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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
Where to look: Western Horizon
https://astronomynow.com/2024/10/12/comet-c-2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas-emerges-bright-in-uks-evening-sky/
Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons
What western horizon 🙂 Nowt here but cloud at sunset for days :(
Its clearly not a great comet if you have to know where to look and then squint. I saw comet Bennett in April 1970 - it was absolutely amazing! No need for a camera to produce an impressive image of Bennet. Though, in those days, we got more clear, cold, Nly nights.
Berkhamsted
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"I'm not socialist, I know that. I don't believe in sharing my money." - Gary Numan
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station
Current conditions (personal WS)
Grauniad:
First section of Euclid space telescope’s map of the universe revealed
Mosaic of 208 gigapixels covers 1% of what will be the final 3D map, which is expected to capture billions of galaxies
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/15/euclid-space-telescope-3d-map-universe-first-section
ESA: Zoom into the first page of ESA Euclid’s great cosmic atlas
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Zoom_into_the_first_page_of_ESA_Euclid_s_great_cosmic_atlas
Map of the Universe from the Milky Way to the edge of what can be seen
https://mapoftheuniverse.net/
3D imaging of the Universe. Mind boggling stuff. I fear my comprehension of space is somewhat less than the early astronomers knew. 😱
mind boggling
Journalism is organised gossip
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/super-hunters-moon-17-october-2024
SpaceWeather says: Solar Max is not single moment in time; it is a phase of solar activity that can last for nearly 3 years. More outbursts... are therefore likely in 2024 and 2025.
https://spaceweather.com/
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/joint-solar-maximum-announcement-nasa-and-noaa
"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
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/cars-stranded-supermoon-tide-sparks-130945696.html
Cars stranded after 'supermoon' tide sparks west London flooding
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!
Chichester 12m asl
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.
100%.
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/
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.
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.
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.
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
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.
"We have some alternative facts for you"
Kelly-Ann Conway - former special adviser to the President
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.
Thanks. Is this any good? Is it available on Android phone?