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Retron
14 August 2024 07:40:22

Lots of pics on FB from the local area here too but when you realise the pictures posted aren't quite what the human eye saw it does lose something.

Originally Posted by: westv 


Yes, it reminds me of the flurry of people posting excellent, sharp and detailed photos of the moon on local social media... seemingly unaware that their phone has just fetched a picture of the moon and pasted it in, in effect!

There'll be an element of this going on with the phone-taken photos of the aurora... definitely algorithmic enhancement, if nothing else.

(It's a shame that regular cameras are now such a rare sight amongst the general public. Even the latest Pixel 8 Pro with all its fancy AI can't take as nice a shot of a wolf, for example, as my "bridge" camera, and it does that without even trying. They are, however, superficially excellent if it's a common subject for the photo!)
Leysdown, north Kent
DEW
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14 August 2024 07:56:47

Yes, it reminds me of the flurry of people posting excellent, sharp and detailed photos of the moon on local social media... seemingly unaware that their phone has just fetched a picture of the moon and pasted it in, in effect!

There'll be an element of this going on with the phone-taken photos of the aurora... definitely algorithmic enhancement, if nothing else.

(It's a shame that regular cameras are now such a rare sight amongst the general public. Even the latest Pixel 8 Pro with all its fancy AI can't take as nice a shot of a wolf, for example, as my "bridge" camera, and it does that without even trying. They are, however, superficially excellent if it's a common subject for the photo!)

Originally Posted by: Retron 


Compounded with the biology of the eye - the cone cells in the centre are responsible for colour vision but need high light levels for stimulation, but the rods at the periphery are more sensitive but can only do black and white. Hence you need a really bright aurora to see it in colour with the naked eye.

And while on the topic, cones do stereoscopic vision while rods detect motion.
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Chichester 12m asl
Roger Parsons
17 August 2024 16:22:46
"Red Alert - Aurora likely." Probably at higher latitudes: but you never know...
https://spaceweather.com/ 
https://spaceweather.com/images2024/14aug24/x1flare_teal.gif 
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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Retron
18 August 2024 06:27:49
No aurora here, but how's this for a shot of the sun? I noticed there was a veil of high cloud dimming it, somewhat, so took a chance with my ancient bridge camera... it turned out well, I think! You can clearly see all the sunpots... lots of them at the moment.

(No filters or anything were needed either, just point and shoot.)

https://ukwct.org.uk/weather/sunrise.jpg 
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Leysdown, north Kent
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Roger Parsons
18 August 2024 07:52:38
I look forward to your photo of tomorrow's Sturgeon Moon! See:
When is the next full Moon?
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
The Beast from the East
18 August 2024 08:32:20
Lovely blood moon last night. Was this expected?
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Roger Parsons
18 August 2024 08:38:59

Lovely blood moon last night. Was this expected?

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


Yes - at it's best tomorrow - but it is not a "Blood Moon"! It's a "Sturgeon" Moon. It is indeed a "Supermoon" and will look red, as you noted. Expect to read a lot on nonsense about it in the media.
https://earthsky.org/human-world/what-is-a-blood-moon-lunar-eclipses-2014-2015/ 
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
ozone_aurora
18 August 2024 09:38:03

Lovely blood moon last night. Was this expected?

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


I noticed the sun acquiring a slight coppery hue late yesterday evening and this morning, so didn't come as a surprise. There seems to be some particulates in the high Cs clouds, despite being in the Pm airmass. Perhaps its from some forest fires in Canada and the USA?
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Bolty
18 August 2024 12:49:00
Lunar occultation of Saturn, Wednesday 21 August 2024:

On Wednesday morning, viewers in the UK will be able to witness the planet Saturn disappear behind the Moon, weather permitting of course. The disappearance will occur at around 04:28 BST, around the start of dawn, and then remerge at 05:13 BST.

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/saturn-lunar-occultation-21-august-2024 
Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
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The Beast from the East
19 August 2024 00:16:15

 It's a "Sturgeon" Moon. 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Is this a moon full of campervans packed with stolen party donations?


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ozone_aurora
19 August 2024 05:52:08

I noticed the sun acquiring a slight coppery hue late yesterday evening and this morning, so didn't come as a surprise. There seems to be some particulates in the high Cs clouds, despite being in the Pm airmass. Perhaps its from some forest fires in Canada and the USA?

