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Roger Parsons
18 October 2024 05:28:42

Saw the comet last evening but talk of it being "the comet of the century" by the media  is BS.


I took the hyperbole to refer to its periodicity of "1.4 billion years (inbound) ≈ 235,000 years (outbound)" rather than its "grandeur".  I've not managed to spot it yet. 🙄
https://theskylive.com/c2023a3-info 
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
19 October 2024 08:48:01
Heads up for Orionid meteor shower: 21-22 October 2024.
"Fast with fine trains. Associated with Comet Halley"
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/meteor-shower-guide 
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/orionid-meteor-shower-2024-when-where-see-it-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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Roger Parsons
21 October 2024 06:19:41
Cars stranded after 'supermoon' tide sparks west London flooding
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/cars-stranded-supermoon-tide-sparks-130945696.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
DEW
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21 October 2024 06:30:03

Cars stranded after 'supermoon' tide sparks west London flooding
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/cars-stranded-supermoon-tide-sparks-130945696.html 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Faster than usual but flooding of these riverside roads is quite common. There's stretch of road by Richmond lock free from council parking restrictions - we used to stop there sometimes for a break if driving up to N London - but OTOH you park there very much at your own risk!
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
Bolty
21 October 2024 07:37:21
Am I the only one who gets fed up with all these media terms like "supermoon" and "blood moon" etc? It's quite annoying to listen to after a bit.
Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station 
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Retron
21 October 2024 07:51:40

Am I the only one who gets fed up with all these media terms like "supermoon" and "blood moon" etc? It's quite annoying to listen to after a bit.

Originally Posted by: Bolty 


You're not the only one. They lost all relevance IMO once they started being used seemingly every month! Calling a moon a "supermoon" if it's going to appear to be the largest in 100 years is one thing, but these days every month's moon is special.
Leysdown, north Kent
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Brian Gaze
21 October 2024 07:55:52

Am I the only one who gets fed up with all these media terms like "supermoon" and "blood moon" etc? It's quite annoying to listen to after a bit.

Originally Posted by: Bolty 



100%. 
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Roger Parsons
21 October 2024 09:02:14

Faster than usual but flooding of these riverside roads is quite common. There's stretch of road by Richmond lock free from council parking restrictions - we used to stop there sometimes for a break if driving up to N London - but OTOH you park there very much at your own risk!

Originally Posted by: DEW 


We know about flooding in Lincolnshire! 😬 North of the county got it this time.

Road to close due to risk of tidal flooding
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyevxej5v2o 

Have you seen the Trent aegir?
https://www.facebook.com/BBCEastYorkshire/videos/surfs-up-%EF%B8%8F-you-have-to-get-up-early-to-see-the-trent-aegir-a-tidal-bore-that-occ/1903244949781425/ 

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
21 October 2024 10:59:08

Am I the only one who gets fed up with all these media terms like "supermoon" and "blood moon" etc? It's quite annoying to listen to after a bit.

Originally Posted by: Bolty 


It's the media zeitgeist, Bolty.

Royal Museum Greenwich Moon page:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/full-moon-calendar 
Here's a US take on it.
https://www.space.com/39238-full-moon-names.html 

"Give it an exciting name and people will buy into it."
That's the least of my concerns with regard to wider public lack of comprehension of the sciences! 😖
Enjoy.
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
DEW
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21 October 2024 14:15:38

We know about flooding in Lincolnshire! 😬 North of the county got it this time.

Have you seen the Trent aegir?
https://www.facebook.com/BBCEastYorkshire/videos/surfs-up-%EF%B8%8F-you-have-to-get-up-early-to-see-the-trent-aegir-a-tidal-bore-that-occ/1903244949781425/ 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Yes, near Gainsborough; and similar on the Parrett at Bridgwater and the Mersey at Widnes. But all mere ripples compared to the serious stuff served up by the Severn Bore. Also, while I think of it, the Kent estuary at Arnside, though the impressive feature of that was the swirling currents rather than the height of the tidal wave.
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
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NMA
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21 October 2024 16:13:49

Am I the only one who gets fed up with all these media terms like "supermoon" and "blood moon" etc? It's quite annoying to listen to after a bit.

