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TonyM
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04/07/2008
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Soon after sunset have a look to the South West you will see a thin crescent Moon with Mars and Saturn nicely in a straight line going Westwards.
(Assuming there's no clouds of course )
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melteaser
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Posted - 02/11/2008 : 07:30
Our friend is into astronomy and photography. He was in France with us recently wating for a clear night to photograph nebulas and the like. He managed one really good clear night before they left. Sods law - 3 of the 4 nights we were there after they left - clear as a bell and stunningly starry!
Mel
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TonyM
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Posted - 26/11/2008 : 09:35
Just after sunset towards the South, Jupiter and Venus are looking close together and shining brightly (if there are no clouds )
Or maybe its just more of the lights .....
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Stanley
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Posted - 26/11/2008 : 15:42
Nahhh Tony, they're in the SE at the moment and moving off towards France.
Stanley Challenger Graham
Barlick View stanley at barnoldswick.freeserve.co.uk |
moh
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Posted - 27/11/2008 : 13:34
That is what the two bright lights were over Hambledon the other evening.
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Cathy
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Posted - 01/12/2008 : 12:47
It was our turn to look to the skies tonight, and what a beautiful sight it was. A crescent Moon, with Venus and Jupiter making an extremely bright triangle. Very stunning, bright and huge, in our clear night sky. Tried to take pictures on mobile phone and camera, but it wouldn't work, hopefully our papers will have pic's tomorrow.
All thru the fields and meadows gay .... Enjoy Take Care...Cathy |
Tizer
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Posted - 01/12/2008 : 20:38
I read that a favourite past-time for astronomers at the moment is searching with their telescopes for the toolkit lost by one of the astronauts who did the recent DIY work on the international space station.
It prompted someone to write to The Times saying that he remembers that the mechanics who worked on the Sunderland flying boats always tied spanners to their wrists with string.
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marilyn
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Posted - 01/12/2008 : 21:10
The phone rang last night, just as I was about to head of to bed with my book....Cazza ordered me outside to look at the sky. It was lovely. Thanks for that sis.
get your people to phone my people and we will do lunch...MAZ |
mporter
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Posted - 02/12/2008 : 01:57
We also had a fantastic view of the "face" last night, the sky was very very clear. It was a smiley face on a slight angle. Mick saw it and said "errr you had better come and look at this and tell me what you can see....poor guy thought his eyesight was playing up even more.
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TonyM
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Posted - 02/12/2008 : 14:57
It was completely clouded over here so didn't see a thing
At some point the Moon moved in front of Venus, blocking it out completely.
From tonight you will see Venus moving quite rapidly further away from Jupiter each night.
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moh
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Posted - 03/12/2008 : 13:12
If the sky stays as clear as it is now it will be a good night for stargazing.
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moh
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Posted - 12/12/2008 : 14:58
According to the news tonight's full moon will be the biggest and brightest for 15 years, and there should be a good show of shooting stars - typical it is cloudy with rain forecast!!
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Tizer
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Posted - 13/12/2008 : 11:39
It was a rainy, cloudy nght here in Somerset (with flooding in some parts) and no chance of seeing any celestial objects, but it was still brighter than would be normal for a full moon. I think they said on the news that it would be about 30% brighter and something like 17,000 miles closer to us. What I haven't heard mentioned is what effect this has on the tides - surely a closer moon will have a greater pull on the ocean and draw up the tide even more than usual?
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