Happy Face 29 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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@yourservice 67 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 It would've been best to go out the day it actually hits, so if it's clear tomorrow night then I doubt it will be as strong if owt at all? Just like the past few days, it was better just after it hit the magnectic field and then a few hours after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well the big magnetic storm hit tonight and it looks as though people without clouds are getting a right good show. One day earlier and we would have had a feast ourselves. Â Anyway, Im going to keep a few of these geeky guys on the twitter and try and get advance notification of the next biggy coming our way. Â The geeks are also talking about the international space station passing overhead tomorrow morning between 6.49 and 6.53 if any ones up and about. Â Im sure I once saw this or the shuttle when I was sun bathing in the French countryside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Aurora web cam  http://www.auroraskystation.com/live-camera/9/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Also worth having a look outside right now wherever you are as various people are reporting stuff as far down as Lancashire. Even in the North people are reporting green clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Well the big magnetic storm hit tonight and it looks as though people without clouds are getting a right good show. One day earlier and we would have had a feast ourselves. Â Anyway, Im going to keep a few of these geeky guys on the twitter and try and get advance notification of the next biggy coming our way. Â The geeks are also talking about the international space station passing overhead tomorrow morning between 6.49 and 6.53 if any ones up and about. Â Im sure I once saw this or the shuttle when I was sun bathing in the French countryside. Don't think you'd be able to see it through the day like. I think it's only visible when it's dark on down on the ground and the sun is reflecting off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Well the big magnetic storm hit tonight and it looks as though people without clouds are getting a right good show. One day earlier and we would have had a feast ourselves. Â Anyway, Im going to keep a few of these geeky guys on the twitter and try and get advance notification of the next biggy coming our way. Â The geeks are also talking about the international space station passing overhead tomorrow morning between 6.49 and 6.53 if any ones up and about. Â Im sure I once saw this or the shuttle when I was sun bathing in the French countryside. Don't think you'd be able to see it through the day like. I think it's only visible when it's dark on down on the ground and the sun is reflecting off it. Â I would have thought that as well, but the skies were so crystal clear you could almost see the blackness of space. Â It definitely wasnt a plane so must have either been the shuttle, ISS OR a satellite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 NASA site reckons it's only visible at night, mate. I think the Shuttle is only visible in daylight when it's coming in to land. Which it wouldn't have been in / near France. Could've been a weather balloon mebbies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) Quick google....  It’s even possible to see the International Space Station during the day as Etienne Simian of Saint Martin de Crau, France did. The smudged dot on the right is Venus. The station is in the upper left. Again, his setup modest with a webcam doing the capturing.  http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/seeing-the-international-space-station-from-earth-20090326/  Edited January 25, 2012 by Christmas Tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Or a UFO [/parky] I suppose it was a UFO, technically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Quick google....  It’s even possible to see the International Space Station during the day as Etienne Simian of Saint Martin de Crau, France did. The smudged dot on the right is Venus. The station is in the upper left. Again, his setup modest with a webcam doing the capturing.  http://www.geek.com/...earth-20090326/  That's amazing tbf. I was just going off what I read like. Do you reckon that's what it was then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Or a UFO [/parky] I suppose it was a UFO, technically. Â Never know I guess, but it was definitely a "craft" rather than a balloon..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Think it was Arthur C Clark who reckoned most UFO sightings were probably man-made satellites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 BTW, found this: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_Kingdom®ion=England&city=Newcastle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Quick google....  It’s even possible to see the International Space Station during the day as Etienne Simian of Saint Martin de Crau, France did. The smudged dot on the right is Venus. The station is in the upper left. Again, his setup modest with a webcam doing the capturing.  http://www.geek.com/...earth-20090326/  That's amazing tbf. I was just going off what I read like. Do you reckon that's what it was then?  At the time, I was pretty much convinced. We are all familiar with jets at various heights in the sky and this was much higher and a totally different shape. As I say, I think the tones of the crystal sky in the French countryside made it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 BTW, found this: http://spaceflight.n...&city=Newcastle  Very interesting. Might give that a go on the next clear morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 @VirtualAstroVirtual Astronomer Look out for Venus and the crescent Moon close together early this evening, just after sunset - It will be a beautiful sight! Â Â Â @ReadingASReading Astronomy you can spot Venus in daylight now. Use the Moon as a guide and look about three finger widths at arms length in the 7 o'clock position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I saw a shooting star the other night when I was out walking the dog as it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaliasmike 0 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 @VirtualAstroVirtual Astronomer Look out for Venus and the crescent Moon close together early this evening, just after sunset - It will be a beautiful sight! Â I saw this when driving home from work earlier. Had no idea what I was looking at until reading this though. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 10144 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 @VirtualAstroVirtual Astronomer Look out for Venus and the crescent Moon close together early this evening, just after sunset - It will be a beautiful sight! Â I saw this when driving home from work earlier. Had no idea what I was looking at until reading this though. Amazing. Â Aye, nice clear skies here atm so I got a good view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah, it looked pretty good didn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Venus has been knocking about next to the moon for a while now, bright in the early evening and seen in the south east when the moon is rising. Its one of the few things you can mahke out at night in this city. On the other hand, the view from next to the Lake in Switzerland at night is incredible. No chance of any northern lights from there of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 It's possible in theory actually, they've been seen as far south as Mexico in the past. Either that or it was the peyote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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