Might be too cloudy for this...
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| Author: | Darkside [ Sat May 24, 2014 12:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Astronomical events! |
doug - evergreen park wrote: I was looking in the eastern sky between from 1-1:30 and didn't see shit. The radiant was in the north, slightly west of overhead. I was outside between 1230 and 230, saw most of the meteors heading west from that radiant point. Saw a dozen good ones, bright and fast, probably a few faint ones and two spectacular fireballs, one was really amazing, a fireball that you could see breaking up as it slowly streaked west. You didn't watch long enough in the right spot I guess. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Astronomical events! |
Another total lunar eclipse on October 8th. If you missed the last one here's your chance to check one out. Neat. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Tue Oct 21, 2014 6:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Astronomical events! |
Check out the sunset on Thursday. There will be a partial solar eclipse. You'll get a chance to see the moon "take a bite" out of the sun. Neat! It's a great opportunity to bring the kids outside and enjoy a rare event! So DO IT, SOLDIER! |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Astronomical events! |
Might be too cloudy for this...
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| Author: | spanky [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:20 pm ] |
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Darkside wrote: Might be too cloudy for this... We saw it! Was at baseball practice, I made the kids take turns wearing two pairs of sunglasses - they loved it! Big bright rainbow in the sky at the same time was icing on the...um....sky cake. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:23 pm ] |
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spanky wrote: Darkside wrote: Might be too cloudy for this... We saw it! Was at baseball practice, I made the kids take turns wearing two pairs of sunglasses - they loved it! Big bright rainbow in the sky at the same time was icing on the...um....sky cake. Oh neat. Glad you got to see it. Was too cloudy here. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:36 am ] |
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spanky wrote: Darkside wrote: Might be too cloudy for this... We saw it! Was at baseball practice, I made the kids take turns wearing two pairs of sunglasses - they loved it! |
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| Author: | spanky [ Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:40 am ] |
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Frank Coztansa wrote: spanky wrote: Darkside wrote: Might be too cloudy for this... We saw it! Was at baseball practice, I made the kids take turns wearing two pairs of sunglasses - they loved it! No Frank. This was only a partial eclipse. |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:29 pm ] |
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spanky wrote: Frank Coztansa wrote: spanky wrote: Darkside wrote: Might be too cloudy for this... We saw it! Was at baseball practice, I made the kids take turns wearing two pairs of sunglasses - they loved it! No Frank. This was only a partial eclipse. Yeah Frank, his head isn't THAT big. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Astronomical events! |
Should the weather cooperate, we will see a lunar eclipse Saturday morning. Show the kids the blood moon! |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:54 pm ] |
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Darkside wrote: Show the kids the blood moon! Heavy light flooded across the landscape, cloaking everything in deep crimson. |
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| Author: | lipidquadcab [ Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:57 pm ] |
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Darkside wrote: Should the weather cooperate, we will see a lunar eclipse Saturday morning. Show the kids the blood moon! 
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| Author: | Darkside [ Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Astronomical events! |
Tonight is the peak of the Lyrid Meteor Shower. Can expect 10-15 meteors per hour in dark areas. Maybe a few nice fireballs. It's that kind of meteor shower. Fun. If we clear up at all tonight check it out and post your sightings. |
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| Author: | SirTinkleButton [ Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:55 pm ] |
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Darkside wrote: Tonight is the peak of the Lyrid Meteor Shower. Can expect 10-15 meteors per hour in dark areas. Maybe a few nice fireballs. It's that kind of meteor shower. Fun. If we clear up at all tonight check it out and post your sightings. What time?? |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Astronomical events! |
SirTinkleButton wrote: Darkside wrote: Tonight is the peak of the Lyrid Meteor Shower. Can expect 10-15 meteors per hour in dark areas. Maybe a few nice fireballs. It's that kind of meteor shower. Fun. If we clear up at all tonight check it out and post your sightings. What time?? You should catch a meteor pretty much anytime. the shower is just peaking tonight so over the last week and the next several days there are opportunities to see one. Generally, the best time to see meteors is after midnight until just before dawn. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:59 pm ] |
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Oh I should note that the origination point of this is the constellation Lyra, which is, for most of the night just south of overhead most of the night, so meteors will go in all directions from that point, basically giving the entire sky as a point to look. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:05 pm ] |
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You may have noticed an oddly red tinged sun this morning. It will probably happen again tomorrow morning. The cause of the oddly colored sun is from Canadian forest fires. The red is from smoke and ash traveling over our area absorbing certain wavelengths of light. Cool. |
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| Author: | Chus [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Astronomical events! |
Fucking Canadians. |
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| Author: | Hatchetman [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:12 pm ] |
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Darkside wrote: You may have noticed an oddly red tinged sun this morning. It will probably happen again tomorrow morning. The cause of the oddly colored sun is from Canadian forest fires. The red is from smoke and ash traveling over our area absorbing certain wavelengths of light. Cool. thanks for the info. I thought it was weird. figured it was some sort of fog or something. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:13 pm ] |
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Chus wrote: Fucking Canadians. Who is? I thought they reproduced asexually, like pollenated seed pods or something. |
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| Author: | Chus [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:04 pm ] |
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Darkside wrote: Chus wrote: Fucking Canadians. Who is? I thought they reproduced asexually, like pollenated seed pods or something. Drinking and fucking is all they do. |
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| Author: | pittmike [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:08 pm ] |
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Chus wrote: Darkside wrote: Chus wrote: Fucking Canadians. Who is? I thought they reproduced asexually, like pollenated seed pods or something. Drinking and fucking is all they do. Isn't that a Black Sabbath lyric? 
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| Author: | Chus [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:10 pm ] |
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Drinking, fucking, and setting forest fires. 
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| Author: | Darkside [ Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:22 pm ] |
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Check out the western sky tonight. Venus and Jupiter will be sitting right next to each other for the next few days. Tonight will be their closest approach, when they will appear less than 1 degree apart. Very cool stuff. Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the moon and the sun. And Jupiter ain't no slouch either. Should make for something neat for the kids and adults alike. |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:32 pm ] |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:33 pm ] |
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Actually... it is not a trap. It's planets. Planets are not traps. |
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| Author: | lipidquadcab [ Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:34 pm ] |
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Darkside wrote: Planets are not traps. 
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| Author: | Darkside [ Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:35 pm ] |
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Ok. I suppose Requiem was a trap as well. Well. Gravity Well. Anway... THESE planets are not traps. |
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| Author: | jimmypasta [ Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:37 pm ] |
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Darkside wrote: Check out the western sky tonight. Venus and Jupiter will be sitting right next to each other for the next few days. Tonight will be their closest approach, when they will appear less than 1 degree apart. Very cool stuff. Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the moon and the sun. And Jupiter ain't no slouch either. Should make for something neat for the kids and adults alike. Yeah,I'm just worried that my two globes are sinking past my uranus. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Astronomical events! |
jimmypasta wrote: Darkside wrote: Check out the western sky tonight. Venus and Jupiter will be sitting right next to each other for the next few days. Tonight will be their closest approach, when they will appear less than 1 degree apart. Very cool stuff. Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the moon and the sun. And Jupiter ain't no slouch either. Should make for something neat for the kids and adults alike. Yeah,I'm just worried that my two globes are sinking past my uranus. Oh, swing and a miss there. Sorry fella. |
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