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]Sir_Gawain - 10-10-2024 at 16:14
I can see them from South Carolina!
Metallophile - 10-10-2024 at 18:28
Looking good from the suburbs of Chicago! Sir_Gawain - 10-10-2024 at 18:39
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. Precipitates - 10-10-2024 at 19:30
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.
I'm 14° N, when will I see them? Twospoons - 10-10-2024 at 21:22
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.
[Edited on 11-10-2024 by Twospoons]Sulaiman - 10-10-2024 at 23:43
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.bnull - 11-10-2024 at 06:44
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?
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.Bedlasky - 12-10-2024 at 17:23
I can see lots of clouds, as always... Anyway, nice photos guys!