Originally Posted by: Bolty 


And perhaps these overused weather terms now that you have started me off.
Hurricanes and Tornadoes are often spawned, pack winds of this and that and then barrel in. Why?
They are not fish, amphibians, dogs or in the brewery industry. Surely as professional writers they can use other less hackneyed terms.
Vale of the Great Dairies
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
DEW
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22 October 2024 06:23:23
Mega meteorite tore up seabed and boiled Earth's oceans

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4g455p8lo 

Not the one that everyone knows about, that marks the end of the Cretaceous, but earlier and much larger.
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
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The Beast from the East
22 October 2024 09:22:27
What was the bright star near the moon last night. I assume it is a planet. Venus?
Purley, Surrey, 70m ASL

"We have some alternative facts for you"

Kelly-Ann Conway - former special adviser to the President
Bolty
22 October 2024 09:28:22

What was the bright star near the moon last night. I assume it is a planet. Venus?

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


I noticed that myself last night and had a look on the Stellarium app. It turns out it was Jupiter.

Venus on the other hand (being inside Earth's orbit) will always appear near the Sun. It will either follow it down after sunset or lead it just before it rises.
Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station 
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ozone_aurora
23 October 2024 12:39:07
Here is the Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS! :)
Single frame shots taken on Hallam Moor, W of Sheffield, between 1900-1930 hrs on 19 Oct 2024.

The one with oceanic blue background was taken with normal Canon EOS 60d and one with lavender violet background was taken with full spectrum modded Canon EOS 4000d, the latter just about shows very faint anti-tail.
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The Beast from the East
23 October 2024 19:02:46

I noticed that myself last night and had a look on the Stellarium app. It turns out it was Jupiter.

Venus on the other hand (being inside Earth's orbit) will always appear near the Sun. It will either follow it down after sunset or lead it just before it rises.

Originally Posted by: Bolty 


Thanks. Is this any good? Is it available on Android phone?
Purley, Surrey, 70m ASL

"We have some alternative facts for you"

Kelly-Ann Conway - former special adviser to the President
Bolty
23 October 2024 19:19:17

Thanks. Is this any good? Is it available on Android phone?

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


It is, yes:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noctuasoftware.stellarium_free 
Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station 
The Beast from the East
24 October 2024 11:24:07

It is, yes:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noctuasoftware.stellarium_free 

Originally Posted by: Bolty 


thanks
Purley, Surrey, 70m ASL

"We have some alternative facts for you"

Kelly-Ann Conway - former special adviser to the President
Roger Parsons
24 October 2024 16:44:38
A light-hearted story! 🤣🤣
"Dee Harrison, 56, of Ipswich, uploaded three images to social media, external of what she believed was a Northern Lights-style phenomenon in the sky above nearby Bramford. The pictures, showing a pink and red glow, piqued the interest of hundreds of people, with many praising the "impressive" snaps, but all was not as it seemed. The "beautiful" glare - seen early in the morning on Wednesday - actually came from Suffolk Sweet Tomatoes’ LED light units, which are used to encourage the growth of its stock."
Tomato factory lights mistaken for 'lovely aurora'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm20ng0m403o 
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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Roger Parsons
25 October 2024 05:00:44
Now for something real?
"A big group of new sunspots exploded this morning [24th], producing an X3.3-class solar flare and an impressive CME. The CME will graze Earth on Oct. 26th, possibly causing a geomagnetic storm. More flares are in the offing as the sunspot group turns toward Earth."
https://spaceweather.com/ 
AuroraWatch UK
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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Roger Parsons
28 October 2024 05:38:54
Some minor geomagnetic activity. Worth watching?
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
04 November 2024 21:33:58
Stupendous composite solar image... Mind boggling!
"Solar physicists have long known that the two hemispheres of the sun don't always operate in sync. Right now, in fact, the sun's southern hemisphere is producing three times more sunspots than the north. This raises the possibility that only one half of the sun is fully experiencing Solar Max, with the other half yet to come."
Full story: October 2024 Sunspots
https://spaceweather.com/ 
https://spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=217475 
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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Roger Parsons
07 November 2024 10:52:17
This bloody "anticyclonic gloom" has put paid to my plans for sun-watching. I've had a solarscope at the ready for days and cobwebs are growing on it! Meanwhile...
https://spaceweather.com/images2024/07nov24/hmi1898.gif 
😱
"A phalanx of southern sunspots is turning toward Earth, and they are crackling with solar flares. During the past 24 hours, Earth-orbiting satelites have detected multiple M-class flares and one intense X-flare:..."
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
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Saint Snow
09 November 2024 20:13:49
Aurora Watch have issued a red alert!


... If only almost all the country wasn't covered in cloud 🫤

Martin
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Roger Parsons
09 November 2024 20:45:48

Aurora Watch have issued a red alert!


... If only almost all the country wasn't covered in cloud 🫤

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


I can't observe the sun during the day, never mind the luxury of an aurora! Arrrggh!
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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