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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 10, 2010 18:04:18 GMT
We're supposed to have clear skies Thursday night. Would it be terribly wrong for me to take a rifle to the recently installed glary street lights?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2010 1:55:57 GMT
We're supposed to have clear skies Thursday night. Would it be terribly wrong for me to take a rifle to the recently installed glary street lights? One of the neighborhood kids knocked out one by us with a sling shot....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2010 19:34:44 GMT
Perseid Meteor shower tonight!!!Unfortunately,I know I won't be able to see any stars,moon,meteors...tropical depression sitting over us,rain predicted all day,all night,all week...
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Post by imec on Aug 17, 2010 2:31:27 GMT
Spent about 20 minutes lying on the trampoline for this at 11PM - fairly clear sky but only saw about 6 - better than none at all....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2010 20:20:30 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 18, 2010 7:12:41 GMT
Interesting stuff! I would like to know more about this one: #14 In any given location, a total solar eclipse happens just once every 360 years on average. Does that have anything to do with how many days in a year? Also, weren't there ancient calendars that calculated a year as 360 days, then made up the difference at designated periods? it's too late for me to go through all these hits right now: www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=360+day+years&cts=1282115382140&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
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Post by Kimby on Aug 18, 2010 22:14:49 GMT
We were gone camping again during the Perseids. The sky was clear most of the time, but because we went to bed shortly after it got too dark to see but before the sky was dark enough for stars, we wouldn't see any Perseids. Unless we got up to pee in the night. Which we did, and saw several.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2010 22:12:35 GMT
FULL Green Corn MOON tomorrow night,Tuesday,the 24th, good people.
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Post by Kimby on Aug 24, 2010 4:11:02 GMT
Don't believe everything you read. This was forwarded to me by a friend. Two moons on 27th August 201027th Aug the Whole World is waiting for............. Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate (sic) on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth. Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons.
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.
I googled it and found that it is an urban legend that has been circulating since 2003, when Mars WAS the brightest object in the night sky, but still nowhere near the size of the moon. urbanlegends.about.com/od/errata/a/two-moons.htm
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Post by Kimby on Aug 24, 2010 6:25:32 GMT
FULL Green Corn MOON tomorrow night,Tuesday,the 24th, good people. Hmmm. spaceweather.com says this: SOMETHING FISHY: According to folklore, tonight's full Moon is the Sturgeon Moon, named by Native American tribes of the Great Lakes who caught lots of sturgeon during the month of August.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2010 12:04:00 GMT
Well,according to my book on Native American Folklore,it's the Green Corn Moon,so,apparently different regions,tribes,referred to it differently...no big deal Kimby... I post every month,on what my book and the Farmer's Almanac refer to that month's Full Moon. There's apples and oranges,and there's fish and corn
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2010 2:50:56 GMT
The month of September belongs to Jupiter. Not only is Saturn lost in solar glare and Mars now low and dim,but also Venus is losing her bright shine although still lightening up to a magnitude of 4.8 on the 30th. By contrast ,Jupiter rises at dusk,reaches opposition on the 21st,and shines at its brightest since 1963!! Uranus also comes into play on the 21st so two worlds stand side by side,especially midmonth. Fall begins with the Equinox on the 22nd at 11:09 pm. Full Harvest Moon on the 23rd.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2010 1:10:39 GMT
Last day of summer good people...tomorrow is the Autumnal Equinox,11pm (here). Ironic,because it's about 90F here...was 49F this a.m. in N.Y.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2010 11:13:59 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2010 11:43:13 GMT
A beautiful,shining, bright Crescent Moon out there early this morning!!!!
October: New Moon: the 7th First Quarter: 14th FULL:(Hunter's) 22nd Last Quarter: 30th
VENUS came be seen through binoculars( shielding the sun) in the early evening hours during the first week of the month.
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Post by onlymark on Oct 3, 2010 12:09:34 GMT
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire. At your desire.
