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Bolty
01 December 2023 18:20:24
Magnetic activity up in the red. There should be a good chance for many to see the aurora tonight, given the cold air mass and the subsequent clearer skies in place:

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 
Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station 
Roger Parsons
01 December 2023 21:43:17

Magnetic activity up in the red. There should be a good chance for many to see the aurora tonight, given the cold air mass and the subsequent clearer skies in place:

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 

Originally Posted by: Bolty 

Just been admiring that, Bolty. See spaceweather.com for an update: "..geomagnetic 'aftershocks' could ignite more auroras during the night of Dec. 1-2. "
https://spaceweather.com/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Gandalf The White
07 December 2023 14:07:36
Not sure where this belongs, but since it was photographed from space I’ll put it here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/67635753 

 
Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


Roger Parsons
11 December 2023 17:40:30
Clear skies permitting....
"The Geminid meteor shower is one of the last of the year’s major showers, and can generally be relied on to put on a good display.
In 2023, the Geminid meteor shower will be active between 4-20 December and will peak on 14-15 December."

Geminid meteor shower
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/geminid-meteor-shower-uk-dates-how-to-see 
https://skyandtelescope.org/wp-content/uploads/Geminid_radiant_Wide2.jpg 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
11 December 2023 21:41:22
Rare solar storms could cause rail network chaos, scientists warn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-67681360 
 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
13 December 2023 08:22:38
Geminids meteor shower to streak across night sky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-6765865 
 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
ARTzeman
13 December 2023 09:40:06
Under Cloudy skies for Peasedown St John.




Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet
Roger Parsons
24 December 2023 08:08:01
Anyone got an interest in this issue? Your thoughts?
NOAA scientists link exotic metal particles in the upper atmosphere to rockets, satellites
https://csl.noaa.gov/news/2023/388_1016.html 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
24 December 2023 08:13:59

Last full moon of 2023 - the Cold Moon 27th December
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/full-moon-calendar 
 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Windy Willow
24 December 2023 09:27:35

Last full moon of 2023 - the Cold Moon 27th December
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/full-moon-calendar 
 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 

The name conjures up images of Vampires lol but then next month it would be werewolves!
Thanks for the information 👍 and Merry Christmas 🎄
South Holland, Lincs 5m/16ft ASL

Don't feed the Trolls!! When starved of attention they return to their dark caves or the dark recesses of bridges and will turn back to stone, silent again!
Roger Parsons
25 December 2023 17:27:07

The name conjures up images of Vampires lol but then next month it would be werewolves!
Thanks for the information 👍 and Merry Christmas 🎄

Originally Posted by: Windy Willow 



Usual precautions on Wednesday, WW - garlic etc.
If you are a vampire enthusiast you might enjoy "The Historian".
http://www.elizabethkostova.com/thehistorian 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
30 December 2023 09:39:02
Exciting stuff...
Nasa mission lines up to 'touch the Sun'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67837161 
 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
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30 December 2023 12:34:30

Usual precautions on Wednesday, WW - garlic etc.
If you are a vampire enthusiast you might enjoy "The Historian".
http://www.elizabethkostova.com/thehistorian 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Slipped past my radar until now. 
Incredible reviews and one for my booklist Roger.
I'll need to read it with a baseball bat and garlic near to hand too.
Vale of the Great Dairies
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
Roger Parsons
01 January 2024 05:09:59
MAJOR X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE:
"Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected a major X5-class solar flare. It is the strongest flare of Solar Cycle 25 (so far) and the most powerful eruption the sun has produced since the great storms of Sept. 2017. The underlying sunspot is a giant, and it is turning toward Earth with more flares in the offing."
https://spaceweather.com/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
llamedos
01 January 2024 08:52:24
Some wonderful images from the JWST posted on the BBC website......

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-611525eb-3a0c-4a68-bf54-485df138b6f6 
"Life with the Lions"

TWO Moderator
Roger Parsons
01 January 2024 09:25:19

Some wonderful images from the JWST posted on the BBC website......

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-611525eb-3a0c-4a68-bf54-485df138b6f6 

Originally Posted by: llamedos 

It's mind-boggling, llamedos! What can one say, other than to express awe and wonder?  😲
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
08 January 2024 21:43:38
I may have misunderstood this - could they not find somewhere to recharge their batteries? Bloody electric vehicles. 🤣
"...The issue has already made it difficult for the craft to point its solar panels at the Sun to generate electricity and may now scupper the planned touch-down."

Peregrine lander: Propulsion failure threatens US Moon mission
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67915696 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
09 January 2024 17:50:52
"Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic, said there was enough propellant to operate its Peregrine lander as a spacecraft.
The lander is expected to run out of fuel in about 40 hours, the firm said shortly after 17:00 GMT on Tuesday."

US Moon mission has no chance of soft lunar landing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67929439 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
12 January 2024 16:18:35
Can't get my head round all this!
"Scientists at the University of Central Lancashire have discovered a gigantic, ring-shaped structure in space. It is 1.3bn light-years in diameter and appears to be roughly 15 times the size of the Moon in the night sky as seen from Earth. Named the Big Ring by the astronomers, it is made up of galaxies and galaxy clusters. They say that it is so big it challenges our understanding of the universe."

Huge ring of galaxies challenges thinking on cosmos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67950749 
 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
18 January 2024 21:01:37
The skylight on our landing looks to the west, and over the past week I have enjoyed watching the interplay of the Moon and Jupiter.
https://twitter.com/physicsJ/status/1748086368738197808?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet 

 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
NMA
  • NMA
  • Advanced Member
19 January 2024 12:30:27

The skylight on our landing looks to the west, and over the past week I have enjoyed watching the interplay of the Moon and Jupiter.
https://twitter.com/physicsJ/status/1748086368738197808?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet 

 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


 I saw that yesterday evening and wondered what it was.
Vale of the Great Dairies
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
Roger Parsons
21 January 2024 21:12:39
Spaceweather says:
A CME IS HEADING FOR EARTH: Yesterday, a magnetic filament on the sun erupted, hurling a CME almost directly toward Earth. Forecast models say it should arrive during the late hours of Jan. 22nd, sparking minor (G1) to moderate (G2) geomagnetic storms with auroras in northern Europe and northern-tier US states.
https://spaceweather.com/ 
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 
 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
29 January 2024 22:00:31
Spaceweather says:
SOLAR RADIATION STORM:
"Energetic protons from the sun are striking the top of Earth's atmosphere today following a strong solar flare during the early hours of Jan. 29th. This is called a "radiation storm," and it is currently a category S2 event. Such a storm can cause elevated levels of radiation in airplanes flying over Earth's poles and unwanted glitches in the electronics of Earth-orbiting satellites."
https://spaceweather.com/ 

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
08 February 2024 21:40:57
"MARTIAN SUNSPOT" TURNS TOWARD EARTH:
A sunspot so big it can be seen from Mars is turning toward Earth today. Visible through ordinary eclipse glasses, the behemoth has a mixed-polarity magnetic field that poses a threat for X-class solar flares. Any such eruptions in the days ahead will be squarely Earth-directed. Full story
https://spaceweather.com/ 

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

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