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https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station
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:
Originally Posted by: Bolty
https://spaceweather.com/
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
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/67635753
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E
"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
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-67681360
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-6765865
Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet
NOAA scientists link exotic metal particles in the upper atmosphere to rockets, satellites
https://csl.noaa.gov/news/2023/388_1016.html
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
Thanks for the information 👍 and Merry Christmas 🎄
When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.Barry White
Barry White
It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine) - R.E.M.
The name conjures up images of Vampires lol but then next month it would be werewolves!
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
Nasa mission lines up to 'touch the Sun'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67837161
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.
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
"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://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-611525eb-3a0c-4a68-bf54-485df138b6f6
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Some wonderful images from the JWST posted on the BBC website......
Originally Posted by: llamedos
"...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
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
"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
https://twitter.com/physicsJ/status/1748086368738197808?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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.
I saw that yesterday evening and wondered what it was.
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.
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."
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://claudegrandpeyvolcansetglaciers.com/2024/02/11/nouvelle-rencontre-rapprochee-avec-io-la-lune-de-jupiter-new-close-encounter-with-io-jupiters-moon/?fbclid=IwAR0gotVai9_7W6ZyE9DR950ah2mCNAEVddQQ34SI6EaGGrnyc_YvRj16G5M