Originally Posted by: ozone_aurora 


Yes, it was:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkm2vpy7g6o 

I was right. Surprised no one else noticed that or was interested in this (other than Beast)!
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Bolty
21 August 2024 11:21:56

Lunar occultation of Saturn, Wednesday 21 August 2024:

On Wednesday morning, viewers in the UK will be able to witness the planet Saturn disappear behind the Moon, weather permitting of course. The disappearance will occur at around 04:28 BST, around the start of dawn, and then remerge at 05:13 BST.

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/saturn-lunar-occultation-21-august-2024 

Originally Posted by: Bolty 


I was hoping to see this but it was too cloudy and windy here, unfortunately. Typical of UK weather whenever there's an astronomical event going on.
Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station 
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DEW
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21 August 2024 15:38:13
Ancient ocean of magma found on Moon south pole
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2n0jgldn5o 

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Chichester 12m asl
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Roger Parsons
31 August 2024 08:41:03
I did spot this event on "Aurorawatch". The data is still there if you are interested.
"During the late hours of Aug. 30th, a crack opened in Earth's magnetic field. Solar wind flowed through the gap, sparking a G1-class geomagnetic storm with auroras in both Europe and the USA."
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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Roger Parsons
01 September 2024 07:50:27
Amazing video:
"PLASMA FALLS ON THE SUN: Imagine a waterfall made of hot plasma falling from a precipice tall enough to swallow Earth five times."
Here it is:
https://spaceweather.com/ 
https://spaceweather.com/images2024/01sep24/plasmafalls_strip_opt.gif 
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
04 September 2024 16:56:52
"A CME hit Earth's magnetic field today, Sept. 4th at 1030 UTC. The unexpected impact jolted the USGS magnetometer in Boulder, CO, by 40 nT, a fairly stout blow. G1 to G2 geomagnetic storm watches are in effect as a result of the CME's arrival."
https://spaceweather.com/ 
Weak signs are showing on Aurorawatch graphs...
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
11 September 2024 08:43:11
"Geomagnetic storms are possible for the next three days--especially on Sept. 13th when a full halo CME is expected to strike Earth head-on. NOAA predicts a chance of G1 storms on the Sept. 11th and 12th, followed by a G2 storm on the 13th."
https://spaceweather.com/ 
Data will show here:
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
12 September 2024 10:10:36
SpaceX spacewalk about take place....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/crkmgvzl70yt#player 
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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Devonian
12 September 2024 10:28:07

SpaceX spacewalk about take place....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/crkmgvzl70yt#player 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


The suits look a bit flimsy to this veteran of Apollo watching - hang on, I see they've got umbilicals.
Roger Parsons
12 September 2024 10:45:36

SpaceX spacewalk about take place....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/crkmgvzl70yt#player 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Now!
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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StoneCroze
12 September 2024 10:59:37
Stunning images in comparison to the Apollo era.
I can remember being woken up and allowed to watch Apollo 11 in 1969 on our black and white TV. 
Alderney, Channel Islands. (previously known as Beaufort)
Roger Parsons
12 September 2024 16:59:21
CME Impact Sparks Widespread Red Auroras
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
DEW
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12 September 2024 19:13:47
Elon Musk and Jared Isaacman arrange a spacewalk in the middle of a solar storm - surely not a good idea?
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
Roger Parsons
12 September 2024 19:27:27

Elon Musk and Jared Isaacman arrange a spacewalk in the middle of a solar storm - surely not a good idea?

Originally Posted by: DEW 


That thought did occur to me - but we are dealing with Mad Musk and colonisation of Mars - so there is really nothing sane I can add.
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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
The Beast from the East
14 September 2024 09:28:53
Just watched the interview with the 2 stranded Astronauts. Both dutifully refused to condemn NASA's over caution over the Boeing capsule which they could have returned on but were prevented. 
I often wondered what happens if someone dies in Space or falls seriously ill. Without a shuttle anymore, how would they get them back? Also what happens if one astronaut goes nuts  or kills or rapes another? What is the protocol? 
Has anyone had sex in Space?

"We have some alternative facts for you"
Kelly-Ann Conway - special adviser to the President

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