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 moons 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 whats 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.
Please, please no one wants to even look at Obama’s junk.
Or his she-man "wife" Michelle's!
I never heard of the late Art Bell until I happened onto the George Noory hosted Coast to Coast much later (2016 maybe).
Some guests and many callers are, let's say, nuts---to be technical. Others are entertaining. Don't take it all seriously and the show is fun---and now is top night show and amazingly in the top ten of *all* radio shows day or night.
They have conspiracy theory authors including about Deep State/ Swamp topics as well as JFK ones. Not just UFO stuff.
“If this was Mars, Id say that one of the flags the astronauts planted spontaneously combusted.”
Sheila Jackson Lee agrees.
Legends were born surrounding mysterious lights
Seen in the sky (flashing)
I just lit a fag then took my leave in the blink of an eye
Art Bell lives on.
You can go online to
https://tunein.com/radio/The-Ultimate-Art-Bell-s235205/
or
https://tunein.com/radio/The-Very-Best-Of-Art-Bell-(U7Radioorg)-s198244/
and catch his classic shows.
The first moon landing had contingency plans in a case where the dust on the moon would be combustible. The astronauts did say the dust smelled like burnt gunpowder when they introduced it to cabin air.
At least it isn’t large storage areas of nuclear waste.
Drove through Pahrump, Nevada, earlier this year just to see where Art Bell called home. Before the four-lane highway to Las Vegas, that town would have been remote.
Nazi flying saucers from hollow earth. /s
Well, it would seem that the moon hasn’t capsized, however, fortunately.
Oh, man, I just got a text from Admiral Zorgnox: “Drill, we’re outta here. Before long this place will be swarming with monkeys. See you at the invasion. Zorgs” Oh, well, they’ll be back soon.
Aliens taking Selfies.
That was not the moon, that was a potato.......
The Honey Mooners......Ralph is finally free?
I think it is just Sheldon, Leonard and the rest of the nerds bouncing a Lazer beam to the Moon and then back to Pasadena.
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