wg48temp9
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I can see the northen lights from my garden in Wales now
Wow I can see diffuse red and green northern lights in the sky from wales !!!
Look north.
Apparently it can also be seen from London. It's on the BBC
[Edited on 10/10/2024 by wg48temp9]
Below is a pic from the web:Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London.
[Edited on 10/10/2024 by wg48temp9]
I am wg48 but not on my usual pc hence the temp handle.
Thank goodness for Fleming and the fungi.
Old codger' lives matters, wear a mask and help save them.
Be aware of demagoguery, keep your frontal lobes fully engaged.
I don't know who invented mRNA vaccines but they should get a fancy medal and I hope they made a shed load of money from it.
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Sir_Gawain
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I can see them from South Carolina!
“Alchemy is trying to turn things yellow; chemistry is trying to avoid things turning yellow.” -Tom deP.
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Looking good from the suburbs of Chicago!
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Sir_Gawain
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Just a reminder that the Earth’s magnetic field has decreased by 10% over the last 160 years. This sort of thing is only going to happen more
frequently.
“Alchemy is trying to turn things yellow; chemistry is trying to avoid things turning yellow.” -Tom deP.
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Precipitates
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That's impressive!
Quote: Originally posted by Sir_Gawain  | | Just a reminder that the Earth’s magnetic field has decreased by 10% over the last 160 years. This sort of thing is only going to happen more
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I'm 14° N, when will I see them? 
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Why is it that every time theres something interesting in the night sky, like a meteor shower or the aurora, the weather turns to crap? So many times
I've marked a date to see something cool, only for the clouds to roll in and spoil the view.
Its raining right now for me, though I'm probably too far north for the Aurora Australis this time around.
At least the comet will be visible for a couple of weeks.
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Helicopter: "helico" -> spiral, "pter" -> with wings
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Sulaiman
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| Quote: Originally posted by Twospoons | | Why is it that every time theres something interesting in the night sky, like a meteor shower or the aurora, the weather turns to crap? So many times
I've marked a date to see something cool, only for the clouds to roll in and spoil the view. |
I used to watch
the BBC show 'Sky at night" hosted by Patrick Moore,
The moon was his favourite celestial object,
so he (and BBC crew) would go to observe eclipses,
almost always obscured by clouds.
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Here in Malaysia I helped a friend to build a 12" Dobsonian telescope.
On occasional clear evenings I'd drive to his house then we'd take the 'scope to a dark place and set up,
just in time for the clouds to return.
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I have a few telescopes and spent many winter nights observing,
freezing cold and tired for work the next day.
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I had a go at solar (hydrogen filter) astronomy, warm and convenient,
but too expensive and quite boring (to me).
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Astrophotography (modified webcam) - the worst!
For decent photos the 'scope and mount are beyond my hobby budget.
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I've given up my astronomy hobby.
CAUTION : Hobby Chemist, not Professional or even Amateur
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bnull
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| Quote: Originally posted by Twospoons | | Why is it that every time theres something interesting in the night sky, like a meteor shower or the aurora, the weather turns to crap?
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Try that with mountains blocking almost everywhere except South, where nothing interesting seems to happen, and lots of smoke in the air. I could
climb the mountain, but chances are that they'd mug me and rob me of both the pleasure of watching the phenomena and my stuff. And there's always a
bloody tree in the view.
The last time I saw something was by chance: a huge yellow Moon, about twice its diameter, or so it seemed. Before that, an eclipse 4 years ago when I
had to stand on tiptoes to get the last 30 seconds or so of it; and before that, some crap falling and burning on reentry eight years ago when I was
coming back from college.
The only predictable phenomenon I can see here is sunset, which sort of happens twice because of the smoke.
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I can see lots of clouds, as always... Anyway, nice photos guys!
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