Ghostrider Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Shetland News reader Ronnie Robertson did not notice this strange light above Sumburgh airport on Monday night until he examined his photos at home yesterday. No one at the airport yesterday said they had seen anything unusual in the local airspace at the time, but could this saucer-like shape be a sign that someone out there is watching us? Right above my flippin head too.... http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/2009/October/news/UFO%20at%20Sumburgh%20airport.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 That one is an easy one to solve. Cameras have internal reflection if multi lensed. You may notice the object lines up with the bright light below it, as does the other yellow lights.... More noticable with night shots, in the day time you see enlarging dots of colour/light if you take a pic too close to the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 MONDAY NIGHT SKY SHOW: When the sun sets on Monday, Oct. 26th, go outside and look south. Jupiter and the Moon are converging for a beautiful conjunction. The bright pair can been seen even through thinly-clouded skies and city lights. BIG SUNSPOT: The sun is showing signs of life. Sunspot 1029 emerged over the weekend, and it is crackling with B- and C-class solar flares. The active region's magnetic polarity identifies it as a member of new Solar Cycle 24. If its growth continues apace, sunspot 1029 could soon become the biggest sunspot of 2009 www.spaceweather.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 @Shetlandpeat: Does this mean there is more solar acitvity and the chances get bigger for us to see the aurora? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 That can be the case, but no sun spots have also recently proved to start the auroras.The biggest worry is the size of the spot means it could do some damage to us, well our power and comms.If a CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) were on line to hit us, we would get a wonderful night sky but it will knock out radio comms, damage satalites and could knock out power grids, this has happened in Norway and Canada. Look here for some more info and it can set up a warning system to alert you on high activities, near misses of meteors and the such.It will also be able to tell you about flybys of various satelites you could see, and the debris on those which have been destroyed. www.spaceweather,com enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Yes, but has anyone seen any merrie dancers lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 They were out about four nights ago briefly and for the first time this winter Frances. Only faint though and obscured by clouds. Solar minimum and all that, things can only get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/rt_activity/ I've just been emailed with a red alert...ooooh exciting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 ^^^^^Links keep on breaking, but it is an Aurora watch Red alert, imminent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 ^ Yeah, I got that too, first time I've heard anything from them for probably about a year. Hope it lasts until after dark, should be a clear sky tonight. Look to the skies! (it's also a good opportunity to point out the thing that people often forget, that mirrie dancers happen during the day and all summer too, as well as the winter spectacle we share) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Hopefully the cloudy/foggy conditions will improve and we'll see something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 On looking further into it, I suspect the alert was a false alarm today. The readings were of such severity that if it was a real event it may have wiped out a number of satellites! None of the other sources have any record of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooter Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Finally got 1 page of the Aurorawatch site to work, it now says 'no major activity' so must have been a glitch this morning that caused us to be emailed saying there was a VERY LARGE increase in activity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Ha, I live 30 mins drive from Uni and cannot get page up, they seem to have some connection issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooter Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Just received an email from them apologising for the false alert caused by man made disturbance at their site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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