Monkeys Fist 42339 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Become a drag artist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Im actually on the lookout for a mount. Its to attached my camera to so I can take astro pics. Not a mount in that kinda of way CT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10837 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Im actually on the lookout for a mount. Its to attached my camera to so I can take astro pics. Not a mount in that kinda of way CT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Neigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestBaNone 0 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I'm a Scorpio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 This Sunday is the annual Perseid meteor shower. Best chance of seeing upto 60 meteors and hour is to be up before dawn on Sunday. Sunrise will be 5.42 on Sunday so early to bed and up at 4 ish or just go to bed really late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42339 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Meteors are a conspiracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarStripes 0 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Meteors are a conspiracy. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42339 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 What? Ask Wolfy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarStripes 0 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Ask Wolfy I'd rather not What a muppet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42339 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 He's this board's equivalent of Brian Cox , man! Edit ; sorry typo- * Brain Cocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarStripes 0 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Brian Cox is an irritating fucker but interesting and knowledgable...Wolfy is just irritating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarStripes 0 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Just been outside to have a look at the Perseid meteoroid shower. Seen a few but it will be better as it gets even darker. Should be able to see Ursula Major and the Andromeda galaxies tonight with a decent telescope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Just been outside to have a look at the Perseid meteoroid shower. Seen a few but it will be better as it gets even darker. Should be able to see Ursula Major and the Andromeda galaxies tonight with a decent telescope. Thought the meteor shower was last Sunday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 It's over a few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42339 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 And it's Ursa Major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarStripes 0 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Thought the meteor shower was last Sunday? Peaked on Sunday but was still active last night. Ursa major. My bad. Damn predictive text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Meteor Shower To Peak With Dozens Of Stars Sky watchers will be looking up in the coming hours as a meteor shower reaches its peak, sprinkling the night sky with falling stars. The shower is expected to peak at 11.30pm in the UK on Thursday, in what could be one of the best sky events of the year. Tens of "shooting stars" will be streaking across the sky each hour and will be seen if the conditions are good, said Dr Robert Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society. "It’s just about being somewhere dark - if there is a clear sky," Dr Massey told Sky News. But he warned the spectacle in the UK could be hampered by poor weather. With rain or drizzle expected in much of the country, the North East has the best chance of enjoying the show. On the upside, the moon will not be present, resulting in a darker sky and increasing prospects for a good view. Unlike many astronomical phenomena, meteors are best seen without a telescope and are perfectly safe to watch, the Royal Astronomical Society said. Meteors are the result of small particles entering the Earth's atmosphere at high speed, burning up and super-heating the air around them. This creates their characteristic streak of light across the sky. The annual shower is called Geminid because the meteors appear to originate from a "radiant" in the constellation of Gemini. By 2am on Friday, the radiant will be almost overhead from the UK, making it ideally placed for observers, weather permitting. According to the International Meteor Organisation, which coordinates meteor observations, the shower's high-level activity is spread over a period lasting a day or more, meaning if conditions are right the event can be observed until Saturday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42339 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Saturn visible tonight. Live view here in 3hrs http://events.slooh.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35046 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Saw a rainbow halo round the moon last night. I was sober before you ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42339 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 This might sound daft, but was it coloured or monochrome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35046 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 It was an actual rainbow coloured one as opposed to just a halo. Obviously less clear than the ones you occasionally see round the sun but you could make out the full spectrum of colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42339 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Ah, so it was like a rainbow corona around the moon? They're not that uncommon, especially in winter- caused by moonlight passing through high altitude ice crystals. A monochrome rainbow, ( made the same way as regular one, but with moonlight as opposed to sunlight), is a much rarer thing. Still pretty amazing things to see, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 It was an actual rainbow coloured one as opposed to just a halo. Obviously less clear than the ones you occasionally see round the sun but you could make out the full spectrum of colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42339 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Given your admissions in another thread, TS, I'd steer clear of posting images related to rings around the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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