possibly from ancient (or current?) volcanic activity involving rapid melting.
When a meteor strikes the lunar surface the energy is so great that it partially melts the immediate area around the impact spot. Sometimes the reflective glass particles are spread out from the impact zone in highly visible "rays", or "spokes".
"Clifford Simak set a novelette The Trouble with Tycho [bottom center], at the lunar crater. He also postulated that the crater's rays were composed of volcanic glass (tektites) akin to a theory postulated by NASA researchers Dean Chapman and John O'Keefe in the 1970s."
Perhaps a space modulator?
Lol! That is the best explanation I've heard yet!
The moon is a dry dusty place. Add the occasional impact of small micro meteorites and you’ve got movement/ agitation. That almost certainly generates static charge build up. Eventually that charge is going to equalize... That’s my theory.
Self correction...
I wrote: “The only “glass” on the moon I’m aware of and have read about is of meteorite impact melt origin, or possibly from ancient (or current?) volcanic activity involving rapid melting.”
Make that “...rapid COOLing”
Because when melted rock cools quickly crystals don’t have time to form and the resulting rock has a glassy texture.
(Granitic) Obsidian or Basaltic glass from rapidly cooled surface lava flows are formed in this way.
Eeep! Look at your post time!
Aliens! Definitely Aliens!
with all the alien stuff lately, I’m thinking alien false flag forthcoming
Fields of opal?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
