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Hmm, recalling a Lunar eclipse in the late 90s, and a skywatch at White Horse Hill; it got a little too much coverage on the local radio, couldn't believe how many people were up there with zero interest in anything in the sky - I kid you not at one point someone turned up dressed as Father Christmas...
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Well, picked up something on the predicted path just after midnight this morning, though notably dimmer than the ISS a little later - murky seeing wasn't helping observation
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Clear, but with murky seeing here
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If heavensabove has correct orbits, that would have been going in the wrong direction for Mayak - only showing NE>SE pass for that time in the evening
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Some suggestion the sails/reflectors have yet to, or have failed to, deploy? http://www.popastro.com/news/newsdetail.php?id_nw=549
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Think it's the one by the beach at Bembridge IOW, the variant on the stone gone is someone's nicked the stone
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Seen variants of this round the country
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I know we've touched on similar threads before; I am coming to the conclusion that it would be more sensible and practical to genetically 'Mars-form' human colonists to survive in the Martian conditions, than the other way round.
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As someone who had edited/produced/published assorted newsletters and magazines down the years, I am very impressed with the effort going into a weekly bulletin like this
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The skies here have generally been improved since the decommissioning of the Didcot A power station, but I cannot believe how infrequently I have had a clear northern view this year, and particularly this summer while hoping to see any NLC
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Only had time to look at the image briefly yesterday.. If I am correct that the sun is out of frame at the top, then yes a CZA should be higher than/above the sun, also a CZA should be red on the inner curve of the arc, with the blue on the outer curve? I too am leaning towards halo, possibly circumscribed? Halosim is always a useful reference for these opticals
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Without glasses I sadly now cannot see what I am trying to point the binocs (no scope) at! On a good night I can see some bright blurs, but no detail or feint stuff.
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Will have to record or catch up some of these
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Aliens: The Big Think was on BBC4 last night (after a repeat of Horizon Strange Signals From Space), I realized that though dated 2016 I hadn't seen this before; mainly featuring Professor Martin Rees, and narrated by Peter Capaldi.
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Ultimately northern views clouded out again by 0030, though bizarrely I could still see my absolute N horizon clearly, and occasional glimpses of Capella. Very frustrating when you can watch twitter feeds with images of developing NLC
