OBSERVATION OF COLLISION OF COMET SHOEMAKER-LEVY-9 WITH JUPITER AT THE ASTRONOMICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY IN MODRA

A report about observations of collision of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter is presented. The observations were made both in optical and radio wavelengths. Some consequences of impacts of individual fra gments of the comet were detected visually in the 20-cm refractor. 21 days prolonged series of records on a video tape was taken in the focu s of the 60-cm reflector, too. 13 serious events from July 16, 1994 to July 23, 1994 on 42.7 MHz radio wavelengths were registered. Its cohe rence with the pair Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter in the interaction is the subject of further investigation. More comprehensive results will be published after collecting information about similar observations on radio waves all over the world.