A giant meteor strikes Jupiter; footage on the net for the world to see.

The Internet brings the world to us. The whole world that is known to humans. If one should miss something., whether it is a major news event or a significant natural phenomenon, he often has an opportunity to see a recording of it later

Mr.Tachikawa, an amateur astronomer, was at his home in Kumamoto City, southern Japan, using a video telescope, when he saw and recorded a large flash, that lasted for two seconds, on the planet Jupiter. NASA has concluded that this flash was caused by a giant meteor as it plunged into the atmosphere surrounding Jupiter.

Professor Junichi Watanabe of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan told the press, "This kind of footage is rarely filmed."

Rare? Well, because of the Internet, it is archived for the world and easily shared. See the video.