Michael Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Seen a few, north eastern sky is all cloudy though I wanted 200 a minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattie Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Was clear for a bit. Now back to clouds and the glow from the streetlights!! Our neighbours must think us weird lying out in the garden on bath towels staring at the sky. Who cares? The kids love staying up late and watching them. Sadly tonight none so far... Anyone else seen any?Must add last year we counted around 70 in two hours. That was when we lived elsewhere and didn't have street lights beaming up the sky with their orange glow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 yup, set my alarm for 03:30 amd went out with night scope, fantastic view.. So, in the end a good night... Something we could all see together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 I was up at 0400 and it was too cloudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da norseman Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Dam its clouding over the toon now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Dam its clouding over the toon now I can see from the tourist office... Tis like the Tardis, there could be thousands of us looking oota dem winows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 I was in Shetland for the Cunningsburgh Show and had a look for them on the 11th and the 12th but it was to cloudy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 HARVEST MOON: This weekend's full Moon has a special name--the Harvest Moon. It's the full moon closest to the northern autumnal equinox (Sept. 22). In years past, farmers depended on the light of the Harvest Moon to gather ripening crops late into the night. Now we appreciate it mainly for its beauty. Go outside this weekend and enjoy the moonlight. SOLAR MINIMUM RETURNS: Two sunspots, which appeared on the autumnal equinox to break several months of extreme solar quiet, have faded away, leaving the sun blank once again. The deepest solar minimum in nearly a hundred years appears poised to continue. NASA spacecraft are now reporting a surge in cosmic rays around Earth caused, somewhat ironically, by this low solar activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siffy Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Just saw a lunar Rainbow in the Weisdale Voe , really wasnt sure what I was seeing, came home and googled "nighttime rainbow" got to say the most unusual thing i've seen for a while.They are apparently quite rare to see, so i presume must be something to do with the brighness of the harvest moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Well I sat outside and experimented with bits of my camera I never knew I had!http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e302/Frances144/5B4W6672-1.jpg One thing I learned - it is not that easy! Hm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekid Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Can anyone tell me what the dominant star about 30 degrees in a southerly shape at 21:00 hrs? i was thinking it was venus but im no sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Can anyone tell me what the dominant star about 30 degrees in a southerly shape at 21:00 hrs? i was thinking it was venus but im no sure. It's Jupiter. Take a look with some binoculars and you should be able to see four of it's moons as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattie Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Nice picture of the harvest moon Frances 144. