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ozone_aurora
30 December 2022 11:38:34
Saw Jupiter and Mars, both just looking at sky and through my telescope, and photographed the latter. Did not see the other planets (Uranus and Neptune too faint to see, Venus and Mercury too much clouds).
Roger Parsons
30 December 2022 12:56:26

Saw Jupiter and Mars, both just looking at sky and through my telescope, and photographed the latter. Did not see the other planets (Uranus and Neptune too faint to see, Venus and Mercury too much clouds).

Originally Posted by: ozone_aurora 

Yes - both of those are easily visible here despite a bit of light pollution. I did not get the 'scope out. Not clear enough.

R.

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
31 December 2022 07:57:59
Reminder:

The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak on 3-4 January 2023.

The total period of this shower is from 28 December 2022 – 12 January 2023.

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

Clear skies.

Roger

 

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
31 December 2022 07:59:37
Reminder:

The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak on 3-4 January 2023.

The total period of this shower is from 28 December 2022 – 12 January 2023.

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

You can see the location of the "Radiant" on Stellarium.

Clear skies.

Roger

 

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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10 January 2023 08:55:26
Sad news

UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket launch ends in failure

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64218883 

Suggestion of a fault in the second stage 'Newton' rocket engine

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Matty H
10 January 2023 09:08:03
If Home Bargains did space launches 
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Brian Gaze
10 January 2023 09:13:09

If you are not yet a user of Stellarium, let me lure you in, DrM.

It's a free, interactive, open-source planetarium. Very handy.

I've been using it for years. I use the downloaded version.

https://stellarium.org/ 

There's a web version you can try. Not so good IMO,   

https://stellarium-web.org/ 

 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 

It's one of the best pieces of software in the known universe.

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Roger Parsons
10 January 2023 17:54:52

It's one of the best pieces of software in the known universe.

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 

This link is interesting too, Brian - nothing like as useful but a bit different.

https://www.stonehengeskyscape.co.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

Brian Gaze
10 January 2023 18:00:55

This link is interesting too, Brian - nothing like as useful but a bit different.

https://www.stonehengeskyscape.co.uk/ 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 

Very nifty. I've not seen it before. 👍

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Berkhamsted

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Rob K
11 January 2023 18:11:20

Sad news

UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket launch ends in failure

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64218883 

Suggestion of a fault in the second stage 'Newton' rocket engine

Originally Posted by: DEW 

Or, as the Metro headline had it this morning, "Helston, we have a problem".

Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl

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xioni2
11 January 2023 19:13:53
Such a cool video

llamedos
19 January 2023 11:13:03
Comet 2022 E3 [ZTF] is currently visible to the naked eye. Whilst it is past it's brightest, it's closest approach to the earth is on 1st February 2023. It's suggested that the last time this green tailed comet would have been visible on earth would have been during the Ice Age ........

https://science.nasa.gov/comet-2022-e3-ztf 

"Life with the Lions"

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DEW
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20 January 2023 07:31:22
But there's a lot not visible to many people's naked eyes ...

Light pollution: Huge fall in stars that can be seen with naked eye

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64321824 

War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl

Roger Parsons
20 January 2023 08:15:38

But there's a lot not visible to many people's naked eyes ...

Light pollution: Huge fall in stars that can be seen with naked eye

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64321824 

Originally Posted by: DEW 

I put my comments on the Environment thread as it gets more clicks than Space, DEW. 😁

I certainly find that true from personal experience. I seldom bother to put out my telescope now.

Got a dramatic view of ISS rising in the west yesterday evening.

Roger

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

llamedos
20 January 2023 13:51:45

I put my comments on the Environment thread as it gets more clicks than Space, DEW. 😁

I certainly find that true from personal experience. I seldom bother to put out my telescope now.

Got a dramatic view of ISS rising in the west yesterday evening.

Roger

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 

Light pollution obviously affects a lot of observations and has done increasingly so for the last 4 decades, that said it's something that a lot of people have to contend with. 

FWIW if it's of interest, you shouldn't need a telescope to view Comet 2022 E3 [ZTF]...maybe naked eye is optimistic, but binoculars will suffice if the sky is clear.

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Roger Parsons
24 January 2023 10:26:38

Comet 2022 E3 [ZTF] is currently visible to the naked eye. Whilst it is past it's brightest, it's closest approach to the earth is on 1st February 2023. It's suggested that the last time this green tailed comet would have been visible on earth would have been during the Ice Age ........

https://science.nasa.gov/comet-2022-e3-ztf 

Originally Posted by: llamedos 

I'm adding this link to your useful Heads Up, John:

"Now that the comet has finally broken out of the constellation of Corona Borealis, where it has been for a long time, and is visible in both the morning and evening sky for observers at mid-northern latitudes, it is heading north, gaining speed as it pushes up past the handle of the Big Dipper en-route to its month’s end fly-by of Polaris, the Pole Star."

How to see Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the sky

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-c-2022-e3-ztf/ 

 

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

Gandalf The White
26 January 2023 12:01:29
A very recently discovered asteroid will pass within 2,200 miles of Earth tonight; that’s extremely close - well inside the orbits of many of our satellites.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64411469 

 

Location: South Cambridgeshire

130 metres ASL

52.0N 0.1E



Roger Parsons
26 January 2023 12:43:17

A very recently discovered asteroid will pass within 2,200 miles of Earth tonight; that’s extremely close - well inside the orbits of many of our satellites.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64411469 

 

Originally Posted by: Gandalf The White 

"The size of a double-decker bus" - nice photo-montage on BBC!

R.

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

Chunky Pea
30 January 2023 14:56:46
This was an enjoyable watch the other night. 'Earth set' as seen from the moon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jD6rH6zdnQ 

 

East Galway, Ireland.

Current Conditions

https://t.ly/MEYqg 

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DEW
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31 January 2023 07:58:56
Mysterious 'whirlpool' appears in the night sky above Hawaii [+photo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-64458511 

Possibly a SpaceX launch phenomenon

War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl

Roger Parsons
05 February 2023 17:16:09
If you are near an east-facing window look at the rising "Snow Moon".  Now. 17.15hrs.... It's a good 'un. 👍

https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/full-moon-snow-2023/ 

Roger

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
11 February 2023 08:11:14
New Scientist:

"Science is filled with imagined realities – beliefs that will turn out to be untrue – and the idea that interstellar objects are simply rocks could be one of them, writes physicist Avi Loeb"

What would aliens they make of our hate-driven, genocidal, planet-raping species, I wonder? Perhaps they will like us? R. 😬

Space rock or flashy alien technology? We're going to find out

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2357049-space-rock-or-flashy-alien-technology-were-going-to-find-out/ 

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

Bolty
19 February 2023 19:22:36
Venus and Jupiter are moving together towards a conjunction on 1 March. Apparently they should both be viewable through the same telescopic field. Their approach was very apparent this evening.

https://sites.rowan.edu/planetarium/blog/2023/03/conjunction-venus-jupiter.html 

Scott

Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.

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Rob K
26 February 2023 21:37:25

Venus and Jupiter are moving together towards a conjunction on 1 March. Apparently they should both be viewable through the same telescopic field. Their approach was very apparent this evening.

https://sites.rowan.edu/planetarium/blog/2023/03/conjunction-venus-jupiter.html 

Originally Posted by: Bolty 

Yes I just came here to post about this. They were very noticeable low down to the west when I went to put the bins out earlier on.

Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl

"But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand." — Jerome K. Jerome

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