(Bananarama)
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Post by onlymark on Oct 3, 2010 12:10:26 GMT
Can't see the moon here at the moment, the wind had whipped up sand/dust too much and the night sky is very unclear.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 3, 2010 18:29:31 GMT
A beautiful,shining, bright Crescent Moon out there early this morning!!!! Many people believe that October 22 is the spiritual new year, so how nice that there will be a full moon that night.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2010 20:20:30 GMT
The approaching FULL moon which is tonight,has been so brilliant in the sky the last few nights,it will assuredly be spectacular. One can also see JUPITER very very clearly,even better with binoculars,it's very bright.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 11, 2010 21:31:03 GMT
My OH and I recently acquired this beast...my beloved won't let me touch the darned thing as I am a girl and will therefore break it. hmph. had it for about 3 months and haven't used it yet...hope to get my hands on it soon or there'll be BIG trouble...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2010 21:49:43 GMT
Is viewing good from where you live? I, in the big city, can rarely see more than half a dozen stars on a clear night. I would have to drive at least 50 kilometers for a better view.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 12, 2010 0:24:20 GMT
Ooooo! Can you build a viewing platform on top of the house? (one with a trapdoor that locks from the inside, just in case he persists in hogging the 'scope) You might as well know I was greatly & happily distracted by the view of your garden.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2010 0:53:53 GMT
Gorgeous star gazing,crystal clear skies here in NY,crescent moon...fantastic!! There's a meteor shower sometime in the next week. I will report on when time and computer availability arise,unless someone else has time to do it. I do believe it's around the 14th or so.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 14, 2010 21:40:49 GMT
If there's anything going on...it will be cloudy over Leiceser....
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Post by myrt on Nov 14, 2010 21:47:40 GMT
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire. At your desire. (Bananarama) Shocking Blue did it first and much better.....that's my only contribution to this thread I'm afraid....sorry..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2010 18:19:11 GMT
Tonight (and tomorrrow), LEONIDS Meteor shower will be visible in these North American skies. I hope to get a good glance as I plan to be up late, late to see it in the dark skies where I am here in N.Y. I am so excited.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2010 16:09:42 GMT
I went out and watched the sky at 3:a.m.,it was quite spectacular from here. My husband and I synchronized our clocks to watch from where we're located. He couldn't see jack from the balcony skies of NOLA,no surprise really. I ,on the other hand,saw hundreds of shooting stars,there being virtually no light pollution here to speak of. The moon's light (waxing at almost 1/2) did cause some interference but not much.I watched for almost an hour and then went back to bed,dazed by it all.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 18, 2010 17:58:24 GMT
Casimira - I've just got to ask you where you get so much great information on whats happening in the skies?? I think you have a brilliant hobby. I have observed the moon through strong binocs - not bad! I have also seen the camerman zoom in on the moon at a night match with his fancy schmancy telephoto camera lense, and that was WOW! But of all the views of the celestial bodies, I was treated to the observatory in Johannesburg to look at several stars and planets. The one that knocked my sox off was looking at the icy belt of rubble that forms a ring around Saturn! Oh man was that incredible
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2010 22:48:57 GMT
Mostly, I read the NY TIMES,THE FARMER'S ALMANAC does a monthly what to watch for that I read and try to post monthly,but,due to present circumstances am a bit behind. I also listen to an a.m. NPR broadcast that I believe is actually called SKYWATCH. Other tidbits are garnished here and there from various web pages, MSN etc. I try to keep my eye open for these. I have always been acutely aware of the lunar cycle ever since I can remember. The camera I presently own(new),has a marvelous zoom on it,and I did purchase a decent tripod to be able to get some decent moon closeups etc. I just don't happen to have with me at present, but,hope to be able to take some good shots whence I ever do get back to NOLA. Stay tuned!!! I am also still working on getting a telescope that sits in the back of my brother's closet that was given to him by a former girlfriend,and have been trying to unload off him for sometime now. The timing always seems to be off when I'm over at his house,but, I haven't given up yet.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2010 21:29:32 GMT
I'm behind here on updates for December. But,tomorrow night (13th) the Geminid meteor showers occur/perform well after nightfall!! An exceptional total eclipse of the moon is visible throughout North America early on the 21st. The partial eclipse begins at 1:32 a.m. with totality starting at 2:40 a.m. Winter arrives the same day,with the Solstice at 6:38 p.m. Full COLD Moon
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