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I took some, here are the best ones.....think I tried too much..wanted, house, moon and clouds in focus,,, http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn149/shetlandpeat/harvestmoon-10-09001.jpg http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn149/shetlandpeat/harvestmoon-10-09002.jpg Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Flybys All times displayed are local. Date Satellite Rise time Direction to look Transit time Max elevationMagnitude 10/04/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 01:56:30 am NNE 02:01:44 46.8 2.8 10/04/2009 Lacrosse 3 03:14:40 am ESE 03:18:49 34.1 3.4 10/04/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 03:37:06 am WNW 03:41:34 26.7 4.0 10/04/2009 Lacrosse 3 04:52:33 am WSW 04:56:40 53.8 2.5 10/04/2009 Genesis 2 05:59:32 am WSW 06:03:55 73.9 3.1 10/04/2009 Lacrosse 3 06:31:04 am W 06:35:05 27.7 3.9 10/04/2009 Lacrosse 5 08:14:36 pm W 08:19:05 57.3 2.4 10/04/2009 Lacrosse 5 09:57:26 pm W 10:01:53 31.2 3.6 10/05/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 01:24:54 am NNE 01:29:57 36.4 3.3 10/05/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 03:05:30 am NNW 03:09:54 33.9 3.5 10/05/2009 Lacrosse 3 03:42:56 am ESE 03:47:07 47.1 2.8 10/05/2009 Genesis 2 04:21:30 am SSE 04:24:39 26.0 5.1 10/05/2009 Lacrosse 3 05:20:50 am W 05:25:17 41.7 3.0 10/05/2009 Genesis 2 05:57:21 am WSW 06:01:45 84.9 3.0 10/05/2009 Lacrosse 5 07:20:04 pm W 07:25:05 62.2 2.3 10/05/2009 Lacrosse 5 09:02:48 pm W 09:07:03 40.7 3.1 10/06/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 00:53:17 am NNE 00:57:28 27.5 3.9 10/06/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 02:33:53 am NNW 02:39:03 39.6 3.1 10/06/2009 Lacrosse 3 04:11:17 am S 04:15:25 52.9 2.6 10/06/2009 Genesis 2 04:19:24 am SSE 04:22:47 31.2 4.6 10/06/2009 Lacrosse 3 05:49:11 am W 05:53:15 29.0 3.8 10/06/2009 Genesis 2 05:55:15 am WSW 05:59:39 84.6 3.0 10/06/2009 Lacrosse 5 08:08:13 pm W 08:12:38 50.3 2.7 10/07/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 02:02:16 am N 02:07:32 40.4 3.1 10/07/2009 Genesis 2 04:17:14 am SSE 04:21:17 37.3 4.3 10/07/2009 Lacrosse 3 04:39:44 am SSW 04:44:13 43.0 3.0 10/07/2009 Genesis 2 05:53:05 am WSW 05:57:29 75.4 3.1 10/07/2009 Lacrosse 5 07:13:40 pm W 07:18:09 58.2 2.4 10/07/2009 Lacrosse 5 08:56:29 pm W 09:00:29 32.5 3.6 10/08/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 01:30:39 am NNE 01:35:52 35.6 3.4 10/08/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 03:11:15 am NNW 03:15:18 25.6 4.1 10/08/2009 Genesis 2 04:15:02 am SSE 04:19:13 44.5 3.9 10/08/2009 Lacrosse 3 05:08:17 am SSW 05:12:25 30.2 3.7 10/08/2009 Genesis 2 05:50:53 am W 05:55:16 67.7 3.2 10/08/2009 Lacrosse 5 08:01:51 pm W 08:06:08 42.1 3.0 10/09/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 00:59:01 am NNE 01:04:01 29.1 3.8 10/09/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 02:39:36 am NNW 02:44:04 30.3 3.7 10/09/2009 Genesis 2 04:12:47 am SSE 04:17:03 53.1 3.6 10/09/2009 Genesis 2 05:48:38 am W 05:52:59 61.4 3.3 10/09/2009 Lacrosse 5 07:07:17 pm W 07:11:42 51.5 2.6 10/09/2009 Lacrosse 5 08:50:15 pm W 08:54:21 25.0 4.2 10/10/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 02:07:59 am N 02:13:10 32.8 3.5 10/10/2009 Genesis 2 04:10:30 am ESE 04:14:50 62.6 3.3 10/10/2009 Genesis 2 05:46:21 am W 05:50:41 56.5 3.5 10/10/2009 Lacrosse 5 07:55:32 pm W 07:59:35 33.7 3.5 10/11/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 01:36:21 am N 01:41:37 31.8 3.6 10/11/2009 Genesis 2 04:08:12 am E 04:12:35 68.8 3.2 10/11/2009 Genesis 2 05:44:03 am W 05:48:21 52.8 3.6 10/11/2009 Lacrosse 5 07:00:55 pm W 07:05:13 43.4 2.9 10/12/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 01:04:42 am NNE 01:09:54 28.3 3.9 10/12/2009 Genesis 2 04:05:53 am ENE 04:10:17 68.6 3.2 10/12/2009 Genesis 2 05:41:43 am W 05:46:00 50.0 3.7 10/12/2009 Genesis 2 07:19:08 am WNW 07:23:24 51.8 3.6 10/12/2009 Lacrosse 5 07:49:17 pm W 07:53:28 26.2 4.0 10/13/2009 Iridium 33 (wreckage) 02:13:39 am NNW 02:18:40 26.4 4.0 10/13/2009 Genesis 2 04:03:32 am ENE 04:07:56 63.5 3.3 10/13/2009 Genesis 2 05:39:22 am WNW 05:43:38 48.1 3.7 10/13/2009 Genesis 2 07:16:41 am WNW 07:20:59 55.3 3.5 10/13/2009 Lacrosse 5 06:54:35 pm W 06:58:40 35.0 3.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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