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A photograph of the rarely seen clouds taken on a plane in Canada. It seems they could be visible this year.
http://gizmodo.com/5...-over-the-poles
Ignore the global warming aspect and lets hope we get to see it over the UK.
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Noctolucent clouds over Canada
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notaclue
, Jun 17 2012 08:25 PM
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 08:25 PM
notaclue
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There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
Heard at Leeds train station "The next train to arrive at platform 7 has already left. This is due to a broken watch and a space/time inconsistency. Please be advised of this as any astrophysicists will not explain this concept to you".
Heard at Leeds train station "The next train to arrive at platform 7 has already left. This is due to a broken watch and a space/time inconsistency. Please be advised of this as any astrophysicists will not explain this concept to you".
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Posted 18 June 2012 - 10:21 AM
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A wonderful sight those clouds. I got to see this kind of clouds one night last week and they're really beautiful. It was a nice bonus after my first sight of saturn.
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Posted 18 June 2012 - 01:43 PM
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I have actually seen this once myself when I was still living in Sussex (we are talking 45 years ago). I lived in a village with no lighting that was just under the South Downs. I happened to be out on the Downs with the dogs and looked north and saw something very similar to the picture on your link. Didn't know what it was at the time but now I thinks perhaps I do.
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Posted 18 June 2012 - 01:50 PM
ant
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A couple of years ago we had some really good displays... I posted a warning on SGL and loads of people managed to get out and view them.
They are very eerie, silvery blue and always seem to move in the opposite direction to "normal" cloud...
This image is a little large, but give it time to load.
A few days after the above show, we had another. This one was in a league all of it's own. The NCL wasn't restricted to just low in the North... but went overhead. This image is about half a dozen images stitched together.
Hope you like the pictures.
Ant
They are very eerie, silvery blue and always seem to move in the opposite direction to "normal" cloud...
This image is a little large, but give it time to load.
A few days after the above show, we had another. This one was in a league all of it's own. The NCL wasn't restricted to just low in the North... but went overhead. This image is about half a dozen images stitched together.
Hope you like the pictures.
Ant
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Posted 18 June 2012 - 01:58 PM
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Nice photographs. I may have seen them when in Inverness in 1989. Normally between 2-4am the sun goes down and you end up with darkness. But sometimes you get this light blue.
It was talked about in this months Sky at night programme. Could be something fun to look forward to.
It was talked about in this months Sky at night programme. Could be something fun to look forward to.
There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
Heard at Leeds train station "The next train to arrive at platform 7 has already left. This is due to a broken watch and a space/time inconsistency. Please be advised of this as any astrophysicists will not explain this concept to you".
Heard at Leeds train station "The next train to arrive at platform 7 has already left. This is due to a broken watch and a space/time inconsistency. Please be advised of this as any astrophysicists will not explain this concept to you".
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 04:37 AM
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 07:03 AM
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Great set of pics! The time lapse was very interesting to watch.
ant, on 18 June 2012 - 01:50 PM, said:
A couple of years ago we had some really good displays... I posted a warning on SGL and loads of people managed to get out and view them.
They are very eerie, silvery blue and always seem to move in the opposite direction to "normal" cloud...
This image is a little large, but give it time to load.
A few days after the above show, we had another. This one was in a league all of it's own. The NCL wasn't restricted to just low in the North... but went overhead. This image is about half a dozen images stitched together.
Hope you like the pictures.
Ant
They are very eerie, silvery blue and always seem to move in the opposite direction to "normal" cloud...
This image is a little large, but give it time to load.
A few days after the above show, we had another. This one was in a league all of it's own. The NCL wasn't restricted to just low in the North... but went overhead. This image is about half a dozen images stitched together.
Hope you like the pictures.
Ant
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Books: Astronomica, Turn Left at Orion, Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas, Star Ware
Messier Objects: M13, M27, M31, M42, M43, M45, M57, M110 Planets: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn
Books: Astronomica, Turn Left at Orion, Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas, Star Ware
Messier Objects: M13, M27, M31, M42, M43, M45, M57, M110 Planets: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 07:47 AM
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Ant that third image is stunning!
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"Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set And Go Out And Do Something Less Boring Instead?"
"The universe is huge and old and rare things happen all the time, including life" : Lawrence Krauss
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 10:28 AM
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Magnificent image. Love the time-lapse.
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EPs: Pentax XW 7mm, Pentax XF 8.5mm, Pentax XW 10mm, Televue Naglers 12 mm,17mm, and 22mm T4, and 31mm T5, Denkmeier filter-switch star diagonal with O-III, UHC and moon filter
Imaging stuff: Meade S5K TeleXtender 2x and 3x, TeleVue PowerMate 2.5x, ZW-Optical ASI130MM, Brightstar filter wheel, LRGB+IR filter set, modded Canon EOS 450D.
Bins: Helios Apollo 15x70 HD, TS 15x70 (repaired, for kids), Bresser 10x50, home-made p-mount
Observation summary: Messier: 110/110, Caldwell: 97/109, Herschel: 296/400, Brightest Planetaries: 51/100, Planets: Mercury to Neptune (inclusive), Minor planets: 2, Lunar: 53/100, Comets: 6, Supernovas: 7, Quasars: 3
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