On 28th Feb 2023 4:41pm, Helen F said:
Cool. Sadly here I get the aurora Liverpudlia, the aurora Mancunia and the aurora Warringtonia. After that, not much is visible.
You have been luckier than most then, Helen.
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Wed 1st Mar 2023 12:17pm
On 28th Feb 2023 4:41pm, Helen F said:
Cool. Sadly here I get the aurora Liverpudlia, the aurora Mancunia and the aurora Warringtonia. After that, not much is visible.
You have been luckier than most then, Helen. |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Sat 25th Mar 2023 8:25pm
Hi all,
I've just got so excited coming home from the Hollybush. I've seen the asteroid travel almost right overhead, passing the moon & brilliant Venus.
Yes, the Hollybush. The Tandoori mixed grill was umpapah. |
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Prof
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Sun 26th Mar 2023 8:35am
Neil, Surprising! Beautiful! Truly wonderful! |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Thu 6th Apr 2023 9:57pm
Hi all,
Venus is just setting in the w-nw, sky as I post this.
Hopefully a clear sky tomorrow, but Venus is so bright. |
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Annewiggy
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Wed 30th Aug 2023 10:07pm
Lovely big bright moon tonight, it is called a blue moon, but it isn't blue ! |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Thu 31st Aug 2023 8:31am
Beautiful! |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Wed 18th Sep 2024 1:15pm
Hello,
The early hours of this morning saw a partial eclipse of the Earths shadow on to the top right segment of our moon. I meant to see if I could see it but I was fast asleep at 3am.
It was intrigue trying to work out how such fine calculations could be made that took me in to my love of numbers when I was around ten years old.
Amateur astronomers, as well as looking at the moons of Jupiter, also like watching their shadows on the planet's surface.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Sat 28th Sep 2024 4:30am
Hi all,
With clear pre-dawn skies above Coventry, worth a early rise to see the giant winter constellation of Orion, the almost complete crescent moon nearly lying on his back. Help, can someone help to prop him back up again, he's fallen over.
A bit of basic geometry, if we use the crescent moon as an archers longbow, then fire an arrow, that points to where the sun is. Way below the horizon.
Fun hey.
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Helen F
Warrington |
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Sat 28th Sep 2024 8:34am
I was too busy driving the ZZZZZZs at that point. Sadly light pollution here makes astronomy rather uninteresting unless it's directly overhead.
There has been a lot of solar sunspot activity recently, which triggers the aurora on Earth. While I have no chance seeing it here, I've seen some fantastic YouTube footage from Iceland where loads of live cameras have been set up to film the volcanic eruptions. They've caught some of the best aurora footage I've ever seen. Fortunately you don't have to stay up to catch it because the live feed is recorded on a rolling feed that can be scrolled back at least 12 hours. I've seen some great still pictures of spectacular events but never seen properly how it moves. I'll flag up, next time it happens. |
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Helen F
Warrington |
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Fri 4th Oct 2024 7:39am
Quite a good night for aurora last night, see it here at about 0:35 am and again at 2:00 am. |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Fri 4th Oct 2024 7:56am
Brilliant Helen,
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS might be visible to the naked eye in the coming weeks.
I've always been intrigued by some of the names used in Astronomy, a mix of languages adding to the delight. Castor & Pollux, for example.
A glorious morning in Coventry so after getting the bins in, I'm off for a jaunt. Wrapped up of course.
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Helen F
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Mon 7th Oct 2024 11:05pm
The aurora is good tonight here. |
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