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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:40 pm
Yes, Orion is starting to get lost in the evening twilight now.
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:27 pm
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:29 pm
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:30 pm
The next appearance is expected in the western skies at 10:55 tonight.
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:56 pm
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:22 pm
You can see it with the naked eye if you know where to look. At magnitude 3.4 it's not a difficult spot*. It doesn't look like it does in that photo of course, it's just an oval blur.
Magnitude primer for the uninitiated:
6 Theoretical limit of naked eye visibility (on a very dark night right out in the country) 5.5 Dimmest star I've ever managed to see with the naked eye 5 Visible on a dark night from your back garden if you get well night-adapted 4 The stars you're seeing when you think 'Ooh it's a starry night' but aren't particularly trying 3 The best you'll do on a hazy night with suburban light pollution. All the stars in the Plough are mag 3 or brighter 2 The Pole Star 0 The first stars you'll see coming out in the evening -1 Sirius, the brightest star in the sky -4 Visible in daylight - Venus at its brightest -12 the Full Moon -27 the Sun
*Yes, I agree that a galaxy spread out over several degrees will look dimmer than a star of the same magnitude concentrated into a point. But you can still see it
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:15 pm
Noctilucent clouds over Fanchester at 3 AM this morning, not pin sharp as hand held 1 to 2 second exposures.
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:51 pm
Splendid stuff Zarni. They're a lot more common nowadays I believe.
What's the bright object - Jupiter?
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:55 pm
I'd like to see some much larger images.
Can you upload them in higher resolution?
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:07 pm
Fangirl Three wrote:
Splendid stuff Zarni. They're a lot more common nowadays I believe.
What's the bright object - Jupiter?
Not Jupiter, photo is taken looking North it may be Capella. I would have known once but I am outer touch with outer space.
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:17 pm
Nightjar wrote:
I'd like to see some much larger images.
Can you upload them in higher resolution?
They were 1 meg jpgs, I will try a 9meg PNG but they are pretty noisy.
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:22 pm
Oh....looks the same.
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:01 pm
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:42 pm
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:43 pm
When they installed LED streetlights in Sheffield, the council said we'd be able to see the stars better.
It has made no difference.
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Wed Jul 22, 2020 11:23 am
Mars in 4K:
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:24 pm
Betelgeuse is getting dimmer.
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:25 pm
It's so serious that I'd say it repeatedly but we all know that if you say its name five times, it appears in your house.
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:26 pm
I think that is an old vid, last I heard was that it is getting brighter now.
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Subject: Re: The Outer Space thread Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:37 pm
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