The first confirmed lunar impact flash observed from Brazil

During the Geminids meteor shower in 2017, a campaign organized by BRAMON (Brazilian Meteor Observation Network) called on Brazilian amateur astronomers to monitor the Moon during the shower’s peak night. Several people across the country set up their observation points and two teams, one in Araruna in Para ́ıba and another in Macei ́o in Alagoas, managed to register at 07:13:46 (UTC) on December 14, 2017, at the selenographic coordinates of 9.9◦ N and 45.4◦ E. This was the first impact lunar flash confirmed on video by Brazilian observers.