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Previous explanations for the small beams have been meteors, moonquakes and even UFOs (Image: GETTY)
Parts of the moon’s surface has also reportedly darkened for no known reason.
The telescope recording the flashes will capture photos and video using two cameras.
Recorded evidence will then be compared with results from the European Space Agency.
Professor Hakan Kayal leading the research said: “If the same thing was seen there, the event can be considered confirmed.”
NASA’s Apollo astronauts reported seeing strange lights while orbiting the moon (Image: GETTY)
The system will later be used on a satellite mission meaning the cameras could orbit around the Earth and the moon.
Mr Kayal hopes this will lead to better results.
He said: “We will then be rid of the disturbances caused by the atmosphere”.
Interest in the lunar lights has sprung from sightings dating back to 1787.
Moon MYSTERY: Unexplained lunar flashes spark probe after baffling scientists for decades - Express.co.uk
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