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!

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%. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

It is, yes:

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

thanks

"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 

"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/ 

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 

"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 

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/ 

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

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

Taurid Meteor Shower 2024: Where, when and how to see it

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cn7m2llrrd1o 

Leonids coming up as well around 17-18 November. They've been known to produce a few meteor storms in occassional years (where literal thousands are observed in an hour). It's rare, but there are times they really don't disappoint.

Whoops - thanks. I thought I'd mentioned the Leonids - but must have been another place.

Meteor shower dates - Leonids, 6-30 November

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/leonid-meteor-shower-when-and-where-see-it-uk

General Meteor Shower list:

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/meteor-shower-guide