I’m up this morning watching the NASA coverage of the impact. It’s clear that presenting events is NOT their core competency. I’ll keep posting images and videos here as they come available.
4:54am – Palomar Observatory reports no plume visible. It’s only about 25 miles from where I am.
Image in sequence prior to impact
Next image in sequence of LCROSS impact
Next to last image before impact from LCROSS
Last image before impact from LCROSS
5:01am Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reports no plume, via Bad Astronomy. Images in the next couple of hours.
5:07 Mauna Kea Observatory reports seeing an impact crater, but no ejecta plume.
5:13 Reports coming in that it might be a dark plume – more dust than rock – which would be good. Turning in now. More data as I have it.