looks a tad overcast cloudy here, whats the chances ?
dunno about the weather affecting things,we are shooting chavs and pikies as normal down here
Are Vic and Bob back?
adrian
Just stood outside for 15 minutes - saw 2 meteorites, and one satellite! (yes, you can see satellites, if you look in the right place at the right
time... and you know what you're looking for!)
Then I realised that gnats/mozzies/midges were having a late supper on my arms, so I went indoors again... 
I went outside and got an eye socket full of rain Too cloudy to see owt
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
yes, you can see satellites, if you look in the right place at the right time... and you know what you're looking for!
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
yes, you can see satellites, if you look in the right place at the right time... and you know what you're looking for!
what do you look for? and how do you find out where to look? i want to see one
Yes - that's a great site - in particular, look at the link for 'Iridium Flares' - these are the flashes caused by sunlight reflecting
off a set of shiny satellites. You can see them about an hour after sunset and very early in the morning before sunrise (never bothered to look for
them!)
Put in your latitude and longitude and it will list the dates and times when one will pass over nearby. The brightness value is in reverse - the more
negative the number, the brighter the flash.
You can also get times and coordinates for when the space station goes over.
Shooting stars and satellites are quite common, you need to be somewhere pretty dark tho.
If its dark you can see a shooting star every few mins or so. Satellites can be seen as moving stars that cross over the sky over the course of about
5-10mins.
Don't see them too often as its not dark enough here
The lakes or Wales is always good tho!
I'm off to see my brother & family in a few weeks - they live in a house waaay out in the Scottish countryside, halfway between Inverness and
Nairn. Hardly any light pollution to be seen in the sky.
And he's recently bought a 'king big reflector telescope...
Spent about 90mins star gazing last night from a friend's place 'in the country'. Counted 12 meterorites and about 8 satellites.
Great fun.
Cheers,
James
We Radio Hams bounce our signals off the ionised trails these meteroites leave behind.
We play with digital short burst data modes.
We dont need to be able to see them to enjoy them!
It was the Perseid meteor shower, and it happens every year when the world and the Meteor's orbit pass by each other.
Yay.. all good fun, and if you see them with the naked eye, then thats nice too.
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
I'm off to see my brother & family in a few weeks - they live in a house waaay out in the Scottish countryside, halfway between Inverness and Nairn. Hardly any light pollution to be seen in the sky.
And he's recently bought a 'king big reflector telescope...
I shall try my best!
The best bit is, being September, most of the kids will have gone back to school, many tourists will have gone home, and all the shops & tourist
sites will be 'relaxed'.
The kids holidays are different up there....they break up earlier for the summer holidays, and have already gone back.......but I know what you mean
by the blimmin tourists!
Fozzie
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Originally posted by wilkingj
We Radio Hams bounce our signals off the ionised trails these meteroites leave behind.
We play with digital short burst data modes.
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Are Vic and Bob back?
adrian
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Originally posted by adithorp
Are Vic and Bob back?
adrian
Next Wednesday evening, new series! :-D
Si.
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
I'm off to see my brother & family in a few weeks - they live in a house waaay out in the Scottish countryside, halfway between Inverness and Nairn. Hardly any light pollution to be seen in the sky.
And he's recently bought a 'king big reflector telescope...