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« on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 14:07:43 » |
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This is aceness.
It appears as though Venus, Jupiter and the Moon are all happy tonight and have lined up as such:
[url width=700 height=437]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jamiethon/Bangkok-smiley-face-in-sky01.jpg[/url]
[url width=500 height=470]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jamiethon/Bangkok-smiley-face-in-sky02.jpg[/url]
It really is quite an ace sight in the flesh.
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« Reply #1 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 14:08:15 » |
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You can see it here at 5 something or other (30 mins after sunset).
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« Reply #2 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 14:10:01 » |
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that's fucking ace.
so we should be able to see this around 5pm ish? I'll take a looky once i get off the train.
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 14:16:35 » |
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I like to think that it is an evil god smiling before he rams a huge meteor into Earth.
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 14:25:51 » |
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that's fucking ace.
so we should be able to see this around 5pm ish? I'll take a looky once i get off the train.
Apparently. Assuming it isn't cloudy. Actually it'll look different from here won't it? I'm guessing BK will have the best view out of all of us. edit: Can't find the exact times for Swindon, but it'll be close to this http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2008/11/28/stars_december_2008_feature.shtmlAs mentioned last month, a real astronomical treat is in store for us on Monday 1 December. A lunar occultation, when the Moon passes in front of Venus, will occur, starting at 15:44 UT (Universal Time, same as GMT), as seen from Kidderminster, thus obliterating the planet from view.
The Moon will be only four days old at the time of the occultation, so will appear as a narrow sliver of light. The occultation will finish at 17:15, when Venus reappears from behind the Moon.
Times will vary slightly in other parts of the two counties, so to make sure that you don't miss anything, look out from about 15:30 (you need to look out early anyway to make sure you find the planet) and 17:10 UT respectively.
At the start of the occultation it will still be daylight, with the setting Sun about 1° above the SW horizon, but believe it or not, Venus is bright enough to be seen in daylight, if you know where to look. And we do know where to look - just to the left of the Moon, about 13° high in the S.
The Sun will have set by the time Venus reappears.
And here comes the usual warning about the Sun: don't be tempted to observe the start of the occultation through binoculars or a telescope, as if you look at the Sun through most optical devices, even accidentally and for a short time, you can cause serious and permanent damage to your eyesight. Once the Sun has well and truly set, you're perfectly safe of course.
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 14:31:26 » |
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cheers for that batch
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 16:57:59 » |
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 17:27:33 » |
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That's no moon....
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 17:32:08 » |
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There is no moon....
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 17:38:27 » |
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I remember well the Halle Bopp comet a few moons (Puntastic) ago.
[url width=640 height=424]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jamiethon/KometaHalle-Bopp.jpg[/url]
In 97 that was dead visible, and IIRC it stayed around for a few days as well.
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 17:43:37 » |
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BR - were you in Thailand in 2001?
I was on Koh Chang Nov and Dec and there was an amazing meteor storm...I used to love lying on that beach. You could literally see the sattelites tracking across the sky it was so clear.
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 17:47:00 » |
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BR - were you in Thailand in 2001?
I was on Koh Chang Nov and Dec and there was an amazing meteor storm...I used to love lying on that beach. You could literally see the sattelites tracking across the sky it was so clear.
I was in Thailand then yeah, although I saw no meteor storm. Probably on account of me being in a big city an not an Island (Light pollution and all that) |
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 17:48:17 » |
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You can see satelittes from the Westbury White Horse Hill  |
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 17:49:01 » |
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BR I remember Halle Bopp....97 was it. I was about as excited as I can get, I'd always wanted to see a decent comet since I was a kid. A visible to the naked eye no mistaking it for something else sort.
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, December 1, 2008, 17:54:06 » |
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BR I remember Halle Bopp....97 was it. I was about as excited as I can get, I'd always wanted to see a decent comet since I was a kid. A visible to the naked eye no mistaking it for something else sort.
I remember it well, it was certainly impressive. Unfortunately, those who bought into the Heavens Gate Group thought otherwise. |
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