It's supposed to hit tonight....

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/geomagnetic-storm-warning-noaa-153218482.html

See:

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/

 

Roger

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https://www.shetlandwebcams.com/cliff-cam-3/ 

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Has anyone seen the Aurora?

It was cloudy here but they were visible further north (including on the link above earlier) and some good displays in N America. 

See here for some N American images: https://spaceweathergallery.com/aurora_gallery.html 

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Well William Shatner has made into the final frontier and has boldly gone into space....

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Sort of...

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What a total waste of money this is and not mention emissions 

They could have vaccinated the whole planet with a fraction of the cost

 

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An unknown object is sending radio waves that switch on and off from the direction of the centre of the galaxy, and astronomers don't have any explanation for what it might be https://t.co/7K28yGXEqJ

— New Scientist (@newscientist) October 18, 2021

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Interesting short movie on how large our Universe is:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/how-big-is-our-universe/p0b2dl5c?playlist=made-in-partnership-with-the-open-university.

 

Solar storm general prediction - The Independent...
‘Cannibal’ solar storms are heading towards the Earth - and could take down satellites, power lines, and the internet
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/cannibal-solar-storms-heading-towards-134900793.html

Also see for next week's lunar eclipse:

https://spaceweather.com/

https://spaceweather.com/images2021/11nov21/visibilitymap.jpg

You may like to bookmark the Aurorawatch magnetometer
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/

Roger

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Thanks - interesting.  I'm slightly puzzled about the 'clearing a path' as I thought space was a void?

Have you watched the film 'Knowing'?

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Weather gods were kind this time and I had a good view of the partial lunar eclipse setting

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Look SW for tonight's planets! Excellent.

"AN ALIGNMENT OF PLANETS: Check out the sunset sky this week. Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus are getting together with the Moon for a beautiful series of conjunctions."
https://spaceweather.com/ 

Roger

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That’s good timing as we were on our way home and I pointed out the bright dots in the sky, and wondered what they were.

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Comet Leonard could become a naked eye object later this month. See:

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-c-2021-a1-leonard/

 

Roger

 

 

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Update from spaceweather.com:  "Comet Leonard (C/2021 A3) is approaching Earth for a close encounter (35 million km away) on Dec. 12th."

Comet Leonard is Approaching Earth - amazing photo

https://spaceweather.com/

Roger

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Heads up for Comet Leonard:
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-c-2021-a1-leonard/

"The comet is a real ‘tree scraper’ and will remain so until we lose it from view after mid-month.
The best views of the comet are still to be had in the hours before dawn, when it is high in the sky for several hours before sunrise."

Roger

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Far too many clouds around to be spotted in my area.

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Not seen much naked eye objects around here lately (only really good day was 10 Dec). There's supposed to be a high pressure coming soon, giving much more atmospheric stability, but probably most likely to be an anticyclonic gloom type. Still worth keeping a close check for any window of clear skies, say in lee of mountains or in any Pm airmasses.

Too cloudy here last night for any astronomy/comet spotting....

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Walked down the lane just now and the western sky was dominated by Jupiter, Saturn and Venus and the last shreds of a sunset. Stunning. Roger.

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COMET LEONARD OUTBURST: Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) surprised astronomers yesterday when it suddenly brightened 10-fold. The surge might signal a fragmentation event in the comet's core. Leonard is once again visible to the naked eye in the sunset sky near Venus.
See:
https://spaceweather.com/ 

Roger

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Astonishing click bait title.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/new-years-asteroid-bigger-big-25819198 

Asteroid to "crash into earths atmosphere" as it races past more than 3 million miles away
The Moon is about 384,000 km away ...

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I walk west down our lane every evening on my way to lock up the local church. When the sky has been clear I have been able to watch a splendid display of planets: Saturn, Jupiter and Venus - now fading out of sight into the sunset glow as a crescent. The crescent Moon has joined the this evening for a very dramatic show. One can't make out Mercury with the naked eye, or Neptune or Uranus.

Little piece here by Pete Lawrence. It's not too late to catch some of them.
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/see-planets-christmas/

Sadly no Quadrantids spotted yet.
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/quadrantid-meteor-shower-when-where-see-it-uk

Roger

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Arrrgh - not visible here, sadly.

Northern Lights seen over North East England
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-59929434

Keep checking: Aurorawatch
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/

Roger

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