I’ve just looked outside and I can’t see them
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An Astronomical Treat
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Cheers Kevin, I’ll climb up the hill at the Rising Sun, should get a good view from there.
Ben.
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Fooled again!!t's not a photo, Nigel. It's a screenshot from the Stellarum program.
If the cloud disperses not only might I get a chance in seeing them
Regards
Nigel.
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Another treat tonight (or more correctly yesterday) at around 19:45 GMT.
A great view tonight of the crescent Moon, with Venus just below it. The remainder of the disc of the Moon is just visible as a phenomena known as 'earthshine'. This is sunlight reflected off the Earth, back onto the Moon and then back to Earth.
Having a look at the excellent freeware 'Stellaruim' (I can't recommend this software highly enough!) , I found that it replicated the 'earthshine' exactly as I saw it (note - this is a screenshot from the software, and not a photograph).
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A great view tonight of the crescent Moon, with Venus just below it. The remainder of the disc of the Moon is just visible as a phenomena known as 'earthshine'. This is sunlight reflected off the Earth, back onto the Moon and then back to Earth.
Having a look at the excellent freeware 'Stellaruim' (I can't recommend this software highly enough!) , I found that it replicated the 'earthshine' exactly as I saw it (note - this is a screenshot from the software, and not a photograph).
Kevin
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Trails of condensation, held in narrow paths of white...
Trails of condensation, held in narrow paths of white...
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A peek at the dark side of the Moon, eh, Kevin?
It was brightly sitting in our sky this evening.
It was brightly sitting in our sky this evening.
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Pink Floyd got it wrong! There is no 'Dark Side of the Moon'' it's the ''Far Side of the Moon'. The Moon is tidally locked to the Earth, meaning that the same face is always seen. That doesn't mean that the other side never sees sunlight.
Scarily close!
Kevin
Stratospheric traces, of our transitory flight.
Trails of condensation, held in narrow paths of white...
Trails of condensation, held in narrow paths of white...