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Dec 25, 2021 21:32:48 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Dec 25, 2021 21:32:48 GMT
I neglected to post this earlier, but when we took our last beach walk on Sanibel on December 13, we started seeing shooting stars, quite bright considering the moon was approaching full. We saw at least 4.
Googling it, it seems our walk was well-timed for the peak of the Geminid meteor shower, which is noted for its very bright meteors. Win!
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 26, 2021 2:31:22 GMT
How perfect!
A number of traditions incorporate symbolic meaning of St. Lucy as the bearer of light in the darkness of winter, her feast day being 13 December. wikipedia
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Dec 26, 2021 18:45:11 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Dec 26, 2021 18:45:11 GMT
St. Lucy? Is that St. Lucia of Sweden?
My Swedish friends named their daughter Lucia.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 26, 2021 19:42:19 GMT
Kimby, there is a long tradition of the feast of St. Lucy/Lucia being celebrated in Scandinavia. sweden.se/culture/celebrations/the-lucia-traditionYears ago I was working in a building being renovated and was whistling "Santa Lucia" -- the well known Neapolitan song. A Danish guy also working there was very surprised and said, "How do you know a Danish song?!" Much more here, including details about Winter solstice and the various calendars through history, thus making it appropriate for Sky Watch: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy%27s_Day
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 26, 2021 19:52:52 GMT
Ikea celebrates it every year in their stores.
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May 12, 2022 11:12:58 GMT
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Post by Kimby on May 12, 2022 11:12:58 GMT
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May 15, 2022 14:20:58 GMT
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Post by Kimby on May 15, 2022 14:20:58 GMT
Tonite’s the night. (It’ll be tomorrow across the pond.)
Best viewing conditions for a total lunar eclipse for many years. Fingers crossed for clear skies.
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Post by casimira on May 15, 2022 16:12:50 GMT
Thanks for posting that Kimby. We are hoping for clear visibility here. I love the name of this phenomena; Super Flower Blood Moon. Very cool
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Post by bixaorellana on May 15, 2022 17:15:20 GMT
Thanks for the reminder, Kimby! I did not know the name of this phenomena. It could be title of a book by Lisa See . But yes, it is very cool!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 15, 2022 19:17:36 GMT
I remember the last clear lunar eclipse here...in my early days of message boards 2000 and something. I was on a gardening mb and we all watched the event 'together' all posting our photos and talking about it...
Enjoy the elipse you lucky people xxx
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Post by bixaorellana on May 16, 2022 3:48:41 GMT
It's really hazy here, plus I should have taken the time to get my little Panasonic with its decent zoom in shape to take some pictures. At around 8 pm, the moon was very big and very yellow, but the Sony didn't get anything to do it justice. Here the moon is just a couple of minutes before full eclipse at 10:29 pm ~
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Post by kerouac2 on May 16, 2022 5:02:10 GMT
Still a very nice photo!
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Post by bjd on May 16, 2022 6:08:59 GMT
It was raining here last night and hazy this morning so no moon in sight.
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Post by casimira on May 16, 2022 15:01:54 GMT
The view we got was quite similar to Bixa's photo. Thanks Bixa for capturing it to share with us.
It was so brilliant even before the actual eclipse happened.
It was like a giant fire ball in the sky.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 16, 2022 15:18:55 GMT
Does anybody know who makes up the silly names for the moons and the eclipses? "Super flower blood moon" ? Are they earning royalties for this?
(I looked it up but I'm not saying anything other than the silly name for the next moon is the strawberry moon.)
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Post by casimira on May 16, 2022 16:19:14 GMT
Many of the names are derived from Native American folk lore. "Strawberry Moon", "Harvest Moon" and many others refer to months when certain things are in season.
The terms "bomb cyclone" and other celestial meteorological terms that have cropped up in recent years are new. They are seemingly designed to create something dramatic and hype up what may only be a typical common event such as a blizzard or Nor'easter which have been in existence since time began.
Anything that can be sensualized the media jumps right on it.
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May 18, 2022 2:12:16 GMT
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Post by Kimby on May 18, 2022 2:12:16 GMT
“Super storm” is another one, as in Super Storm Sandy.
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Post by bjd on May 18, 2022 5:43:53 GMT
And "polar vortex".
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May 19, 2022 4:03:55 GMT
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Post by Kimby on May 19, 2022 4:03:55 GMT
Good one Bjd!
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May 28, 2022 4:51:18 GMT
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Post by Kimby on May 28, 2022 4:51:18 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Jun 3, 2022 12:32:52 GMT
On This Day In Space: June 3, 1965: Astronaut Ed White takes 1st American spacewalk!
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Post by Kimby on Jun 4, 2022 0:13:07 GMT
Ed White died on January 27, 1967, alongside astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger B. Chaffee in a fire during pre-launch testing for Apollo 1 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Following this tragedy, NASA stopped using an atmosphere of pure oxygen in their spacecrafts.)
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Post by Kimby on Jun 5, 2022 4:03:45 GMT
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Post by casimira on Jun 21, 2022 16:51:10 GMT
Happy Summer Solstice!!!
(it's already been summer here for at least a month with the continued heat wave)
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 21, 2022 19:14:53 GMT
They're now talking more and more about "meteorological" seasons which begin on the first day of the various months.
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Post by casimira on Jun 21, 2022 19:36:11 GMT
Curious...
I wonder who makes these decisions and just how difficult a task it would be. Especially since that never get it right half the time for daily forecasts.
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Post by lugg on Jun 21, 2022 20:23:20 GMT
And to you too - it was beautiful here in UK
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Post by casimira on Jun 21, 2022 23:55:50 GMT
I missed seeing it but that video you posted is positively spectacular Lugg. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Post by kerouac2 on Aug 6, 2022 15:06:39 GMT
It's shooting star season again -- and living in Paris, I still can't see anything.
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Aug 8, 2022 13:53:37 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Aug 8, 2022 13:53:37 GMT
Heads up: peak viewing of the annual Perseids meteor shower is this Friday, though shooting stars can be seen for days before and after the peak. The full moon - the Sturgeon Supermoon - will make viewing challenging however.
My family used to sleep outside on the deck at the cabin (where it was really dark) at the height of the Perseids. I still try to recline outside long enough to see a dozen or more, but finish the night in my comfy cosy bed.
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